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Software, Mac OSX
Native Instruments Kontakt 8 v8.0.0 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.

8.0.0 - 2024-08-23

New Default View with side pane navigator and browser. New Tools MIDI processors. New built-in instruments "Leap" and "Piano Uno", and Leap Expansion "Lo-Fi Vibes". New Traktor effects and Wavetable source module features. New Komplete UI language for graphical interface development.
IMPORTANT: Kontrol S-MK3 users must update to Hardware Connection Service version 1.7.7!

WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS​
ADDED New side pane Navigator and Browser in the new Default View
ADDED Browsing can now filter by Preset types (Instruments, Combined, Tools, Leap, Loops, One-shots)
ADDED Full-screen Browser now shows onboarding information about different Preset types
IMPROVED Full-screen Browser now shows Presets in a single column
IMPROVED Bank chain can now be edited when tagging Presets
IMPROVED Overlay and side panel browsers can now display high-resolution assets
KONTAKT ENGINE IMPROVEMENTS​
ADDED New default sample instrument type for loop and oneshot based workflows - Leap
ADDED New MIDI processing instrument type - Tools (Chords and Phrases)
ADDED 5 new effects from Traktor: Beat Masher, Beat Slicer, Gater, Reverse Grain, Transpose Stretch
ADDED Wavetable source module now has a second Shaper and a Modulation Oscillator, allowing various audio rate processes: frequency, phase or ring modulation, mixing in with the wavetable
IMPROVED Instantiation time with a lot of content products and 3rd party plugins installed
IMPROVED Kontakt now has 28 stereo outputs specified by default, allowing easier multi-out workflows out of the box
IMPROVED Beat Machine now supports reverse sample playback
IMPROVED Increased the maximum amount of external modulators to 64 per group
IMPROVED Replika delay has greatly reduced memory usage and feature parity with the standalone plugin (except Dual mode)
FIXED Polyphonic Aftertouch modulator was not applied per voice correctly
FIXED Beat Machine playback did not take sample start and end markers into account
FIXED LFO Fade In now behaves as expected (previously it clamped to maximum value earlier than it was supposed to)
FIXED MIDI Transpose setting in Instrument Options now also transposes MIDI Polyphonic Aftertouch events
REMOVED Memory server functionality on macOS
INSTRUMENT BUILDING AND SCRIPTING IMPROVEMENTS​
ADDED Support for Komplete UI language
ADDED KSP New MIR functions for key and tempo detection
ADDED KSP Engine parameters for newly added effects, Replika parameters and Wavetable source module parameters
ADDED KSP $ENGINE_PAR_VOICE_GROUP, allows setting a group to a specific voice group
ADDED KSP Support for MIDI 2.0 Per-Note controllers (on note_controller callback, set_note_controller() command)
ADDED KSP New command to send polyphonic aftertouch events, set_poly_at()
ADDED KSP New command to get display value of an engine parameter based on externally provided value, get_engine_par_disp_ext()
IMPROVED Warnings are not shown as errors anymore in Creator Tools Debugger and Kontakt Lua API terminal
IMPROVED KSP get_folder() can now get the path of the Resource Container linked to the instrument
IMPROVED KSP note_off() now has an optional argument for specifying the time offset after which note off will be applied
IMPROVED KSP make_instr_persistent() now works with string array variables
FIXED KSP Beat Machine did not respond to change_tune() commands
FIXED KSP Regression in load_array() behavior when loading string arrays (since Kontakt 6.7)
FIXED KSP Regression where $ENGINE_PAR_LR_SWAP and $ENGINE_PAR_PHASE_INVERT did not point to Inverter effect in instrument busses (since Kontakt 7.2)
FIXED KSP Setting $ZONE_PAR_VOLUME was incorrectly clamped to 31.02 semitones
FIXED KSP mf_set_event_par() created duplicate events when using $EVENT_PAR_POS
ADDED API factory_snapshot_path and user_snapshot_path entries in the Instrument Options table
FIXED API set_group_start_options() now properly obeys the given group index
KNOWN ISSUES​
KNOWN ISSUE Leap: While adjusting tuning, all voices playing in single mode will be set to the same pitch
KNOWN ISSUE Spacebar not reaching DAW when content is loaded from the side pane Browser
KNOWN ISSUE Crash on loading Pro Tools project with many instances, while KSMK3 is connected
KNOWN ISSUE Quantized notes in Leap instrument can kill other currently playing notes when triggering playback (This can be avoided by holding notes past the chosen quantization interval)



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comments

  Resident 24.01.2012 254
+91
Everything is running nicely !
M1 Sonoma 14.6.1. Logic 11.
Many thanks.
  Resident 26.11.2016 1 61
+23
Cheers M!
All good on Mac m2 Sonoma 14.6.1
Brought up the installed libraries automatically.
  Member 10.10.2023 34
+4
Parabéns MoRiA, sempre representando macOS
Fonk Recordings, Revealed Recordings, Maxximize, Spinnin' Records, Armada Music, Ultra Music, Radikal Records
  Banned 4.04.2024 67
+8
I did not uninstall previous version (K7). I now have both versions and they work. Didn't do Codesign or anything else!
ARM, Logic Pro, M1 Sonoma
  Resident 28.12.2022 6 377
+345
M1
macOS 15.0 Sequoia
Logic Pro 11.0.1



Thanks to [MORiA]
works fine as "AU" in Logic 11 and Ableton Live 12

didn't delete KONTAKT 7 stuff, 8 runs also

some libraries are dissapered in 8, also the new one "Alicia's electric", but I think thats coming from Kontakt and not for MORiA

and old bug is bag that it only starts in mosaic view, you can set it to classic and also the button for "set View Settings as default" but after relaunch KONTAKT we back in mosaic style.

