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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

  Resident 29.11.2022 117
+11
Hey Buddies. I use a m1 laptop on Seqoia.
I'm on Kontakt 6 and 7.
I would like to try 8 for the new Chord Progression Thing but I dont wanna mess up all my libraries on 6 and 7.
I dont have native access installed at the moment cuz I dont wanna mess up everything. any tips?
  Resident 28.12.2022 6 358
+335
if you have sorted your rack view. then better dont this version, because on my M1 the complete sort is now mixed and nothing is on place anymore. it started later in 7. and since 8 complete no sorting anymore possible. The libraries are working. but if you have big Lib it can be difficult to find the, because , you not longer can scroll down to th point where you know there eis you Category or brands or instruments you did your sort. And in th end view around 50% are not shown if the library is older. I would say to 200 libs maybe all okay. but behind 500 libraries mark the sort gets killed
  Member 17.10.2023 6
0
Hi all, I am on an M2 with Running OSX 13.6.9 Ventura. Installer will not work - states an installed copy could not be found. But of course I have 8.0.1 running. Not sure why the update installer cannot see it? Any help will be appreciated.
  Member 16.05.2022 40
+4
Thanks for the upload, but how do you open the zip files? The first vs second file has a different icon (*.zip and *.z01), and won't open by either the native MacOS unarchiver or 3rd party The Unarchiver. Both times I get the error "The archive file is not complete."

Is there something wrong with the files, or do I need to use a different program to open these files? I even downloaded them twice.

Thanks!
  Member 7.01.2022 38
+3
getting a "installation folder not found" error on this no idea why
  Member 29.10.2024 6
0
My kontakt libraries are getting removed completely off my drive I don’t know how to stop it
  Member 14.10.2021 5
0
hello, if you have this troubleshoot "TESTING OPEN TIMES:
COLD:
[2024-11-07 17:48:22.646] [info] initializing... 2024-11-07 17:48:22
libc++abi: terminating with uncaught exception of type boost::filesystem::filesystem_error: boost::filesystem::create_directories: Permission denied [system:13]: "/Users/Shared/Native Instruments/installed_products", "/Users/Shared/Native Instruments/installed_products""

open your terminal and enter this
sudo mkdir -p "/Users/Shared/Native Instruments/installed_products"
give your pw
and after enter this sudo chmod -R 777 "/Users/Shared/Native Instruments/installed_products"

that's work for me, logic x on monterey
  Member 4.10.2024 20
+3
Which Kontakt Library Utiliy do I need for this? I am using 2.3.1 and it isn't adding anything to Kontakt.
  Member 4.07.2017 68
+10
Thanks MORiA - This version has installed and seems to be working great overall.

The only issue I am having (anyone else?) is with minified libraries... All of the ones I have tried to install never show up in the (old or new) Library tabs. KLU tells me they are installed, however they do show errors (no .nicnt in folder, even though it's there; SNPID numbers different from Service Center).

I've never dealt with SNPID issues before so maybe there is a quick fix I am unaware of. Or is there a known issue with modified (minified) libraries?
  Member 4.12.2024 1
0
Gents… Since installing Kontakt 8, it says DEMO. It loads all libraries visually, but no sound. Any ideas?
  Member 9.09.2023 14
0
quote by Mike44Thanks for the upload, but how do you open the zip files? The first vs second file has a different icon (*.zip and *.z01), and won't open by either the native MacOS unarchiver or 3rd party The Unarchiver. Both times I get the error "The archive file is not complete."

Is there something wrong with the files, or do I need to use a different program to open these files? I even downloaded them twice.

Thanks!


same problem here. Only got a step further by renaming the .z01 to zip and opening with Keka asks for the password but " https://audioz.download/user/MORiA/news/" works for a few seconds and then gets bumped back to asking to password and fails.

Please help?
  Member 23.10.2019 20 178
+557
Can anybody kindly say a fix for AU validation crash on Logic Pro 11.0.1 for this plugin? macOS Seqoia 15.2

Thanks.
  Member 24.10.2018 1
0
Bonjour, Je ne suis pas un expert en anglais alors je compte sur vous pour traduire mon message dans votre langue afin de m'aider. J'ai téléchargé le Kontakt 8 et il fonctionne parfaitement alors merci pour ça ! Je ne suis pas sûr d'avoir vu ce qui avait changé encore, mais au moins il marche ! Par contre j'ai un souci ... comment ajoute-t-on des nouvelles banques au Kontakt 8 ? Merci d'avance pour vos réponses ! Merci Audioz et Merci Moria
  Resident 5.12.2014 408 884
+8101
now libraries doesn't show..
The Impaler
  Member 28.12.2024 4
0
Hi, thanks Moria for your work, but how to open zip files? Could you provide some guide please?
  Member 31.01.2021 6
+2
Can someone confirm whether the chord and phrase functions work in this release? Thank you!

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