Native Instruments - Kontakt PORTABLE 8.13.1 STANDALONE, VSTi3, AAX x64 [9.09.2026] - сэмплер
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Native Instruments - Kontakt PORTABLE 8.13.1 STANDALONE, VSTi3, AAX x64 [9.09.2026]
Дата Выпуска: 9.09.2026
Версия: 8.13.1
Разработчик: Native Instruments
Сайт разработчика: native-instruments.com
Формат: STANDALONE, VSTi3, AAX*
Разрядность: 64bit
Лечение: не требуется (полнофункциональная версия Full), для защищённого контента требуется обязательная регистрация (добавление во встроенный Менеджер библиотек).
Системные требования: Windows 10 с последними обновлениями (но это не точно)
Размер: 1.25 GB
Обновление популярного сэмплера.
• Tools: миди-эффекты, которые работают со всеми инструментами Контакта. Раздел Chords включает в себя обширную коллекцию аккордовых последовательностей, позволяя играть их нажатием одной клавиши. Аналогично, раздел Phrases позволяет играть мелодии нажатием одной клавиши.
• Leap: позволяет проигрывать лупы и ваншоты, поставляется с новыми эффектами и оптимизированным интерфейсом для быстрой настройки сэмплов.
• Default View: новый вид по умолчанию боковой панели позволяет подключать миди-эффекты к инструментам, смешивать различные инструменты стойки и быстро загружать и менять пресеты как для эффектов, так и для инструментов.
• Piano Uno: Kontakt 8 поставляется с простой в использовании библиотекой фортепиано.
• Улучшенный модуль Wavetable: позволяет выполнять фазовую и частотную модуляцию и значительно расширяет возможности синтеза Контакта.
• Komplete UI: помощник для разработчиков по быстрому созданию внешнего вида инструментов с высоким разрешением, которые не только звучат, но и выглядят красиво.
8.13.1 (2026-09-09)
• FIXED DAW can freeze with many Kontakt instruments loaded when the NI Hardware Connection Service is installed
8.13.0 (2026-09-03)
• ADDED User interfaces improvements to Navigator
• ADDED Level meters to new Instrument Headers
• ADDED Selection focus indicator to new Headers
• ADDED Favorites button to new Headers
• ADDED Instrument/Tool reordering via the new Headers
• ADDED Snapshots button to new Headers
• ADDED New Save dialogue for Snapshots
• FIXED Deprecated the New Instruments For You panel
• FIXED URLs to Help Documentation broken
• FIXED Snapshot Name in Header reverts to NKI Name upon DAW recall
• FIXED Preset Name in Header does not update when preset is changed
• FIXED Empty Instruments have a leftover Performance View area
• FIXED Hidden characters pasted into Info Panel are not stripped
• ADDED AI tooling support via an MCP Server for Instrument Builders, helping debug script errors.
8.12.1 (2026-08-04)
• FIXED Save as menu can index the instruments incorrectly
8.12.0 (2026-07-28)
• ADDED Phase 1 of the Default View Instrument Header overhaul. Specific controls (such as MIDI Input, Audio Output, and Purge) are slated for Phase 2 in versions 8.13/8.14; these functions continue to be accessible via the Classic View Instrument Header.
• ADDED Improved visual clarity between Instrument Header Solo/Mute states
• ADDED Ability to show/hide Instrument user interfaces from the Instrument Headers
• FIXED What's New Page can be cutoff when Kontakt hosted inside Kontrol or Maschine
• FIXED Some buttons inadvertently stealing Spacebar focus
• FIXED Usage Data Opt In/Out was non functional
• KNOWN Preset Name may not display correctly in new Header after reopening saved session
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Komplete UI Waveform now progressed to stable
• ADDED Ability to use Group Handle instead of Group Indices for Zones
• ADDED Fade in / Fade out commands now accept an optional curve arguments (Equal Power, S Curve, Exponential, Logarithmic, Linear)
• ADDED Program Handle is renamed to Instrument
• ADDED Method overloading support for Komplete Script
• FIXED Crash when closing an Instrument in Edit Mode
• FIXED Crash when zooming out on Waveform and Sample End is visible
• FIXED The Zone / Sample API(s) was incorrectly available in a Tool
• FIXED GUI cutoff issues with older NGL-based instruments
• FIXED Saving User Script did not update Script dropdown menu
8.11.1 (2026-06-29)
• FIXED Wrong default parameter value in Dirt FX component
8.11.0 (2026-06-18)
• FIXED Browser sometimes showed no result when loading second instance of Kontakt in DAW
• FIXED Raum reverb FX was not intialising correctly
• FIXED Crash on loading presets for Tools or Leap
• FIXED Vertical resize restriction missing in Default view
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED letter_spacing parameter to Text and TextInput components, and the LetterSpacing environment modifier
• ADDED line_height parameter to Text component, and the LineHeight environment modifier
8.10.1 (2026-05-05)
BUILDER CHANGES
• FIXED Komplete UI instrument UI reloaded twice when reloading instrument via restart(!) button in Kontakt
• FIXED Komplete UI Waveform shifts around when scrolling the Kontakt rack
8.10.0 (2026-04-29)
• ADDED New Tool: Aftertouch Tool generates Polyphonic Aftertouch from any MIDI input
• ADDED Update notifications that will appear if a newer version of Kontakt is available to install
• ADDED What's New overlay to inform users of any changes after installing newer versions of Kontakt
• ADDED New Instruments For You hidden by default for paid users of Kontakt
• FIXED Custom Sort Order in Sidepanel Browser not correctly recalled under certain conditions
• FIXED Info Pane in Sidepanel could inadvertly cut off text
• FIXED Crash when moving certain Instruments between Slots
• FIXED Certain libraries would load incorrectly into Slot 1, resulting in silence
• FIXED Replacing an Instrument could cause the Slots to reorder incorrectly
• FIXED Reordering Instrument Slots causing Instrument Save As menu appear in the wrong order
• FIXED Tools sending RPN messages interfere with Instruments using RPNP
• FIXED CC values were dependent on audio buffer size, and sometimes ignored (only one controller value was handled per audio buffer)
• FIXED MIDI Pitch Bend changes note pitch when it shouldn't for certain Instruments
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Waveform (still experimental) improvements including bug fixes and a completely rewritten API to load samples and access zones from Komplete Script
• FIXED Komplete UI Waveform renders silence with a line that is too thick
• FIXED Komplete UI Waveform displays erroneous spikes at the end of a sample
8.9.0 (2026-02-25)
• ADDED Continually scrolling Instrument List (Instrument Pages removed)
• FIXED Crash when changing samples within various Instruments in FL Studio
