Year/Release Date : 26.02.2025
Version : 8.2.1
Developer : Native Instruments
Developer’s website : Native Instruments
Format : VST3|AAX|SAL
Bit depth : 64bit
Tablet : Present
System requirements : Win 10+
Description :
The virtual instrument platform reimagined
Imagine any sound – Kontakt lets you find it, create it, and transform it.
The latest version of our revolutionary sampling platform combines an entirely new set of intelligent tools
with countless sound design options, redefining the way you generate ideas and create music.
List of changes :
v8.2.1 [2025-02-25]
GENERAL CHANGES
• FIXED bugs that caused incorrect entries to be displayed in the File menu in the default view
BUILDER CHANGES
• FIXED an issue with Komplete UI where the popup would not show
when the “visible” property was initially set to “true”
• FIXED an issue with Komplete UI where the popup
would not match its anchor
• FIXED a Komplete UI crash when the UI reloaded
v8.2.0 [2025-02-12]
GENERAL CHANGES
• ADDED Patterns instrument – new polyphonic stepped arpeggiator
• ADDED command+click to set default parameter value
• FIXED excessively long wait times when saving/loading DAW projects containing Kontakt
• FIXED broken UI when loading some older instruments
• FIXED Kontakt 8, if hosted, causing a crash when closing Komplete Kontrol 3
• FIXED blank UI for Diamond, Phoenix and Alicia Keys electric keys
• FIXED crash when dragging onto rack
• FIXED user-saved Multis files containing incorrect values in browser bank
• FIXED erroneous warning message when importing Kontakt content with .ncw files
• FIXED file type banner text could be displayed in the UI
if Kontakt minimum size has been set
• FIXED tempo sync issues between Kontrol S MK3 and Kontakt
• IMPROVED use of the modern file open dialog (Vista and above) in Windows when searching for folders
LEAP CHANGES
• FIXED changing sample rate would break waveform visualization in Leap
• FIXED quickly bypassing an amp and releasing a key could cause notes to freeze in Leap
• FIXED samples would no longer go out of sync when playing Legato in Leap
• FIXED Send FX time and pre-delay values
not showing automation correctly in sync mode
• FIXED a bug where changing the global key in Leap would be momentarily delayed,
causing notes to briefly play in the wrong key.
• FIXED a bug where jumping up/down
would cause currently playing loops to be time-stamped
• Fixed Speed can no longer be set to 0% as this would result in no audio
• FIXED a bug where playing single frames in legato mode while quantized
and in the same throttle group could prevent voices from playing in jumping mode
• FIXED Leap samples not responding to MIDI pitch changes
• FIXED empty cells not showing up greyed out in Leap
• FIXED Leap sample start and end points not resetting when replacing a sample
• FIXED classic engine mode loop playing in reverse when switching to a non-ping pong mode and the reverse button not being enabled
• FIXED notes not playing randomly when tapping the on-screen keyboard in Leap single player mode
• FIXED Leap music macro preset saving with incorrect delay and reverb macros
• FIXED sync on/off in delay and reverb modes causing unexpected jumps in Leap
• FIXED position indicator ring not showing correctly when duplicating a sample in Leap
• FIXED grid sometimes becoming incorrect after duplicating grids in Leap
• FIXED a bug where replacing a file with modified start and end points
in Leap would sometimes not show the start and end points
• FIXED a bug where the start marker in Leap would sometimes disappear
• FIXED duplicating a REX file where the start
and end points of the copied sample would show but not be respected or used
• FIXED a bug where “Edit All Samples” in Leap would not work for Perform and Macro FX toggles
• FIXED anonymous tracking of Leap usage data for registered users
• ADDED BPM and ID3v2 support when importing samples in Leap
• ADDED replaced group/single text switches with buttons for ease of use
• ADDED time sync option for Global FX
INSTRUMENT CHANGES
• FIXED issues with MIDI note muting not being sent for the Chords instrument for notes
that were out of scale
CONSTRUCTOR CHANGES
• ADDED full UI, first public release
• ADDED noise parameters for Wavetable modulation generator
• ADDED overlay mode for Wavetable source module modulation generator
• FIXED some MIDI CCs being misinterpreted as CC 0, breaking KSP multi scripts
• FIXED library.json writing stopped in binary
• FIXED change made where mono instances would not show any stereo effects
in the second instance when disabling mono via KSP
• FIXED wavetable generator crash
• FIXED KSP : dont_use_machine_mode() function does not work around TMPro polyphony limitations
• FIXED API : get_instrument_options() function does not work with encoded instruments
Adding Libraries :
Adding libraries is done using Kontakt_Button.exe ,
located in C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Kontakt 8
