Release year : 2025
Version : 8.3.0
Developer : Native Instruments
Developer’s website : https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-8/
Platform : Intel/Apple Silicon Universal
Interface language : English
Tablet : HCiSO
System requirements : macOS 13, 14, and 15 (latest update)
Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU/Apple Silicon, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended), 2 GB free disk space, Core Audio
- 1.71Β GB
Description : Native Instruments β Kontakt 8
A powerful platform for virtual instruments and sampling.
Kontakt 8 features a revamped engine, thousands of compatible libraries, and new tools for generating and processing sound. Included are Leap (loop manipulation), Chords & Phrases (fast harmonies and riffs), Patterns (sequencer and arpeggiator), and Conflux, a hybrid synth with wavetables and modulation.
Compatible with Kontakt Player and libraries from NI and third-party developers. The updated Factory Library includes acoustic, electronic and orchestral sounds.
Used in hits, film and TV, compatible with any DAW and integrated with Native Instruments hardware, Kontakt is the center of the Komplete audio ecosystem.
Additional information :
Chords and Phrases work in this version.
The distribution contains all the main ways to add libraries to Kontakt 8: Add Library V4, NICNT Creator 2.0.1, NI Creator Tools.
The functionality has been tested on MacBook Air M1, MacBook Pro M4, Sequoia 15.5. Add Library V4 is enough for most libraries, and NICNT Creator is enough to create .nicnt.
In rare cases, you may need to try other utilities from the kit.
Installation:
nothing is required, just install.