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Software, Mac OSX
Native Instruments Kontakt 8 v8.1.0 U2B Mac [MORiA] screenshot
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.

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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.

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



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comments

  Member 28.07.2023 1 111
+42
Can’t get to open - same error. Intel/ventura
  Member 23.07.2023 7
0
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  Resident 9.12.2014 1 80
+126
Since version 8 I have been unable to get it to run, neither standalone or AU. Logic/M2. Both MORiA and the other release. I've done the usual permission reset and quarantine reset, makes no difference, its broked. Never had this sort of persistent issue with Kontakt, or even other plug-ins, before now.

Can someone post the cmd line or other methods they used to get this to work?
  Member 19.08.2021 4 798
+593
Sounds like you may have a corrupt installation somehow. Doing a clean re-installation is worthwhile. Completely uninstall Kontakt by following these instructions:

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/210291865-How-to-Uninstall-Native-Instruments-Software-from-a-Mac-Computer
Then try re-installing, good luck
y'all got anymore of those plugins??
  Resident 4.02.2012 7 479
+250
Still don't work. But thanks.
  Member 17.01.2022 66
+21
Thanks MORIA.

Installed effortlessly over previous version (8.0.1).

Working. No issues.

Sequoia (15.0.1) ... ARM (M1) ... Logic Pro (11.0.1)
  Resident 9.12.2014 431
+78
confirmed: working perfectly on Sequoia 15.0.1 with Logic 11.0.1 on Apple Silicon M1 Pro/M2 Pro – thank you very much MORiA!
  Member 5.04.2024 2 43
+16
did any of you get the tools to show up?
Ghost_Ale22
  Member 3.07.2021 90
+13
Installed over previous and works perfect thanks Moria

M1 Sonoma
  Member 1.02.2012 105
+7
A question : when you install this version 8 does 7 disappear or do they both remain? because I have some work in progress with 7 and I'm afraid that by overwriting it the old projects will no longer open... Thanks
  Member 24.02.2019 60
+22
Older Kontakt versions never disappear when you get a new version. Since Kontakt 7 (meaning also 8) an auto-migration feature was added to it, at least in Logic Pro X. So if you have older Kontakt instances in a session in Logic Pro, both Kontakt 7 & 8 should be able to open older Kontakt instances. But for that to happen, you have to remove the old Kontakt versions from the system. Otherwise the session will use the version of Kontakt you used when made the session.
  Resident 26.11.2016 1 60
+22
Good tip, need to try it out. Thanks.
  Member 4.06.2020 3
0
Sorry, I know I might be the one 100th person to ask this. But can I install this alongside legit kontakt? So I could run non-paid versions of libraries in this version and the ones I bought in my legit kontakt?

Does anyone have a link to instructions or could explain to me. Thank you so much.
  Member 31.01.2017 74
+15
As far as I know, you can't have both legit and cracked Kontakt. But, since the copy protection is usually in Kontakt itself, once you cracked it you can run all your libraries (legit or not). I have Komplete Ultimate - V14 so no Kontakt 8 - but I've used a cracked Kontakt 7 sometimes without problem.
  Member 1.02.2012 105
+7
AHI... When I try to install a message appears : FAILURE . NO PREVIOUS INSTALLATION FOUND ".... I ve a Version 7 installed.... Any IDEA ? I need to install AGAIN the 7 and then upgrade to this 8 ?? TIA
  Member 13.10.2015 243
+24
thanx. working on ventura and logic....but is very sloooooooooooow....
  Member 29.01.2016 128
+15
Had the same problem "Installation folder not found! Please install from the original installation medium first. If the product is already bla blah blah"

grab a copy of Pacifist and replace all the files (applications, application support and plugin folders)

All good. Standalone and VST3/AU in Ableton 12. Sonoma M2.
  Member 26.02.2022 1
0
you, good sir, are receiving my first comment in 7 years of coming to this site almost every day, and posit my cracking skills at an upper-intermediate level (that means I was here when we first downloaded Pirate's Omnisphere and I got that shit to work on my third pass).
I was pulling my hair out trying to get this to work for days and gave up. Have a project that's requiring 8.0+ and I refuse to give NI more $. Saw your comment, and searched for Pacifist in the Audioz search...and lo behold, they have a copy of it today. I'm up and live on K8.02, MBA M2 Sequoia 15.2. Thank you and of course thank you/props to MORiA.
  Member 2.01.2013 3 318
+119
Ok, I've just downloaded this and installed it and ....I'm now back to v8.0.0
Which is very strange. I've just double checked the download and installed it twice. Not sure what 's happened.
  Member 2.01.2013 3 318
+119
redownloaded it and tried again and it worked. Not sure what happened there.
Thanks so much MORiA, as always. And all you do for the MAC community.
  Resident 3.12.2017 1 99
+82
Works fine on Intel Sequoia. I have legit Kontakt, installed thru Native Access first, then installed MORiA's to get other libraries out of Demo mode. Thanks
  Member 22.10.2024 3
0
Thank you for granting me membership on this wonderful platform, Audioz. My special thanks go to MORIA for your amazing work.