seems now its again possible to sort big libraries and this will be remembered
  Member 21.01.2014 23
+204
it don't show some libraries. but thanks MORIA
  Member 17.01.2024 532
+111
Almost all libraries work. What's left is to figure out how to make it save the default view.
  Member 16.04.2015 123
+2
Apple M2 with Logic Pro 11.0.1 Mac OS 15 Sequoia not working
  Releaser 26.10.2018 1092 1306
+114021
quote by alpan254Apple M2 with Logic Pro 11.0.1 Mac OS 15 Sequoia not working













Apple M1 Apple M2 Apple M3 MacMini M2 Apple Studio M1 Ultra macOS 15 Sequoia all working good!
  Member 18.01.2020 22 96
+762
Doesn't work for me.
iMac intel, mac OS 13.7
-Live 12.0.25-crashed
-Logic Pro 11.0.1-crashed

codesign, dequarantine -> nothing helps
--
Zuse
  Member 26.11.2016 31
+5
I could not launch the stand alone app and the AU plugin was not validated in Logic Pro 11.0.1 on Mac OS13.7 (Ventura).
I had to create a folder in "/Users/Shared/Native Instruments/" with name "installed_products", i. e. "/Users/Shared/Native Instruments/installed_products" must exist! (with user rights 775)
No idea, why I did not have such a folder!
After a restart of my computer (what is not needed, I guess) both (the plugin and the stand alone) launched without problem and worked fine! The "installed_product"-folder remains empty but is needed!

Then I realized that the libraries in Kontakt 8 are not listed in the same order as in Kontakt 7. I had to search for some old libraries but they did exist but not at the old place. This could be the reason that some people miss some libraries!

And thank you very much Moria!
  Member 3.02.2024 24
+1
Hi Helmut. You said...I had to create a folder in "/Users/Shared/Native Instruments/" with name "installed_products", i. e. "/Users/Shared/Native Instruments/installed_products" must exist! (with user rights 775)
I made a folder called Kontakt 8 in that location. how did you do the user rights 775 ?
No worries I got it sorted by creating that folder and naming it ..installed_products. Then typed this in Terminal, chmod -R 755 put a space in after then drag that folder i created into terminal and pressed enter. works now thanks.
  Member 14.11.2022 19
+1
Thank you Helmut and Moria of course
Works fine now on Intel mac pro mid 2010 OCLP Sequoia , all libraries show up !
  Member 13.10.2015 244
+24
thanx helmut, that worked for me...Logic Pro 11.0.1 on Mac OS13.7 (Ventura )
  Resident 25.01.2012 3464
+480
Sequoia..M1..Rosetta..
I set "view" default to be "classic" for same view as K7
copied quickload from K7 to K8 same place and loads fine.
tools will populate once you install libs that use them.
KLU Utility works.

All seems to work as before. Thanks MORiA!
  Member 21.12.2020 1 48
+29
whats KLU Utility ?
  Member 3.06.2014 80
+16
Kontakt Library Utility
  Member 13.12.2014 13
0
(KLU) Kontakt Library Utility enables u to add/remove 3rd party libraries to Kontakt.
  Member 21.12.2020 1 48
+29
where do i download it? Im new w/ NI
  Member 13.12.2014 13
0
https://audioz.download/software/mac/261345-download_native-instruments-kontakt-7106-macos-hciso.html
  Member 21.12.2020 1 48
+29
really appreciate it, if its my first time installing Kontakt, do i need to install version 7 first? It says this 8 version is an update only. My issue is im not seeing anything in the library when i open kontakt in my daw.

thanks again
  Member 16.02.2014 110
+21
The latest version of KLU is always posted on the sister site here :
My Webpage
I know… it's my software
  Member 2.01.2013 3 318
+119
Your KLU is superb one superb piece of software. Totally brilliant.
  Resident 1.08.2011 16 407
+399
Hi,
ev' is working like a charm here. M1 + Sonoma.
Almost all my libs are there. Few aren't, it needs a check with KLU maybe.
Thanx a lot anyway ^^
  Member 21.12.2020 1 48
+29
the Comment has been Removed
  Member 3.02.2024 24
+1
I could not launch the stand alone app and the AU plugin was not validated in Logic Pro 11.0.1 on Mac OS13.7 (Ventura). ( Same here )

I got it sorted by creating that folder and naming it ..installed_products. Then typed this in Terminal, chmod -R 755 put a space in after then drag that folder i created into terminal and pressed enter. Works now thanks to Helmut. Read his post. Big thanks MORiA
  Member 13.10.2015 244
+24
..same here...
  Resident 5.08.2015 188
+33
Can´t find system requirements for Mac OS, I am on latest Big Sur 11.7.10 , anyone with BS that did a K8 install? Thank You
  Member 1.12.2021 163
+46
Working fine here, along kontakt 5 (for add), 6.7.1, 7.10.6 and this new one the 8. Minor problem with some lost libraries thar need to be relocated or uninstall-install process.

Since K7 all the library management is done since Native Access, it doesn´t happen nothing installing it. I used K6 to repair moved libraries so the K7 recieved the info and allocated the same, but now, as it is imposible to open in K6 or even recognized libraries only for the latest K7 and the new K8, it is crucial to use, there´s other ways but the less complicated is using Native Access. Is simple.

I have all installed since years ago, even legit version that obviously only works with paid libraries.

MANY MANY THANKS MORIA!!!!
  Member 4.06.2020 2
0
Is there a way to update the libraries if they are old for Kontakt or maschine expansions?

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