Native Instruments GmbH

Native Instruments GmbH

Native Instruments, NI and associated logos are (registered) trademarks of Native Instruments
GmbH.
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registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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the United States and/or other countries.
All other trade marks are the property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply
any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

: Adam Hanley
: 1.0 (06/2011)

Germany
Native Instruments GmbH
Schlesische Str. 28
D-10997 Berlin
Germany
www.native-instruments.de

USA
Native Instruments North America, Inc.
5631 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
USA
www.native-instruments.com

Native Instruments GmbH, 2011.

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1.1 KONTAKT ................................................................................................................... 6

1.2 KONTAKT ....................................................................................................... 6

1.2.1 Getting Started ............................................................. 6

1.2.2 .................................................................................................... 6
2 ........................................................................................................................... 8

2.1 KONTAKT .................. 8

2.1.1 ........................................................................................................ 9

2.1.2 ........................................................................................... 10

2.1.3 MIDI .................................................................................................................. 11

2.2 KONTAKT ................................................................ 12

3 ..................................................................................................... 14

3.1 ............................................................................................ 15

3.2 ......................................................................................................................................... 16

3.3 ..................................................................................................................................... 17

3.3.1 Files .................................................................................................................. 17

3.3.2 Libraries ......................................................................................................... 19

3.4 Info Pane .................................................................................................................................. 20

3.5 ................................................................................................ 22
4 KONTAKT ......................................................................................................... 23

4.1 ................................................................................... 23

4.1.1 Libraries ..................................................................................... 24

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4.1.2 Files ............................................................................................. 26

4.2 ............................................................................................ 27

4.3 Multi .................................................................. 28

4.4 .................................................. 29

4.4.1 MIDI ....................................................................... 30

4.4.2 ....................................................................................... 31

4.4.3 ................................................................................... 31

4.4.4 ....................................................................................... 32
5 ........................................................................................................................... 34
6 (Troubleshooting) ................................................................... 35

6.1 MIDI ............. 35

6.2 MIDI ........................................................... 36

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1 KONTAKT5

KONTAKTNative Instruments
Getting Started
(Application Reference)
KONTAKT5

1.1

KONTAKT
KONTAKT
KONTAKT
DSP

KONTAKT

1.2

KONTAKT
KONTAKT

1.2.1

Getting Started
Getting Started KONTAKT
KONTAKT

1.2.2

KONTAKT KONTAKT
PDF

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KONTAKT

KONTAKT Help
(Windows) Mac OS X Finder
PDF

KONTAKT 5
(Application Reference
KONTAKT


Library ManualKONTAKT

KSP KSP Reference Manual
MIDI

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KONTAKT

KONTAKT 5
KONTAKT 5

Windows KONTAKT5 (
)
C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Kontakt 5
Mac OSX KONTAKT5 (
)
Mac HD:/Applications/Native Instruments/Kontakt5
KONTAKT

KONTAKT

KONTAKT DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)

KONTAKT MIDI
KONTAKT MIDI

KONTAKT

2.1 KONTAKT

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KONTAKT
MIDI MIDI

KONTAKT

KONTAKT

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KONTAKT

Options

KONTAKT MIDI
KONTAKT MIDI
Options
Options
KONTAKT
Audio MIDI KONTAKT

2.1.1

Audio KONTAKT

Audio

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KONTAKT

Driver: KONTAKT OS
ASIO (Windows)
CoreAudio (MacOSX)
Device:


Device driver configuration: Windows
()
KONTAKT Audio Latency
Mac OSX ASIO Config
Sample rate: KONTAKT
44100 Hz
48000 Hz

KONTAKT
Latency: Windows

Mac OS X
()

2.1.2

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KONTAKT

CPU

1. 384 512
2. ()
3.

2.1.3

MIDI
MIDI MIDI
MIDI
MIDI
MIDI

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KONTAKT

Options MIDI MIDI

KONTAKT MIDI MIDI 1

1. Inputs MIDI

2. Status Off MIDI
1 A-D

2.2

KONTAKT
KONTAKT VSTAURTAS
MIDI
KONTAKT
MIDI

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KONTAKT

KONTAKT VST Audio Units

RTAS
KONTAKT5
DVD

KONTAKT

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KONTAKT
Multi

KONTAKT

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KONTAKT

3.1

KONTAKT 9 Main Control Panel

Main Control
Panel

Browse: Browser

3.3,

Master: Master Editor /

Info: Info Pane Info Pane
3.4, Info Pane
Output:
KONTAKT

Keyb: On-Screen Keyboard
3.5,
Quick: /

Files: InstrumentsBanksMultis
KONTAKT

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Options: KONTAKT

Purge:

