What’s new in Kontakt 8 | Native Instruments

[@djse]

Does this version will be name "Kontakt 8" or just Kontakt ? Cause each time you update, it mean we have to keep older version of Kontakt cause it doesn't open the new version with old project. It's ok if you keep a version for a long time like you did with v5, but now if I update I'll need to have 3 different versions of Kontakt just for old compatibility, which of course doesn't really work if I also update the soundbanks... Kind of a chance that's I barely use v7 just because of that, so I'll probably pass on this one and go for an equivalent in other brand, even though NI makes great soundbank/instruments, but now that you do what iZotope is doing with their frequent update, it become anoying and hard to work with new update professionally

[@chevywilliams958]

yeah im prob passing too for right now...i got way too many unfinished projects with 7

[@dasprostudio]

After install K8 - rename this vsti file in Your vst's folder to previously name. This must be fix Your broblem)

[@djse]

@@dasprostudio it didn't work from v6 to v7 so I guess it will be the same from 7 to 8. I had hope at some point that they will add a backward compatibility when they stop puting the number in the vst name (with the 6 version). Also, old project from v6 where made with the VST2 version, which wasn't updated (but that's another problem)

[@justinkfilms]

How about making it full-screen in 2024?

[@musiclover-r9m]

seriously... it's as if they don't listen to their core users at all.

[@phelper4554]

Kontakt 10 maybe 😅

[@ELLIOT8209]

MPE?

[@Nick0701]

Dear Native Instruments, could you PLEASE make the next preset/previous preset MIDI-learnable? It's such a basic feature that makes me wonder why it hasn't been added a long time ago?

[@neuralglitch9063]

A great tool for Native Instruments to bleed more money out of it's customers in the middle of a depression ! Nice work. Keep it......

[@ghostplayermusic]

Facts. 2-300$ for this upgrade feels a bit predatory, even with all of the "new" content they're adding. Updating Kontakt once a year feels especially bad, I think audio companies including Ableton are starting to realize how greedy they can get with update pricing

[@CoopMusic247]

​@@ghostplayermusic good thing there is no reason to update every year. You are not forced to do so. You can update every ten years or so and be fine. I like to update every 6 years or so.

[@carlosp.1846]

Now guys I must admit this update is no joke. Great job.

[@jmcoffin1]

still no MPE😞. Kontakt is soooo far behind in this area. NI is not only holdIng themselves back in this area, but they’re crippling all the third-party developers of amazing sampled instruments. I, for one, will not be updating kontakt until they add full MPE support.

[@carlosp.1846]

Many DAWs can turn any Synth to MPE nowadays…. You are looking for issues instead of easy solutions.

[@buckycore]

DAWS don't "convert" synths into MPE. It's just that many new synths have Poly channel functionality, if not full blown MPE. Full blown MPE allows modulation on more than just sliding the pitch on individual notes, but the timber and other things (as identied in an x/y/z plane) Poly channel functionality tends to be only for pitch sliding per note. But if a synth doesn't have that functionality LIKE KONTAKT your DAW isn't going to suddenly make this functionality magically appear. So don't be such a know it all and don't be rude to people online you don't know. @jmcoffin1 was speaking the truth..Ni needs to get with the times ​@@carlosp.1846

[@marcelochagra3307]

It's basically maschine, with KK, and Kontakt rolled into one. I hope this doesn't eat up my CPU, because lately NI has been going into an abyss of clutter and unnecessary resource consumption (like ram consumption when you add up empty Kontakt instances. 1GB for each).

[@egmusic5042]

LEAP work flow! 💯♨, SOLD!

[@dancolombo]

Hi, how about being able to call different presets via midi program change for live sessions ?

[@XXXXxlc1185]

Any accessibility features in version 8? In future updates? For visually impaired users! Right now I haven't seen any

[@PandaBear-c6u]

in the next update would we be able to get native integration with NI's keyboard controllers without having to use Komplete Kontrol?

