Multiple Kontakt Outputs in Studio One (and other DAWs) 2019

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[@CreativeSauce]

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[@catpeterson8151]

Aloha (again) from O'ahu. Best tutorial on this subject. Your focus, pacing and examples are excellent. Mahalo!

[@CarstenNeugebauer]

Absolutely hands down the best video on this subject matter, bar none. When I started out using Kontakt and Studio One years ago, i had a hell of a time trying to wrap my head around how this stuff works. Had i had your video back then, that would have literally saved me weeks worth of hours of fiddling about, getting nowhere. Have my well deserved sub and like, my good sir!

[@sjwilli1972]

just when i thought i got this, but now i have. thanks mike this has been so frustrating, but as ever your videos really help, i was so close to getting it right on my own. please keep up the great work you do here on youtube.

[@pepetrio]

thank you very much !! after watching a lot of confusing videos I found your and really help me a lot, very well explained step by step, THANKS!!!

[@ilanmetoudi]

Great tutorial.. Didn't know you could route multiple instruments through Kontakt... Thanks again

[@cjp68]

Thank you SO MUCH ! Finally ! I have been loading multiple Kontact Instance into Studio One, you just showed me how to mult-rack. A Shame it is limited in stereo Channels. Oh Well, 2 or 3 Kontact Multi-Rack Instances beat having 10 instance of Kontact running all on their own.

[@shannonwicklinemusic]

Thank you for the excellent video! I'm brand new to Studio One & this helped tremendously!

[@Yahoomediaclub]

Great Video Mike...Just got the S88 mk 2 and this has been a great help with integrating into Studio One v 5.2 Cheers

[@christophpleininger5876]

Best tutorial on this topic. Thank you very much! Easy to follow and very informative!

[@kha6205]

Hi Mike, As always, a meticulous presentation of some very helpful information. I’ve been using Kontact for maybe a year now, was very confused at first but slowly gaining clarity. I’m eager to get to my DAW and try these steps, thanks!

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you my friend - I hope it works well for you!

[@CreativeSauce]

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[@Rickytee2]

Another really informative vid well presented and looks like it's from someone who has been doing this a long time keep em coming !!

[@CreativeSauce]

@@Rickytee2yes, you are right..... I DO look old! Lol Thanks buddy :)

[@CreativeSauce]

@@OnlySufyanKhan that I would love to do, as it's such an important part of the studio. Now I just need some manufacturers to send me samples!

[@Jammin237]

Thanks for this video! Straight and to the point.

[@eternal_way_of_light]

Thanks a lot. Your video helps me a lot!

[@tonycarpenter-Makzimia]

I finally decided to get into multi instruments today, (in studio one pro) surprise I watched Gregors video, and it was useful, but this is WAY better :). Thanks mate. Time to properly get into my Opus !.

[@highpeakrecordings]

Oh my! Spend the whole weekend trying to work this out and failing (what a creativity killer!) This was so helpful and earned you a new subscriber. Thank you!

[@CreativeSauce]

Glad to hear that, thank you!

[@Nightowl427272]

Thank you for making this video sir!

[@timsintebin7665]

Thank you for the clear and good tutorial! :)

[@patjackmanesq]

Thanks for the vid! Just getting my head around Kontakt so this is well helpful...

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks for watching Pat. Yes, I struggled with this particular aspect for a while - not very intuitive, but once you do it a few times, its a breeze! Good luck!

[@steveirby-theglasswhispere1096]

Thanks Mike, another great instruction, step by step for a process that is not easily discovered by trial and error. Can you put up your donation facility for us all to see so we can reward your great work. Thanks so much, you save me so much time and crankiness!

[@MrHiggins11111]

Hey Mike, I love your videos, You have made Studio 1 so much easier to learn. I was wondering if you would do this video again, from an empty template to routing. I have watched and rewatched and I am apparently missing a step when I route my kontakt player in S1. Thanks for all that you do.

[@HeartBreakKid5231]

Wow life saver thank you so much!!!

