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1. KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 32 4 3 9 Other Library Box Functions Learn more about how to access and use the options available in the Library Boxes Reorganizing Libraries in the Library Browser You can drag the Library Boxes up or down to reorganize them as you please A white inser tion line is shown at the position where the box will be placed Maschine Orum Selection OL Instruments Click and drag the Library Boxes to change their order in the Library Browser Info Menu License cones d Open the Info menu to access documentation content and additional product information The Info menu shows the content of the library s Documentation folder P To open the Info menu click on the button labeled Most commonly this menu holds links to the user manual as PDF file to quick start guides tutorial videos or even links to the developer s website The contents of this folder are library dependent You can add any entry you want by adding the corresponding files to the library s Documentation folder KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 33 sg Applications vh a m onen A e E D Documentation F i tive Instruments ae E Audio a BB Factory Selection info nkc li Developer ne re Drums Gold B Factory Selection info nkx Projects s B Library qe u 5 Instruments E Sound Libraries i Prominy i aj Samples BB System L3 Sample Logic BH Users bal Sample Modeling ay O Scar
2. Factory Selection Activate Library content not Found Click here to set the content Locate Rernioue After you have moved a library to a different location a message will state that the library could not be found 1 To point KONTAKT PLAYER to the library s new location click on Locate KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 30 2 The Content Missing dialog opens L L mH mU mr a P 7 on km 1 file s could nat be Found File assumed at Factory Selectian_infa nkx CAFProgram FilessHatiue InstrurientssFactory Selectio The library folder path that is currently selected For Factory Selection is incorrect Please locate the requested file s abone Search Filesystem Browse for Folder Skip Missing Abort Loading The Content Missing dialog allows you to locate libraries that have been moved 3 f you want to locate the folder manually click on the button labeled Browse for fold er This will open a dialog allowing you to set a path to your library s new location Alternatively you can have KONTAKT PLAYER search the file system by clicking on the button labeled Search Filesystem As KONTAKT PLAYER will scan all folders on your computer this may take a considerable amount of time After the missing file is located the Library Box re appears and functions as before For legacy libraries you will see a Locate Folder window Use this to navigate to the library s install location For
3. 7 i PLRYER e GETTING STARTED The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Native Instruments GmbH The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by Native Instruments GmbH hereinafter referred to as Native Instruments All product and company names are or trademarks of their respective owners Getting Started guide written by Dan Santucci Edited by Nicolas Sidi Document Version 1 0 10 2009 Product Version 4 0 10 2009 Special thanks to the Beta Test Team who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs but in making this a better product Germany Native Instruments GmbH ochlesische Str 28 D 1099 Berlin Germany info native instruments de www native instruments de USA Native Instruments North America Inc 5631 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90028 USA Sales native instruments com www native instruments com NE NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Native Instruments GmbH 2009 All rights reserved Table Of Content 1 Welcome to KONTAKT PLAYER eren nnn nnn nn nnne nnn 6 1 1 About this Getting Started Guide eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee nnne 6 12 Syst m Requir
4. Port B IRC Treiber IAC 27 kl Assign a MIDI input to your Instrument with the MIDI Ch drop down menu KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 36 oimilarly to the input MIDI channel each Instrument also needs an audio output channel assignment This specifies to which of KONTAKT s own mixer channels the output signal of that Instrument will be routed To change the audio output P Click on the Output label in the Instrument Header Assign an audio output to your Instrument with the Output drop down menu The available choices depend on the configuration of the Outputs section in your KONTAKT instance in other words they don t refer to physical audio outputs per se For more infor mation about KONTAKT s internal audio routing refer to the Outputs section chapter of the KONTAKT 4 Reference Manual 4 4 2 Adjusting Volume and Panning You can set the playback volume and stereo panorama position for each Instrument in your Multi independently This is useful for creating a sub mix inside your KONTAKT instance If multiple Instruments are being routed to the same audio output at the same time there s no way to change their respective volumes or panorama positions independently from outside KONTAKT In order to change the playback volume of an Instrument P Click and drag the horizontal slider on the right side of its Instrument Header Instrument Volume slider KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 37 Be careful wh
5. parts of KONTAKT s user interface it s time to get practical In the following sections we ll provide you with step by step instructions for some common tasks such as loading and playing Instruments combining them into Multis and adjusting their basic playback parameters Please make sure you start with an empty Multi when following the instructions in this chapter If required use the Reset Multi command from the Files menu in the Main Control panel to remove all Instruments from your KONTAKT instance If any KONTAKT PLAYER compatible libraries or instruments powered by KONTAKT are found on your computer KONTAKT defaults to Player mode In Player mode the Library Browser is displayed and any installed 3rd Party Libraries are shown Installed libraries show up as Library Boxes 4 1 Loading and Playing Instruments KONTAKT offers you a number of different tools that let you keep track of your installed sampling libraries and their contents Ultimately they all have the same purpose to let you locate and use any item you re looking for as quickly as possible e he Files tab of the Browser is a tree based file system navigator that you can use to traverse the directory structure of your system volumes browse the contents of any direc tory quickly listen to samples and select KONTAKT items for loading e The Libraries tab offers a more streamlined and intuitive way of accessing commercial libraries in KONTAKT format e The KONTAKT D