• FIXED Crash when loading a Kontakt instance saved with non-default Multi
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED KUI Waveforms (experimental)
• ADDED KUI Link to help documentation in Help Menu
• FIXED KSP messages not shown in Classic View status bar
8.8.1 (2026-02-10)
• FIXED Some audible crackling that could occur when making heavy use of the Synth module's American or Japanese inspired Synth Filters
BUILDER CHANGES
• FIXED Ladder Filter crackling in High Quality mode
8.8.0 (2025-12-04)
• ADDED Info Pane for contextual product help in Default View
• ADDED Auto scrolling in Info Pane on windows
• ADDED Removed View Menu and transitioned all options to contextual icons throughout the user interface or Main Menu
• FIXED Issue(s) causing Leap user interface to appear blank
• FIXED Inconsistent selection logic in Default View Navigator
• FIXED Presets not shown upon Instrument Browser load
• FIXED Default save name suffix not duplicated
• FIXED Random Slot selection on loading Multis / Combined Presets
• FIXED Certain UI controls did not show Info Hints on hover
• FIXED Crash when incorrectly saving NKB
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED New electro-mechanical plucked keyboard inspired Electric C EQ modes modes to the EP Preamps DSP
• ADDED New electro-mechanical plucked keyboard inspired Electric P Tremolo modes to the EP Preamps DSP
• ADDED Info Hints for the EP Preamp Electric C Filters
• ADDED Komplete Script now supports Info Pane
• ADDED Expose all menu entries of a KSP Menu to Komplete UI
• FIXED Broken KSP/LUA API console output to VS Code
• FIXED Copy / Paste Groups causing long lag times
• FIXED Setting AHD mode via KSP does not update envelope GUI correctly
• FIXED Komplete Script changes not picked up when project created from template
8.7.1 (2025-09-25)
• FIXED Help text and Status bar were taking up too much screen space
• FIXED Replacing any Instrument with any Leap was not possible anymore
• FIXED Crash on deleting many Instruments in a row very quickly via the Navigator
• FIXED Wrong dependency of minimum height in Default view from Classic view
• KNOWN ISSUE After loading and deleting multiple content, default focus logic can be unexpected
8.7.0 (2025-09-18)
• ADDED New Kontakt header dropdown menu in place of old File menu
• ADDED New icons in place of the old text tabs
• ADDED New Play icon brings the user always to the instrument view
• ADDED Some View menu items moved to Kontakt status bar
• ADDED Side panel browsing products now displayed in a list
• ADDED Ability to custom order libraries with drag and drop in the side panel browser (Default view)
• FIXED Loading a tool with an instrument selected causes the instrument to unload
• FIXED Selecting empty space in Default view rack properly deselects all content
• FIXED MIDI routing for muted tools mutes note offs
• KNOWN ISSUE After loading and deleting multiple content, default focus logic can be unexpected
• KNOWN ISSUE Loading Leap while other content is in focus does not replace but append
• KNOWN ISSUE The Info pane is oversized and takes too much vertical space
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Kontakt Templates provide builders with editable starter content that can be copied, customized and extended, lowering the barrier to learning and using KSP and Komplete UI scripting
• FIXED Crash when KSP menu is open
• FIXED Simple LP/HP filter's LP Cutoff affecting HP Cutoff in certain scenarios
8.6.1 (2025-08-21)
• FIXED Sample loading can get stuck in layered instruments like Bioscape or Circular
8.6.0 (2025-08-07)
• ADDED The ability to usee multiple Tools simultaneously
• ADDED Arpeggiator, Chord Builder, Humanizer, Scale Lock and Velocity Curve Tools
• FIXED KSP Setting a sample to user zones stops the voices of the whole group, not just the voices of that zone
8.5.1 (2025-07-18)
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Komplete UI: Popover feature transitioned from Experimental to Stable
• FIXED Komplete UI: Arc thickness was not constrained to parent frame properties
8.5.0 (2025-06-30)
OVERALL CHANGES
• ADDED Scroll to focused instrument in Default View
• FIXED Crash when loading a recently saved new Bank
• FIXED Crash on ignoring missing samples when loading an Instrument
• FIXED Prevent automatic switching back to Plugin Page from Browser View when navigating Instruments on Hardware
• FIXED Default Navigator Artwork for 3rd-party content
BUILDER CHANGES
• IMPROVED KUI Updated to version 1.2
• FIXED KUI Errors inside callbacks are not logged
• ADDED KUI Modifiers to enable drag and drop functionality on components
• IMPROVED KUI Enums can now be used as keys in maps
• IMPROVED KUI Compile time improvements
8.4.1 (2025-05-26)
• ADDED Data Tracking about Default vs Classic View settings
• FIXED File Menu (Load Recent) stays open if cursor is on hover after load
8.4.0 (2025-05-20)
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 if output 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
8.3.0 (2025-03-31)
OVERALL CHANGES
• ADDED Support for Kontrol S MK3 version 1.9.2
• ADDED Data tracking for product instantiation/load time
• FIXED Unselected Instrument disappears when loading an additional Instrument that cannot be found
• FIXED Crash in Davinci Resolve
• FIXED Incorrect Save options shown when saving new user presets for Leap
• FIXED Command+N shortcut creates new Leap in Default View
• FIXED Miscellaneous Instrument display issues
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Four American-inspired passband filter (from Monark)
• ADDED Dual Japanese-inspired Sallen-Key filters
• FIXED Ladder filter types produce glitchy artifacts under modulation due to incorrect parameter smoothing
8.2.1 - 2025-02-25
OVERALL CHANGES
• FIXED Incorrect entries were shown in the Default View's File Menu
BUILDER CHANGES
• FIXED Komplete UI issue where Popover was not displayed when "visible" property initially set to "true"
• FIXED Komplete UI issue where Popover was not following its anchor
• FIXED Komplete UI crash when the UI was reloaded and a Popover was present
8.2.0 - 2025-02-12
OVERALL CHANGES
• ADDED Patterns Tool - A new polyphonic step arpeggiator
• ADDED Command+Click sets a parameter to its default value
• FIXED Excessively long wait times when saving/loading DAW projects containing Kontakt
• FIXED Corrupted user interface when loading certain older instruments
• FIXED If hosted, Kontakt 8 would cause a crash when closing Komplete Kontrol 3
• FIXED Blank user interface for Electric Keys Diamond, Phoenix, and Alicia Keys
• FIXED Crash when Drag+Drop onto the Rack
