Favorite Sample Platform - Best Audio and MIDI Software - KVR Audio Readers' Choice Awards 2020

Favorite Sample Platform - KVR Audio Readers' Choice Awards 2019

Kontakt Player by Native Instruments is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin and a Software Application for macOS and Windows. It functions as a VST Plugin, an Audio Units Plugin, a VST 3 Plugin, an AAX Plugin and a Standalone Application.

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7.10.6

Product
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7.10.6

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Sample Formats
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Kontakt

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Kontakt Player powers many 3rd party sample libraries.

Building on the success of its predecessors, Kontakt Player allows for highly playable instruments. Kontakt's powerful Kontakt Script Processor plays a central role in Kontakt Player-based instruments.

Further advantages offered by the Kontakt Player platform are virtually unlimited polyphony and up to 64-part multi-timbrality, advanced surround capabilities, integrated effects including convolution and master effects, a versatile library browser and optimized DFD technology.

Key features:

Powerful Kontakt engine.
AU, VST, AAX, Standalone.
Easy library handling.
Combines / replaces the Kompakt, Intakt and Kontakt Player 1, 2, 3, 4 instruments.

New features:

Customizable instrument GUI.
Rack view and Minimized view.
64 times multi-timbral.
Unlimited voices.
Script Processor.
Master effects.
Surround.
Instrument database.

Kontakt Player is a universal sample player that can load all Kontakt Player compatible libraries from within one software interface. The feature range is dependent on the individual sample library.