6. E Level e Tune 0 0 dB nn st Off dB Three Instruments in the Rack top and bottom once with activated Performance Views middle one is collapsed Keep in mind you can load and mix up to 64 Instruments from any installed library this way KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 26 4 2 Library Demo Mode Some Instruments are now loaded in the Rack But have a look at the Instrument name and you ll see the character string DEMO written in front of it DEMO 1 Muted Trumpet 5 a Output st 1 7 off Voices OF Mas 32 J un m Midi Ch A 2 ey BU eta eee TE SLE E Tue 2 An Instrument in Demo mode This means that the library has not yet been activated and is currently in demo mode You can also recognize that the library is in demo mode by the button labeled Activate appearing in the Library Box Kontakt Factory Selection Activate e FACTORY SELECTION Browse A library that has not been activated The demo mode allows you to play any Instruments from a particular library for 15 minutes The countdown begins when the first Instrument from that given library is loaded After 15 minutes have passed there will be a Demo Timeout message and any other Instruments loaded in demo mode will also be timed out An Instrument from a timed out library KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 27 In demo mode you are free to make changes and also save them However please be aware that any In
7. Exit the Factory Selection Library Box by clicking the X in the upper right hand corner or on the Browse button again KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 25 2 Now click on the second library s Instruments button to display the library s contents If the library has an Instruments folder as in the case of MASCHINE DRUM SELECTION The button will then display nstruments instead of Browse Moaschine Orum Selection ren x Analog Kits rax Digital Kits If an Instruments folder is available in the Library the button reads nstruments instead of Browse 3 Double click a folder to navigate further Once you found some Instruments hold Shift Mao or Ctrl Windows and click on an Instrument and then on another Click drag the selection to the right into the Rack We now have three Instruments possibly from different libraries loaded into our Rack such a combination of Instruments is called a Multi e New default OMe 17 3 k DEMO 1 si ll s Tune Output st 1 fp Voices OF Mas 32 i hi EUM 9 ici To remens 221r SS EC em Legato Harmonize Constrain to Scale f Lese Instrument OR KONTAKT Options Instrument Downbeat Kit Output st 1 oth Voices O Moas 32 6 Midi Ch A 1 Groups i Memory 6 28 MB Take It Back Kit Output st 1 tb Voices OF Mas 32 6 Midi Ch A 2 Groups i Memory 113 MB
8. Rack indicating that the Instrument has been successfully loaded and is ready for playing To load a selection of Instruments at once press Shift click multiple nki files and drag them to the Rack If a dialog titled Samples Missing appears when you try to load the Instrument it means that KONTAKT cannot find some or all of that Instrument s Samples for some reason In this case either click on Abort Loading and retry the process with a different Instrument or read the section about this dialog in the KONTAKT 4 Reference Manual to find out how to solve the problem 4 1 2 Playing the Instrument Once KONTAKT has successfully loaded the Instrument it appears as a horizontal Instrument Header within the Rack which indicates that it s ready for playing If you have a master key board connected to your computer play a few keys now In case you re using KONTAKT as a plug in within your sequencer you may need to put the respective instrument track into record or monitor mode first Provided that you re playing in the correct key range of your Instrument you should hear its sound now If you can t hear any output refer to chapter 5 for possible problem solutions 43 3 Combining Instruments into Multis You now have loaded an Instrument into your KONTAKT PLAYER Rack Let s load a few more this time from another library If you don t have any more libraries installed you could also load single samples from other collections 1
9. aegedcet vases antis oann Es VE Sra Q MEM ds MEE WvedEn Peu rds MEE pU FEE C dC USE 40 KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started V 1 Welcome to KONTAKT PLAYER Thank you for installing KONTAKT PLAYER This document will get you up and running with your KONTAKT PLAYER compatible libraries and instruments powered by KONTAKT KONTAKT ts one of the leading sampling solutions in the audio industry KONTAKT 4 actually includes KONTAKT PLAYER by way of Library Browser integration and intelligent handling They are not two separate applications So whenever we refer to KONTAKT in this document you can be sure the function addressed is also feature of KONTAKT PLAYER Furthermore KONTAKT PLAYER can load all of your INTAKT KOMPAKT and KONTAKT PLAYER 1 librar ies thus enabling you to use these libraries on Intel based Macs 1 1 About this Getting Started Guide The purpose of this Getting Started document is to guide you through the basic steps of setting up KONTAKT PLAYER and to get you acquainted with the fundamental aspects of its user interface After reading it you should be able to start KONTAKT PLAYER both in stand alone mode and as a plug in in your sequencer find load and play sounds and know your way around the user interface Because of this we recommend that you take the time to read this guide in its entirety 1 2 System Requirements In order to run KONTAKT PLAYER without problems your computer and operating system should at least fulf