• FIXED User-saved Multis have incorrect Browser Bank Values
• FIXED Erroneous warning message when importing Kontakt content with .ncw files
• FIXED File type banner text could spill into the user interface if Kontakt is set to minimum size
• FIXED Tempo sync issues between Kontrol S MK3 and Kontakt
• IMPROVED Use the modern (Vista and above) file open dialog on Windows when locating folders
LEAP CHANGES
• FIXED Changing sample rate breaks waveform visuals in Leap
• FIXED Quickly bypassing the amp and releasing a key could cause hanging notes in Leap
• FIXED Samples no longer lose sync when set to Legato Playback in Leap
• FIXED Time and pre-delay values in Send FX do not report automation correctly in sync mode
• FIXED Changing global tonality in Leap was momentarily delayed, causing notes to briefly play in the incorrect key
• FIXED Speeding Leap playback Up/Down will throw currently playing loops out of time
• FIXED Speed can no longer be set to 0% as this would cause no sounds to trigger
• FIXED Playing one-shots in Legato Mode when quantized and in the same choke group can prevent voices from playing in Leap
• FIXED Leap samples do not respond to MIDI pitch bend
• FIXED Empty slots in Leap are inconsistently grayed out
• FIXED Leap sample start/end points are not reset when replacing a sample
• FIXED In classic engine mode, switching to non-ping-pong mode can cause a loop to play in reverse with the reverse button not active
• FIXED Notes randomly not playing when triggered from the on-screen keyboard in Leap’s Single Mode
• FIXED Muzak Macro preset in Leap was saved with incorrect Delay and Reverb Macros
• FIXED Toggling sync on/off in delay and reverb FX causes values to jump unexpectedly in Leap
• FIXED Position indicator ring displays incorrectly when duplicating a sample in Leap
• FIXED Grid is sometimes incorrect after duplicating grids in Leap
• FIXED Replacing a file with modified start/end points can sometimes cause start/end points to not display in Leap
• FIXED Start marker in Leap can sometimes disappear
• FIXED Duplicating a REX file shows, but does not respect or use the start and end points of the copied sample
• FIXED "Edit All Samples" in Leap doesn’t work for Perform and Macro FX Toggles
• FIXED Anonymous usage data tracking of Leap for opted-in users
• ADDED Support for BPM and ID3v2 when importing samples to Leap
• ADDED Replaced group/single text switches with buttons for better usability
• ADDED Time sync parameter for Global FX
TOOLS CHANGES
• FIXED MIDI Note Off events not sent for the Chords Tool for notes not in scale
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Komplete UI first public release
• ADDED Noise options for the Wavetable Modulation Oscillator
• ADDED Blend mode for Wavetable source module’s Modulation Oscillator
• FIXED Some MIDI CCs interpreted erroneously as CC 0, breaking KSP multi scripts
• FIXED Stop writing library.json in binary format
• FIXED Changes made when in mono instances of any stereo FX will not be reflected in the second instance when switching mono off via KSP
• FIXED Crash in Wavetable Oscillator
• FIXED KSP: dont_use_machine_mode() does not bypass TMPro polyphony limitations
• FIXED API: get_instrument_options() doesn’t work with encoded instruments
8.1.0 - 2024-10-21
KONTAKT ENGINE IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED AAX Plugin migration is now available from Kontakt 5, 6 and 7 to Kontakt 8
• ADDED New amp and stomp effects: Super Fast 100, Chainsaw, Kolor, Skreamer Deluxe
• FIXED Space bar did not get picked up by the DAW after a Tool has been loaded
• FIXED Crash when showing the Batch Resave dialog in default view
• FIXED Crash when restoring a ProTools project with a large number (>10) of Kontakt instances
• FIXED Previews continued to play after Tool or Leap presets were loaded from the Default View side pane
• FIXED Drag and drop to create an instance of Kontakt in ProTools brought up the Missing Content dialog
• FIXED Tool "Retrigger" and "Dyn Mode" macro knobs did not show values in Maschine/Komplete Kontrol or when automated
• IMPROVED Bass Invader amp can now process stereo signals
LEAP IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED More Send FX Delay and Reverb types
• FIXED Playback stopped if pointer is moved while playing
• FIXED Macro knobs on play page were missing hover states
• FIXED Issues after duplicating samples
• FIXED Snap functionality took points after the sample end and start into account when snapping in Auto or REX mode using Beat Machine
• FIXED Stuck latched notes in scaled mode
• FIXED Parameter labels were not drawing on Kontrol MK3
• FIXED Changing audio device in Bitwig brought up the Missing Content dialog
• FIXED Changing the engine of any sample killed all current voices
• FIXED Replacing a playing latched loop led to a stuck note on virtual keyboard
• IMPROVED Perform FX and Macro FX toggles are now pinned to both Sound and Engine tabs
• CHANGED Snap mode now defaults to Grid
INSTRUMENT BUILDING AND SCRIPTING IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED KSP: $NI_EPP_EQ_MODE_E_GRAND built-in constant
• FIXED KSP: Regression with $EVENT_NOTE and$EVENT_VELOCITY built-in variables having random values in multiscript
• FIXED KSP: (N)RPN messages sent from multiscript did not reach instrument scripts
• IMPROVED KSP: NKS2 parameter groups can now have up to 48 parameters
• ADDED API: set_zone_group() command
• KNOWN ISSUE Arrow Keys not working in Sidepane of Default View in some VST3 DAWs on Windows (Live, Cubase, Studio One)
• KNOWN ISSUE New Kontakt-related files types (NKL, NKT) not opening when Kontakt is launched via loading these files by double clicking in OSs Finder/Explorer
8.0.1 - 2024-09-26
• FIXED Unable to create new instrument from loading audio file in Classic View (whilst other Insturments or Tools are in view)
• FIXED Leap: Quantising will stop all other notes in group mode
• FIXED Tools: Missing "Off" state for Dynamics mode on the UI
• FIXED Chords: Hanging notes when using this Tool
• FIXED Chords: Recorded chords not being strummed as intended
• FIXED Phrases: Retrigger modes "Off" and "Legato" not working correctly
• FIXED Phrases: Missing NKS1 labels for Retrigger and Dynamics mode
• KNOWN ISSUE Leap: While adjusting tuning, all vocies playing in single mode will be set to the same pitch
• KNOWN ISSUE Spacebar not reaching DAW when content is loaded from the side pane Browser
• KNOWN ISSUE Crash on loading Pro Tools project with many instances, whilst using Kontrol MK3 keyboards
• KNOWN ISSUE Leap: Duplicating Kontakt instances containing Leap presets may trigger a missing content dialog (which can safely be ignored)