[@stevejamieson7589]

Perfect Video in plain English! Long-term Sonar user just started to change to PS1 - I think I might be coming here quite a bit...:)

[@CreativeSauce]

Haha! Great to hear, thanks Steve :)

[@darylsamuel90]

Correct me if I'm mistaken but I'm not sure what it is that's taking Native Instruments so long to put out a (or an updated) video on something that would be confusing to many of their users but thank you for seeing the need and/or responding to the request(s) to do this long-awaited video!

[@CreativeSauce]

Personally I think its a shame I have to do a video - the design is so poor on this part of Kontakt!

[@danapfranz]

This was certainly more helpful than the manual. :D

[@cathywilson1273]

Well stated!!

[@capt_Iceman]

Hello Mike just recently I started writing music again and before. I honestly find your videos amazing. Thank you for putting this out together particularly for Cakewalk. I followed this video to split my drum kit into channels in Cakewalk as I bought the Studio Drummer, but I am having problems doing the routing. I am fine with the Kontakt part but for some reason when I assign the inputs to the audio track lets say kick, I have left/right and stereo options for the kick and none of them is working. If you could to a video of the drum output splitting in Cakewalk it will be very much appreciated. I have been struggling with this for hours now without success. Cheers! And again, your videos are kick ass!

[@PADR]

Thanks for this. I can understand why we start out with 1 st chn, just so we hear something, but not why the intial aux chn are there and the fact that they are still there after adding other chn's. Really confusing system but very clear tut. One last thought; it is useful to know what version of a VST is being used as things change sometimes with updates eg Kontakt 5 or Kontakt 6. Maybe no difference as far as this is concerned but it can help stop head scratching when things don't work out for everyone because of these verions updates.

[@1985dafydd]

Thanks, very helpful!

[@XXXTheShadowXXX]

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[@DeoMasterProduction]

Another cool channel 🔥 🔥 very useful

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks very much! Hope to see you around in the future :)

[@DeoMasterProduction]

@@CreativeSauce Definitely

[@briancadd1698]

Thanks for great tutorials. I'm new to Studio One...and also haven't ever realized that Kontakt has multiple outs...and that they eventually can arrive in the console. Cool. Typically I only use kick, snare, hihat and 3 toms. Can I put other things on the other 3 tracks that are now seemingly available? I seem to only get cymbals and hihat thru the overheads.

[@ronfrancois]

Cool.. cheers

[@chasvox2]

Excellent. And entertaining as well. Now, as you say, I can "mock lesser beings." LOL. And I am subscribing...as well....

[@CreativeSauce]

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[@wrathofmaitreya3229]

god you life saver

[@alexchanboth]

you've save my day a lot. I have one question to ask you my Kontakt portable version 5 cannot be seen the instruments in CakeWalk DAW, when I drag and drop the plugin it didnt show up kontakt player, it can be seen only the MIDI signal. on the right sight top corner of the plugin it does show kontakt5 but in (Grey color) it seems like it's being disable or something i dont know. what can i do?

[@Funqii01]

Great instructions! Thanks! How to expand the channels (see 11:03) in Cakewalk?

[@rjuant5358]

Great Lesson. Is there a way I can make outputs for the crash, ride and splash (example 2)? thank you

[@shadowhenge7118]

You can only use 5 stereo outs with studio one because studio one is not properly compatible with kontakt. Everything after the first 5 stereo outs is a mono channel. You can still add more stereos but have to do the manual panning using two tracks in studio one and merge them back together. Edit: i should clarify. You can force it to be compatible but you have to alter tge default kontakt output configuration to get 16 stereo outs available to you. Then, after removing all instances of kontakt, you can load a fresh instance and all 16 stereo outs will be available to you.

[@CreativeSauce]

Interesting, thanks!

[@sol_music]

Thank you so much man. This worked.

