Year/Date of Release : September 18, 2025
Version : 8.7.0
Developer : Native Instruments GmbH
Developer’s website : website
Format : STANDALONE
Bit depth : 64 bit
Tablet : cured
System requirements : Windows 10 or 11 (latest service pack).
- 1.06 GB
Description :
Kontakt 8 offers everything from instant inspiration for music creators to an industry-leading instrument creation tool. Kontakt 8 carries its 20-year legacy into the future. Explore new musical ideas and find fresh inspiration with the updated Factory Library 2, new effects, and internal sound 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 create your own sounds. Create your own instruments using 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.
A Huge Sound Selection :
Kontakt offers the world’s largest selection of virtual instruments. With thousands of libraries, it’s your gateway to high-quality sound from Native Instruments, our official partners, and numerous independent developers. Furthermore, 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 designed to transform the way you generate, modulate, and play sound. It also features 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 your ideas to life. And they work with any Kontakt instrument, old and new. In our first release, we’re launching MIDI content and randomization features with chords and phrases, designed to inspire new ideas and quickly get you up to speed.
→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 simply improvise. Breathe new life into your sample collection or try something completely new with our new Leap Expansions series, starting with 12 carefully curated 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 vast selection of playable and customizable acoustic and electronic options, including the renowned Orchestral Tools collection and Hybrid Keys.
Dream it, build it
. All your favorite Kontakt instruments are built right here. Its powerful feature set makes Kontakt the number one choice for instrument developers worldwide, and its popularity has grown even more thanks to its advanced synthesizer capabilities, including a real-time wavetable, frequency modulation, and ring modulation generators.
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 professionals.
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 engineers for its unrivaled sound quality, deep set of manipulation features, and incredible attention to detail.
→ Features:
• Instruments. Chord and Phrase instruments provide MIDI content and randomization features to create melodies and sequences, quickly generating new ideas. Works with any Kontakt instrument.
• Leap – An ultra-fast way to play and manipulate loops and samples. Includes 12 Leap Add-ons – carefully selected packs for specific genres and styles, including Afrobeat, Latin Trap
• Merge – A true hybrid instrument, combining samples with wavetables, FM oscillators, and ring modulation generators
• The Kontakt 8 Factory Library includes over 900 instruments.
• A platform for thousands of third-party sample-based instruments.
• Full hardware integration with Control and Machine keyboards.
• Deep NKS integration with hundreds of instruments, providing fast browsing, previewing, and hands-on control of your
• Advanced tools for creating your own instruments.
In addition to our own KONTAKT instruments, KONTAKT currently features approximately 900 licensed instruments from other manufacturers, as well as thousands more so-called ‘indie’ instruments. This diverse ecosystem means KONTAKT 8 is your access point to the industry’s largest collection of playable sampled sounds.