• KNOWN ISSUE Loading a sample via drag and drop on a rack that is not empty can cause an incorrect error dialog to appear. Please create a new Leap from the menu and drag samples onto it instead
8.0.0 - 2024-08-23
WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED New side pane Navigator and Browser in the new Default View
• ADDED Browsing can now filter by Preset types (Instruments, Combined, Tools, Leap, Loops, One-shots)
• ADDED Full-screen Browser now shows onboarding information about different Preset types
• IMPROVED Full-screen Browser now shows Presets in a single column
• IMPROVED Bank chain can now be edited when tagging Presets
• IMPROVED Overlay and side panel browsers can now display high-resolution assets
KONTAKT ENGINE IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED New default sample instrument type for loop and oneshot based workflows - Leap
• ADDED New MIDI processing instrument type - Tools (Chords and Phrases)
• ADDED 5 new effects from Traktor: Beat Masher, Beat Slicer, Gater, Reverse Grain, Transpose Stretch
• ADDED Wavetable source module now has a second Shaper and a Modulation Oscillator, allowing various audio rate processes: frequency, phase or ring modulation, mixing in with the wavetable
• IMPROVED Instantiation time with a lot of content products and 3rd party plugins installed
• IMPROVED Kontakt now has 28 stereo outputs specified by default, allowing easier multi-out workflows out of the box
• IMPROVED Beat Machine now supports reverse sample playback
• IMPROVED Increased the maximum amount of external modulators to 64 per group
• IMPROVED Replika delay has greatly reduced memory usage and feature parity with the standalone plugin (except Dual mode)
• FIXED Polyphonic Aftertouch modulator was not applied per voice correctly
• FIXED Beat Machine playback did not take sample start and end markers into account
• FIXED LFO Fade In now behaves as expected (previously it clamped to maximum value earlier than it was supposed to)
• FIXED MIDI Transpose setting in Instrument Options now also transposes MIDI Polyphonic Aftertouch events
INSTRUMENT BUILDING AND SCRIPTING IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED Support for Komplete UI language
• ADDED KSP New MIR functions for key and tempo detection
• ADDED KSP Engine parameters for newly added effects, Replika parameters and Wavetable source module parameters
• ADDED KSP $ENGINE_PAR_VOICE_GROUP, allows setting a group to a specific voice group
• ADDED KSP Support for MIDI 2.0 Per-Note controllers (on note_controller callback, set_note_controller() command)
• ADDED KSP New command to send polyphonic aftertouch events, set_poly_at()
• ADDED KSP New command to get display value of an engine parameter based on externally provided value, get_engine_par_disp_ext()
• IMPROVED Warnings are not shown as errors anymore in Creator Tools Debugger and Kontakt Lua API terminal
• IMPROVED KSP get_folder() can now get the path of the Resource Container linked to the instrument
• IMPROVED KSP note_off() now has an optional argument for specifying the time offset after which note off will be applied
• IMPROVED KSP make_instr_persistent() now works with string array variables
• FIXED KSP Beat Machine did not respond to change_tune() commands
• FIXED KSP Regression in load_array() behavior when loading string arrays (since Kontakt 6.7)
• FIXED KSP Regression where $ENGINE_PAR_LR_SWAP and$ENGINE_PAR_PHASE_INVERT did not point to Inverter effect in instrument busses (since Kontakt 7.2)
• FIXED KSP Setting $ZONE_PAR_VOLUME was incorrectly clamped to 31.02 semitones
• FIXED KSP mf_set_event_par() created duplicate events when using $EVENT_PAR_POS
• ADDED API factory_snapshot_path and user_snapshot_path entries in the Instrument Options table
• FIXED API set_group_start_options() now properly obeys the given group index
• KNOWN ISSUE Leap: While adjusting tuning, all voices playing in single mode will be set to the same pitch
• KNOWN ISSUE Spacebar not reaching DAW when content is loaded from the side pane Browser
• KNOWN ISSUE Crash on loading Pro Tools project with many instances, while KSMK3 is connected
• KNOWN ISSUE Quantized notes in Leap instrument can kill other currently playing notes when triggering playback (This can be avoided by holding notes past the chosen quantization interval)
Как установить Kontakt 8 PORTABLE.
1. Создать пустую папку. Имя самой папки и путь к ней НЕ ДОЛЖНЫ СОДЕРЖАТЬ КИРИЛЛИЦУ. Папка ДОЛЖНА БЫТЬ ДОСТУПНА ДЛЯ ЗАПИСИ (в папку Program Files устанавливать нельзя).
2. Запустить инсталятор (KontaktPortable_v8131.exe).
3. Нажать кнопку Browse... и выбрать созданную пустую папку.
4. Нажать кнопку Extract.
5. При первом запуске Менеджера библиотек будет произведено автоматическое сканирование заводского контента, а также уже установленных библиотек (сканирование в реестре).
По окончании сканирования необходимо сохранить изменения и (пере)запустить Контакт.
Если при первом запуске изменения не были сохранены, то автоматическое сканирование можно запустить в любое время сочетанием клавиш Alt + Insert или из контекстного меню Менеджера:
ДОБАВИТЬ > быстрый поиск
По умолчанию библиотеки добавляются только в классический браузер (за исключением заводского контента, не добавляемого в классический браузер). Такое поведение можно изменить в настройках Менеджера библиотек:
Библиотеки > Управлять библиотеками в NKS-браузере
Kaк обновить предыдущую версию Kontakt 8 PORTABLE.
1. Запустить инсталятор KontaktPortable_v8131.exe
2. Нажать кнопку Browse... и выбрать папку, в которой находятся файлы предыдущей установки Kontakt 8 PORTABLE.
3. Нажать кнопку Extract
4. При появлении окна Confirm file replace, подтвердить замену файлов (Нажать Yes to All)
Примечания к версиям
Примечание к версии 8.7.0:
* для автоматической генерации недостающих изображений библиотек в браузере Контакта (вид по умолчанию) нужно запустить Менеджер библиотек, нажать кнопку СОХРАНИТЬ (SAVE) и перезапустить Контакт.
Примечания к версии 8.10.0:
* для добавления нового заводского контента (Aftertouch Tool) нужно запустить Менеджер библиотек, нажать кнопку СОХРАНИТЬ (SAVE) и перезапустить Контакт.
* удалены VST2-формат, аддон KTP jBridge.
Как добавить Kontakt 8 PORTABLE VST3 в DAW.
Способ 1 (подходит не для всех DAW):
Добавить папку Kontakt8Portable\Kontakt 8\x64\VST3\ как дополнительную папку сканирования плагинов. За подробностями обратитесь к руководству (мануалу) вашей DAW.
Способ 2:
Запустить Kontakt8Portable\Install.exe
На странице выбора компонентов поставить галочку "Добавить VST3 плагин в DAW".