10. atabase is a very powerful tool for managing large collections of Instruments Samples Multis and Banks in a non linear fashion It allows you to tag your items with freely definable attributes and rapidly filter your whole collection by means of keywords and attributes KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 22 e The oad command which you can find in the Files Menu of the Main Control panel will open a traditional file selector dialog that you should find familiar from other applica tions nei instrument new instrument bank load recent b neu instrument from list load command of the Files menu We ll limit the scope of this section to the second option The Libraries tabs of the Browser In order to find out more about the other tools mentioned refer to the KONTAKT 4 Reference Manual 4 1 1 Loading an Instrument Using the Libraries Tab Let s start by loading an Instrument In this example we will use an Instrument from the Factory Selection Library The following description applies to all libraries in a very similar manner so you can use another library if desired 1 Make sure the Browser is visible on the left side of the main window If it s not click on the button labeled Browse in the Main Control panel Toggle the visibility of the Browser with the Browse button in the Main Control panel 2 The Library Browser provides access to all KONTAKT PLAYER libraries in stalled on your computer Io show th
11. available plug ins KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 13 J User Interface Once KONTAKT has been properly configured you ll be greeted by its main window This is the central workspace in which you can find and manage files open Instruments and com bine them into Multi setups LIT CINE icixl File Help e KONTAKT PLAYER OniTar Modules Auto iei mw Mew d efault Instr Hau The KONTAKT PLAYER main window with no Instruments loaded The main window is subdivided into a number of sections each of which incorporates func tions for carrying out a specific group of tasks In the following sections we ll briefly explain the interface parts that are used for loading and playing instruments with KONTAKT PLAYER for a much more thorough description of all aspects of the user interface please refer to the KONTAKT 4 Reference Manual KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 14 3 Main Control Panel At the top of the KONTAKT PLAYER window you ll find a row of 9 squared buttons This is called the Main Control panel As the name implies it provides access to a range of es sential control functions some of the buttons toggle the visibility of certain parts of the user interface others open drop down menus or dialogs that give access to further commands and options What follows is a short description of what each button does from left to right please refer to the KONTAKT 4 Reference Manual for detailed information about the functi
12. bee b ass Folder u Scriptorium n Il l All files located in the Documentation folder appear in the library s Info menu Mac OS X version pictured Library Options Menu Remove library k The Library Options menu The Library Options menu holds commands to open containing folder and removing a library P To open the Library Options menu click on the little sprocket icon In this menu you will find following entries e Open containing folder Direct link to the library location on your hard drive This command can be helpful when you want to navigate to the library s install location without using the Finder Mac OS X or the Explorer Windows e Remove Library Removes the Library Box from the Library tab see section 4 3 3 4 3 6 Locked Libraries KONTAKT PLAYER libraries will always be locked for editing when in Player mode If a library is locked its Instruments display a gear icon in their Instrument Header The gear icon in an Instrument Header indicates that its library is locked A click on this gear icon opens the Instrument Options see the Reference Manual for more info on this Some libraries are locked for editing even if you own the full version of KONTAKT The decision to lock a library is that of library developer and not that of Native Instruments KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 34 4 3 1 Legacy Support INTAKT KOMPAKT and KONTAKT PLAYER 1 KONTAKT PLAYER can now display and loa
13. d all of your INTAKT KOMPAKT and KONTAKT PLAYER 1 compatible libraries By way of loading these libraries in KONTAKT PLAYER you can use them on Intel based Macs again Note that for these libraries there is no Performance View available for the Instruments see section 4 4 4 for more info on the Performance View However some Instrument updates may be available Please check the library manufacturer s website for details Using Legacy Libraries Installed on External Hard Drives If you installed your KONTAKT PLAYER KOMPAKT or INTAKT library on an external hard drive and would like to use it on another computer do as follows 1 Simply attach the hard drive to the other computer 2 Click on the Add Library button and navigate to the library install location 3 Click on OK The Library Box will show up in the Libraries tab T KOMPAKT and INTAKT libraries will show up in the Libraries tab but the Instruments only function once you have fully authorized the library for the new computer via the Service Center 4 4 Setting Basic Instrument Parameters Each Instrument Header provides a set of controls that allow you to adjust some basic pa rameters which affect that Instrument s MIDI and audio routing playback volume panning position and tuning KONTAKT will save and recall these settings along with the Multi data If you re building a multi timbral setup of Instruments you can use these controls to create a sub mix inside KONTAKT w
14. des VST Audio Units and RTAS plug in formats Refer to the documentation of your sequencer to find out which of these formats is the right one in your case if you have enabled the ap propriate format at installation time KONTAKT 4 should appear in the plug in selection list Inside your sequencer If it is not the case re run the installer and make sure the appropriate plug in is marked for installation The way in which virtual instrument plug ins are integrated into the workflow depends on your sequencer consult its documentation to find out how to instantiate and work with the KONTAKT plug in At some point you will have to locate the plug in folder labeled Native Instruments and select Kontakt 4 There is no dedicated KONTAKT PLAYER plug in KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 12 aum Klopfgeist d Apple Stereo Sculpture Modeling Synth East West ET Test Oscillator Garritan b HH Multi Output 16xMono Ultrabeat Drum Synth d MakeMusic Multi Output 1xStereo 15xMono Bp Mative Instruments Multi Output Bx5tereo BxMono Sonic Charge Kore Player Multi Output 16xStereo AU Generators TAL Togu Audio Line Korez Multi Output 1x5 1 15xMono AU Instruments b Uwi Maschine Multi Output 1x5 1 7x5tereo 8x Mono AU MIDI controlled Effects Yellow Tools d Reaktor5 F Multi Output 1x5 1 15x5tereo In your host software select the Kontakt 4 entry from the list of
