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- Page 1 GETTING STARTED...
- Page 2 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.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Info Pane ......................20 3.5 On-Screen Keyboard ....................20 4 Basic Operation ......................22 4.1 Loading and Playing Instruments ................22 4.1.1 Loading an Instrument Using the Libraries Tab ........23 4.1.2 Playing the Instrument ..............25 4.1.3 Combining Instruments into Multis ............ 25 KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – IV... - Page 5 Adding a Library ................32 4.3.5 Other Library Box Functions ............. 33 4.3.6 Locked Libraries ................34 4.3.7 Legacy Support (INTAKT, KOMPAKT, and KONTAKT PLAYER 1) ... 35 4.4 Setting Basic Instrument Parameters ..............35 4.4.1 Setting Audio and MIDI Ports ............36 4.4.2 Adjusting Volume and Panning ............37 4.4.3...
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Page 6: Welcome To Kontakt Player
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. -
Page 7: Pc 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... -
Page 8: Setup
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. -
Page 9: Audio Configuration
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. Audio tab of the Options dialog. KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – 9... -
Page 10: Latency Optimization
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... -
Page 11: Midi Configuration
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... -
Page 12: Using Kontakt Player As A Plug-In
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... - Page 13 In your host software, select the Kontakt 4 entry from the list of available plug-ins. KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – 13...
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Page 14: User Interface
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. -
Page 15: Main Control Panel
3.1 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. -
Page 16: The Rack
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... -
Page 17: Files Tab
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... -
Page 18: 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... - Page 19 ► 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...
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Page 20: Info Pane
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... - Page 21 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...
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Page 22: Basic Operation
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. -
Page 23: Loading An Instrument Using The Libraries Tab
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. To show the Library Browser, click the Libraries tab. - Page 24 Two Library Boxes in KONTAKT PLAYER’s Library Browser To load an Instrument: ► 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: Click the Browse button to access the Instruments and sub-folders your library contains.
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Page 25: Playing The Instrument
If you can’t hear any output, refer to chapter 5 for possible problem solutions. 4.1.3 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. - Page 26 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...
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Page 27: Library Demo Mode
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... -
Page 28: Using Activated And Demo Mode Libraries In The Same Project
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. -
Page 29: Working With Libraries
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: Either click the Activate button in the Library Box or the Demo Timeout screen. KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – 29... -
Page 30: 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. After you have moved a library to a different location, a message will state that the library could not be found. - Page 31 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.
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Page 32: Removing A Library
Instruments product, please select the Library folder (highlighted in blue below) inside the Native Instruments main folder: Select the library folder to add a library to the Libraries tab (highlighted in blue, here on Mac OS X). KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – 32... -
Page 33: Other Library Box Functions
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... -
Page 34: Locked Libraries
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. -
Page 35: Legacy Support (Intakt, Kompakt, And Kontakt Player 1)
4.3.7 Legacy Support (INTAKT, KOMPAKT, and KONTAKT PLAYER 1) KONTAKT PLAYER can now display and load 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. -
Page 36: Setting Audio And Midi Ports
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: Assign a MIDI input to your Instrument with the MIDI Ch drop-down menu. KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – 36... -
Page 37: Adjusting Volume And Panning
KONTAKT. In order to change the playback volume of an Instrument: ► Click and drag the horizontal slider on the right side of its Instrument Header: Instrument Volume slider KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – 37... -
Page 38: Using Mute And Solo
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 button. KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – 38... -
Page 39: Performance View
To display the Performance View of an Instrument: ► Click on the icon labelled PV in the lower right corner of the Instrument Header. Here is a Performance View of one example Instrument: The Performance View, showing the Instrument’s controls. KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started – 39... -
Page 40: Troubleshooting
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... - Page 41 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...