[@yitao_]

big thanks

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure :)

[@theoriginalheartstrummer]

This video has been INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you very much. Liked and subscribed based on the help this provided me. One potentially dumb question I have is: do we always and only ever have 16 midi channels per project? I tried to combine these two parts of this video by having my strings, piano, and brass across different channels and then wanted to separate the drums too and I couldn't. I know this could sound idiotic to some people but I have a bachelor degree in music composition not in sound recording or software. Hoping to learn much more. Many thanks.

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi Daniel, I'm so happy to hear this was of help:) As for your question, it's really not stupid at all, I'm glad you asked, as I'm sure others will be wondering. The good news is, no you are not limited to 16 channels per project, but rather 16 channels per virtual instrument plugin. I should clarify, I am counting one instance of Kontakt, as an virtual instrument plugin. Of course, one instance of Kontakt can contain many instruments. In practical terms, I tend to use one instance of Kontakt for say strings, another for woodwind, another for brass etc. So, let's say in the strings instance I have 2 violins, a cello, and bass. I would use midi channels 1-4. And then in the brass instance I have 2 trumpets, a trombone, and a tuba. Again I would use midi channels 1-4. Its possible to use the same channels again (even though they are very different parts), because not only do I set a midi channel for each part, but I ALSO point it at a particular plugin instance. I hope this makes sense! (I should probably make a video about it sometime). Thanks for subscribing!

[@billyplayle4124]

I followed your kontakt instructions and everything works except my one mono track which is the bass (unassigned #1). It seems to be only playing in the left channel even though it's a mono channel. I had to change it to a stereo channel and then render that channel as a mono track.

[@amorfrancis5609]

Hey cool video thank YOu! Now Im wondering I could somehow save this as a template while Im at it?

[@starlorda]

Thanks for a great tutorial, just what I have been looking for so I can mix the drums in my Daw (Fl Studio). Just a quick question, if i do all this will Kontakt open to this configuration every time(would prefer that it didn't, rather as the default setting), if yes is there an easy way to get Kontakt back to the default setting because I only want the multi-out for drums.Many thanks, Warm Regards.

[@CreativeSauce]

I think there are ways to save it as a default, but actually Kontakt will open as normal :) Thanks for watching!

[@protoolsboy]

Can I save as an instrument or do I have to do this every time I use this particular kit?

[@deanc2000]

Thanks. Very useful, and very informative. I'm trying to learn Cakewalk right now. Can you do a video on quantizing audio, so that it conforms to tempo changes in Cakewalk? Thanks.

[@CreativeSauce]

Good idea, thanks for watching!

[@AnilYadav-bh9rw]

hi when i move the first fader all the other faders are also moving. can you help me with this?

[@Artur_Chernyavsky]

Well, in FL Studio there is a way to use this first (or main) channel as a one of the elements WITHOUT renaming the track)) In SO I have to keep the channel DRUMS somewhere aside in order to have a track called DRUMS, not REVERB or somehow else) But I think in each particular DAW there are some drawbacks...in FL Studio they made me move to SO)) Anyway thank you for the tips!)

[@danapfranz]

Thanks much for this - very helpful. One little point; at 12:56 you say that the Kontakt snare fader has no effect. It does affect the reverb channel - I can see your Reverb channel level changing as you move the fader, and on my system, with the reverb send (blue knob) turned up a lot to exaggerate the effect, the fader definitely affects the level through the reverb channel. This makes me wonder...in the Kontakt mixer tab...what is the difference between the snare fader, and the blue snare send knob? Just a different point in the gain stages of that channel? Thanks again, this video was very helpful for me.

[@MrPepo-wh1bf]

thumbs up

[@LukaszFrankowski]

Excellent video! However in regards to Studio Drummer when using Studio One 5 the mixer inside Studio Drummer has effect on what's being output. This is particularly important when panning.

[@prodbycartunez]

Amazing content yet again! Quick question tho, do you ever have problems transforming Kontakt instruments from midi to audio? Every time I do I get alot of snaps and pops. When the instrument is in midi it plays smooth tho.