I hope to contribute valuable insights and enrich this forum in the future as well.

Regarding my question: In the new version of Kontakt 8, unlike the previous version, I am unable to save and apply the “set view settings default” option. Upon opening, the classic view is not displayed as desired.

Steps Already Taken:

1. Verified permissions – Ensured all relevant folders (e.g., ~/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/) have read and write permissions.

2. Checked Little Snitch – No rules are blocking Kontakt Player or Native Instruments services.

3. Cleared cache and preferences – Removed files in ~/Library/Caches/ and ~/Library/Preferences/, then restarted Kontakt Player.

4. Ran Kontakt Player as administrator – Even when running with admin rights, Classic View was not saved as default.

5. Set preferences in both Standalone and Plugin modes – Set Classic View in both Standalone and Plugin modes (VST/AU), without success.

6. Performed a complete reinstallation of Kontakt Player – Fully uninstalled and reinstalled Kontakt Player, but the problem persists.

7. Checked macOS security and privacy settings – No restrictions or blocks were found.

8. Executed the following Sudo commands:
• sudo xattr -cr
• sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine
• sudo codesign --force --deep --sign -

Question: Could there be something I have overlooked?
  Member 19.08.2021 4 798
+593
Open Kontakt 8, first press "KONTAKT" on top left corner and/or "VIEW"> Classic View (F10)

Then, go to Menu > Settings > Interface

and uncheck the box that says: "Show fullscreen browser when launching new Kontakt empty instances"

Relaunch Kontakt 8 and it should load the Classic View as desired.
y'all got anymore of those plugins??
  Resident 28.12.2022 6 358
+335
(maybe you can also help me)
M1
Sequoia 15.0.1
Logic 11.0.1

Problem:
I can't sort my big library anymore, if I have did sort how I like and restart, then its again killed. maybe there is trick for it (I am not speaking of install every Library new)

not fix it :
Cleared cache and preferences
– Removed files in ~/Library/Caches/"Konakt7" and "Kontakt 8"
and in ~/Library/Preferences/"Konakt7" and "Kontakt 8"

then restarted Kontakt Player. it fixed for the moment, next day same issue
  Member 19.08.2021 4 798
+593
Try removing the above you mentioned again, but also removing the following:

/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/NTK
~/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Service Center/pal.db
make sure they are deleted by Emptying the Bin

Restart your computer

Launch Native Access and give it a few moments to rebuild the db. Close Native Access.

Then do the sorting again of rackview (Are you using KLU to do this?)

Then re-launch Kontakt 8
y'all got anymore of those plugins??
  Resident 28.12.2022 6 358
+335
thanks for the ideas

the sort still not work.



i deleted the files and restart mac (sequoia), after restart
i did the native access and start Kontakt 8 and sorted around 600 libraries, after restart Kontakt again... all falls back and the sort is again gone

i have also given permissions for disk and kontakt
thats frustrating. I dont know which file kick kontakt back that the sorts get forget or not correct writed

KLU for sort also lost after restart

edit: tried again after also delete Komplete Kontrol (maybe the scan influence KONTAKT, but no, again after restart Kontakt the sort is gone, killed and new mixed.

Thats really PAIN that Native instruments not able to fix this BUG
  Member 18.08.2024 49
+27
Hey all, can i have this installed alongside 7? Or do i need to uninstall Kontakt 7 first, before installing 8?

I remember for 6-to-7, you could have both.
  Member 22.10.2024 3
0
Thank you, Crackkingcole! It worked exactly as you described. Much appreciated!
  Member 22.10.2024 3
0
Hello CockieMonster12,

I’m using Sequoia on a Mac and have versions 5, 6, 7, and 8 installed. All of them work perfectly fine. You don’t need to delete Kontakt 7.

Commander!
  Resident 10.05.2011 3 153
+226
Thank you for this !
always appreciate the effort

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