Version: 8.0.1
Developer: Native Instruments
Developer’s website: native-instruments.com
Format: STANDALONE, VSTi, VSTi3, AAX*64bit
Treatment: not required (full-featured Full version), mandatory registration is required for protected content (adding to the built-in Library Manager).
Size: 1.03 GB
• Tools: MIDI effects that work with all Kontakt instruments. The Chords section includes an extensive collection of chord progressions, allowing you to play them by pressing one key. Similarly, the Phrases section allows you to play melodies by pressing one key.
• Leap: allows you to play loops and one-shots, comes with new effects and an optimized interface for quickly customizing samples.
• Default View: The new default view of the sidebar lets you connect MIDI effects to instruments, mix different rack instruments, and quickly load and change presets for both effects and instruments.
• Piano Uno: Kontakt 8 comes with an easy-to-use piano library.
• Improved Wavetable module: Allows for phase and frequency modulation and greatly expands Kontakt’s synthesis capabilities.
• Komplete UI: A developer assistant for quickly creating the appearance of high-resolution instruments that not only sound good, but look good too.
How to install Kontakt 8 PORTABLE.
1. Create an empty folder. The name of the folder itself and the path to it MUST NOT CONTAIN CYRILLIC LETTERS. The folder MUST BE WRITTEN (it cannot be installed in the Program Files folder).
2. Run the installer (KontaktPortable_v801.exe).
3. Click the Browse… button and select the created empty folder.
4. Click the Extract button.
5. When you first launch the Library Manager, it will automatically scan the factory content, as well as the already installed libraries (scanning in the registry).
After the scan is complete, you need to save the changes and (re)start Kontakt.
If the changes were not saved during the first launch, you can start the automatic scan at any time by pressing Alt + Insert or from the Manager context menu:
ADD > quick search for installed libraries
By default, libraries are added only to the classic browser (except for the factory content). This behavior can be changed in the Library Manager settings:
Libraries > Manage libraries in the NKS browser
How to add Kontakt 8 PORTABLE VST3 to a DAW.
Method 1 (not suitable for all DAWs):
Add the Kontakt8Portable\Kontakt 8\x64\VST3\ folder as an additional plugin scanning folder. For details, please refer to your DAW’s manual.
Method 2.
Run Kontakt8Portable\Install.exe
On the component selection page, check the box “Add VST3 plugin to DAW”.
