KONTAKT 7 Explained

Join virtual instrument guru Eli Krantzberg for an in-depth look at Native Instruments' KONTAKT 7, the virtual sampler instrument that contains everything you need to build up your productions in style. In this KONTAKT video course Eli gets you up and running quickly, explaining how to navigate the interface, set up various routings, manage files/presets, optimize performance, create your own instruments, and much more. These KONTAKT videos are for new KONTAKT 7 users.

Videos

• KONTAKT 7 Flyover (08:23) - Take a quick tour of the main areas of the KONTAKT 7 interface, including the Main control panel, Side Pane views, Master Editor, Instrument Rack, onscreen keyboard, output section, and the Info pane.

• KONTAKT Anatomy 101 (05:10) - Learn about the fundamental building blocks used in constructing KONTAKT instruments.

• Library Browser (06:17) - Discover how to use this enhanced KONTAKT 7 feature, which provides a unified search system that accesses all your KONTAKT libraries.

• User Snapshots & Library Browser (05:27) - See how to save your own presets (snapshots) and manage them from either the instrument header or the new Library Browser.

• File Management (08:28) - Explore the different ways of loading, saving, and managing instruments and multis.

• Rack & Multis (08:25) - Discover all the various functions in the Instrument Rack header and follow along as a custom keyboard layer is constructed and saved as a multi.

• Managing Your Instruments (05:47) - Explore the various Library management functions found in the Libraries tab and Files tab of the Side Pane.

• How to Optimize Performance (13:53) - Learn about a variety of KONTAKT 7 options that influence the performance, display, and behavior of your KONTAKT 7 multis and instruments.

• Auxes & Outputs (08:11) - See how to route signals internally to aux tracks within a KONTAKT 7 Multi. Also learn how to set up the Output section to process each instrument separately.

• DAW Output Routing (05:49) - Follow along as multi outputs for KONTAKT 7 are set up in Logic Pro and Studio One.

• Quick-Load (06:17) - See how the Quick-Load catalogue is used as your own personal virtual folder and files system. Use it to set up your own custom folders and access your favorite instruments, banks, or multis, independently of either the Library or Files tabs.

• Automation & MIDI Learn (07:15) - Discover how to work in the Automation Side Pane view and assign multiple parameters either to host automation or MIDI hardware controllers.

• Instrument Options (08:37) - See all about the various instrument options that are available for all third-party, factory, and originally created instruments.

• Factory Library: Acoustic (11:56) - Learn about the revised Factory library in KONTAKT 7 and take an in depth look at the Acoustic collection of instruments.

• Factory Library: Band (06:53) - Explore the Band category of factory instruments and their related parameters.

• Factory Library: Beats (04:06) - Enjoy a wide variety of both mutisamples and preprogrammed grooves, all with unique, customizable tone-shaping parameters.

• Factory Library: Choir (05:31) - Discover the world of choir samples, including the use of dynamics, vowel morphing, and switching, and automatic harmonizations.

• Factory Library: Orchestral (05:49) - Hear the brand new KONTAKT 7 Orchestral sounds, taken from the Orchestral Tools Berlin Series library, in action with a short example featuring one of the instruments from each section.

• Factory Library: Synths (08:10) - Learn all about the features used in the new synth category instruments of the factory library, including the built in arpeggiator and step sequencer.

• Factory Library: Vintage (04:04) - Explore the alternate filter types available in this category of vintage analog and digital instrument emulations.

• Creating Instruments: QuickStart Pt. 1 (07:15) - Follow along as a simple layered keyboard instrument is created with separate group processing and insert effects, using freely downloadable online samples.

• Creating Instruments: QuickStart Pt. 2 (06:31) - See how to create a quick and simple instrument containing multiple kick drum hits for easy auditioning of multiple samples from a single instrument. Also learn how to bring a drum loop into KONTAKT and have it conform to your host tempo.