You can change the way Kontakt plays back the sample speed. So if you stretch a sample across multiple octaves it doesn’t effect the playback speed. At the source,same menu a the same as where you can find the “DFD” option ,you can choose “tone machine” Now only the pitch is affected not the sample playback speed.
Bram B thank you! Time machine seems to be a very important feature that you’ve helped us to identify. Knowing about this helps a great deal when we have time constraints or limited samples.
Good video! I learned some new things today, here's what I know about DFD: DFD = Direct from Disk... The beginnings of the samples are read into the RAM of the PC and will be streamed/loaded from disk as soon as you hit that sample on the keyboard. DFD = an intelligent memory management system in KONTAKT that makes it possible for big sample libraries to be used on a low RAM with slow HD system. DFD improves latency problems as the sample (almost) immediately starts from RAM and gives the OS time to "find and stream" the remaining part of the sample(s) from HD. Try the difference, go from sample mode to DFD and check your Memory usage using the task manager (on Windows) you will note a significant difference. Again thanks fro your info, is it not nice how we can all learn from each other? I just love it! :-)
Is there any way to make you loops work across all samples in the group without editing every sample? Very good video (But background music is distracting).
Great video! Hey guys! HOW DO I REMOVE THE DEFAULT PAN IN KONTAKT? I have found it difficult to find information on this. Essentially, for example, if a key is played on the left, the instrument will sound louder on the left side of the headphones. The same goes for keys played on the right side, which makes the sound on the right headphone louder. How can I remove this effect so that is sounds centered and not based on key position? Thank you!
Hi made, when I load my Kontact it loads on screen as a small keyboard and nothing else. It use to load as the proper thing but now I think I clicked on something making it a small keyboard. Please help?
Great video! Would you say it’s easier to create instruments in Kontakt 6 or 5? (Asking from the perspective of someone making a personal instrument to use and not sale) thx
Its roughly the same. They didnt change much between the versions aside from adding a few new options. Every instrument ive ever made for sale has been in Kontakt 5.
NI has the worst software support. When I finally got hold of them on their forum, they said that they found a solution to my problem, but didn't post it. Instead they said to contact them via ticket. And when I did they never answer...
They can be hard to get ahold of. When i've submitted tickets in the past sometimes they would reply quickly, other times it took forever, and occasionally no reply at all. My guess would be that they're understaffed.
Hello Your video is great thanks, but the drum is incredibly distracting like listening to a car alarm going off outside all the time. It's a shame cos it's such a great tuition video :-)
So I've written several pieces in Finale and was wondering if I buy Kontakt, can I use the the sound libraries from there to play the music I've already written in Finale? I don't wanna have to rewrite everything and I'm a n00b to Kontakt
Kontakt loads as a vst or au, so if finale can load those youd be good. You could also export midi in finale to another daw that can load vsts and au. Ive never used finale before.
Hello, if I made a song in Reaper and I wanted to add to this song one of the piano plugin, say, The Grandeur for €99, can I do that in Kontakt? Or should I record already my arrangement in Kontakt with this plugin? Cause I can't "add" this plugin to my already recorded song in Reaper
It looks like it does (from NI's website). Kontakt is one of the most popular plug-ins on the market, so I would assume its compatible with everything.
I just installed Kontakt 6 and have been using this video to create my own sound. But the video ended without any instruction on how to save my new instrument. Yikes! I don't want to lose my work by doing the wrong thing here...
I only use it for libraries that require it, which isn't many. However this is really because I develop my own libraries and once accidently saved one in Kontakt 6, so I had to recreate it again in Kontakt 5 to keep compatibility. If I didn't make libraries I'd use it exclusively.
I released a library that had some bonus presets in Kontakt 6 (they were accidentally made in K6 and it wasn't worth re-doing), and I got emails from customers asking me to please not rush into making K6 libraries. Apparently only the hardcore Kontakt audience has really upgraded so far, which is probably mostly made up of Kontakt developers.
V6 has absolutely no improvements over v5. In fact it has taken steps backwards, ie, no 8 or 16 out vst anymore. The routing for multi-outs is horrible. The GUI is terrible and always has been but you'd think by now they'd have got round to updating it.
They added some features, but it is a shame how minor it is. They added some new FX, and some conveniences for developers. I would have wanted a complete GUI rehaul. Didnt realize they got rid of multi out, are you sure it isn't just buried somewhere else?
