What's new in Kontakt 8.2.1?

Fixed:

• Incorrect entries were shown in the Default View’s File Menu

Builder Changes:

• Komplete UI issue where Popover was not displayed when ‘visible’ property initially set to ‘true’
• Komplete UI issue where Popover was not following its anchor
• Komplete UI crash when the UI was reloaded and a Popover was present

What's new in Kontakt 8.2.0?

Overall Changes:

Added:

• Patterns Tool - A new polyphonic step arpeggiator

Fixed:

• Excessively long wait times when saving/loading DAW projects containing Kontakt
• Corrupted user interface when loading certain older instruments
• If hosted, Kontakt 8 would cause a crash when closing Komplete Kontrol 3
• Blank user interface for Electric Keys Diamond, Phoenix, and Alicia Keys
• Crash when Drag+Drop onto the Rack
• User-saved Multis have incorrect Browser Bank Values
• Erroneous warning message when importing Kontakt content with .ncw files
• File type banner text could spill into the user interface if Kontakt is set to minimum size
• 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:

Added:

• Command + Click sets a parameter to its default value
• Anonymous usage data tracking of Leap for opted-in users
• Support for BPM and ID3v2 when importing samples to Leap
• Replaced group/single text switches with buttons for better usability
• Time sync parameter for Global FX

Fixed:

• Changing sample rate breaks waveform visuals in Leap
• Leap Macros and Save/Load of global presets would break after periods of inactivity in Logic Pro
• Quickly bypassing the amp and releasing a key could cause hanging notes in Leap
• Samples no longer lose sync when set to Legato Playback in Leap
• Time and pre-delay values in Send FX do not report automation correctly in sync mode
• Changing global tonality in Leap was momentarily delayed, causing notes to briefly play in the incorrect key
• Speeding Leap playback Up/Down will throw currently playing loops out of time
• Speed can no longer be set to 0% as this would cause no sounds to trigger
• Playing one-shots in Legato Mode when quantized and in the same choke group can prevent voices from playing in Leap
• Leap samples do not respond to MIDI pitch bend
• Empty slots in Leap are inconsistently grayed out
• Leap sample start/end points are not reset when replacing a sample
• In classic engine mode, switching to non-ping-pong mode can cause a loop to play in reverse with the reverse button not active
• Notes randomly not playing when triggered from the on-screen keyboard in Leap’s Single Mode
• Muzak Macro preset in Leap was saved with incorrect Delay and Reverb Macros
• Toggling sync on/off in delay and reverb FX causes values to jump unexpectedly in Leap
• Position indicator ring displays incorrectly when duplicating a sample in Leap
• Grid is sometimes incorrect after duplicating grids in Leap
• Replacing a file with modified start/end points can sometimes cause start/end points to not display in Leap
• Start marker in Leap can sometimes disappear
• Duplicating a REX file shows, but does not respect or use the start and end points of the copied sample

Tools Changes:

Fixed:

• MIDI Note Off events not sent for the Chords Tool for notes not in scale

Builder Changes:

Added:

• Komplete user interface updated to version 1.0
• Noise options for the Wavetable Modulation Oscillator
• Blend mode for Wavetable source module’s Modulation Oscillator

Fixed:

• Some MIDI CCs interpreted erroneously as CC 0, breaking KSP multi scripts
• Stop writing library.json in binary format
• Changes made when in mono instances of any stereo FX will not be reflected in the second instance when switching mono off via KSP
• 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

What's new in Kontakt 8.1.0?

Kontakt Improvements:

Added:

• AAX Plugin migration is now available from Kontakt 5, 6 and 7 to Kontakt 8
• 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
• Crash when showing the Batch Resave dialog in default view
• Crash when restoring a ProTools project with a large number (>10) of Kontakt instances
• Previews continued to play after Tool or Leap presets were loaded from the Default View side pane
• Drag and drop to create an instance of Kontakt in ProTools brought up the Missing Content dialog
• 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 SendFX Delay and Reverb types

Fixed:

• Playback stopped if pointer is moved while playing
• Macro knobs on play page were missing hover states
• Issues after duplicating samples
• Snap functionality took points after the sample end and start into account when snapping in Auto or REX mode using Beat Machine
• Stuck latched notes in scaled mode
• Parameter labels were not drawing on Kontrol S MK3
• Changing audio device in Bitwig brought up the Missing Content dialog
• Changing the engine of any sample killed all current voices
• Changing the engine of any sample killed all current voices

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:

Added KSP:

