kontakt instrument installation guide
system requirements mac os Windows supported interfaces Standalone Audio Units vst ASIO Core Audio WASAPI aax Native (Pro Tools 10 or higher) minimum system requirements Kontakt or Free Kontakt player version 5.5.2 or higher Intel cpu Mac os x 10.9 (OS X 10.10 or higher is recommended) Internet access - Software delivered via email download link supported interfaces Standalone Audio Units vst ASIO Core Audio WASAPI aax Native (Pro Tools 10 or higher) minimum system requirements Kontakt or Free Kontakt player version 5.5.2 or higher Core 2 Duo or faster Windows 7 or higher Internet access - Software delivered via email download link 1
installation IMPORTANT- If you do not own Kontakt, you can download the Kontakt free player below. Download Kontakt 5 free player The two main steps to set up your instrument are as follows: 1. Installation goes through Continuata s Connect, our high speed library downloader. Connect will automatically download, unpack, and organize all of the instrument s files in a location of your choice. 2. Activation is handled by Native Instruments through Kontakt and Service Center. Once the instrument is added as a library in Kontakt, you can use the provided download/serial code to activate it. 2
Installation Instructions Your purchase confirmation email contains a download link for the Connect downloader and a serial code. Once you have installed Connect, enter your serial code and click Download. Following this, you will be prompted to select the installation location for the instrument folder on your machine. IMPORTANT - Be sure that you have the necessary space in the location that you choose to install the instrument. Each instrument has different space requirements, and they are specified in its user manual. 3
After the download has begun, do not move, rename, access, or modify any of the files until the installation is 100% complete. If any of the involved files is changed before the installation is finished, the instrument will not install properly. The folder should appear like this: Once the instrument is completely downloaded, Connect will automatically unpack the.zip and.rar archive files and install them in a single folder named after the instrument. This instrument folder contains three subfolders called Samples, Instruments, and Data, as well as a (instrument name).nicnt file. It is important to remember where this folder is located, because the location will be referenced in the following steps. Another important point is to ensure that the file structure is maintained within the instrument folder, else it will cause usage problems. 4
activation After opening Kontakt, select the Browse button in the top left side of Kontakt s menu panel, then select the Libraries tab, and click on the Add Library button. Following this, you will be asked to browse to the location where you installed the instrument folder. Be sure to select the instrument folder itself, and not any of the individual NKIs or subfolders. Through this procedure, you make a general link for Kontakt to reference all of the instrument s files on your system. Now the last remaining step is to activate the instrument by using the product serial code. This can be done by clicking the small Activate button that appears over the instrument in the Libraries tab. After selecting this button, Kontakt will open a new window that links to Service Center. Here you can enter your serial code and email address, following which your serial code for the instrument will be successfully activated. Now your new instrument should be listed under your activated products when you log into Service Center. 5
batch re-save It is not required to run a batch re-save, but it is definitely recommended to enable faster loading time. Follow the path in the accompanying image to select this option. After that step, be sure to choose the same instrument folder that you previously specified when adding the instrument as a Library. This procedure only needs to be done once, as it will be permanently activated after you select it once. 6
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