[@mimojapan]

Very good info! There's also that batch function but maybe you had reason to not include it: "Batch functions --> Clear output section and create one individual channel for each loaded instrument" :D

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi mimojapan - thanks for watching. I perhaps should have mentioned the batch function(s). Like any automatic process, they are quick, but not exact. The main reason I don't use it is because it automatically assigns instruments to stereo outputs, which is not always what I want. I think all Kontakt instruments are in fact stereo (in that they have a left and right channel), but realistically most are mono - in that the left and right channels are identical. However, depending on resources , some people may not care - so your suggestion would be perfect for them. Thank you!

[@Nightowl427272]

@@CreativeSauce - Correct. And there’s no batch function that creates outputs for multi-out instruments like the Drum instrument in your 2nd demonstration.

[@RayTimmermans]

What's the advantage of choosing mono over stereo in Kontakt? Exactly how many stereo channels can you have?

[@SkywayTraffic]

Awesome video! Question, does anyone know how to then bounce all of the outputs to individual audio tracks? For the life of me I can't figure it out.

[@sixahem]

When you go to compile your song the DAW should give you the option to create stems(separate tracks) or a stereo track.

[@michaelblount3140]

I Have followed you video on Kontakt multi outputs best video I've seen but I'm still having problems. I have assigned all outputs to studio one like in your video but only the maste rand the two stereo aux outputs I created play back in studio one.

[@striverfor7628]

1:17 One Kontakt instance with several instruments 2:26 Cellos and violins will be mono. Outputs+ > select quantity of outputs and number of channels (select 2 for a stereo output) 3:25 If it's stereo, start selecting from 'Kt.aux 1'. If adding multiple channels, check 'Ascending output assignment' box. 3:59 Adding 4 mono channels for the other instruments. Select 1 channel to make the channels mono. Select the host output to be one of the 'Kt. unassigned' channels. 4:50 Rename the output channels 5:06 Assign each instrument to a particular output (the use of naming each output channel) 5:42 Re-initialise Kontakt by clicking '!' 5:52 Connect the outputs to channels within the DAW. Add or enable audio channels for them. 7:26 A Kontakt instance with 1 instrument, drums. The outputs are controlled within the instrument. Studio Drummer has a Mixer section for this. 8:42 Outputs+ > select quantity of outputs and number of channels. Select 'Kt.aux 1', check 'Ascending output assignment' box. Rename the output channels. Re-initialise Kontakt. 10:15 Assign each drum to particular output channels. Click on each drum in the plugin and select its output. 10:53 Connect the outputs to channels within the DAW. 11:41 Stereo channel 1 is for the reverb bus in the plugin. Unmuting that bus and sending a drum (with the Send dial) to the reverb bus makes Stereo channel 1 show activity. The Reverb bus goes to the Master bus in Studio Drummer. And rename the channels in the DAW. 12:41 Altering the faders on channels in the plugin no longer has any effect. Keep this in mind if you're setting a mix in the plugin before mixing within the DAW. 13:20 Wrap up

[@deltruax]

Excellent video! After being totally confounded by the the concept of where to assign stereo versus mono outputs (stereo starts at Kt. aux 1 [1], mono starts at Kt. Unassigned [1]), this video has been pivotal in helping my understanding. Thank you. I have a fundamental question though: Once we've got this wonderful scenario set up, how do we save it? I understand that Studio One allows for File | Save as Template, which should save all of our session parameters (bit depth, number/type tracks, effect, slider, and Presonus plugin settings, etc). However, will doing this ALSO save the setup within Kontakt itself? Or is that a different save process?

[@PADR]

You can save these setups, if I'm not mistaken, via an option in the small Presets box above the Kontakt Outputs (near the + button for Outputs). Just save inside there giving it an appropriate name. More universally useful than saving as a Studio One template I think.

[@stihltoe]

Hi Mike, I have a question regarding using the control link within studio one 3 or 4 and Kontakt. Controlling and learning midi cc etc within the multi. can I email you or is there a way I can send you the question. I cannot find a way to email you. thank you

[@seandeneuve-cinematicandme3806]

Please let explain to me why when I load the second instrument in one instance I don’t hear it and the controller is not connected to it so I can’t play it at all. I can play only the first loaded instrument.

