Kontakt 1.2.1 update online !

[Martin Jann]

Dear Kontakt users,

the long wait is over and the Kontakt 1.2.1 update is finally online.

Please follow this link to download the update:

http://www.native-instruments.net/index.php?kontaktupdates_us (\"http://www.native-instruments.net/index.php?kontaktupdates_us\")

We know that it took long for this update and many of you were suffering a long time. We do appriciate your patience and we hope that this update solves many of the problems you had with the previous version 1.2.

All the best from the Kontakt team.

[Veron]

Originally posted by Martin Jann:
Dear Kontakt users,

the long wait is over and the Kontakt 1.2.1 update is finally online.

Please follow this link to download the update:

http://www.native-instruments.net/index.php?kontaktupdates_us (\"http://www.native-instruments.net/index.php?kontaktupdates_us\")

We know that it took long for this update and many of you were suffering a long time. We do appriciate your patience and we hope that this update solves many of the problems you had with the previous version 1.2.

All the best from the Kontakt team. <font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Thanks for posting . I`m downloading it right now .
BTW , I`ve sent you a private message .

[Scott Cairns]

Thanks Martin, I have successfully applied the update and converted one SOV patch and one AO clarinet. All the keyswitching worked. images/icons/wink.gif

If I could make one request, Kontakt really needs to have a map displayed (like Giga) so that you can see what your keyswitching notes are. I opened up the mapping editor in Kontakt and whilst it shows the range of the instrument, I couldnt see any information relating to the keyswitching notes.

Regards, Scott.

[Rich Pell]

Hmm.. good point.how will u know were all the keyswitchs are?Usually between C0 and C1,but i guess for now well just have to try them all and memorize!!Rich

[tomhartman]

OK.... I don\'t see any difference. I updated, and tried to load a Giga file of Steinway B and got the same message after about 3 minutes of it trying to load.....\"Memory is Running Below 8 MG....Are you sure you want to continue to load?\"

And this is in DFD mode.

Giga loaded this in about 3 seconds.

What gives? (I\'m on a Mac)

[KingIdiot]

Isn\'t it in the sampler module?

I would gather that the giga studio conversions still isnt\' perfect tho, on multi dimension splits using CC controllers as dimension sitches, as Kontakt\'s system jsut doesn\'t support this.

or was this changed?

anyways, good to have an update.

[Rich Pell]

Originally posted by tomhartman:
OK.... I don\'t see any difference. I updated, and tried to load a Giga file of Steinway B and got the same message after about 3 minutes of it trying to load.....\"Memory is Running Below 8 MG....Are you sure you want to continue to load?\"

And this is in DFD mode.

Giga loaded this in about 3 seconds.

What gives? (I\'m on a Mac) <font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Tom have u tried playing around with the new buffer settings in \"options /DFD\" maybe this will help.Anyways ive hear the Giga KS now works well apon import but the MW stuff doesnt seem to automatically work at least for VOTA and iwas really hoping it would ohh well...Rich

[tomhartman]

[/qb][/QUOTE]Tom have u tried playing around with the new buffer settings in \"options /DFD\" maybe this will help.Anyways ive hear the Giga KS now works well apon import but the MW stuff doesnt seem to automatically work at least for VOTA and iwas really hoping it would ohh well...Rich [/QB][/QUOTE]

I tried a couple, not all. The options are silly....like \"do you want to load large memory sounds and get only a few voices, or small sounds, with lots of voices...\"

Hey, I want to load big sounds, with lots of voices. images/icons/wink.gif That\'s what DFD is all about. Shouldn\'t even have to answer that question.....frustrating.

[Rich Pell]

Yea i know what u mean.Im haveing some good luck with \"high peformance(384 Pre-load)\" and Voice buffers cranked at .84mb. Getting no crackle.Getting more ram is a good workaround(2 gb)I looks at it this way (keeps me from gettign frustrated)Kontakt wasnt made for loading Huge Giga files,just like GS works better with .gig files.The whole thing works better with .nki files.Theres a really well converted .nki patch for Stienway B made by Oliver F. somewere on one of the NI kontackt forum post,but its old like 3 months ago or something..Rich

[tomhartman]