15. dio and MIDI will need configuring In order to make KONTAKT receive MIDI notes from your keyboard and play sound in response you ll first have to tell it which hardware it should use This is done via the Options dialog which should appear automatically upon the first start You can also open this dialog at any time by clicking on the Options button at the top of the main window Click the Options button to open the Options dialog This Options dialog is the central place for configuring all aspects of KONTAKT s user inter face and its sample playback engine In this chapter we ll only describe the Audio tab and the MIDI tab at the bottom of the Options dialog you can find thorough explanations of the other options in the KONTAKT 4 Reference Manual 2 1 1 Audio Configuration On the Audio tab of the Options dialog you can specify which audio device KONTAKT should use for playback and adjust global playback parameters Dueral amp 3 8 ms Audio tab of the Options dialog KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 9 The dialog provides the following options e Driver With this drop down menu you can select which of your operating system s device driver architectures KONTAKT should use Most professional audio devices provide ASIO CoreAudio Mac or WASAPI M Windows drivers e Device This menu lists all connected audio interfaces that match the driver architecture chosen above Select the audio interface you d like to use fo
16. e Library Browser click the Libraries tab KONTAKT PLAYER now displays all libraries as boxes in the Library Browser KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 23 Files Libraries Databaze Monitor Modules Ruta Add Library Instr Hau Kontakt Factory Selection Activate KONTA FACTORY SELECTION Browse Maschine Drum Selection MASCHINE Instruments Two Library Boxes in KONTAKT PLAYER s Library Browser To load an Instrument P Click on the button labeled Browse at the bottom of the library s box The library s content will unfold and show all Instruments or sub folders contained in the library Kontakt Factory Selection Activate KONTART FACTORY SELEGTION i 0 Band rax Synth Urban Beats vinta ge World Click the Browse button to access the Instruments and sub folders your library contains The Factory Selection library contains numerous sub folders which are marked with a folder icon next to their name They can be opened by double clicking on them P To get back to the parent folder click on the first entry of the list which is marked with an arrow KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 24 1 Double click the Band entry 2 Once you ve found an Instrument whose filename will end with nk that you d like to load either double click on its name or click and drag it into the Rack An Instrument Header with that Instrument s name and some controls will appear in the
17. e as well the Info Pane will be separated into two sections In addition to the user interface descriptions it will also display various details about the item that s currently selected in the Object Pane of the Browser if any 3 9 On Screen Keyboard The On Screen Keyboard appears just below the Rack when you click on the button labeled Keyb in the Main Control Panel See section 3 1 Fitch Mod BE I AE MM The On Screen Keyboard displays incoming MIDI notes and the key range of the selected Instrument This virtual piano keyboard offers several functions the most obvious of which is that you can trigger notes by clicking on its keys This is the equivalent of pressing a key on your mas ter keyboard The notes will be sent to the Instrument that s currently selected in the Rack Just click on an Instrument Header to select it or to the topmost one if none Is selected KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 20 Conversely when you play notes on your MIDI keyboard you ll notice that they re being mir rored on the On Screen Keyboard this is an easy way to ensure that KONTAKT correctly receives MIDI data from the outside Finally provided that your current Multi contains any Instruments a range of consecutive keys will be colored blue this indicates the playable key range of the currently selected or topmost Instrument KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 21 4 Basic Operation Now that you re familiar with the fundamental
18. e based view this kind of navigation will be immediately fa miliar to you If you re accustomed to using your operating system s file browsers zm Shared zm Kontakt 4 Library HO Band Kontakt3_info nkx Em Orchestral J B Keyboard Instruments B z Samples HO Synth 9 Urban Beats 30 04 kB Files tab of the Browser From top to bottom you can see the Container Pane the Objects Pane and the Instrument Navigator KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 17 The topmost pane called the Container Pane and the one just below it always operate in unison As its name suggests the Container Pane displays the items in your file system that contain other objects such as volumes and directories within a hierarchical tree view When KONTAKT finds other containers such as subdirectories in one of these entries a small icon will appear next to its name A plus sign indicates that the sub contents are currently hidden from view click on the plus sign to fold out the container and access its contents That way you can quickly navigate to any directory on your hard disk Once you ve located a directory with files that are relevant to KONTAKT such as Instruments highlight it by clicking on its name in the Container Pane The pane below called the Object Pane will now display the files in that particular directory as a flat list If this list is longer than the pane just click and drag the scrollbar on its right side to scr