[@certifiedbeatz]

Kontakt 7 worked with kontrol mk3.. if older keyboards I'm not sure

[@PandaBear-c6u]

@@certifiedbeatz I have an A61 MK2, doesn't map the controls out of the box unfortunately

[@egmusic5042]

Ability to customize my own chords with ease, using chord tool, Excellent!!!!!

[@goxjj]

🔥🔥🔥

[@WoodyPianoShack]

great walkthrough and looks like a super update, well done and congrats! :)

[@egmusic5042]

So leap = Arcade. So can we use LEAP Samples in our own IP songs without being SUED or YT Copy Right Struck ???????

[@Ron234-qs7zm]

I'm a sample based beat maker. This is right up my alley. I can't wait to get my hands on Kontakt 8.

[@UKERU00]

Would be kinda interesting if there were some memory management options, like if it was able to cache a whole preset category

[@ernestm8884]

that LEAP works just like Splice instrument.

[@echodub81]

I love the new browser! Thx!

[@PolygraphMusic]

As i can see all new features are for kid-producers.

[@sanctipaprichio]

WOWOWOWOWOWOW

[@EchoSoundWorks]

This guy looks like the handsome squidward variant of Zuckerberg

[@StephaneGman]

Just bought the Komplete 14, wish you guys had split payments like Ableton XD

[@hip_hopwar8844]

2 tools is really disappointing, I was hoping to be surprised with several new tools

[@nickdeezproductionz]

This looks great and will be very useful but as a veteran NI user I noticed what they are doing is combining elements of the NI Maschine & Komplete Control in the new Kontakt, I'm not saying this a bad thing but I wonder if this will replace both the Maschine & Komplete Control in few years ???????

[@CommentingOnYoutube]

Combining sounds would be much more powerful if we could move keyranges (octave down/up, semi-tone down/up) and adjust offset With samples instruments these things are essential for making multi's So I usually end up just doing it on multiple tracks

[@Audiomuscle]

You guys really hit it out of the park with Kontakt 8. I'm still wrapping my head around everything on offer, and the raw creative power now available. Very well done, thank you.

[@furiobisotti8150]

I am a long-term NI user. But I am a musician who knows chords and progressions. This trend to make controllers and samplers to help users who don't know harmony makes me very disappointed. I don't need these tools. I need tools to have better sounds and better interaction with them. I don't like this trend to make musical instruments good for people not interested in learning music.

[@DMG1723]

I'm learning and will also use this as a learning tool.

[@BartekEVH]

I think the same as you. But companies only want to make money and make tools for kids who have no talent or even sometimes no musical ear. Defeat. That's why there is a flood of pseudo music in the world and it will only get worse. The 80s with wonderful music from brilliant musicians who didn't need any tricks will not come back. :( Best regards

[@furiobisotti8150]

@@DMG1723 There are schools and books. Much better way

[@furiobisotti8150]

@@BartekEVH I was born in 1964. My heroes were in 70s rock bands. I learnt chords copying them with cassette tapes...

[@BartekEVH]

@@furiobisotti8150 me too!! :) I am 72' :)

[@otherotternl]

Does this also influence Maschine plus?

[@nonparsdemundo7349]

Soooooooooo amazing. Waiting for discount. 😅😅

[@SEIDRONES]

How does this new release factor in to the control mk3 keyboard which I am considering buying, currently it comes bundled with kontact 7 and select?

[@JuanAMatos-zx4ub]

I hope Kontakt is faster this time around. I have my libraries in NVME drives and they're very slow to load (Yes, I've batch re-saved all of them).

[@Vimtyr]

Now this is epic

[@BuenoLaidley]

I can't wait to try out the new tools in this version

[@Mandy-Lane]

i like it but the search bar and presets would been better on left side. and the top thing above is too cluttered.. but yeah i will try this one and the layout color should be entirely in white

[@FromTheCrib.mp4]

Scaler 2 developers ain't gon be happy ahah :D

[@es__music]

this doesn’t not even compete with scaler. I’m honestly surprised NI wasted so much development time on chords and phrases, knowing scaler 2 is out there lol.