![Native Instruments - Kontakt PORTABLE 8.13.1 STANDALONE, VSTi3, AAX x64 [9.09.2026] - сэмплер](https://i128.fastpic.org/thumb/2026/0730/70/_bc15a492b602532cf53cc7f8a872ff70.jpeg)
Дата Выпуска: 9.09.2026
Версия: 8.13.1
Разработчик: Native Instruments
Сайт разработчика: native-instruments.com
Формат: STANDALONE, VSTi3, AAX*
Разрядность: 64bit
Лечение: не требуется (полнофункциональная версия Full), для защищённого контента требуется обязательная регистрация (добавление во встроенный Менеджер библиотек).
Системные требования: Windows 10 с последними обновлениями (но это не точно)
Размер: 1.25 GB
Обновление популярного сэмплера.
• Tools: миди-эффекты, которые работают со всеми инструментами Контакта. Раздел Chords включает в себя обширную коллекцию аккордовых последовательностей, позволяя играть их нажатием одной клавиши. Аналогично, раздел Phrases позволяет играть мелодии нажатием одной клавиши.
• Leap: позволяет проигрывать лупы и ваншоты, поставляется с новыми эффектами и оптимизированным интерфейсом для быстрой настройки сэмплов.
• Default View: новый вид по умолчанию боковой панели позволяет подключать миди-эффекты к инструментам, смешивать различные инструменты стойки и быстро загружать и менять пресеты как для эффектов, так и для инструментов.
• Piano Uno: Kontakt 8 поставляется с простой в использовании библиотекой фортепиано.
• Улучшенный модуль Wavetable: позволяет выполнять фазовую и частотную модуляцию и значительно расширяет возможности синтеза Контакта.
• Komplete UI: помощник для разработчиков по быстрому созданию внешнего вида инструментов с высоким разрешением, которые не только звучат, но и выглядят красиво.
8.13.1 (2026-09-09)
• FIXED DAW can freeze with many Kontakt instruments loaded when the NI Hardware Connection Service is installed
8.13.0 (2026-09-03)
• ADDED User interfaces improvements to Navigator
• ADDED Level meters to new Instrument Headers
• ADDED Selection focus indicator to new Headers
• ADDED Favorites button to new Headers
• ADDED Instrument/Tool reordering via the new Headers
• ADDED Snapshots button to new Headers
• ADDED New Save dialogue for Snapshots
• FIXED Deprecated the New Instruments For You panel
• FIXED URLs to Help Documentation broken
• FIXED Snapshot Name in Header reverts to NKI Name upon DAW recall
• FIXED Preset Name in Header does not update when preset is changed
• FIXED Empty Instruments have a leftover Performance View area
• FIXED Hidden characters pasted into Info Panel are not stripped
• ADDED AI tooling support via an MCP Server for Instrument Builders, helping debug script errors.
8.12.1 (2026-08-04)
• FIXED Save as menu can index the instruments incorrectly
8.12.0 (2026-07-28)
• ADDED Phase 1 of the Default View Instrument Header overhaul. Specific controls (such as MIDI Input, Audio Output, and Purge) are slated for Phase 2 in versions 8.13/8.14; these functions continue to be accessible via the Classic View Instrument Header.
• ADDED Improved visual clarity between Instrument Header Solo/Mute states
• ADDED Ability to show/hide Instrument user interfaces from the Instrument Headers
• FIXED What's New Page can be cutoff when Kontakt hosted inside Kontrol or Maschine
• FIXED Some buttons inadvertently stealing Spacebar focus
• FIXED Usage Data Opt In/Out was non functional
• KNOWN Preset Name may not display correctly in new Header after reopening saved session
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Komplete UI Waveform now progressed to stable
• ADDED Ability to use Group Handle instead of Group Indices for Zones
• ADDED Fade in / Fade out commands now accept an optional curve arguments (Equal Power, S Curve, Exponential, Logarithmic, Linear)
• ADDED Program Handle is renamed to Instrument
• ADDED Method overloading support for Komplete Script
• FIXED Crash when closing an Instrument in Edit Mode
• FIXED Crash when zooming out on Waveform and Sample End is visible
• FIXED The Zone / Sample API(s) was incorrectly available in a Tool
• FIXED GUI cutoff issues with older NGL-based instruments
• FIXED Saving User Script did not update Script dropdown menu
8.11.1 (2026-06-29)
• FIXED Wrong default parameter value in Dirt FX component
8.11.0 (2026-06-18)
• FIXED Browser sometimes showed no result when loading second instance of Kontakt in DAW
• FIXED Raum reverb FX was not intialising correctly
• FIXED Crash on loading presets for Tools or Leap
• FIXED Vertical resize restriction missing in Default view
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED letter_spacing parameter to Text and TextInput components, and the LetterSpacing environment modifier
• ADDED line_height parameter to Text component, and the LineHeight environment modifier
8.10.1 (2026-05-05)
BUILDER CHANGES
• FIXED Komplete UI instrument UI reloaded twice when reloading instrument via restart(!) button in Kontakt
• FIXED Komplete UI Waveform shifts around when scrolling the Kontakt rack
8.10.0 (2026-04-29)
• ADDED New Tool: Aftertouch Tool generates Polyphonic Aftertouch from any MIDI input
• ADDED Update notifications that will appear if a newer version of Kontakt is available to install
• ADDED What's New overlay to inform users of any changes after installing newer versions of Kontakt
• ADDED New Instruments For You hidden by default for paid users of Kontakt
• FIXED Custom Sort Order in Sidepanel Browser not correctly recalled under certain conditions
• FIXED Info Pane in Sidepanel could inadvertly cut off text
• FIXED Crash when moving certain Instruments between Slots
• FIXED Certain libraries would load incorrectly into Slot 1, resulting in silence
• FIXED Replacing an Instrument could cause the Slots to reorder incorrectly
• FIXED Reordering Instrument Slots causing Instrument Save As menu appear in the wrong order
• FIXED Tools sending RPN messages interfere with Instruments using RPNP
• FIXED CC values were dependent on audio buffer size, and sometimes ignored (only one controller value was handled per audio buffer)
• FIXED MIDI Pitch Bend changes note pitch when it shouldn't for certain Instruments
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Waveform (still experimental) improvements including bug fixes and a completely rewritten API to load samples and access zones from Komplete Script
• FIXED Komplete UI Waveform renders silence with a line that is too thick
• FIXED Komplete UI Waveform displays erroneous spikes at the end of a sample
8.9.0 (2026-02-25)
• ADDED Continually scrolling Instrument List (Instrument Pages removed)
• FIXED Crash when changing samples within various Instruments in FL Studio
• FIXED Crash when loading a Kontakt instance saved with non-default Multi
