Native Instruments Kontakt 8 v8.0.1

Native Instruments Kontakt 8 v8.0.1 U2B macOS

KONTAKT 8 The virtual instrument platform reinvented.
Imagine any sound – Kontakt lets you find it, create it, and transform it. The latest edition of our revolutionary sampling platform combines a brand-new set of intelligent tools with countless sound design options, redefining how you generate ideas and make music. A huge choice of sound. Kontakt hosts the world’s largest range of virtual instruments. With thousands of libraries, it’s the gateway to quality sound from Native Instruments, our official partners, and scores of indie developers. Plus, everything is completely tweakable, so you can make any sound your own.

A huge choice of sound
Kontakt hosts the world’s largest range of virtual instruments. With thousands of libraries, it’s the gateway to quality sound from Native Instruments, our official partners, and scores of indie developers. Plus, everything is completely tweakable, so you can make any sound your own.

What’s new in Kontakt 8?
Our most feature-packed release yet is here to transform the way you generate, modulate, and playback sound. Plus, it’s packed with performance updates so you can work faster than ever.

Smash writer’s block
Tools add a completely new layer of creative features to get the ideas flowing. And they work with any Kontakt instrument, old and new. For our first drop, we’re launching MIDI content and randomization features with Chords and Phrases, designed to spark new ideas and get you in the zone fast.

Fast and fun loop control
Leap is an ultra-fast and playful way to play and manipulate loops. Spark fresh ideas, sprinkle in expressive performance effects, or just jam. Breathe new life into your sample collection or try something totally fresh with our new Leap Expansions series, starting with 12 curated packs for specific genres and styles.

Get going with hundreds of included instruments
Kontakt’s Factory Library comes packed with over hundreds of meticulously sampled instruments. Get started with a huge playable and tweakable selection of acoustic and electronic options, including the renowned collection from Orchestral Tools, plus Hybrid Keys.

Dream it, build it
All your favorite Kontakt instruments are built right here. The powerful feature set makes Kontakt the first choice for instrument developers worldwide, and it just got even bigger with enhanced synth capabilities, including real-time wavetable, frequency modulation, and ring modulation oscillators.

8.0.1 2024-09-26
FIXED Unable to create new Instrument from loading audio file in Classic View (whilst other Instruments 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” modes not working correctly
FIXED Phrases: Missing NKS1 labels for Retrigger and Dynamics mode

KNOWN ISSUES.
KNOWN ISSUE Leap: While adjusting tuning, all voices playing in single
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

Homepage https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-8/