19. e incoming MIDI data In this case check the following things e f the peak level meters on the right side of the Instrument Header show some activity when you press a key the Instrument already generates sound see picture below if you don t hear anything the signal gets lost somewhere between KONTAKT s internal output routing and your monitor speakers Make sure your audio interface is turned on and that you re listening to the right output channels j The level meters show the peak level of an Instrument s audio signal e f you re using KONTAKT in stand alone mode make sure that you have correctly set up your audio interface in the Options dialog This process Is explained in section 2 1 1 of this guide e f you re using KONTAKT as a plug in find out whether your sequencer or DAW applica tion gets any audio signal back from KONTAKT by observing the application s level meters If it doesn t you might have to configure KONTAKT s audio routing to work with your sequencer first this process Is explained in the Outputs section chapter of the Reference Manual KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 40 e f the level meters in the Instrument Header show no sign of activity when you press a key open the On Screen Keyboard by clicking on the button labeled Keyb in the Main Control panel On it you should see a range of keys with a blue tint this is the active key range of the Instrument Make sure the notes you play are within
20. ed for editing by the library developer patches can always be loaded and recalled in demo mode n a not available 4 3 Working With Libraries 4 3 1 Activating a Library To remove the demo mode limitations you need to activate your library via the Service Center application To open the Service Center and activate your product 1 Either click the Activate button in the Library Box or the Demo Timeout screen KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 29 2 n the dialog screen click the button labeled Start Service Center to proceed This library is nat yet activated Therefore you can only use it in demo mode lo you want to activate the library mow using Seruice Center Please restart Kontakt after activation Continue Cerna Start Seruice Center Confirm that you want to activate the library by clicking on Start Service Center The Service Center will open asking for the library s serial number For more information about activating products via the Service Center please see the service Center Quick Start Guide and manual 3 Once the library is activated restart KONTAKT PLAYER If no Activate button Is present in the Library Box afterwards the product has been successfully activated 4 3 2 Locating a Moved or Missing Library Sometimes you may want to move an installed library to another location This is no problem but the next time you start KONTAKT PLAYER you ll have to manually find the moved library
21. elect the right port and channel from the drop down menu that ap pears e f you re using KONTAKT in stand alone mode make sure that your MIDI hardware op tions are correctly set in the Options dialog This process is described in section 2 1 3 of this guide e f youre using KONTAKT as a plug in within your sequencer or DAW application make sure that the sequencer is configured to forward incoming MIDI data to your KONTAKT instance For this you may have to put the respective instrument track into record or monitor mode Refer to the documentation of your sequencer to find out how to set it up for playing virtual instruments KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 41
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23. en you re increasing the volume and keep an eye on the peak level meter above the slider if it hits the right border in loud passages the level is set too high which will cause clipping artifacts in the audio output The panorama control is positioned to the left of the volume slider Panorama position slider P Click and drag it horizontally to place the Instrument s signal within the stereo panorama At its center position the signal is played back with no change setting it all the way to the left value ZOOL will make the signal disappear entirely from the right channel and vice versa 4 4 3 Using Mute and Solo When you re actively working on an arrangement or a Multi it s often helpful to temporarily exclude certain Instruments from the mix or to isolate a single element for making better judgments You can do this with the buttons labeled S Solo and M Mute in the Instrument Header Solo S and Mute M switches Clicking on the Mute switch will exclude the signal of an Instrument from the mix as a re minder the button will be highlighted Click on it again to switch the signal back into the mix oimilarly when you click on the Solo switch all other Instruments in your Multi will be muted so you ll hear the one you selected in isolation You can also put multiple Instruments into solo mode in that case the mute status of the remaining Instruments will persist until you have switched off the last active solo butt
24. fference between these modes concerns the way in which KONTAKT handles MIDI and audio streams e n stand alone mode KONTAKT will address your MIDI and audio hardware directly which requires you to specify some details about your hardware and drivers e When using KONTAKT as a plug in these details will be taken care of by the sequencer host application The following sections will explain both modes in more detail 2 1 Using KONTAKT PLAYER as a Stand alone Application To start KONTAKT PLAYER as a stand alone application locate the application folder labeled Kontakt 4 on your computer and double click Kontakt 4 exe Windows or Kontakt 4 app Mac OS X Alternatively you can use the shortcuts created during the installation process in the usual locations on your operating system When you launch the KONTAKT application in this way KONTAKT will start as a stand alone program that provides its own application menu just like any other application on your com KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 8 puter In this mode KONTAKT will receive MIDI data from one or more ports of a MIDI in terface and send audio signals directly to your audio interface This can be very useful if you don t need the additional functionality of a full blown sequencer environment for your task at hand for instance when you re using KONTAKT as a live performance instrument When you start KONTAKT in stand alone mode for the first time both au