@@AndrewSouthworth No it has gone. There is a video here on the Tube where one of NIs guys says " we left those out this time ", or words to that effect with no explanation why!?
I googled it and it seems its just built into the main plugin, im guessing thats what you meant by the routing being horrible haha. Ill have to try this out.
@@AndrewSouthworth Hi Andrew I'm not quite sure what to understand exactly when you say its built-in. If you do have a look and can shed some light on this fuzzy issue could you please pass on the knowledge because I'm really struggling trying to set up 16 outs for Revolution drum library. Thanks.
I haven't tried it yet, but a tutorial online showed inside of Kontakt 6 stereo version you can switch to multiout mode. Somewhere in settings. Apparently they did this to avoid having 4 versions of the plugin for different out cases, instead its just managed inside the stereo version of the plugin.
You can change the way Kontakt plays back the sample speed.
So if you stretch a sample across multiple octaves it doesn’t effect the playback speed.
At the source,same menu a the same as where you can find the “DFD” option ,you can choose “tone machine”
Now only the pitch is affected not the sample playback speed.
Bram B thank you! Time machine seems to be a very important feature that you’ve helped us to identify. Knowing about this helps a great deal when we have time constraints or limited samples.
Good video! I learned some new things today, here's what I know about DFD:
DFD = Direct from Disk... The beginnings of the samples are read into the RAM of the PC and will be streamed/loaded from disk as soon as you hit that sample on the keyboard.
DFD = an intelligent memory management system in KONTAKT that makes it possible for big sample libraries to be used on a low RAM with slow HD system.
DFD improves latency problems as the sample (almost) immediately starts from RAM and gives the OS time to "find and stream" the remaining part of the sample(s) from HD.
Try the difference, go from sample mode to DFD and check your Memory usage using the task manager (on Windows) you will note a significant difference.
Again thanks fro your info, is it not nice how we can all learn from each other? I just love it! :-)
Thanks! Nice description of DFD, better than how I've seen NI describe it haha.
Is there any way to make you loops work across all samples in the group without editing every sample? Very good video (But background music is distracting).
This was really helpful! Thanks mate!
Great video! Hey guys! HOW DO I REMOVE THE DEFAULT PAN IN KONTAKT? I have found it difficult to find information on this. Essentially, for example, if a key is played on the left, the instrument will sound louder on the left side of the headphones. The same goes for keys played on the right side, which makes the sound on the right headphone louder. How can I remove this effect so that is sounds centered and not based on key position? Thank you!
DFD = Direct From Disk if I remember correctly! Thanks for the video. Heading to your Kontakt 6 /wavetable/ Serum vid next. Cheers!
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Great video thanks, very helpful!
I'm not getting my products listed in library. How to upload into library? I thought it would be automatic.
Hi made, when I load my Kontact it loads on screen as a small keyboard and nothing else. It use to load as the proper thing but now I think I clicked on something making it a small keyboard. Please help?
Great video! Would you say it’s easier to create instruments in Kontakt 6 or 5? (Asking from the perspective of someone making a personal instrument to use and not sale) thx
Its roughly the same. They didnt change much between the versions aside from adding a few new options. Every instrument ive ever made for sale has been in Kontakt 5.
Is it possible to normalize sounds in Kontakt? Instead of just pulling the volume up?
Great overview.. how do u undo the changes inside of Kontakt.. is it just Ctrl+z ??
It doesn't really handle undo well, if at all. Its never really a problem as longs as you do all your scripting in an external text editor.
Just do not overwrite an existing file and save quite often. :-)
Please!! Help me!! I am getting DEMO in red color when I load an instrument!!
Hi guys, anyone knows how use use hold button on the keyboard, for example i want to kontakt to keep playing one note and lock it, any ideas ?
NI has the worst software support. When I finally got hold of them on their forum, they said that they found a solution to my problem, but didn't post it. Instead they said to contact them via ticket. And when I did they never answer...
They can be hard to get ahold of. When i've submitted tickets in the past sometimes they would reply quickly, other times it took forever, and occasionally no reply at all. My guess would be that they're understaffed.
aren't they in Germany?
Hello Your video is great thanks, but the drum is incredibly distracting like listening to a car alarm going off outside all the time. It's a shame cos it's such a great tuition video :-)
Haha took me a while to figure out how quiet backing music should be in videos.