[@nowondr]

@@es__music Scaler is more powerful and customizable but this still looks like a lot of fun to use straight within Kontakt rather than having to setup scaler. Doubt it took much effort since they already had the code groundwork with tools like playbox available

[@Yuusou.]

What about? Scaler 2 is far superior. It's weird that they create a new section with only two tools. Hopefully, there will be free updates to that.

[@SergioBlackDolphin]

RIP Ripchord...

[@HLRxxKarl]

Can Kontakt 8 show me my libraries that are on an external hard drive with either of its browsers? If not, it's about to lose a lot of important legacy functionality and force me to install libraries on multiple systems now. Would be nice if those chord labels could be displayed under every chord at all times. Would make it a lot easier to compare and judge chord progressions at a glace instead of having to play through all of them. Excited to try phrases and Leap expansions though.

[@alletleangyeehau1896]

Gosh, I just crossgrade from Kontakt 7 player to Kontakt 7 yesterday 😭I can't even see what's the price to upgrade Kontakt 8 now on the website, error it says.

[@delldorado9892]

Sounds like Native Instruments. The updates can be tweaky

[@jpp4ever]

US$ 99

[@ELLIOT8209]

Wait for black Friday

[@alletleangyeehau1896]

@@jpp4ever yup, $99. Let's wait for BF

[@nicodemolalli5643]

Are we still able to batch re save for faster load times though?

[@gsmith11172]

will the chords, phrases and leap be available in the free player

[@Izax734]

yes

[@gsmith11172]

@@Izax734 do you have the free player and where can I confirm it

[@Izax734]

@@gsmith11172 yes I have it, the news tools are available in the kontakt player (the free version)

[@jurapuclin]

can you play chords in left hand with chords tool and a melody in the right hand?

[@kingech_B15]

I hope this works with the mk3 keyboards

[@es__music]

Is there software GUI for easily splitting the keyboard for multis so I can play one instrument on the left side, one on the right? Do I need to swap out kontakt 7 for 8 in my 800 track Cubase template or will they all open up in Kontakt 8 (if I delete Kontakt 7)?

[@medstone3409]

Oh no... Komplete Kontrol UI in Kontakt. So much clutter, so sluggish. Unbelievable that they push this design further.

[@martynwebb07]

Anyone know if this runs inside Komplete Kontrol v2?

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

Not sure why y’ll made another iteration already when 7 needs to be optimized so much.

[@es__music]

can you record into your daw with phrases or chords with the actual midi notes played or is it only drag and drop? Can you get the browser in the instrument view in the overall view? Because the overview cuts off long preset names. Can you use leap with your own samples?

[@damousx6860]

You can prolly use your own samples in leap since it seems to work the same way with Battery

[@therealdjap]

I like!

[@johnpaulada5111]

NI is coming for Output 🤣

[@RuinThatDay]

"chords tool" reminds me SCALER basic lol

[@kafkaspen]

is anyone else experiencing problems loading 3rd party instruments into Kontakt (7) on Mac's using the 10.15 MACOS (the one before it all changed to support Apple Silicon)? Mine says that my version of Kontakt is too old and can't load the instrument (InSession Audio Deep Pool). I can't afford to replace my MacMini at the moment and am feeling a bit frustrated - I was able to load a Scarbee instrument.

[@felixhirtecomposer]

Notice how almost all new features are for just pressing one key. I guess everyone physically able to press a button is considered a "musician" nowadays. No one needs to learn an instrument anymore and doesn't need to know a thing about music theory. It might be great from Native Instruments' point of view because almost everyone could be a potential customer, but if you're just pressing a button to trigger their presets, it's not you making music, it's Native Instruments. It's sad to see what "music" has already become, but this development is only gonna make music even more generic and bland.

[@basedecho2731]

😢

[@BobbyViciousMuzik]

This is very True. I would say this is good for those who aren’t musicians. Just be creative tho. I would not just take natives loops and add on top. Chop things up, resequence them and also take some lessons on the side. It’s a lot of great producers like timbaland or Jermaine Dupri that can’t play music. It’s about taking things tools and making them work for you. I feel you tho loop dropping isn’t the way.