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26. he MIDI tab in the Options dialog provides a list of all MIDI inputs and outputs that have been found on your system These are ports of physical MIDI interfaces connected to your computer but also any virtual MIDI ports that may be provided by drivers or other applica tions to facilitate inter application MIDI usage MIDI tab of the Options dialog KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 11 In order to make KONTAKT respond to MIDI data from the outside you ll have to enable one or more ports that appear in the inputs list of the MIDI tab To do this 1 Make sure that the Inputs button is highlighted 2 Identity the port s that you intend to use for MIDI input in the list 3 If the Status field on the right side of an entry reads Off click on that value and assign one of the MIDI port identifiers A D This enables the respective port which will later be identified by the selected letter throughout the user interface 2 2 Using KONTAKT PLAYER as a Plug in The plug in version of KONTAKT allows you to use it as a virtual instrument inside your se quencer or HD recording program That way you can run multiple instances of KONTAKT side by side along with your other sound generators and effect plug ins trigger them with the data of MIDI tracks from within your sequencer and directly feed their audio output into the signal flow of your virtual mixer Depending on your operating system and choices upon installation KONTAKT provi
27. he sample playback engine of KONTAKT KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 15 e Purge Opens a drop down menu of options related to the purge facility which allows you to temporarily unload samples from memory that are currently not in use 3 2 The Rack The Rack is the part of KONTAKT s user interface that takes up the most screen space it s the large area below the Main Control panel Whenever you load an Instrument it will appear in the form of a horizontal header here As the name suggests the Rack is designed to resemble a stack of 19 studio equipment that is any additional Instruments will appear alongside the headers that are already there This way you can easily load up to 64 Instruments distributed across pages of 16 each at the same time into a KONTAKT instance Such a combination of Instruments is called a Multi and you can save and recall it just like an Instrument When you first start KONTAKT the Rack will be just an empty space indicating that no Instruments are currently loaded You ll need to either load an Instrument or open a Multi Chapter 4 1 of this guide explains how you find and load existing Instruments from the sound libraries on your hard disk Multi Rark MIEL SEG SETTE 4 OG 17 32 33 48 49 64 AUX M The Rack header controls On top of the Rack you ll find a row of user controls most of these don t actually change anything in your Multi but affect which kinds of information will be vi
28. hich takes place before the final audio is being sent out to the audio interface or host application KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 35 DEMO Micro Angry Wavetables Output st 1 i Voices O Mas 128 Furge H Midi Ch A 2 t Memory 1 29 MB Instrument Header in maximized view Note that the following sections refer to Instrument Headers in their default maximized state that you can see above they can also be switched into a minimized state that hides most of their parameters in order to save vertical space in the Rack P If any or all of the Instrument Headers in your Multi appear condensed click the double arrow icon on the right side of the Rack Header once or twice until they re all expanded to their default view Maximize all Instrument Headers by clicking the Size Toggle button in the Rack Header once or twice 4 4 1 Setting Audio and MIDI Ports We already touched this topic briefly in the previous sections In order to make an Instrument respond to incoming MIDI data you ll have to tell KONTAKT on which MIDI input port and channel it should listen for that data To select both the MIDI port and the MIDI channel P Use the drop down menu that appears when you click on the Midi Ch label in the Instrument Header KONTAKT designates the available MIDI ports with the letters that you assigned to them in the Options dialog as explained in section 2 1 3 O Memory 0 omni
29. ill the minimum specifications listed below KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 6 1 2 1 PC Requirements Hardware Pentium or Athlon XP class running at 1 4 GHz or higher with at least 1 GB of RAM Operating system Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista 32 64 Bit Hard disk space 1 GB for minimal installation without any sound library Audio hardware for standalone operation Any fully compliant ASIO DirectSound or WASAPI M interface 1 2 2 Mac Requirements Hardware Intel Core Duo 1 66 GHz or higher with at least 1 GB of RAM Operating system Mac OS X 10 5 Hard disk space 1 GB for minimal installation Audio hardware for standalone operation Any fully compliant Core Audio or ASIO in terface KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 7 2 Setup Once the installation process has finished you should find the KONTAKT 4 installation direc tory on your hard drive It contains the KONTAKT 4 KONTAKT PLAYER application and the documentation resources Before you start KONTAKT for the first time it s worth explaining that it has two fundamen tally different modes of operation You have the choice of running KONTAKT e asa normal application in which case it will behave like any other program on your com puter we refer to this as the stand alone mode in the documentation or e as a virtual instrument plug in within your sequencer or DAW Digital Audio Workstation application The most important di
30. led libraries in a flat easily accessible list regard less of where they are located on your hard disk P To access the contents of a library just click on the button labelled Browse on its head er ts directory structure will then show up below the header You can navigate through the contents in the same way you do in the panes of the Files tab the only difference being that in this case both subdirectories and loadable objects appear in the same list P Once you have found an Instrument or Multi you d like to load simply double click on its name or drag it into the Rack KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 19 3 4 Info Pane The Info Pane is a text bar at the bottom of the main window if you don t see it click on the Info button in the Main Control Panel see section 3 1 The purpose of the Info Pane is to provide you with a short description of whatever your mouse cursor Is currently pointing at whenever you re not sure what a specific button knob or other element of the user interface does Just point your mouse at it and read the description that shows up in the Info Pane below the Rack Show Browser Shows and hides the Browser The Browser allows you fo access your computer s File system and the KONTAKT L1 database as well as The Module List and automation settings The Info Pane provides helpful descriptions of KONTAKT s user interface elements Provided that the Browser is visibl