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED KUI Waveforms (experimental)
• ADDED KUI Link to help documentation in Help Menu
• FIXED KSP messages not shown in Classic View status bar
8.8.1 (2026-02-10)
• FIXED Some audible crackling that could occur when making heavy use of the Synth module's American or Japanese inspired Synth Filters
BUILDER CHANGES
• FIXED Ladder Filter crackling in High Quality mode
8.8.0 (2025-12-04)
• ADDED Info Pane for contextual product help in Default View
• ADDED Auto scrolling in Info Pane on windows
• ADDED Removed View Menu and transitioned all options to contextual icons throughout the user interface or Main Menu
• FIXED Issue(s) causing Leap user interface to appear blank
• FIXED Inconsistent selection logic in Default View Navigator
• FIXED Presets not shown upon Instrument Browser load
• FIXED Default save name suffix not duplicated
• FIXED Random Slot selection on loading Multis / Combined Presets
• FIXED Certain UI controls did not show Info Hints on hover
• FIXED Crash when incorrectly saving NKB
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED New electro-mechanical plucked keyboard inspired Electric C EQ modes modes to the EP Preamps DSP
• ADDED New electro-mechanical plucked keyboard inspired Electric P Tremolo modes to the EP Preamps DSP
• ADDED Info Hints for the EP Preamp Electric C Filters
• ADDED Komplete Script now supports Info Pane
• ADDED Expose all menu entries of a KSP Menu to Komplete UI
• FIXED Broken KSP/LUA API console output to VS Code
• FIXED Copy / Paste Groups causing long lag times
• FIXED Setting AHD mode via KSP does not update envelope GUI correctly
• FIXED Komplete Script changes not picked up when project created from template
8.7.1 (2025-09-25)
• FIXED Help text and Status bar were taking up too much screen space
• FIXED Replacing any Instrument with any Leap was not possible anymore
• FIXED Crash on deleting many Instruments in a row very quickly via the Navigator
• FIXED Wrong dependency of minimum height in Default view from Classic view
• KNOWN ISSUE After loading and deleting multiple content, default focus logic can be unexpected
8.7.0 (2025-09-18)
• ADDED New Kontakt header dropdown menu in place of old File menu
• ADDED New icons in place of the old text tabs
• ADDED New Play icon brings the user always to the instrument view
• ADDED Some View menu items moved to Kontakt status bar
• ADDED Side panel browsing products now displayed in a list
• ADDED Ability to custom order libraries with drag and drop in the side panel browser (Default view)
• FIXED Loading a tool with an instrument selected causes the instrument to unload
• FIXED Selecting empty space in Default view rack properly deselects all content
• FIXED MIDI routing for muted tools mutes note offs
• KNOWN ISSUE After loading and deleting multiple content, default focus logic can be unexpected
• KNOWN ISSUE Loading Leap while other content is in focus does not replace but append
• KNOWN ISSUE The Info pane is oversized and takes too much vertical space
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Kontakt Templates provide builders with editable starter content that can be copied, customized and extended, lowering the barrier to learning and using KSP and Komplete UI scripting
• FIXED Crash when KSP menu is open
• FIXED Simple LP/HP filter's LP Cutoff affecting HP Cutoff in certain scenarios
8.6.1 (2025-08-21)
• FIXED Sample loading can get stuck in layered instruments like Bioscape or Circular
8.6.0 (2025-08-07)
• ADDED The ability to usee multiple Tools simultaneously
• ADDED Arpeggiator, Chord Builder, Humanizer, Scale Lock and Velocity Curve Tools
• FIXED KSP Setting a sample to user zones stops the voices of the whole group, not just the voices of that zone
8.5.1 (2025-07-18)
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Komplete UI: Popover feature transitioned from Experimental to Stable
• FIXED Komplete UI: Arc thickness was not constrained to parent frame properties
8.5.0 (2025-06-30)
OVERALL CHANGES
• ADDED Scroll to focused instrument in Default View
• FIXED Crash when loading a recently saved new Bank
• FIXED Crash on ignoring missing samples when loading an Instrument
• FIXED Prevent automatic switching back to Plugin Page from Browser View when navigating Instruments on Hardware
• FIXED Default Navigator Artwork for 3rd-party content
BUILDER CHANGES
• IMPROVED KUI Updated to version 1.2
• FIXED KUI Errors inside callbacks are not logged
• ADDED KUI Modifiers to enable drag and drop functionality on components
• IMPROVED KUI Enums can now be used as keys in maps
• IMPROVED KUI Compile time improvements
8.4.1 (2025-05-26)
• ADDED Data Tracking about Default vs Classic View settings
• FIXED File Menu (Load Recent) stays open if cursor is on hover after load
8.4.0 (2025-05-20)
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 if output 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
8.3.0 (2025-03-31)
OVERALL CHANGES
• ADDED Support for Kontrol S MK3 version 1.9.2
• ADDED Data tracking for product instantiation/load time
• FIXED Unselected Instrument disappears when loading an additional Instrument that cannot be found
• FIXED Crash in Davinci Resolve
• FIXED Incorrect Save options shown when saving new user presets for Leap
• FIXED Command+N shortcut creates new Leap in Default View
• FIXED Miscellaneous Instrument display issues
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Four American-inspired passband filter (from Monark)
• ADDED Dual Japanese-inspired Sallen-Key filters
• FIXED Ladder filter types produce glitchy artifacts under modulation due to incorrect parameter smoothing
8.2.1 - 2025-02-25
OVERALL CHANGES
• FIXED Incorrect entries were shown in the Default View's File Menu
BUILDER CHANGES
• FIXED Komplete UI issue where Popover was not displayed when "visible" property initially set to "true"
• FIXED Komplete UI issue where Popover was not following its anchor
• FIXED Komplete UI crash when the UI was reloaded and a Popover was present
8.2.0 - 2025-02-12
OVERALL CHANGES
• ADDED Patterns Tool - A new polyphonic step arpeggiator
• ADDED Command+Click sets a parameter to its default value
• FIXED Excessively long wait times when saving/loading DAW projects containing Kontakt
• FIXED Corrupted user interface when loading certain older instruments
• FIXED If hosted, Kontakt 8 would cause a crash when closing Komplete Kontrol 3
• FIXED Blank user interface for Electric Keys Diamond, Phoenix, and Alicia Keys
• FIXED Crash when Drag+Drop onto the Rack