Originally posted by Rich Pell:
Yea i know what u mean.Im haveing some good luck with \"high peformance(384 Pre-load)\" and Voice buffers cranked at .84mb. Getting no crackle.Getting more ram is a good workaround(2 gb)I looks at it this way (keeps me from gettign frustrated)Kontakt wasnt made for loading Huge Giga files,just like GS works better with .gig files.The whole thing works better with .nki files.Theres a really well converted .nki patch for Stienway B made by Oliver F. somewere on one of the NI kontackt forum post,but its old like 3 months ago or something..Rich <font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Hey Rich, to use that Steinway B patch, how would I do it? I have the Steinway in Giga format on my drive....if I open the patch, will it ask me where the samples are or something?
Thanks

[Scott Cairns]

Hmm.. good point.how will u know were all the keyswitchs are?Usually between C0 and C1,but i guess for now well just have to try them all and memorize!!Rich <font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Hi Rich, I\'m not in front of my keyboard right now but some of the AO keyswitches are placed a lot higher than that. Also, I have a 76 note controller and went in and moved a lot of the ks ranges up for various libraries so that I could access them all.

Even when you load a standard patch up like Kontakt world percussion, it would be good to know at a glance what keys have a sample assigned to them. I dont want to hit every key to find out or delve into the mapping editor every time. images/icons/smile.gif

I really believe that Kontakt should have a default view of a piano keyboard like Giga.

Cheers, Scott.

[Rich Pell]

Originally posted by tomhartman:
</font><blockquote><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><hr /><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Originally posted by Rich Pell:
Yea i know what u mean.Im haveing some good luck with \"high peformance(384 Pre-load)\" and Voice buffers cranked at .84mb. Getting no crackle.Getting more ram is a good workaround(2 gb)I looks at it this way (keeps me from gettign frustrated)Kontakt wasnt made for loading Huge Giga files,just like GS works better with .gig files.The whole thing works better with .nki files.Theres a really well converted .nki patch for Stienway B made by Oliver F. somewere on one of the NI kontackt forum post,but its old like 3 months ago or something..Rich <font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Hey Rich, to use that Steinway B patch, how would I do it? I have the Steinway in Giga format on my drive....if I open the patch, will it ask me where the samples are or something?
Thanks </font><hr /></blockquote><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Hey Scott... u have to rename your sample folder to be the excact name as the patch(EW_Stienway B_4_0_for_Kontakt Samples)and then load the patch and kontakt should find it..or u can point it there..this patch has alot more layers that the original i believe..but u should checkout Hans A.`s .nki convertions of the Malmsjo ..very nice...Rich

[Rich Pell]

Originally posted by Scott Cairns:
</font><blockquote><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><hr /><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Hmm.. good point.how will u know were all the keyswitchs are?Usually between C0 and C1,but i guess for now well just have to try them all and memorize!!Rich <font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">Hi Rich, I\'m not in front of my keyboard right now but some of the AO keyswitches are placed a lot higher than that. Also, I have a 76 note controller and went in and moved a lot of the ks ranges up for various libraries so that I could access them all.

Even when you load a standard patch up like Kontakt world percussion, it would be good to know at a glance what keys have a sample assigned to them. I dont want to hit every key to find out or delve into the mapping editor every time. images/icons/smile.gif

I really believe that Kontakt should have a default view of a piano keyboard like Giga.

Cheers, Scott. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">I`m not sure if this will help in anyways but under the \'edit\' tab.u can activate a \'show the names of all samples\' function and that gives u info about the sample on the sample >also at the bottom of the same list theres a Root key preference so u can change the place(key) where the samples load in and start automatically..Not sure if u know this or this will help u.Also i know the Kompakt Engine will have this Piano keyboard like giga does..So maybe kontakt 1.3....Rich

[dwdonehoo]

After updating Kontakt in my main WIN98se DAW, I was still getting (fewer) snaps and pops in the sound. Then the DAW crashed and burned, so with the same hardware I reloaded all the software, this time with Windows XP Pro, and now Kontakt is as quiet as can be. Nice! I love it.

[Rich Pell]

yea, and I`m always amazed at how much stuff u can load into 1 instance, with 1 gb ram i can get as much as 800mb in 1 instance.An on my 2nd 2gb machine with v-stack 1.5 gb on 2 instances.I like Kontakt. Best, rich