31. more details about legacy libraries see chapter 2 3 5 Legacy Support INTAKT KOMPAKT and KONTAKT PLAYER 1 KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 31 4 3 3 Removing a Library In case you uninstalled or deleted a library from your computer and the Library Box is still visible you can remove the leftovers by selecting the Remove library entry from the Library Options menu i Remove library Click the sprocket icon to open the Library Options menu 4 3 4 Adding a Library If you want to add a new or previously removed library to the Libraries tab do the following 1 Click on the Add Library button 2 n the dialog that opens select the desired library folder and click on OK at the bot tom of the dialog For example if you want to add Factory Selection which is a Native Instruments product please select the Library folder highlighted in blue below inside the Native Instruments main folder iy Kore Z Sample content se Applications C Native Instruments E Factory Selection D Documentation Ee BS Audio a Factory Selection info nkc LS Developer a Mn Drums Gold Factory Selection info nkx Library T a E Instruments C Sound Libraries a Prominy l g 3 Samples b Gg System Sample Logic iH Users L3 Sample Modeling d E ih 3 Scarbee b ass Folder i u E Scriptorium Select the library folder to add a library to the Libraries tab highlighted in blue here on Mac OS X
32. oll down Once you ve found what you ve been looking for either double click the file or click and drag it over into the Rack in order to load it into KONTAKT As mentioned you may notice a third section below the Container Pane and Object Pane If not you can show it by clicking the button labeled nstr Nav in the upper right corner of the tab This pane is called the Instrument Navigator and offers a handy overview list of all Instruments in your current Multi Clicking on an entry jumps directly to that Instrument s header within the Rack Using the S and M buttons you can quickly toggle the solo and mute status of Instruments these are explained in section 4 4 3 of this guide 3 3 2 Libraries Tab The Libraries tab of the Browser provides an immediate and intuitive way of accessing your collection of commercial instruments powered by KONTAKT and other KONTAKT based librar ies that are installed on your hard disk KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 18 Files Libraries Databaze Monitor Modules Auto Add Library Instr Hau Kontakt Factory Selection Activate KONTAKT FACTORY SELECTION i W Band Pra x C Synth O Urban Beats Vintage C World Maschine Drum Selection OL Instruments Accessing the KONTAKT Factory Selection sound library via the Libraries tab of the Browser In contrast to the Files tab where you have to know where to look for the files that you want to load the Libraries tab shows all instal
33. on KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 38 4 4 4 Performance View The Performance View shows a custom panel of controls which allow you to alter specific Instrument characteristics As these controls are programmed by the library developer the avallable controls will vary from library to library To display the Performance View of an Instrument P Click on the icon labelled PV in the lower right corner of the Instrument Header Here Is a Performance View of one example Instrument eee p i x DEMO Micro Angry Wavetables 4 H Jus Output sf 1 Ih Voices OF Mas 128 Purge gt 0 00 3 Midi Ch A 2 T Memory 1 23 MB JF Cutaff Decay T SUE X i 524 1 ms e iriue Cabinet Tupe e Decay Release LN Of 2 xc Off 4 c n bypass T k HE HE p H ra O x Instrument Linizanaz Fartamenta The Performance View showing the Instrument s controls KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 39 9 Troubleshooting If the Instrument doesn t seem to respond there are a few things you can check to make sure your MIDI and audio setups are working correctly In a first step you should try to determine whether the problem is related to the MIDI or the audio part of the chain Observe the small MIDI jack icon next to the Midi Ch label in the Instrument Header The MIDI jack icon flashes on incoming MIDI data If it flashes when you press a key on your master keyboard the Instrument correctly receives th
34. ons of the Main Control Panel The Main Control panel at the top of the window provides access to various essential features and dialogs e Browse Toggles the visibility of the Browser section which is the vertical bar on the left side of the main window If you know that you won t need the functions of the Browser for a longer period of time you can save desktop space by hiding it The Browser Is ex plained in section 3 3 of this guide and in the KONTAKT 4 Reference Manual e Master Toggles the visibility of the Master Editor where you can adjust various global parameters such as overall volume tempo or master tuning e Info Toggles the visibility of the Info Pane which will appear at the bottom of the window The Info Pane is explained in section 3 4 of this guide e Output Toggles the visibility of the Outputs section which will appear at the bottom of the window Here you can configure KONTAKT s internal audio channels adjust output levels and add global insert and send effects e Keyb Toggles the visibility of the On Screen Keyboard which is explained in section 3 5 of this manual e Quick Toggles the visibility of the Quick Load Browser e Files Opens a drop down menu that consists of various commands for loading saving and managing KONTAKT files such as Instruments Banks and Multis e Options Opens the Options dialog where you can adjust a wide range of preferences that pertain to the user interface and t
35. r playback here e Sample rate This drop down menu allows you to set the global playback sample rate at which KONTAKT will operate Common values are 44100 Hz for music and 48000 Hz for film production Note that this doesn t have anything to do with the sampling rate at which your samples have been recorded it the playback rate doesn t match a sample s recording rate KONTAKT will handle all necessary conversion steps transparently for you e Latency This slider sets the size of the audio playback buffer in samples Small values will shorten the delay between pressing a key and hearing the resulting sound this Is called latency but may cause drop outs and stuttering when playing a lot of voices at the same time Conversely setting this to a higher value will make playback more reliable at the cost of more latency 2 1 2 Latency Optimization The load that typical digital audio calculations generate on your processor Is often not con Stant and predictable parameter changes additional voices or other processes can all cause momentary peaks in the load which can result in drop outs or other audio artifacts if not properly compensated for That s why audio programs don t send the audio signals they gen erate directly to the hardware but write them to a short buffer in memory instead These contents are in turn being sent to the actual hardware This concept allows the program to bridge short irregularities in the stream calculation and th
