I just now downloaded Kontakt 5 Player cuz for some reason I thought I read where it could handle these 2 file formats, SF2, and SFZ. Am I living in CO where folks smoke a lot, or what? If it DOES support these formats, how do I convert them to NKI. I've looked all over the screen and canNOT find the Activate button.
For that matter, I also downloaded the Sennheiser DrumMic'a that's specifically for Kontakt 5. I didn't run the little Kontakt installers in it, cuz I thought that K5 would automatically see them. NOT! So do I have to install that extra 9Gigs onto my SSD C:Drive that only has 120Gig total?
Yea, I know. Cakewalk has SF2+ (whatever)...I downloaded both versions, and installed both, but can't find hide, or hair of it ANYWHERE on my PC. It doesn't have a .dll like most VST's. And of course, the serial is no good after 48 hrs. I e-mailed Sonar support immediately. That was Monday night. Ask me if I've heard anything from them.
HEP ME!
KC
SF2/SFZ & Kontakt 5 Player
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- KVRist
- 52 posts since 11 May, 2004 from Raleigh, NC
i7-12650H CPU, 32Gig RAM/Win 11 Pro. PreSonus 1824C, Native Instr S88 Mk1, ATOM SQ, PreSonus Sphere, Sonar Platinum, SampleTank4, BIAB 2023.
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- KVRist
- 425 posts since 9 Nov, 2012 from Colorado, USA
Kontakt 5 full version will read sf2 files (sfz is not supported format in the list). Kontakt 5 player will not (least that's what NI website seems to say on Player faq page).
as far as Cakewalk and soundfonts read this thread post on the Cakewalk forums for more assistance:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/X2-SFZ-Player ... 46327.aspx
as far as Cakewalk and soundfonts read this thread post on the Cakewalk forums for more assistance:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/X2-SFZ-Player ... 46327.aspx
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- KVRAF
- 1924 posts since 24 Apr, 2010
Kontakt Player opens and loads the (wav) patches contained within sf2 files. Then you get this notice when saving your project.
Choosing yes saves the respective wav file to wherever you want, though that may possibly breach particular license terms and conditions depending on the sf2 file in question.Kontakt: the patch contains volatile samples from an import or destructive sample editing!
Do you want to re-save the affected samples?
(Choosing no will NOT save the respective zones!)
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- KVRAF
- 7411 posts since 8 Feb, 2003 from London, UK
Get Plogue Sforzando.King Conga wrote:I just now downloaded Kontakt 5 Player cuz for some reason I thought I read where it could handle these 2 file formats, SF2, and SFZ.KC
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- KVRist
- 158 posts since 15 Sep, 2008 from Hastings
Dear King Conga.
Better still, get the RGC SFZ + free player - contrary to what its name suggests it does NOT read SFZs but it's the best SF2 player you'll ever find. SampleLORD (not to be confused with SampleTANK!) reads both formats (and is usually free) but IMHO doesn't play SF2s nearly as well as the RGC.
Make sure you get the FULL version of the RGC player with all the sliders on it - there's an earlier version which has all the abilities but they're hidden and you have to get a secondary .DLL to make them visible. If you can't find the version with the sliders, tell me and I'll give you a copy - it's a legit. freebie so I'm not doing anything dodgy by saying this.
Yours respectfully
Chris.
Better still, get the RGC SFZ + free player - contrary to what its name suggests it does NOT read SFZs but it's the best SF2 player you'll ever find. SampleLORD (not to be confused with SampleTANK!) reads both formats (and is usually free) but IMHO doesn't play SF2s nearly as well as the RGC.
Make sure you get the FULL version of the RGC player with all the sliders on it - there's an earlier version which has all the abilities but they're hidden and you have to get a secondary .DLL to make them visible. If you can't find the version with the sliders, tell me and I'll give you a copy - it's a legit. freebie so I'm not doing anything dodgy by saying this.
Yours respectfully
Chris.