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Kontakt 5 creating huge amount of 'system files'
I've been converting a load of old .gig instruments to .nki in K5 and saving to an external drive. I've noticed my Mac now has 600GB of 'system files' that is growing the more I convert. I haven't been able to figure out where these files are located and how to get rid of them to recover storage. Any thoughts would be…
Old ableton project opened - Kontakt is empty. How to find what library it used?
So I have an old Ableton project from 2018 which was made on my previous computer. I've opened the session on my current laptop and it has a track with an instance of Kontakt 5, which was previously loaded with a Piano library. I have installed most of my libraries/VSTs onto this new laptop but its not impossible that i've…
Komplete Kontrol / Kontakt Issue - "Loading Issue - Plug-In not found. Please open the standalone ap
Hi guys! I've been battling for about a week now. I can't get the Kontakt (5) VST's to run/work. I've tried everything, reinstalling, repairing, standalone, DAW (Cubase 14), the guides via earlier posts here. But no, nada, nothing. I'm using Windows 11 Komplete 11. Sidenote: Everything works fine in the Maschine…
How can I activate Kontakt 5?
Hey! I have Komplete Ultimate 10 and I'm able to install and use Kontakt 5 via Native Access, but in Logic it seems like its working in a Demo mode and after timeout asks me to activate. When I click the activate button nothing happens 🤔 Can I ask for help? Am I doing something wrong or expecting too much out of my…
Studio Drummer in Kontakt from another computer
When you insert a track into Cubase from another computer, a broken Studio Drummer interface with this note is loaded. Where can the error be?
Kontakt 5 stuck in demo mode on M2 Mac.
On a new M2 Mac installation, Kontakt 5 is stuck in demo mode but K6 and K7 are not. I tried re-installing which didn't help. In Native Access it shows it as being registered. Replacing Native Access with the older version as detailed in other posts did not fix the issue. What can I do so that I can access the huge amounts…
kontakt 5 and kontakt 7 updating projects in fl studio
i have some old files that used kontakt 5 and i have to write down the presets and manually load kontakt 7, shouldnt there be way to bypass this and just load kontakt 7
Please help! I need a copy of Kontakt 5 that is compatible with Catalina on an Intel Mac!
Hello, I am a long-time user of Native Instruments Komplete, in particular Kontakt, which I've used on almost all of my tracks since Kontakt version 2! Which is part of the issue I'm facing, I recently upgraded my old Macbook Pro Retina Mid 2012 (Intel Core i7 running Catalina) to an M1 Max chip running Monterey.…
Kontakt 6 no longer opens Hybrid Keys. Please help!
I have even tried the legacy download file from this forum and Hybrid Keys no longer shows up in Kontakt 6 anymore. I can manually open Hybrid Keys from within Kontakt 6 but it stays in 'demo' mode now. Please help!!
Kontakt Upgrade
Hi, I currently have Kontakt6 & Kontakt5 installed and have been having trouble with the latest updates some plugins like Noire, Lo-Fi Glow & Stradivari Violin have had. They seem to no longer be compatible with the latest version of Kontakt 5 & 6. I have reverted to older versions of Noire, Lo-Fi glow & Stradivari Violin…
Migrate Old Reaper Project with Kontakt 5 & 6 to Kontakt7
Reaper is automatically migrating Komplete Kontrol tracks from vers 2 to 3 with old projects. However, I can't get tracks with kontakt 5 or 6 to load kontakt 7. I've removed the old plugins and so projects are loading with the instrument missing i.e. it's not auto migrating. Any thoughts how I might achieve this? Does it…
Migrate sounds from older Kontakt versions to newest...
