Creating my own virtual instrument in Kontakt

[violadorilegal30]

Hi, I have recorded my instrument (I have ALL the sounds I need in .WAV files) different velocities, etc.

What I would like to know is how can I make an .NKI file assigning to each note different .WAV files.

Could you help me?

Thanks a lot.

Violador.

[Tomr55]

Hi, I have recorded my instrument (I have ALL the sounds I need in .WAV files) different velocities, etc.

What I would like to know is how can I make an .NKI file assigning to each note different .WAV files.

Could you help me?

Thanks a lot.

Violador.

It seems to me that the answer to your question is found in the documentation that shipped with your product. If I understand you correctly, you want to know how to assign WAV files to particular Keys (zones, etc.). This is covered in the original Kontakt documentation and should have been bundled with 2.0 ... .

Starting with a Empty Instrument, enable the Keyboard Editor, drag the WAV and drop it onto the keyboard. Note, the drop site determines the span (low to high) encompassed. Really intuitive (at first) but fraught with some complications ... for instance, the whole zone/sample relationship is a little less than obvious.

You really can find a more detailed explaination in the manual or try the NI forums ... ?

TomR

[mooter]

In which I think most have refrained from voicing their suspicions........

[useruseruser]

If that's too cumbersome to you:
Use a SoundFont editor of your choice. Build DLS or SF2 soundfonts and then open those with Kontakt...
(First make sure, the format is supported!)

That's mostly a good alternative for many users, because the editing of samplesets inside Kontakt seems to be hell...

[Tomr55]

If that's too cumbersome to you:
Use a SoundFont editor of your choice. Build DLS or SF2 soundfonts and then open those with Kontakt...
(First make sure, the format is supported!)

That's mostly a good alternative for many users, because the editing of samplesets inside Kontakt seems to be hell...

I am not certain that SF2 files are supported in Kontakt. I know that Akai and other major formats are, but I don't recall seeing SF2... .

Editing zones, etc., in Kontakt is an "acquired taste." I think some of the difficulties that I (and others) encounter stem from the "fiddly" nature of the User Interface.

On a related topic, I haven't received my "upgrade" so my comments are restricted to Kontakt 1.5.3. I shouldn't be surprised to hear that Kontakt 2.0 brings a whole panoply of complications ... .

TomR

[useruseruser]

If that's too cumbersome to you:
Use a SoundFont editor of your choice. Build DLS or SF2 soundfonts and then open those with Kontakt...
(First make sure, the format is supported!)

That's mostly a good alternative for many users, because the editing of samplesets inside Kontakt seems to be hell...

I am not certain that SF2 files are supported in Kontakt. I know that Akai and other major formats are, but I don't recall seeing SF2... .

Editing zones, etc., in Kontakt is an "acquired taste." I think some of the difficulties that I (and others) encounter stem from the "fiddly" nature of the User Interface.

On a related topic, I haven't received my "upgrade" so my comments are restricted to Kontakt 1.5.3. I shouldn't be surprised to hear that Kontakt 2.0 brings a whole panoply of complications ... .

TomR

SF2 definately! I did that quite often.
But not sure whether DLS works now in V2...