Will Kontakt Player load freely available Kontakt samples? Yes, for 15 Mins ONLY

[Aryaroman]

An Update is from an earlier version of Komplete
An Upgrade is from, for example, Komplete 10 to Komplete 10 Ultimate
A Crossgrade is from some other qualifying product (e.g Sample Logic's Morphestra or Output's Signal to Kontakt 5.

You can see all the details on the NI site when you select one of the purchase choices.

I know all that. What I meant was... NI gives you those options in their digital store, but some brick-and-mortar stores (like Thomann) also have those options in their web store, for the boxed versions.

I have the crossgrade option, but I'd prefer to buy Komplete from a brick-and-mortar store.

[DarkStar]

OK; my understanding was that the editions were the same, no matter whether download or boxed.

You best bet will to get written confirmation from the stores before proceeding.

[Aryaroman]

OK; my understanding was that the editions were the same, no matter whether download or boxed.

You best bet will to get written confirmation from the stores before proceeding.

Alright, I just started to wonder about how the crossgrade, registering and activating it works. Like how it checks if you qualify for the upgrade?

I can imagine it works on the NI store, by checking your registrated products for the crossgrade-qualifying product, or something like that.

But I can't wrap my head around how it would work if you buy a box with the Crossgrade-stamp on it. Do you just register it on the control center and it checks if you qualify and lets you activate...?

This is starting to get too confusing even to myself. Nevermind. I'll just go to Thomann to bother them.

[DarkStar]

When you try to Activate the Update / Upgrade / Crossgrade the check is made against the products already registered on your NI Account. If a suitable qualifying product is there then the activation will proceed. So, yes, anyone can buy any of them without any checks at all. It is only when you try to Activate it that the checks for the qualifying product are done.

And, as I understand it, if the qualifying product is subsequently removed from the Account (e.g. transferred to someone-else) then the upgrade etc will be deactivated too.

[Aryaroman]

When you try to Activate the Update / Upgrade / Crossgrade the check is made against the products already registered on your NI Account. If a suitable qualifying product is there then the activation will proceed. So, yes, anyone can buy any of them without any checks at all. It is only when you try to Activate it that the checks for the qualifying product are done.

And, as I understand it, if the qualifying product is subsequently removed from the Account (e.g. transferred to someone-else) then the upgrade etc will be deactivated too.

Ah, thank you for clearing this up.

[Stukas Audio]

Yes 15 minutes and no saving of settings. That's why I prepare my free libraries as "plug and play". Minimal settings to worry about and ready to play, be inspired and compose.

[BurningMagma]

Hello,

Kontakt Player will only run libraries that are made by Native Instruments themselves, and the partners of NKS. If you attempt to run a Kontakt FULL library in Player, it will be ran in demo mode for fifteen minutes.

Hope this helps,
Elijah

[Noisenomad]

Early versions of Kontakt free player did it for 30 minutes.

[jancivil]

Kontakt Player will only run libraries that are made by Native Instruments themselves

I have dozens of things that NI did in no way create that work in Kontakt 8 Player. Literally all my SonicCouture libs, here's 24 libs already.

If you attempt to run a Kontakt FULL library in Player, it will be ran in demo mode for fifteen minutes.

All of the above work as full Kontakt which means I can get 'under the hood', in addition to loading in Player. I haven't used Kontakt Player for around 15 yrs. That distinction is not meaningful.

The original post is about FREE libraries that have not been licensed to use Player, and don't appear in the Libraries window in player. The license a developer has purchased from NI is_the_difference, full stop.

[telecharge]

There's a NI blog post today with this info:

When jumping into the world of Kontakt, it’s important to distinguish between Kontakt itself and the Free Kontakt Player. Kontakt is a powerful sampler and virtual instrument engine, known for its flexibility and its ability to manipulate audio in sophisticated ways. It is the full version that grants access to the entire spectrum of features, including the ability to load third-party libraries not specifically licensed for the free version. This makes it a go-to choice for professional composers, producers, and sound designers.

On the flip side, the free Kontakt Player is, as the name suggests, a free version of Kontakt. It’s designed to play a selection of Kontakt instruments that are specifically licensed to be compatible. This means that not all libraries made for Kontakt can run on the free Kontakt Player – a distinction that’s crucial for beginners to understand. While it offers a gateway to high-quality sounds, including some free piano VST libraries, its capabilities are more limited compared to the full version of Kontakt.