[@chrisdunnettmusic]

I followed this VERBATIM and could not get it to work in S1?

[@themarcos150591]

7:26 Drums with Multiple outputs

[@sixahem]

Trying not to add confusion. I was taught to separate the MIDI drum track into separate lanes (tracks) first and then route all the audio tracks later. It was a long time ago so maybe that's a bit out dated?

[@brionreid7316]

Just press the Large ! excalation mark in the upper right to reset the kontakt engine instead of unloading it.

[@Metalpazallteway]

I have a rather small but inevitable question. I was able to do all the following up to 64 stereo channels + the other 4 default outputs given as you stated, although I can only use 16 in one bank or bank A. I'm working with orchestral samples and I have trouble activating the other channels after 16. Is there a way to unlock them or set them? Great video on getting me started.. thank you

[@CreativeSauce]

Good question. The other MIDI banks in Kontakt are not accessible from a DAW, they are for stand alone mode only. So in this case you need to use extra instances of Kontakt.

[@Metalpazallteway]

@@CreativeSauce Really? Thats a bummer.. What good is having the rest of stereo outs on a stand alone software without recording purposes? :(

[@Metalpazallteway]

@@CreativeSauce But then how do I achieve that inseperate instance of Kontakt? I tried doing that but Studio One only lets me use 16 channels of limitation.. aka Bank A only regardless of the preset made

[@simoncortes8196]

Hi ! Tried to follow many tutorials but cannot link the Studio Ones Output to the set up in Kontakt (as showed at 11.04) My SO1 Outputs ar only in stereo from 1-2 to 49-60...Do someone know how to fix that ? Thanks

[@OomptzMusic]

None of the individual channels show for me when I expand the instrument. When I go to assign a channel to an output in Kontakt the only option is " -- not connected -- ". Any ideas? This process worked for me when I used Kontakt 5 (16 out). I can no longer set up outputs with Kontakt (Kontakt 6). :(

[@CreativeSauce]

Hmmm - I've been trying to replicate this but I cant :( Working for me with Kontakt 6

[@BloodSavedMe]

I literally can't figure out how to do this for studio drummer!

[@realchuckwow]

Is there any way to allow for each drum to be recorded on separate tracks in Studio One4?

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi Lynn, do you mean having each drum on a seperate midi track? BTW, I have seen your email, but I'm afraid I'm a little behind with my replies!

[@realchuckwow]

Mike, Having separate midi channels is not what I am looking to do unless it would be a necessary configuration “byproduct “. I would really like to be able to record snare, kick, hat, toms on their own tracks in Studio One.

[@abolit]

WHAT IF I DON'T WANT TO CREATE MULTIPLE AUDIO OUTPUTS FOR EACH KONTAKT INSTRUMENT IN THE RACK BUT INSTEAD I JUST WANT MULTIPLE MIDI OUTPUTS STUDIO ONE. IS IT POSSIBLE?

[@CreativeSauce]

Absolutely! As you load up each instrument library, it will automatically assign a new midi channel to it. You can also manually set.

[@alexprincelive]

In case anyone is having a similar problem to me, or if you want to have more than 4 stereo outputs or to solve the "kt unassigned" issue follow this guide: audiosex.pro/threads/studio-one-3-not-recognizing-kontakt-stereo-outs-solved.22235/

[@TheRTM]

Native Instraments really needs to update and re-engineer the routing system🤨... It shouldn't be such a cumbersome pain in the ass to rout drums and other instraments out to your host DAW

[@donaldthompson6808]

Drums are such a nightmare to route, omg.

[@Nightowl427272]

Kontakt’s handling of multiple outputs is the most unintuitive, obtuse thing in all of software… Someday maybe they’ll update Kontakt out of that Win98 GUI… 🤧

[@herbertgarf]

No