Year/Release Date : 2025
Version : 8.6.0
Developer : Native Instruments GmbH
Developer’s site : site
Format : STANDALONE
Bit depth : 64bit
Tablet : present
System requirements : Windows 10 or 11 (latest service pack).
- 1.22 GB
Description :
From instant inspiration for music creators to an industry-leading instrument creation tool, Kontakt 8 is Kontakt’s 20-year legacy in the future. Explore new musical ideas and find fresh inspiration with an updated Factory Library 2, new effects, and internal audio improvements.
KONTAKT is the definitive sampling platform and industry standard. KONTAKT supports the largest selection of sampled instruments available. The included Factory Library 2 puts 55+ GB of detailed, creative, and expressive tools at your fingertips. Drag and drop your own samples into the instrument interface to use your own sounds. Create your own instruments with powerful sample editing and instrument creation.
A Reimagined Virtual Instrument Platform
Imagine any sound – Kontakt lets you find it, create it, and transform it. The latest version of our revolutionary sampling platform combines an entirely new set of intelligent tools with countless sound design possibilities, redefining the way you generate ideas and create music.
Huge selection of sounds
Kontakt has the world’s largest selection of virtual instruments. With thousands of libraries, it’s your gateway to quality sound from Native Instruments, our official partners, and a host of independent developers. Plus, everything is fully customizable, so you can make any sound your own.
What’s new in Kontakt 8?
The most feature-rich release to date is set to change the way you generate, modulate, and play audio. It also comes with performance updates so you can work faster than ever.
→Bust Writer’s Block – Instruments add a whole new level of creative functionality, allowing you to bring ideas to life. And they work with any Kontakt instrument, old or new. In our first release, we’re launching MIDI content and randomization features with chords and phrases, designed to inspire new ideas and get you up to speed quickly.
→Fast and Fun Loop Control – Leap is a super-fast and playful way to play and control loops. Spark fresh ideas, add expressive effects, or just improvise. Breathe new life into your sample collection or try something completely new with our new Leap Expansions series, starting with 12 carefully selected sets for specific genres and styles.
→Sounds like nothing else – Conflux is the first of a new generation of Kontakt tools for experimental sound design. Layer organic and synthetic samples and add dynamic movement to static sounds in real time using original PPG wavetables and techniques like FM, phase modulation, and ring modulation.
Get started with hundreds of included instruments
The Kontakt Factory Library contains over hundreds of carefully selected instruments. Start with a huge selection of acoustic and electronic options that you can play and customize, including the renowned Orchestral Tools collection, as well as Hybrid Keys.
Dream it, build it
All your favorite Kontakt instruments are built here. Its powerful feature set makes Kontakt the number one choice for instrument developers worldwide, and it’s even more popular thanks to its advanced synth capabilities, including a real-time wavetable, frequency modulation, and ring modulation oscillators.
What’s the difference between Kontakt and Kontakt Player?
Just want to use Kontakt instruments? Kontakt Player is a free version that runs all NI Kontakt instruments and many other officially licensed third-party options (be sure to check compatibility before purchasing).
A Favorite of the Pros
You’ve heard Kontakt at the top of the charts, in Oscar-winning soundtracks, and on major TV show soundtracks. It’s a favorite of many composers, producers, and sound designers for its unrivaled sound quality, deep manipulation capabilities, and incredible attention to detail.
→ Features:
• Instruments: Chord and Phrase instruments provide MIDI content and randomization features to create melodies and sequences, quickly sparking new ideas. Works with any Kontakt instrument.
• Leap: A super-fast way to play and manipulate loops and samples. Includes 12 Leap add-ons: hand-picked packs for specific genres and styles, including Afrobeat, Latin Trap, and more.
• Merge: A true hybrid instrument that combines samples with wavetables, FM oscillators, and ring modulation generators
. • Kontakt 8’s factory library includes over 900 instruments.
• A platform for thousands of third-party sample-based instruments.
• Full hardware integration with the Control and Machine keyboards.
• Deep NKS integration with hundreds of instruments, giving you quick browsing, previewing, and hands-on control of your.
• Improved tools for creating your own instruments.
In addition to our own KONTAKT instruments, KONTAKT currently runs nearly 900 licensed instruments from other manufacturers, plus thousands more so-called ‘indie’ instruments. This diverse ecosystem means that KONTAKT 8 is your access point to the industry’s largest collection of playable sampled sounds.
Installation and treatment :
Install the program by running Kontakt 8 8.6.0 Setup PC.exe.
Then copy the patch to the program folder and patch it.
If you have an old version and are updating, see the text file for instructions.
The additional folder contains: Creator Tools inNKX plugin installer for total commander. (updated 2024)
open the .7z file from total commander to install it in a specific location on your computer.
create a folder and install the plugin files inside,
the plugin will ask to associate it with NKR, NKS, NKX, NICNT, say yes to all to enable extraction and rebuilding.
There are no libraries here, whoever uses them installs them ourselves – you know how
Languages: English and others – no Russian.