So I've written several pieces in Finale and was wondering if I buy Kontakt, can I use the the sound libraries from there to play the music I've already written in Finale? I don't wanna have to rewrite everything and I'm a n00b to Kontakt
Kontakt loads as a vst or au, so if finale can load those youd be good. You could also export midi in finale to another daw that can load vsts and au. Ive never used finale before.
Andrew Southworth - ok thanks 👍
Hello, if I made a song in Reaper and I wanted to add to this song one of the piano plugin, say, The Grandeur for €99, can I do that in Kontakt? Or should I record already my arrangement in Kontakt with this plugin? Cause I can't "add" this plugin to my already recorded song in Reaper
If the song is MIDI data you can just add the Kontakt library later.
@@AndrewSouthworth It is .midi but I don't know where I can put this file, that's the thing :/
Ok, I got it. I just needed to record Kontakt into a DAW program like Reaper
Komplete 12 Select
Can it do any of these
Hey Brian, no it can't. You need the full version of Kontakt which I think comes with the regular version of Komplete.
Andrew Southworth which one is the cheapest to get this features
I think regular standard Komplete. But double check on the site when you buy.
@@AndrewSouthworth Thank You Andrew for Your time I guess I will save up for the full version God Bless SIr
@@briancraig1684 NI has a Black Friday sale on Kontact 6 right now for 50% off.
to Roland e 96 ?
Does kontakt work in fl studio??
It looks like it does (from NI's website). Kontakt is one of the most popular plug-ins on the market, so I would assume its compatible with everything.
vincent cambier yeah
Direct From Disk?
Basically the samples read directly off the disk instead of loading into the buffer. Works good for fast SSD's.
Can I transpose on kontakt
Yeah in the top theirs a transpose knob that will shift the tuning of the instrument.
I just installed Kontakt 6 and have been using this video to create my own sound. But the video ended without any instruction on how to save my new instrument. Yikes! I don't want to lose my work by doing the wrong thing here...
I figured it out. Whew. :)
Glad you figured it out! :)
What is the difference between Kontakt 6 and Komplete?
Kontakt is a sampler VST, while Komplete is a collection of VSTs and sample libraries (and usually comes with Kontakt).
Andrew Southworth thanks for your reply!
How many of you are using KONTAKT 6?
I only use it for libraries that require it, which isn't many. However this is really because I develop my own libraries and once accidently saved one in Kontakt 6, so I had to recreate it again in Kontakt 5 to keep compatibility. If I didn't make libraries I'd use it exclusively.
That sounds about right, All of my Instruments are Kontakt 6, and thinking I need to release them in Kontakt 5.@@AndrewSouthworth
I released a library that had some bonus presets in Kontakt 6 (they were accidentally made in K6 and it wasn't worth re-doing), and I got emails from customers asking me to please not rush into making K6 libraries. Apparently only the hardcore Kontakt audience has really upgraded so far, which is probably mostly made up of Kontakt developers.
@@AndrewSouthworth Thanks Andrew!
too small gui like all ni plugins have a too small gui on my 4k monitor.
I agree. What's your sampler alternative?
still no adjustable crossfade curves in kontakt... oh well... when will native instruments ever learn...
SEEERRRiously
V6 has absolutely no improvements over v5. In fact it has taken steps backwards, ie, no 8 or 16 out vst anymore. The routing for multi-outs is horrible. The GUI is terrible and always has been but you'd think by now they'd have got round to updating it.
They added some features, but it is a shame how minor it is. They added some new FX, and some conveniences for developers. I would have wanted a complete GUI rehaul. Didnt realize they got rid of multi out, are you sure it isn't just buried somewhere else?
@@AndrewSouthworth No it has gone. There is a video here on the Tube where one of NIs guys says " we left those out this time ", or words to that effect with no explanation why!?
I googled it and it seems its just built into the main plugin, im guessing thats what you meant by the routing being horrible haha. Ill have to try this out.
@@AndrewSouthworth Hi Andrew I'm not quite sure what to understand exactly when you say its built-in. If you do have a look and can shed some light on this fuzzy issue could you please pass on the knowledge because I'm really struggling trying to set up 16 outs for Revolution drum library. Thanks.
I haven't tried it yet, but a tutorial online showed inside of Kontakt 6 stereo version you can switch to multiout mode. Somewhere in settings. Apparently they did this to avoid having 4 versions of the plugin for different out cases, instead its just managed inside the stereo version of the plugin.
Damn Bro, this sucks..
This is Kontakt.