Native Instruments Kontakt 8 v8.1.0 U2B macOS

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Native Instruments Kontakt 8 v8.1.0 U2B macOS



MORiA | STANDALONE | AUi | VST3i | 1.4 GB

KONTAKT 8 The virtual instrument platform reinvented.

Imagine any sound - Kontakt lets you find it, create it, and transform it. The latest edition of our revolutionary sampling platform combines a brand-new set of intelligent tools with countless sound design options, redefining how you generate ideas and make music. A huge choice of sound. Kontakt hosts the world's largest range of virtual instruments. With thousands of libraries, it's the gateway to quality sound from Native Instruments, our official partners, and scores of indie developers. Plus, everything is completely tweakable, so you can make any sound your own.

A huge choice of sound

Kontakt hosts the world's largest range of virtual instruments. With thousands of libraries, it's the gateway to quality sound from Native Instruments, our official partners, and scores of indie developers. Plus, everything is completely tweakable, so you can make any sound your own.

What's new in Kontakt 8?

Our most feature-packed release yet is here to transform the way you generate, modulate, and playback sound. Plus, it's packed with performance updates so you can work faster than ever.

Smash writer's block

Tools add a completely new layer of creative features to get the ideas flowing. And they work with any Kontakt instrument, old and new. For our first drop, we're launching MIDI content and randomization features with Chords and Phrases, designed to spark new ideas and get you in the zone fast.

Fast and fun loop control

Leap is an ultra-fast and playful way to play and manipulate loops. Spark fresh ideas, sprinkle in expressive performance effects, or just jam. Breathe new life into your sample collection or try something totally fresh with our new Leap Expansions series, starting with 12 curated packs for specific genres and styles.

Get going with hundreds of included instruments

Kontakt's Factory Library comes packed with over hundreds of meticulously sampled instruments. Get started with a huge playable and tweakable selection of acoustic and electronic options, including the renowned collection from Orchestral Tools, plus Hybrid Keys.

Dream it, build it

All your favorite Kontakt instruments are built right here. The powerful feature set makes Kontakt the first choice for instrument developers worldwide, and it just got even bigger with enhanced synth capabilities, including real-time wavetable, frequency modulation, and ring modulation oscillators.

Whats new in this version

8.1.0 - 2024-10-21

KONTAKT ENGINE IMPROVEMENTS

ADDED AAX Plugin migration is now available from Kontakt 6 and 7 to Kontakt 8

ADDED New amp and stomp effects: Super Fast 100, Chainsaw, Kolor, Skreamer Deluxe

FIXED Space bar did not get picked up by the DAW after a Tool has been loaded

FIXED Crash when showing the Batch Resave dialog in default view

FIXED Crash when restoring a ProTools project with a large number (>10) of Kontakt instances

FIXED Previews continued to play after Tool or Leap presets were loaded from the Default View side pane

FIXED Drag and drop to create an instance of Kontakt in ProTools brought up the Missing Content dialog

FIXED Tool "Retrigger" and "Dyn Mode" macro knobs did not show values in Maschine/Komplete Kontrol or when automated

IMPROVED Bass Invader amp can now process stereo signals

LEAP IMPROVEMENTS

ADDED More Send FX Delay and Reverb types

FIXED Playback stopped if pointer is moved while playing

FIXED Macro knobs on play page were missing hover states

FIXED Issues after duplicating samples

FIXED Snap functionality took points after the sample end and start into account when snapping in Auto or REX mode using Beat Machine

FIXED Stuck latched notes in scaled mode

FIXED Parameter labels were not drawing on Kontrol MK3

FIXED Changing audio device in Bitwig brought up the Missing Content dialog

FIXED Changing the engine of any sample killed all current voices

FIXED Replacing a playing latched loop led to a stuck note on virtual keyboard

IMPROVED Perform FX and Macro FX toggles are now pinned to both Sound and Engine tabs

CHANGED Snap mode now defaults to Grid

INSTRUMENT BUILDING AND SCRIPTING IMPROVEMENTS

ADDED KSP: $NI_EPP_EQ_MODE_E_GRAND built-in constant

FIXED KSP: Regression with $EVENT_NOTE and $EVENT_VELOCITY built-in variables having random values in multiscript

FIXED KSP: (N)RPN messages sent from multiscript did not reach instrument scripts

IMPROVED KSP: NKS2 parameter groups can now have up to 48 parameters

ADDED API: set_zone_group() command

KNOWN ISSUES

KNOWN ISSUE Arrow Keys not working in Sidepane of Default View in some VST3 DAWs on Windows (Live, Cubase, Studio One)

KNOWN ISSUE New Kontakt-related files types (NKL, NKT) not opening when Kontakt is launched via loading these files by double clicking in OSs Finder/Explorer

KNOWN ISSUE On macOS, space bar input to start/stop playback reaches DAW only at 2nd press if Kontakt plugin is moved via D&D

System Requirements

macOS 12, 13, and 14 (latest update)

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