• $NI_EPP_EQ_MODE_E_GRAND built-in constant

Added API

• set_zone_group() command

Fixed KSP

• Regression with $EVENT_NOTE and $EVENT_VELOCITY built-in variables having random ## values in multiscript
• (N)RPN messages sent from multiscript did not reach instrument scripts

Improved KSP

• NKS2 parameter groups can now have up to 48 parameters

Known Issues

• Arrow Keys not working in Sidepane of Default View in some VST3 DAWs on Windows (Live, Cubase, Studio One)
• New Kontakt-related files types (NKL,NKT) do not open Kontakt when double-clicked in OSs filer/explorer
• On macOS, Spacebar input to start/stop playback reaches DAW only at 2nd press if Kontakt plugin is moved via D&D

What's new in Kontakt 8.0.1?

Fixed:

• Unable to create new Instrument from loading audio file in Classic View (whilst other Instruments or Tools are in view)
• Leap: quantising will stop all other notes in group mode
• Tools: Missing “Off” state for Dynamics mode on the UI
• Chords: hanging notes when using this Tool
• Chords: Recorded chords not being strummed as intended
• Phrases: Retrigger modes “Off” and “Legato” modes not working correctly
• Phrases: Missing NKS1 labels for Retrigger and Dynamics mode

Known Issues:

• Leap: While adjusting tuning, all voices playing in single mode will be set to the same pitch
• Spacebar not reaching DAW when content is loaded from the side pane Browser
• Crash on loading Pro Tools project with many instances, whilst using Kontrol MK3 keyboards
• Leap: duplicating Kontakt instances containing Leap presets may trigger a missing content dialog (which can safely be ignored)
• 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

What's new in Kontakt 8.0.0?

Minimum OS requirements: macOS 13, 14, and 15 (latest update), Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack)

New Default View with side pane navigator and browser, Tools MIDI processors, built-in instruments "Leap" and "Piano Uno", and Leap Expansion "Lo-Fi Vibes", Traktor effects and Wavetable source module features, Komplete UI language for graphical interface development. IMPORTANT: Kontrol S-MK3 users must update to Hardware Connection Service version 1.7.7 (or higher) in Native Access.

Workflow Improvements

Added:

• New side pane Navigator and Browser in the new Default View
• Browsing can now filter by Preset types (Instruments, Combined, Tools, Leap, Loops, One-shots)
• Full-screen Browser now shows onboarding information about different Preset types

Improved:

• Full-screen Browser now shows Presets in a single column
• Bank chain can now be edited when tagging Presets
• 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
• New MIDI processing instrument type - Tools (Chords and Phrases)
• 5 new effects from Traktor: Beat Masher, Beat Slicer, Gater, Reverse Grain, Transpose Stretch
• 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
• Kontakt now has 28 stereo outputs specified by default, allowing easier multi-out workflows out of the box
• Beat Machine now supports reverse sample playback
• Increased the maximum amount of external modulators to 64 per group
• 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

• Beat Machine playback did not take sample start and end markers into account
• LFO Fade In now behaves as expected (previously it clamped to maximum value earlier than it was supposed to)
• MIDI Transpose setting in Instrument Options now also transposes MIDI Polyphonic Aftertouch events

Removed:

• Memory server functionality on macOS

Instrument Building and Scripting Improvements:

Added:

• Support for Komplete UI language

Added KSP:

• New MIR functions for key and tempo detection
• Engine parameters for newly added effects, Replika parameters and Wavetable source module parameters
• $ENGINE_PAR_VOICE_GROUP, allows setting a group to a specific voice group
• Support for MIDI 2.0 Per-Note controllers (on note_controller callback, set_note_controller() command)
• New command to send polyphonic aftertouch events, set_poly_at()
• 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
• note_off() now has an optional argument for specifying the time offset after which note off will be applied
• make_instr_persistent() now works with string array variables

Fixed KSP:

• Beat Machine did not respond to change_tune() commands
• Regression in load_array() behavior when loading string arrays (since Kontakt 6.7)
• Regression where $ENGINE_PAR_LR_SWAP and $ENGINE_PAR_PHASE_INVERT did not point to Inverter effect in instrument busses (since Kontakt 7.2)
• Setting $ZONE_PAR_VOLUME was incorrectly clamped to 31.02 semitones
• 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 Issues:

• Leap: While adjusting tuning, all voices playing in single mode will be set to the same pitch
• Spacebar not reaching DAW when content is loaded from the side pane Browser
• Crash on loading Pro Tools project with many instances, whilst using Kontrol MK3 keyboards
• 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)
• Leap: duplicating Kontakt instances containing Leap presets may trigger a missing content dialog (which can safely be ignored)
• 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