• FIXED User-saved Multis have incorrect Browser Bank Values
• FIXED Erroneous warning message when importing Kontakt content with .ncw files
• FIXED File type banner text could spill into the user interface if Kontakt is set to minimum size
• FIXED Tempo sync issues between Kontrol S MK3 and Kontakt
• IMPROVED Use the modern (Vista and above) file open dialog on Windows when locating folders
LEAP CHANGES
• FIXED Changing sample rate breaks waveform visuals in Leap
• FIXED Quickly bypassing the amp and releasing a key could cause hanging notes in Leap
• FIXED Samples no longer lose sync when set to Legato Playback in Leap
• FIXED Time and pre-delay values in Send FX do not report automation correctly in sync mode
• FIXED Changing global tonality in Leap was momentarily delayed, causing notes to briefly play in the incorrect key
• FIXED Speeding Leap playback Up/Down will throw currently playing loops out of time
• FIXED Speed can no longer be set to 0% as this would cause no sounds to trigger
• FIXED Playing one-shots in Legato Mode when quantized and in the same choke group can prevent voices from playing in Leap
• FIXED Leap samples do not respond to MIDI pitch bend
• FIXED Empty slots in Leap are inconsistently grayed out
• FIXED Leap sample start/end points are not reset when replacing a sample
• FIXED In classic engine mode, switching to non-ping-pong mode can cause a loop to play in reverse with the reverse button not active
• FIXED Notes randomly not playing when triggered from the on-screen keyboard in Leap’s Single Mode
• FIXED Muzak Macro preset in Leap was saved with incorrect Delay and Reverb Macros
• FIXED Toggling sync on/off in delay and reverb FX causes values to jump unexpectedly in Leap
• FIXED Position indicator ring displays incorrectly when duplicating a sample in Leap
• FIXED Grid is sometimes incorrect after duplicating grids in Leap
• FIXED Replacing a file with modified start/end points can sometimes cause start/end points to not display in Leap
• FIXED Start marker in Leap can sometimes disappear
• FIXED Duplicating a REX file shows, but does not respect or use the start and end points of the copied sample
• FIXED "Edit All Samples" in Leap doesn’t work for Perform and Macro FX Toggles
• FIXED Anonymous usage data tracking of Leap for opted-in users
• ADDED Support for BPM and ID3v2 when importing samples to Leap
• ADDED Replaced group/single text switches with buttons for better usability
• ADDED Time sync parameter for Global FX
TOOLS CHANGES
• FIXED MIDI Note Off events not sent for the Chords Tool for notes not in scale
BUILDER CHANGES
• ADDED Komplete UI first public release
• ADDED Noise options for the Wavetable Modulation Oscillator
• ADDED Blend mode for Wavetable source module’s Modulation Oscillator
• FIXED Some MIDI CCs interpreted erroneously as CC 0, breaking KSP multi scripts
• FIXED Stop writing library.json in binary format
• FIXED Changes made when in mono instances of any stereo FX will not be reflected in the second instance when switching mono off via KSP
• FIXED Crash in Wavetable Oscillator
• FIXED KSP: dont_use_machine_mode() does not bypass TMPro polyphony limitations
• FIXED API: get_instrument_options() doesn’t work with encoded instruments
8.1.0 - 2024-10-21
KONTAKT ENGINE IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED AAX Plugin migration is now available from Kontakt 5, 6 and 7 to Kontakt 8
• ADDED New amp and stomp effects: Super Fast 100, Chainsaw, Kolor, Skreamer Deluxe
• FIXED Space bar did not get picked up by the DAW after a Tool has been loaded
• FIXED Crash when showing the Batch Resave dialog in default view
• FIXED Crash when restoring a ProTools project with a large number (>10) of Kontakt instances
• FIXED Previews continued to play after Tool or Leap presets were loaded from the Default View side pane
• FIXED Drag and drop to create an instance of Kontakt in ProTools brought up the Missing Content dialog
• FIXED Tool "Retrigger" and "Dyn Mode" macro knobs did not show values in Maschine/Komplete Kontrol or when automated
• IMPROVED Bass Invader amp can now process stereo signals
LEAP IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED More Send FX Delay and Reverb types
• FIXED Playback stopped if pointer is moved while playing
• FIXED Macro knobs on play page were missing hover states
• FIXED Issues after duplicating samples
• FIXED Snap functionality took points after the sample end and start into account when snapping in Auto or REX mode using Beat Machine
• FIXED Stuck latched notes in scaled mode
• FIXED Parameter labels were not drawing on Kontrol MK3
• FIXED Changing audio device in Bitwig brought up the Missing Content dialog
• FIXED Changing the engine of any sample killed all current voices
• FIXED Replacing a playing latched loop led to a stuck note on virtual keyboard
• IMPROVED Perform FX and Macro FX toggles are now pinned to both Sound and Engine tabs
• CHANGED Snap mode now defaults to Grid
INSTRUMENT BUILDING AND SCRIPTING IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED KSP: $NI_EPP_EQ_MODE_E_GRAND built-in constant
• FIXED KSP: Regression with $EVENT_NOTE and$EVENT_VELOCITY built-in variables having random values in multiscript
• FIXED KSP: (N)RPN messages sent from multiscript did not reach instrument scripts
• IMPROVED KSP: NKS2 parameter groups can now have up to 48 parameters
• ADDED API: set_zone_group() command
• KNOWN ISSUE Arrow Keys not working in Sidepane of Default View in some VST3 DAWs on Windows (Live, Cubase, Studio One)
• KNOWN ISSUE New Kontakt-related files types (NKL, NKT) not opening when Kontakt is launched via loading these files by double clicking in OSs Finder/Explorer
8.0.1 - 2024-09-26
• FIXED Unable to create new instrument from loading audio file in Classic View (whilst other Insturments or Tools are in view)
• FIXED Leap: Quantising will stop all other notes in group mode
• FIXED Tools: Missing "Off" state for Dynamics mode on the UI
• FIXED Chords: Hanging notes when using this Tool
• FIXED Chords: Recorded chords not being strummed as intended
• FIXED Phrases: Retrigger modes "Off" and "Legato" not working correctly
• FIXED Phrases: Missing NKS1 labels for Retrigger and Dynamics mode
• KNOWN ISSUE Leap: While adjusting tuning, all vocies playing in single mode will be set to the same pitch
• KNOWN ISSUE Spacebar not reaching DAW when content is loaded from the side pane Browser
• KNOWN ISSUE Crash on loading Pro Tools project with many instances, whilst using Kontrol MK3 keyboards
• KNOWN ISSUE Leap: Duplicating Kontakt instances containing Leap presets may trigger a missing content dialog (which can safely be ignored)