36. sible in the Rack Next to a text line that shows the name of your currently loaded Multi there are four page buttons that allow you to navigate to one of the Rack pages of 16 Instruments each 3 3 Browser The Browser is the vertical pane on the left side of the window right next to the Rack if you don t see it click on the Browse button in the Main Control panel to make it show up The main purpose of the Browser Is to gather functions that let you organize and browse any number of KONTAKT relevant files in a variety of different ways Among other things you KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 16 can use it to navigate through your file system in order to locate and load objects access the KONTAKT libraries installed on your hard disk in a quick and intuitive manner import sampler programs from third party formats and access KONTAKT s powerful Database The functions provided by the Browser are spread across a number of sections and subsections that you can access via the tabs on its top We ll here limit ourselves to brief explanations of the Files and Libraries tabs which offer access to your file system and your collection of instruments powered by KONTAKT and other KONTAKT libraries respectively 3 3 1 Files Tab When you click on the Files tab the Browser will switch to a two or possibly three pane view the third pane at the bottom can be switched on and off This tab allows you to navigate through your file system in a tre
37. struments saved in demo Mode will be timed out the next time you try to load them and will remain timed out until the library has been activated 4 2 1 Using Activated and Demo Mode Libraries in the Same Project A demo timeout shouldn t necessarily disrupt your workflow Since the demo works sepa rately for activated and non activated libraries I e KONTAKT PLAYER as application does not time out you can continue working with activated libraries making changes to activated Instruments and saving them You can even save a combination of activated and non activated Instruments as a Multi either in a host project or and stand alone mode And no worries total recall works so any changes will be in place upon reloading Saving a host project where KONTAKT is instantiated as a plug in will also tag a non activated library timed out 4 2 2 Mode dependent Operations Here is a comparison chart listing all the mode dependent operations KONTAKT 4 KONTAKT PLAYER Library activated Loading OK OK Playing OK OK Editing OK n a oaving OK OK Re loading saved OK OK Library not activated Loading OK OK KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 28 Playing 15 minutes 15 minutes Editing n a n a oaving OK OK Re loading saved after library activation after library activation Self made Instrument Loading OK OK Playing OK 15 minutes Editing OK OK oaving OK OK Re loading saved OK KONTAKT 4 license required some libraries are lock
38. that range e f you still don t hear anything despite the Instrument receiving your MIDI data it might be that this particular Instrument requires some other action in order to generate sound this may be the case with some specially scripted Instruments or with Instruments that offer some kind of expression control via continuous MIDI controllers Refer to the docu mentation of your sample library or try out a different Instrument If the small icon next to the Midi Ch label doesn t light up when you press a key on your mas ter keyboard the Instrument is not receiving your MIDI data Here are some possible solutions e Check whether your master keyboard is turned on and the MIDI or USB cable that con nects it to the computer is correctly plugged in e Make sure the value displayed next to the Midi Ch label in the Instrument Header match es the port that your master keyboard is connected to and the MIDI channel on which it Is sending data 5 Midi Ch B amp To be able to play an Instrument its MIDI input port and channel have to be assigned correctly e The ports of your MIDI interface are designated with letters starting with A with each port having 16 different channels In a lot of cases the correct channel will be A 1 which is the default however it s entirely possible that your master keyboard is connected to a different MIDI port or sending on a different channel In that case click on the value displayed here and s
39. us be more resistant to processing peaks Of course this safety net comes at a price the buffering causes a delay known as latency between the triggering of a note and the actual sound This delay gets longer with increas ing buffer sizes Hence it is vital to tune the buffer size in order to find a good compromise between latency and playback reliability The optimal value depends on such diverse factors KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started 10 as your CPU memory and hard disk access times your audio hardware and drivers and your operating system environment 384 Samples z Latency The Latency slider controls the size of the playback buffer In order to find the optimal buffer size for your system we recommend that you begin by set ting the Latency slider described in the previous section to a healthy middle value between 384 and 512 samples Gradually decrease that value during your normal work When you begin to notice drop outs increase the buffer again by a small amount Generally it s a good idea to have as few other applications as possible running in the back ground when working with audio software Also if you can t get below a certain buffer size without getting drop outs consult the documentation of your audio hardware to find out whether you can access It via an alternative driver architecture as some architectures allow more efficient low level access to the hardware than others 2 1 3 MIDI Configuration T

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