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Can't Load Updated Session Guitar Libraries
I saw the news today that updates were available for all past Session Guitar Libraries, so I updated all available. Now Picked Acoustic, Electric Sunburst, Strummed Acoustic, Strummed Acoustic 2, Picked Nylon, Electric Vintage Guitars are not loading. Instead I get: Your version of Kontakt is too old to load this file,…
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Kontakt 7 & 8 (latest) causes Mac kernel panic and reboots M3 Studio Ultra
Kontakt 7 & 8 will not work on my Mac m3 studio ultra (Sequoia 15.6). When I launch Kontakt 7 or 8 within my DAW the Mac completely shuts down and resets. The stand alone I just get an error stating "Kontakt 8 quit unexpectedly" immediately after launching the app. I never see the kontakt window. The plugins crash my…
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Default Velocity Curve for Kontakt Instruments
Is there a way to save a velocity curve selection when using Kontakt instruments? Every time I open a new instrument I have to go into the settings page of that instrument and change the velocity curve to S88Mk3. If I save the snapshot it does not save this setting. Is there a way to do save it, or change the default to…
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Audio demo playlist vs broken search function
Trying to play audio demos of an instrument means using the search box for the name of that instrument twice, because the website doesn't bring up the searched query the first time. Is this just a bug on my end? Having said that, is there a playlist of all audio demos from the website so as to eliminate the need for…
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Arturia's Buchla Easel V
Hello everybody! I would like to purchase Arturia's "Buchla Easel V" software. Is it compatible with Kontakt 8? Does it install as a plugin? If so, can I use it as an software interface with Maschine 3, Kontakt 8? Thank you for your feedback. René
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Question about 'Import Content' GUI/Kontakt 7 issues & features
Hi, I believe this hadn't been emphasized enough, but I've got some serious personal issues with how you decided to handle the Import Content section of Kontakt, and i'm shocked that this was not addressed (unless it was in Kontakt 8, but for now I see no point paying for such irrelevant upgrade compared to the state of…
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How to remove a library that never really existed from the Kontakt libraries list?
Odd thing happening here. I have a non-existent library simply called 'Instruments' showing in the list of libraries in Kontakt 7 and Kontakt 8 Player. I know I can hide it from showing in the library, but I'd like something that doesn't exist to not appear anywhere. Previously this also showed up in Native Access, where I…
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Need a Previous Version of Strummed Acoustic 1 (V1.0/1.1)
I updated Strummed Acoustic 1 to v1.2 and now it won't work with Kontakt 8 or 7 because I can't update to v8.4 without updating my OS, something my studio isn't comfortable with due to concerns with compatibility issues with other plugins. I REALLY need a download for V1 but its not listed on the "Previous Versions" page…
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Upgrade to kontakt 8
I just paid $99 to upgrade to Kontakt 8 from Kontakt 7. I currently have komplete standard 14. I did not know if I had upgraded to Komplete 15 standard, it would have included Kontakt 8. The upgrade to Komplete standard 15 is $199. Since I already paid $99 for Kontakt 8, would I be able to pay $100 for Komplete standard…
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Is the Retrigger/Legato function in the stock AHDSR bugged?
The AHDSR controlling the volume seems to not be working as described in the info tab. When Retrigger is disengaged it should "keep its current position until the last note has been released" However whenever you play more than one note in this mode, releasing ANY note, regardless of the order in which it was played, makes…
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No NI-previews previews to be heard , only from third parties
I have noticed that only third party previews will sound, when I am scrolling through about 24k patches. No Native Instruments patch will be heard. How can I fix this and what has caused this problem? I play with S88 mk3 and MacBook M3 pro
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Can Komplete 15 bundle be installed on differnt DAW on the same machine
Can Komplete 15 bundle be installed on different DAW on the same machine. I have installed the bundle on MPC 2 and tried to try the bundle on MPC Beats on the same machine but it says licence limit reached. What need to be done to move the licence from MPC 2 to MPC Beats or to another machine. I have 2 MAC, can I installed…
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Looking for someone willing to sell me their Kontakt version 7 license
Hi, I run exclusively on Linux and unfortunately only version 7 of Kontakt works. Starting at version 8 it can no longer be used on Linux. I currently have the "Kontakt Player 7" working well in Ardour via yabridge + wine, and Native Access 1.14.1. So all I miss now to have Kontakt work is a serial number for version 7.…
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Garageband crashes when using tracks with Komplete Kontrol instruments
Hello everyone, I have a problem with Garageband (latest version). When I'm using some tracks of komplete kontrol (session bassist - Prime Bass, noire, session guitarist - Electric mint, session guitarist - Strummed acoustic, session string 2 and studio Drummer), my computer is lagging, and I have an error message of…
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How to make kontakt organize libraries properly ?