• KNOWN ISSUE Loading a sample via drag and drop on a rack that is not empty can cause an incorrect error dialog to appear. Please create a new Leap from the menu and drag samples onto it instead
8.0.0 - 2024-08-23
WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED New side pane Navigator and Browser in the new Default View
• ADDED Browsing can now filter by Preset types (Instruments, Combined, Tools, Leap, Loops, One-shots)
• ADDED Full-screen Browser now shows onboarding information about different Preset types
• IMPROVED Full-screen Browser now shows Presets in a single column
• IMPROVED Bank chain can now be edited when tagging Presets
• IMPROVED Overlay and side panel browsers can now display high-resolution assets
KONTAKT ENGINE IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED New default sample instrument type for loop and oneshot based workflows - Leap
• ADDED New MIDI processing instrument type - Tools (Chords and Phrases)
• ADDED 5 new effects from Traktor: Beat Masher, Beat Slicer, Gater, Reverse Grain, Transpose Stretch
• ADDED Wavetable source module now has a second Shaper and a Modulation Oscillator, allowing various audio rate processes: frequency, phase or ring modulation, mixing in with the wavetable
• IMPROVED Instantiation time with a lot of content products and 3rd party plugins installed
• IMPROVED Kontakt now has 28 stereo outputs specified by default, allowing easier multi-out workflows out of the box
• IMPROVED Beat Machine now supports reverse sample playback
• IMPROVED Increased the maximum amount of external modulators to 64 per group
• IMPROVED Replika delay has greatly reduced memory usage and feature parity with the standalone plugin (except Dual mode)
• FIXED Polyphonic Aftertouch modulator was not applied per voice correctly
• FIXED Beat Machine playback did not take sample start and end markers into account
• FIXED LFO Fade In now behaves as expected (previously it clamped to maximum value earlier than it was supposed to)
• FIXED MIDI Transpose setting in Instrument Options now also transposes MIDI Polyphonic Aftertouch events
INSTRUMENT BUILDING AND SCRIPTING IMPROVEMENTS
• ADDED Support for Komplete UI language
• ADDED KSP New MIR functions for key and tempo detection
• ADDED KSP Engine parameters for newly added effects, Replika parameters and Wavetable source module parameters
• ADDED KSP $ENGINE_PAR_VOICE_GROUP, allows setting a group to a specific voice group
• ADDED KSP Support for MIDI 2.0 Per-Note controllers (on note_controller callback, set_note_controller() command)
• ADDED KSP New command to send polyphonic aftertouch events, set_poly_at()
• ADDED KSP New command to get display value of an engine parameter based on externally provided value, get_engine_par_disp_ext()
• IMPROVED Warnings are not shown as errors anymore in Creator Tools Debugger and Kontakt Lua API terminal
• IMPROVED KSP get_folder() can now get the path of the Resource Container linked to the instrument
• IMPROVED KSP note_off() now has an optional argument for specifying the time offset after which note off will be applied
• IMPROVED KSP make_instr_persistent() now works with string array variables
• FIXED KSP Beat Machine did not respond to change_tune() commands
• FIXED KSP Regression in load_array() behavior when loading string arrays (since Kontakt 6.7)
• FIXED KSP Regression where $ENGINE_PAR_LR_SWAP and$ENGINE_PAR_PHASE_INVERT did not point to Inverter effect in instrument busses (since Kontakt 7.2)
• FIXED KSP Setting $ZONE_PAR_VOLUME was incorrectly clamped to 31.02 semitones
• FIXED KSP mf_set_event_par() created duplicate events when using $EVENT_PAR_POS
• ADDED API factory_snapshot_path and user_snapshot_path entries in the Instrument Options table
• FIXED API set_group_start_options() now properly obeys the given group index
• KNOWN ISSUE Leap: While adjusting tuning, all voices playing in single mode will be set to the same pitch
• KNOWN ISSUE Spacebar not reaching DAW when content is loaded from the side pane Browser
• KNOWN ISSUE Crash on loading Pro Tools project with many instances, while KSMK3 is connected
• KNOWN ISSUE Quantized notes in Leap instrument can kill other currently playing notes when triggering playback (This can be avoided by holding notes past the chosen quantization interval)
Как установить Kontakt 8 PORTABLE.
1. Создать пустую папку. Имя самой папки и путь к ней НЕ ДОЛЖНЫ СОДЕРЖАТЬ КИРИЛЛИЦУ. Папка ДОЛЖНА БЫТЬ ДОСТУПНА ДЛЯ ЗАПИСИ (в папку Program Files устанавливать нельзя).
2. Запустить инсталятор (KontaktPortable_v8131.exe).
3. Нажать кнопку Browse... и выбрать созданную пустую папку.
4. Нажать кнопку Extract.
5. При первом запуске Менеджера библиотек будет произведено автоматическое сканирование заводского контента, а также уже установленных библиотек (сканирование в реестре).
По окончании сканирования необходимо сохранить изменения и (пере)запустить Контакт.
Если при первом запуске изменения не были сохранены, то автоматическое сканирование можно запустить в любое время сочетанием клавиш Alt + Insert или из контекстного меню Менеджера:
ДОБАВИТЬ > быстрый поиск
По умолчанию библиотеки добавляются только в классический браузер (за исключением заводского контента, не добавляемого в классический браузер). Такое поведение можно изменить в настройках Менеджера библиотек:
Библиотеки > Управлять библиотеками в NKS-браузере
Kaк обновить предыдущую версию Kontakt 8 PORTABLE.
1. Запустить инсталятор KontaktPortable_v8131.exe
2. Нажать кнопку Browse... и выбрать папку, в которой находятся файлы предыдущей установки Kontakt 8 PORTABLE.
3. Нажать кнопку Extract
4. При появлении окна Confirm file replace, подтвердить замену файлов (Нажать Yes to All)
Примечания к версиям
Примечание к версии 8.7.0:
* для автоматической генерации недостающих изображений библиотек в браузере Контакта (вид по умолчанию) нужно запустить Менеджер библиотек, нажать кнопку СОХРАНИТЬ (SAVE) и перезапустить Контакт.
Примечания к версии 8.10.0:
* для добавления нового заводского контента (Aftertouch Tool) нужно запустить Менеджер библиотек, нажать кнопку СОХРАНИТЬ (SAVE) и перезапустить Контакт.
* удалены VST2-формат, аддон KTP jBridge.
Как добавить Kontakt 8 PORTABLE VST3 в DAW.
Способ 1 (подходит не для всех DAW):
Добавить папку Kontakt8Portable\Kontakt 8\x64\VST3\ как дополнительную папку сканирования плагинов. За подробностями обратитесь к руководству (мануалу) вашей DAW.
Способ 2:
Запустить Kontakt8Portable\Install.exe
На странице выбора компонентов поставить галочку "Добавить VST3 плагин в DAW".
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