Kontakt 8 is available now: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... kontakt-8/
I thought it warrants a new topic, because the update is quite big. Admins feel free to delete this, if it's redundant.
More information on Kontakt 8:
https://support.native-instruments.com/ ... -Kontakt-8
In short, Kontakt now allows the new library look (rectangular pictures) in the sidebar, combining both pre-7 and 7 library looks together.
There are 6 new library categories: Instruments, Combined (presets for multiple instruments + new tools), Tools (Chords and Phrases), Leap (new sampler engine), Loops (which are part of the NI expansions), One-shots (also part of the NI expansions).
Native Instruments - Kontakt 8
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- KVRAF
- 2056 posts since 13 Dec, 2016
Exactly. There have long been far superior tools for handling chords and phrases available. It's crazy that people really spend so much money for so little.
Its over for Bitwig--CUBASE WON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- KVRian
- 997 posts since 31 Oct, 2020
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- KVRian
- 589 posts since 16 Jun, 2003
The update is £89 for me at the moment, but I know they often discount it by 50%, so I'll wait for a sale.
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- KVRAF
- 1872 posts since 8 Jan, 2022
I am whelmed.enCiphered wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:09 pm Exactly. There have long been far superior tools for handling chords and phrases available. It's crazy that people really spend so much money for so little.
Most DAWS will have chord/phrase functions and third party plugins like Scaler, HY plugins, Harmony Bloom etc.are far deeper than this.
The Phrase generator seems to be a handful of Euclidean patterns with very basic editing functions.
I can't help but feel that the preset system is just pretty much catching up with other preset browsers but also too locked into the NI ecosystem.
It's a definite improvement but too incremental to get excited about
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- KVRian
- 871 posts since 20 Jun, 2010
So once again they added a bunch of useless features no one asked for but the browser and overall usability is still shit... And if you thought gatekeeping bugfixes behind a new paid version is bad... NI be like 'best I can do is new features and zero bugfixing'
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- KVRist
- 46 posts since 21 Feb, 2023
I guess I am still really happy with my Kontakt 6 in Komplete 12 Ultmate.
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- KVRAF
- 11998 posts since 12 May, 2008
Because it’s a UI from 2003 that still doesn’t scale properly?NAD wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:59 pm Interesting that the "what's new" video shows nothing related to creating or editing instruments.
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- KVRAF
- 3220 posts since 4 Jan, 2005
It's more of a Kontakt 8 player than regular Kontakt 8 . Kind of reminds me of Output Arcade or the Loopmasters thingies . I think it's great for singers and folks that don't know how to play instruments or piano and want to make music . Like singers and rappers and beat makers. I think it's great.
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- KVRAF
- 3588 posts since 8 Dec, 2008 from Global Cowboy
Over or under or just whelmed ?kraster wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:54 pmI am whelmed.enCiphered wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:09 pm Exactly. There have long been far superior tools for handling chords and phrases available. It's crazy that people really spend so much money for so little.
No auto tune...
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- KVRAF
- 1791 posts since 17 Sep, 2002
when all the power users disable usage data tracking, we end up with the concept of leap expansions