I one of the many disappointed user of kontakt, who had to actually pay 300$ in order to use non native instrument (spitfire audio vst) and who ends up spending more time setting up the player than actually doing music. Congrats NI ! After spending a lot of time figuring out why Kontakt couldn't load my nki file…
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I’m selling my Komplete 14 CE license
ready to transfer
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SESSION BASSIST - ICON BASS lowest note sampled info
Hi! I need to know what is the lowest note sampled for the SESSION BASSIST - ICON BASS. I am asking about melody instrument, for the normal open sustain note samples/patch and for both Plectrum and Finger patches. Anybody knows? I see on the MIDI keyboard shown (when Icon Bass is loaded into Kontakt) that the lowest that…
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Praise, workarounds, wishlists and all that other stuff
Praise Normally I don't do this ******, but... great work NI! It's really amazing to see how things are developing. I mean in the span of a year we had updates on Kontakt, Traktor, Komplete, Massive x, Maschine 3 amd lots of new libraries. And not even small maintenance updates but updates with new features! To put it…
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Native Access Won't update Battery 4, Komplete Kontrol, Kontakt 7 & 8, Massive/ Massive X
I have managed to update my library in Native Access but it will not update the following:- Battery 4, Komplete Kontrol, Kontakt 7 & 8, Massive & Massive X I have followed the steps in the prompt box, giving full disk access to all the NI apps and unfortunately it will still not update. Please see screen shots below.…
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Sonokinetic Library Not showing Up In Native Access
Recently, I purchased a sonokinetic’s noir library from the native instruments website. On my 2019 MacBook Pro Intel processor with Sonoma 14.7 native access shows the library as registered and allows me to use it. However, when I move over to my Mac studio M4 max Sonoma 14.7 ,the library is not registered in native access…
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Soonokinetic Libraries Not Displayed in Native Access
Recently, I purchased a sonokinetic’s noir library from the native instruments website. On my 2019 MacBook Pro Intel processor with Sonoma 14.7 native access shows the library as registered and allows me to use it. However, when I move over to my Mac studio M4 max Sonoma 14.7 ,the library is not registered in native access…
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Permanently convert library files from 44.1khz to 96khz ?
I would like to know how to convert the Kontakt library to the desired resolution for faster loading of the instruments, so that this process is not always repeated at length when loading a project? With larger projects this takes forever (<= Kontakt 7).
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Kontakt and Studio One on Mac
I have a Mac running OS 15 and Studio One. Kontakt 6 Player works just fine, though some libraries are missing (I'm assuming they require 7 or 8 Player to function). I've downloaded 7 and 8 multiple times and reran the plugin scanner multiple times. I cannot get Kontakt 7 or 8 to show up in Studio One. Any ideas on how to…
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Kontakt 7 freezes my mainstage on my new m4 macbook pro
Hi. I just bought a new m4 pro macbook pro and used Migration Assistant to move everything from my 2020 intel macbook pro. For some reason my mainstage projects, which rely heavily on kontakt libraries, keep freezing (pointer turning to 'thinking' icon) for about 10 minutes. I tried a new project with only native mainstage…
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How to get non-player (Custom) libraries added to kontakt 7 into kontakt 8
I had added many non-player libraries to my Kontakt 7 as "Custom Libraries". Kontakt 8 does not show any of those in the main window. Where is that data for custom libraries stored for Kontakt 7. And why didn't the Kontakt 8 install carry those over?
