Year of release : 2025
Version : 8.5.0
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] – the program is cured (does not require data entry)
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
- 1.72 GB
Description : Native Instruments – Kontakt 8
A powerful platform for virtual instruments and sampling.
Kontakt 8.5.0 features an updated 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 :
Installation: Simply install with the installer. You can
also update any version 8.xx with the HCiSO tablet using the same installer.
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 and others.
For most libraries, Add Library V4 is enough, and for creating .nicnt – NICNT Creator. In rare cases, you may need to try other utilities from the kit.
The functionality has been tested on MacBook Air 13 M1, MacBook Pro 16 M4, Sequoia 15.5. What’s new
General Changes:
Added: Scroll to active instrument in Default View.
Fixed: Crash when loading a recently saved new Bank.Fixed: Crash when ignoring missing samples when loading an instrument.
Fixed : Crash when Drag and Drop Multi in Kontakt AU inside Digital Performer.
Fixed: Prevented automatic return to Plugin Page from Browser View when navigating instruments via Hardware.
Fixed: Default Navigator image for third-party content.
Builder changes:
Improved: Updated KUI to version 1.2.
Fixed: Errors inside callbacks were not logged.
Added: Modifiers to activate drag and drop function on components.
Improved: Enums can now be used as keys in maps.
Improved: Compilation speed has been increased.
Excellent. Works perfectly. And has resolved a massive amount of activation issues I was facing on licensed NI Komplete Collection instruments. Beats download 100+ GB of instruments from NI again.