I've made around 500-1000 Channel Strip Settings in Logic Pro. Basically, any new instrument I buy, I catalogue the interesting sounds/patches as individual channel strips. However, since I last did this we're now on Kontakt 7. As a result these channel strips open with Kontakt 5 and missing images, or don't open at all,…
Kontakt 5 en mode demo
Good morning I work on Windows7 Home Ed. premium service Pack 1 and with Intel 5 And Cubase 5.5.3.651. So I use Native Access Version 1.14.1 (R156). And so I use Kontakt 5 Version 5.1.8.0 which worked very well until two months ago. Now when I try to use Kontakt in Cubase I only have the half-hour Demo version. Native…
How do I know where my product is sent: DHL, UPS, or FedEx?
I wrote down the wrong address and gave the product reference number to DHL, UPS, and FedEx, but they said they couldn't find the product. what's the problem? The order details say it is being shipped. How do I know whether I have my shipment sent to DHL, UPS, or FedEx? Can't I get a refund while it's in transit? I'm using…
Drum Mixer Issues in Kontakt - Stuck on EQ and can't select Channels
I'm having a dreadful time with the drum mixer on new sessions of Kontakt within Cakewalk. I'm good on older sessions on songs I'd started months ago, but now whenever I open Kontakt (I've tried 5 and 6), I can no longer select a channel in the drum mixer. If I click on Kick, it highlights, and then if I click on Snare,…
Kontakt libraries that came with Komplete, will no longer load in Kontakt 5 which came with Komplete
What kinda forced money-grab scheme is this? I have no choice but to pay for the new version to use the same libraries that always worked fine previously?? I see there's a discussion with some links to some libraries for older versions, but NI seriously expects us to manually download and update 48 individual libraries…
Kontakt and Libraries still in demo mode
I cannot for the life of me activate my plugins. Whenever loading a library into Kontakt 5 full version, it says DEMO mode. I have trashed preferences, and the XML files and still no dice. I am on MacOS 13.6.4 Latest version of Pro Tools and Logic Pro. Latest version of Native Access and all plugins up to date.
Wheel of death when QuickLoad in Kontakt 5
My quick-load bank of instruments has stopped loading in Kontakt 5. It's completely fine in Kontakt 6, but I can't use 6 as most of my plugins enter demo mode in 6, so I'm stuck with 5. I've found the routing under: /username/Library/ApplicationSupport/NativeInstruments/Kontakt/QuickLoad and everything is in there as it…
Kontakt 5 Not Auto-Migrating
Hi, I've seen this topic in a few places but haven't found a resolution for my case, and I'd be surprised if this isn't happening to other folks. I have a batch of Logic projects that use Kontakt 5, which according to the article "Notes about Auto-Migration of Kontakt Versions in DAW Projects" should auto-migrate to…
Problem updating existing NI Kontakt 5
The instructions say to download an older version of Kontakt5, but when I click on the link, it tells me that I need permission (it seems to be on Google Drive) Any ideas/.

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kontakt player in daw wont update
Hi, I downloaded sessions guitar electric mint, The Ni app recognizes the new instrument but on logic it dosent show up in the instrument library. ive tried a few things updates on mac, native acsess 2, kontakt 8. does any one no what might be going wrong i cant work it out. i have many instruments from ni and 3rd party…
S88 loses Logic
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Can I export sample loop & release metadata from kontakt 8?
I am sampling a pipe organ and making a VST instrument. I like Kontakt and I would prefer to do it with it. The thing is, I have the chance to give it to a music museum in Barcelona. They have their own sampler there and I need to send them the samples with its loop and release metadata, so we can port it to their…
Kontakt7 libraries viewer is initialized when closed and opened.
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Enabling flux mode in loops
Hi! I have been really enjoying using Traktor Pro for the past two years (version 3 and then later 4). I use it with either mouse/keyboard, or a Numark Mixtrack Pro 3 and a midi mapping file found off the internet and edited to fit my needs. However there is something that has always bugged me about loops and flux mode.…
Modular Icons Sequencer Notes
Correct me if I’m being a dummy, but you can set the key & scale and lock this in the sequencer. Say I did E Minor. When you go to nudge the notes, shouldn’t this be programmed to minor notes only? It’s a music theory question really. For example, you’ve set the seq to e minor, is selecting maj 3rd or all majors make any…