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Komplete Start, Kontakt, VST plugins... which? where?
I haven't used any of the Cremona Quartet instruments in a while and realized recently that NI updated them and made them unusable in version 6 of the Kontakt Plug-in, which is the version I purchased them with. They now require Kontakt 7, which is apparently no longer available. I checked out the Komplete Start Getting…
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Automation tracks in cakewalk or cubase
How do I make the parameter automations from Kontakt 7 and 8 appear separately on each MIDI track in Cakewalk or Cubase? They only appear on the Kontakt track, and I need each MIDI track to have its own separate automation. I'm using only one instance of Kontakt with multiple instruments. For example, I have violin, viola,…
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sample librairies failing to keep installed
Hello, for some reason, every time I open Logic, some Kontakt libraries appear as uninstalled. Even stranger, Rise & Hit shows as installed, but it's actually one of the libraries that's causing issues. Everything will make much more sense once you see the screenshots.
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snapshots saved to desktop
Hi, New member here, I searched for similar issues, but did not find anything. Do here goes… I recently moved all my Native Instruments content to a new location. I was able to repair all of the licensed content in Native Access. And the rest of it by removing and re-adding in Kontakt - Import Content. Everything seems to…
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How do I move a DAW sequence to another computer and have the Kontakt samples follow it?
I teach in a a lab with 13 Macs. Students use Kontakt within Digital Performer. They load samples into the Kontakt player, and save the nki patch and its associated samples into the Digital Performer Project folder. Then they save the sequence. If they move the Project folder to another computer, they get an error message…
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Position of Libraries in Kontakt 8 browser - where does Kontakt save the "position" in OSX?
I have several hundred different contact libraries (many third-party providers), which I carefully sort in the browser and put in a certain order. For example, I put all guitars, choirs, basses, drums in a row to access them quickly. My question: Where does Kontakt save the information of the position within the Kontakt…
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updated Electric Keys Phoenix and can't use it any more because I do not own Kontakt 8
Hi, I fell into the trap and installed the new version of Electric Keys Phoenix that only works within Kontat 8… does anybody know how I can get the older version that still works with Kontakt 7? Thx
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Any future plans to support all Komplete content on Maschine+ ?
Hello, I have Komplete 14 (Standard), and am deciding between MPC One+ and Maschine+. A deal maker would be, if there are any at least rumors that all Komplete content will be supported in the future on Maschine+, not just the limited subset, which is available currently. I would like to be able to use all Kontakt…
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Kontakt 7 crashes Logic constantly and then corrupts the session. Crash report included.
Having huge issues with Kontakt 7 and not sure how to fix. It's been happening on and off for a while now. Any ideas how to move forward based on the report I compiled with ChatGPT below?…Of course…right in the middle of major project. Subject: Kontakt 7 (v7.10.7) crashes Logic Pro X (11.2.1) on macOS 14.7.6 when opening…
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Problems to use Native instruments
I have used another computer for the time being, since I have some technical problems with my main computer. Therefore I have installed my instruments on this other computer. However, now I can't find all of my instruments in my main computer, only in a demo mode. In Kontakt 6 it's empty and in Kontakt 8 it's a strange…
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Why is my kontakt showing demo?
My Kontakt is player version But the library I'm using is the standard version. When I import the library into Kontakt, it shows the demo. I've tried everything I can.