3.2

(Rack) KONTAKT

19
64 (16 ) KONTAKT
Multi

KONTAKT
KONTAKT Multi
4.1,

Rack

Multi
Multi 16
4

KONTAKT Rack Multi

Instrument Edit
KONTAKT
Edit

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3.3

Browser Main Control Panel
Browse KONTAKT

KONTAKT
KONTAKT

KONTAKT KONTAKT
Files Libraries

3.3.1

Files
Files 2 3 (
)

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(Container Pane)

KONTAKT
(+)

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KONTAKT

KONTAKT

Container Pane Object Pane 3 (Pane )

Instr Nav Instrument Navigator
Multi
S M
4.4.3,

3.3.2

Libraries
KONTAKT
KONTAKT 5
KONTAKT KONTAKT PLAYER 3

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Info Pane

Libraries KONTAKT

Files Libraries

1. KONTAKT Instruments
Files


2. Instrument Multi

3.4

Info Pane
Info Pane ()
Info Info Pane

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Info Pane

Info Pane KONTAKT

Browser Info 2

Info Pane
Info Pane OS
Info Pane OS
Info Pane Info Pane

1. KONTAKT Options
2. Interface
3. Interface Info Pane Language

4. Close
5. KONTAKT

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Info Pane

3.5

Keyb

MIDI

( Instrument Header )
MIDI
KONTAKT
Multi

()

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4 KONTAKT

KONTAKT
Multis

KONTAKT
4.4.4,
KONTAKT KONTAKT

KONTAKT KONTAKT PLAYER

Multi
Files Reset multi KONTAKT

4.1

KONTAKT

Files

KONTAKT
Libraries KONTAKT

Database MultiBank

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Main Control Panel File Load

2 Files Libraries

4.1.1

Libraries

Browse

Browse /

1. Libraries
KONTAKT
KONTAKT FACTORY LIBRARY
KONTAKT
KONTAKT DVD

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2. Browse

3.


4. Instrument Multi (.nki )
Rack

Samples Missing
KONTAKT
Abort Loading

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4.1.2

Files
Libraries
KONTAKT
KONTAKT
Files
(Main
Control Panel) Browse

root
<workspace> (
)

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1. +

2. KONTAKT


3.

Instrument KONTAKT

4.2

KONTAKT

MIDI

KONTAKT

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Multi

4.3

Multi

KONTAKT 64
MIDI Ch
MIDI
MIDI

KONTAKT Multi

Multi Files
Save Multi
Multi .nkm Files

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Multi

4.4

(Instrument Header)
MIDI
KONTAKT Multi
KONTAKT

Multi
2 12

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Size Toggle

4.4.1

MIDI
MIDI
KONTAKT MIDI
(Instrument Header) Midi Ch

MIDI KONTAKT (2.1.3, MIDI )

MIDI Ch MIDI

MIDI
KONTAKT
Output
KONTAKT Outputs
KONTAKT
Outputs section 14

Output

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4.4.2

Multi

KONTAKT

Panorama /
( 100L)

4.4.3

Multi

S (Solo) M (Mute)
Mute

Solo Multi

(S) (M)

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4.4.4

(Performance Views)

KONTAKT

PV
(Performance View) PV
PV

PV Performance
View

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(Performance View)

Info Pane
KONTAKT
PDF

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KONTAKT
KONTAKT

KONTAKT

KONTAKT

KONTAKT

KONTAKT

KONTAKT
Multi
KONTAKT

www.native-instruments.com.

KONTAKT

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 (Troubleshooting)
MIDI

6 (Troubleshooting)

KONTAKT MIDI
MIDI

6.1 MIDI

Midi Ch MIDI

MIDI MIDI

MIDI


(
) KONTAKT


KONTAKT

2.1.1,
KONTAKT DAW
KONTAKT
KONTAKT
Outputs section


Keyb

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MIDI

MIDI

MIDI

6.2

MIDI
Midi Ch MIDI
MIDI

MIDI USB
Midi Ch
MIDI
MIDI A 16
A 1
MIDI

KONTAKT Options MIDI

2.1.1,
KONTAKT DAW
MIDI KONTAKT
record monitor

KONTAKT Options MIDI

2.1.1

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