Release year : 11/15/2019
Version : 6.2.0
Developer : Native Instruments
Developer’s site : Native Instruments
Platform : iNTEL
Format : STANDALONE / VSTi / AUi
Bit : 64bit
Interface language : English
Tablet : Replacing Files
System requirements : macOS 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 or 10.15 (latest update), i5, 4 GB RAM
Description : Kontakt is the standard in the world of samplers. Native Instruments Kontakt 6 provides a range of high-quality filters, ranging from classic analog circuits and variable-state models to modern format filters. Some of the 37 new filters use the new Adaptive Resonance concept, which automatically controls filter characteristics to prevent unpleasant sound artifacts from excessive resonant peaks. The fifth version of the sampler also adds TimeMachine Pro time-scratching, which provides the best sound quality for harmonic solo instruments.
The effects section in Native Instruments Kontakt 6 has been expanded with several key additions that focus on studio-style sound processing. The new Solid G-EQ and Solid Bus Comp algorithms borrowed from the Solid Mix Series allow for alignment and compression, and the optional Transient Designer was integrated into the Kontakt effects section in its original form. In addition, the new analog Tape Saturator can add natural compression and subtle organic overdrive, while vintage sampling modes taken from the Native Instruments Maschine groove have been integrated into the Native Instruments Kontakt 6 feature set.
For sound designers and professional sample makers, Native Instruments Kontakt 6 offers a new instrument bus system and MIDI file support based on KSP. 16 internal stereo buses with their separate integrated cells provide increased routing flexibility, the Kontakt Script Processor MIDI file function allows you to create advanced instrument types based on instruments with a universal integrated MIDI playback function.
What’s new
ADDED There are now three new state of the art modulation effects (Choral, Flair & Phasis)
ADDED KSP: There is a new type of zone that can be created and is fully accessible from KSP, allowing for dynamic mapping of samples, including end-user ones (set_num_user_zones (), set_sample (), set_zone_par (), set_loop_par () & is_zone_empty ())
ADDED KSP: All zone parameters can now be read from KSP (get_sample (), get_zone_par () & get_loop_par ()); available for both user zones & standard ones
ADDED KSP: New MIR functions to detect pitch, RMS, peak level and loudness of any zone (user or standard)
ADDED KSP: New MIR functions to classify samples based on their audio characteristics (eg, Kick, Snare, Choir, Synth, etc)
ADDED KSP: New UI widget (ui_mouse_area), this first iteration of which allows dropping files from the system to an instrument’s UI
ADDED KSP: New command to make handling asynchronous operations more convenient (wait_async ())
IMPROVED An instrument can now be loaded with missing resources (samples, NKRs, etc) without the references being completely discarded, i.e., one can load an instrument, ignore missing samples, save it and reload it without losing data
ADDED A new entry in the Mapping Editor’s Edit menu allows for manually removing all zones with missing samples
IMPROVED KSP: purge_group () now returns an async ID, allowing for reliable tracking of the operations completion
IMPROVED There were some performance issues with instruments with many automation assignments when running in Logic
IMPROVED The scrolling and animation speed in the Libraries tab has been adjusted
FIXED There are no more conflicts between MIDI and Host automation in Logic
FIXED Kontakt would often crash when trying to run a Batch Resave operation
FIXED There were some audible clicks in certain cases involving looping samples played back with Time Machine Pro
FIXED Kontakt would crash when saving an NKI after assigning user automation to any of the recently added reverb and delay effects
FIXED KSP: Switches and menus would get stuck in their hover states under certain circumstances
FIXED KSP: In certain cases, when a control was within a panel, its position would be 1 pixel off of what was expected
FIXED Kontakt now works on Mac OS Catalina