[@felixhirtecomposer]

@@BobbyViciousMuzik It is certainly great to get started but the more tools out there to make music with so little effort, it's not going to encourage people to learn more about the craft. It's just loops and presets with maybe a few knobs that tweak the sound. And the tools that let you play in a specific key by just pressing white keys, etc. is stopping people from exploring the amazing worlds that lie beyond the diatonic realm. Haven't we heard enough of a maximum of 6 or 7 chords in one key?

[@BobbyViciousMuzik]

@@felixhirtecomposer hahaha that’s true bro. Hey I’m with you. I have no rebuttals. Makes sense and I find humor in it as well. You’re 1000 % correct

[@btrswtluvltr]

You know this is a sampler/rompler, right? Like, it's whole point is that it takes the place of people learning instruments, right? You sound like the people in the 80s/90s complaining about samplers, or the 70s that tried to ban synthesizers from being used by union musicians.

[@anthonymalone2085]

I love it already, but can I still keep Kontakt 6 and Kontakt 7 ?

[@delldorado9892]

When 7 came out, it destroyed all my files that had production on kontakt 6

[@SN-xx7jh]

Kontakt 8 is far better version with lots of new additional tools and instruments. Is there any update for Massive X ? Kontakt 8 sounds great and new user interface seems impressive.

[@paazpad7522]

Whouah 🤪 That’s a huge improvement ! Bravo 👌👏😎 but remember this is just a tool it depends on how the artist is using it !!!

[@29djandy]

Play update resolutions. The gui still looks dated.

[@CoopMusic247]

Yep that's a buy for me.

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

Has anyone else had their library get corrupted from installing Spitfire libraries??

[@djjuno106]

i think the native access is down...im logged on and its only showing 1 product and thats a update too trash free version..non of k15 is showing

[@alain_de_frothcorn]

I've been struggling all day with it. Sometimes it shows the new stuff from Komplete 15 , then it doesn't - sometimes it lets you download and then it fails!

[@ptah23]

is it loading as fast as K6. K7 is dog slow

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

Was 6 that much faster? I have a top of the line machine and haven’t been impressed with how sluggish Kontakt and Mndala2 are to load.

[@MrAlanAlden]

NI. Please. Please leave Kontakt alone. Leave Kontakt as proper SAMPLER for advanced users who use it as a sampler. Please take all this nonsense trash and atrocious counterintuitive UI design and move it to Kontakt Player or Komplete Control or anywhere else, just away from Kontakt. Create some new software and do whatever you want with it if you want to milk "beatmakers" for their money, just leave proper music making tools for actual musicians.

[@fingerzmingus]

Preach!

[@tobytodelafontena]

The question is: why do I hate Kontakt so much? I would like to love it but this is not happening.

[@tetsuryo-12fightergourmet]

Hi everyone,excuse me when a New model machine+ 2025,2026 ???

[@peterbrandt7911]

Chord functions and phrases are utter useless to me, but ok, I don't have to use them, the choices of sounds in the Standard version is somewhat disappointing, when you're not into pop, or dance music.

[@sweetsourpossum]

Dude is so regular he looks like an AI character

[@vynnyzepooh4933]

native instruments, WHY? This is sooo derivative, not genuine and rudemental. Kontakt always was a player for vst… how kontrol is different now from komplete? almost same features… it would’ve been more understandable. Why would you go with adding those features to komplete kontrol rather than to kontakt! So disappointed! I wanted to see better sounds, better unique smart features etc - but all of these are available in one form or another to me already! don’t see real reason to upgrade to new one

[@larswillsen]

Huge libraries, but still can't match the 'analog' feel Arturia has on e.g V collection ..

[@who_is_dis]

Most of the organic sample based stuff sounds pretty 'analog' to me. Of course, most will lack the nuances you'd get from playing a real instrument.

[@ALXNE4805]

Kompletely out of touch, kan’t keep Kontakt with their user base lol

[@RicoDerks]

Jjeezz this was underwhelming

[@burakakan8341]

dont buy and wait for the kontakt 9 next month 😂😂

[@itsaboutthefeeling]

Analog music