Release year: 2025
Version: 8.4.0
Official website address: Native Instruments
Build author: vkDanilov
Interface language: English
Treatment: not required (the installer has already been treated)
System requirements:
Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack) (x64)
Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU
RAM 4 GB (6 GB recommended)
Graphics hardware support for Direct 3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher
Works both in Standalone and as VST 2/3 in DAW, AAX (Pro Tools)
- 1.26 GB
Description:
Kontakt lets you play back and process previously recorded audio data—samples of musical instruments, sound effects, vocal tracks, and more—but that’s only a small part of its full range of capabilities.
In Kontakt, you can use ready-made instruments from a huge number of third-party libraries or create your own virtual instruments, apply powerful built-in processing modules to their audio signals, and build complex performance schemes with a variety of modulation links.
Everything is possible—from ultra-precise recreations of real instruments to creating original, unique instruments.
Changes in this version:
8.4.0 (2025-05-20)
Minimum OS requirements: macOS 13, 14, and 15 (latest update), Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack).
OVERALL CHANGES
ADDED Further analytics for Default vs Classic View usage from opt-in users
FIXED Crash when removing Instrument and switching Pages
FIXED Crash when clicking Activate Demo
FIXED Instrument Sidepane Navigator Volume/Pan unresponsive to automation
FIXED Instrument Sidepane Navigator buttons were stealing Spacebar focus from DAW
FIXED Clicking File/New Leap inadvertently created two Leap instruments
FIXED Minimizing the Instrument Header of small-height instruments made them invisible in Classic View
FIXED Snapshot not highlighted when loading default preset
FIXED Default View rack not displaying instruments when switching from empty page of Classic View
FIXED Clicking Snapshot Previous/Next jumps to first Snapshot after reopening instrument GUI in DAW
FIXED Artwork for Tools, Leap, and some Combined content not displayed in navigator and on hardware
BUILDER CHANGES
ADDED 1960’s tweed era amplifier FX DSP – Reverb Delight from Guitar Rig 7
ADDED KSP: Ability to get the info set via redirect_output() in previous script slots with new event parameters $EVENT_PAR_OUTPUT_TYPE and $EVENT_PAR_OUTPUT_INDEX and returning a new constant $OUTPUT_TYPE_NOT_SPECIFIED output if was not set/detected
ADDED KUI: New ‘Text’ property to fetch $CONTROL_PAR_TEXT for KSPButton, KSPKnob, KSPSwitch and KSPValueEdit
ADDED KUI: Ability to disable automatic closing of Popovers
ADDED KUI: Customizable TextInput component
ADDED KUI: Main thread scripting with Komplete Script (can run even when GUI is not open)
ADDED KUI: Reduced wait times by not re-triggering KUI reloading if reloading is triggered during a reload
FIXED KUI: Changing the visibility of a ui_menu entry in KSP wasn’t reflected in KUI
FIXED KUI: Divide-by-zero corrupts layout without error
FIXED KUI: Modifier inside declarative for/if can cause a cycle detection error
FIXED KUI: Hierarchical order of reactive updates not always respected
FIXED KUI: Feature toggle for experimental features broken
Installation:
Create an empty folder. The folder name and path MUST NOT CONTAIN CYRILLIC LETTERS. The folder MUST BE WRITTEN. Do not place the folder on the system drive.
Run the installer (KontaktPortable_v8**.exe) > “Browse…”, select the created folder > “Extract”
When you first launch the Library Manager, it will automatically scan the factory content, as well as already installed libraries (registry scan).
Once the scan is complete, you need to save the changes and (re)start Contact.
If the changes were not saved at the first launch, you can start automatic scanning at any time using the Alt + Insert key combination or from the Manager context menu:
ADD > Quick search for installed libraries
By default, libraries are added only to the classic browser (excluding default content). This behavior can be changed in the Library Manager settings:
Libraries > Manage Libraries in the NKS Browser
How to add Kontakt 8 PORTABLE VST3 to your DAW :
Method 1 (not suitable for all DAWs):
Add the Kontakt8Portable\Kontakt 8\x64\VST3\ folder as an additional plugin scan folder. For details, refer to your DAW’s manual.
Method 2.
Run Kontakt8Portable\Install.exe.
On the component selection page, check the box “Add VST3 plugin to DAW”.
How to update Kontakt 8.xx to the next version:
- Run the KontaktPortable_v8**.exe installer
- Click “Browse…” and select the folder containing the Kontakt 8.xx PORTABLE files > “Extract”
- When the “Confirm file replace” window appears, confirm the file replacement (Click “Yes to All”)
Portable Features:
Author Portable: vkDanilov
Treatment completed
