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Kontakt Instrument Installation Guide

Reif Greatbatch
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This installation guide provides information on how to register, authorise, and install your Kontakt instruments.

Kontakt Libraries with a Serial Number

Libraries that come with a serial number must first be activated in Native Access.

  1. Download and install Native Access. Open Native Access.
  2. Open the Preferences and set the Download and Content location for your library:

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  1. In the bottom left of Native Access, click Add Serial and enter your serial number:

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  1. Open the Kontakt tab and find your library. If the entry shows an Install button you can directly install it:

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  1. If the entry shows an Add Product button instead, you have to download the library from the manufacturer first. After the download you can click the Add product button in Native Access and navigate to the library folder to select it. If you have any questions about downloading the library, please contact the library manufacturer's support.

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If you get the error message "That path is invalid", please read this article.

  1. After you have installed / located your library, you can find it in Kontakt's LIBRARY browser:

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Kontakt libraries without a serial number

Kontakt libraries without a serial number that do not need to be activated via Native Access can only be used in the full version of Kontakt .

After downloading the library you can load it via Kontakt’s Files Browser:


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You can organize and load these Libraries in a more convenient way using Kontakt’s Quick-Load Catalog. Here’s a video tutorial:

Using the Quick-Load Catalog in KONTAKT

 

Adding a Non-Player Library to Kontakt's Library Browser

  1. Open Kontakt.
  2. Make sure that you have selected the Library Browser.

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  3. Click the cogwheel in the bottom left to open the Import Content window and click Add:

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    Note: Select the Custom Libraries tab if you want the Library to appear with the regular Factory content. Click the User Presets tab if you want to add it to the User Library.
  4. Navigate to the Library's folder and confirm your selection.


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  1. Click Close.


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  1. The Library now appears with a folder icon in Kontakt's Browser. Click the Library's icon to show its instruments:

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Using the Batch Re-save Function for Older Kontakt Libraries

If the Library doesn't appear in the Browser, the Library was made with a Kontakt version below 5.0. 

Please use the Batch re-save function to make the Library compatible with Kontakt 7 / 8's Library Browser:

Important - please read before proceeding:

  • In case you need to open the Library with an older Kontakt version, use this older version of Kontakt for the Batch re-save process. If you batch re-save a Library with e.g. Kontakt 8, it will no longer load in Kontakt 7, Kontakt 6, etc. If you batch re-save with Kontakt 7, it will no longer load in Kontakt 6, Kontakt 5, etc.
  • Batch re-save should only be used on single Libraries. It is not recommended to batch re-save an entire disk or directory of Libraries.

Please follow these steps:

  1. Start Kontakt.
  2. Click FILE > Batch resave.

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   3. A warning dialog appears. Click Yes to proceed.


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  1. Navigate to the Library folder and confirm your selection with OK.


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  1. Click the cogwheel in the bottom left again. Select the Library and click Rescan.

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  1. Click Close.

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  1. The Library now appears in Kontakt's Browser. Click the Library's icon to show its instruments:

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