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Keep getting interrupted by error messages... [Pro Tools]
At first I tried to ignore them but it's pretty damn impossible when you keep getting them mid-playback or mid-recording. Sometimes I even get multiple errors in a row when pressing play. For example: Pressing "Space" → Error: "Pro Tools ran out of CPU power. Try de-activating or removing Native plugins. (AAE -9173)" →…
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“Kontakt Factory Library installed but not visible in Kontakt 7 (Komplete 14)”
Hello, I’m experiencing a persistent issue with Kontakt 7 and the Factory Library included in my Komplete 14 Standard bundle. Everything has been properly installed via Native Access: Kontakt 7 Full is activated and working Kontakt Factory Library version 1.3.0 is installed (24.97 GB) The .nicnt file is present, along with…
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Piano Roll
Hi People, I was looking for the "Ableton midi note stretch", it means, if you write notes you can expand or reduce over the clip. Is it Maschine developed to do this? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qpO3YpsFq4s
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Analog Dreams and Ethereal Earth versioning shambles
Hey all, I just moved to a new computer and on installing Native Access it's telling me it can't install Analog Dreams or Ethereal Earth due to me not having the right version of Kontakt installed. Now, this message is clearly wrong as I have the full version of Kontakt 6 plus the latest versions of Kontakt 7 Player and…
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Noire Piano trouble
Hello, Since I have got Noire Piano from Native, working with Cubase Artist 8, when I record in one channel, sometimes the notes in the playback automatically change half note higher without any reason, is a big problem because make me crazy. With the other pianos I have prom Native like Grandeur, The Gentleman, The…
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India Spotlight, Rotary encoder CC80 instead of modulation wheel CC1, standalone
In India Spotlight, Modulation Wheel is assigned by default to the groove parameter in the Ensamble, and to speed of rolls/ornaments in the single instruments. Yet MW returns to zero, and a rotary encoder that stays in the middle position (12 o'clock) would be more convenient. I have an external keyboard with some rotary…
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The beauty of MIDI out
Some Kontakt instruments have arpeggiators and pattern sequencer within the GUI, mainly to drive percussion instruments, yet not all of them have a midi out capability. What do you do with the midi out? Do you drive other instruments? Do you modify the grooves so to have some variety? Let's talk! I particulary like the…
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Summer deal quick question
hi, a quick question: I want to buy Symphony Series Collection, and the native Instruments website offers me automatically a price of €59.90 as a crossgrade, since I already own complete 14 standard. Is this correct? I just wanted to be sure I was buying a product in the right way, thanks everyone.
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Kontak 7 appears as a demo mode
Somebody can give me a solution for this issue because I tried the whole recommendations received from Native Instruments team but Kontak 7 continues showing me a demo mode for each products I already bought. Any solution or suggestion?
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Why I see DEEP POOL by Session Audio in KONTAKT LIBRARY and I do not see it in Libraries?
Hello I have a problem with Kontakt 7. I loaded Deep Pool by Session Audio via Native access. But I can only see and hear it in LIBRARY where its All Banks work fine, while it does not appear in Libraries. So I can't use it. Can anyone help me?
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Kernel Panic for Kontakt players 7 and 8 on a Mac Studio M2 Ultra
I have a Mac Studio M2 Ultra 192GB with Sequoia 15.5 Odyssey G9 Neo monitor. Computer will immediately reboot when I tried the following when executing the Kontakt 7 or the latest Kontakt 8 players: I have tried to set different resolutions on my G9 monitor (All of them), also, changed 60Hz or 120Hz refresh rate for the G9…
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Strezov Sampling choir included in full version of Kontakt 8 factory library info
Hi! I am a Kontakt 8 newbie. I only know how to load libraries and play them lol. I have a question about the nice Strezov Sampling choir that is included in full version of Kontakt 8 factory library. When using Kontakt 8 full as a plugin in a DAW (Cubase Artist 14 in my case) and look at the choirs directory, there are 4…
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Where to get Konakt player ealier versions..
Hi.. There is one single instrument library that I need and it will run in the free Kontact 6.7. https://impactsoundworks.com/product/shreddage-3-archtop/ That's all I need. I do not need Kontckt 8 .. I do not wan to be forced to 'Explore the world of Sound'. I do not need Phrase Tool, Chords Tool, Patterns Tool: I don't…
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Can't install nor add product.
I have purchased LOST PIANO by Westwood Instruments a few years ago. I had it uninstalled because I wanted more memory space. Now today I want to re-install it. It doesn't give me the option to install it, but rather "add product" instead. It can't add the product it seems. The message I get is "the path is invalid". But…