However, anyone who creates their own sample material or simply likes to tweak and adapt (unlocked) existing libraries will find a handful of welcome additions. People whose use of Kontakt goes no further than loading and playing libraries exactly as they come out-of-the-box (be it in the free Kontakt Player or the full version) will probably view the new features as inconsequential and not be tempted to splash out on the full upgrade. Visually, K5 and K6 are completely identical - the differences, though not numerous, lie under the hood. So is this update a game changer for existing Kontakt users? Does K6 look any different - bigger fonts, cosmetic changes, or a new colour scheme? Well, no. Perhaps this is the last whole‑number revision of Kontakt as we know it, to be eventually replaced by a completely reworked product under another name? This is not a rumour, just to be clear - it's merely my febrile imagination running wild. Whether this suggests that subsequent updates will be incremental (and free) or that there will be future payable tipping-points is not clear. Although it's punted as 'Kontakt 6' by Native Instruments, the VST refers to itself in the plug-in list simply as 'Kontakt', with no number to signify the version. We explore what's new in the latest version of NI's flagship sampler.Īfter a considerable wait and much speculation, version 6 has finally acceded to the Kontakt throne. Clicking on the A or B waveform graphics presents a drop-down list of over 100 waveforms to choose from. The Macro knobs control predetermined aspects of the sound depending on the currently selected snapshot, and are freely assignable to any MIDI controller. See below images and highlighted areas.One of the new K6 Play series instruments, Analog Dreams. Again, in order to use our ‘full Kontakt’ libraries, your “License Type:” needs to indicate that you have the “Full” version of Kontakt.
For further clarification, click the application’s title to open up a box displaying further details about the application.The latter title indicates that you are running the Free Kontakt Player and NOT the Full Version of Kontakt. Once open, you will see in the top left-hand corner that your application is either titled “Kontakt” or “Kontakt Player”.This can be done either inside your DAW or by navigating to the application via your desktop.
To determine if you have the ‘Full’ version of the Kontakt application installed, please follow the steps below. Kontakt can be bought from Native Instruments here, or as part of Komplete here. A small number of our products work in the free Kontakt Player, which is stated on the product pages.įor ‘full Kontakt’ products, if you are using the free Kontakt Player, the libraries will display a ‘DEMO’ message, and will time out after 10 minutes. Most of our libraries require the full version of Kontakt 5 or above.
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