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Kontakt Native
Instrument sampler softwareKONTAKT,
by Native Instruments, aims to be the most powerful sampler ever created. KONTAKT
fuses an innovative design with an advanced sampling engine. The result is an
inspiringly fast and intuitively flexible sampler with exceptional sound quality.
In addition to supporting all the standard sample playback and manipulation
abilities of its hardware and software predecessors, KONTAKT adds several technologies
to give sampling a new dimension. Realtime time-stretching and resynthesis, graphical
breakpoint envelopes, an integrated loop editor, analog-modelled filters, visually
displayed modulation, and breathtaking efficiency create a sampler with the power
to realize the most ingenious ideas. An outstanding sample library containing
more than three gigabytes of sounds in various styles and categories is also included.
Architecture and Engine:
KONTAKT?s advanced design and dynamic
resource allocation ensure that its audio engine is always running at optimal
efficiency, for up to 256 stereo voices per instance on a standard computer. The
semi-modular architecture of KONTAKT?s audio engine corresponds exactly to its
on-screen layout. Filters, effects, and modulations can easily be added with one
click. If an audio-process is not active, it is neither displayed on the screen
nor calculated by the CPU.
Unlike a conventional sampler, where pitch
and length are always linked, KONTAKT?s integrated granular resynthesis engine
frees you to compose with pitch and timestretch independently. KONTAKT can play
back each sample in one of three modes: classic mode, Time Machine mode, and Tone
Machine mode. The Time Machine allows real-time manipulation of length, pitch,
and formant. The Tone Machines imprints a playable pitch onto the sample and maintains
the same length across the keyboard.
The comprehensive filter section
offers 14 varieties from analog lowpass and highpass to exotic sound-design filters.
A broad range of insert and send effects, including EQs, waveshapers, delays,
and reverbs, are available to position the instruments in the mix. All effects
are inherent parts of the instrument, regardless of how many instruments are playing
at once.
Modulation:
Even a noise sample in KONTAKT?s hands is
no static thing. Nearly all of KONTAKT?s parameters can be dynamically modulated
by LFOs, breakpoint envelopes, step-sequencers, or via MIDI velocity or controller.
Naturally, all time-based modulation can be synced to song tempo. Nothing is hidden
behind the scenes, since all modulation is shown graphically. For instance, if
a filter cutoff is modulated by a step-sequencer, the filter cutoff knob will
display its modulation movements in addition to its current value. Despite the
power of KONTAKT?s modulation abilities, there is no need for a complex modulation
matrix, as only the active modulations are shown.
Efficient Workflow:
KONTAKT?s elegant user interface takes just seconds to learn, yet is exceptionally
flexible during the creative process. An integrated file-browser supporting drag
and drop makes it quick to set up multisamples. Samples can be trimmed and looped
within the main sampler window. The built-in graphical loop-editor features seamless
looping with a sophisticated autocorrelation algorithm and supports up to eight
loops per sample.
Content:
More than three gigabytes of top-quality
samples are included, ranging from acoustic pianos, drums and percussion, basses
and guitars, to vintage instruments. The library, produced by YellowTools® and
Native Instruments, makes extensive use of KONTAKT?s dynamic modulation abilities
for patches that are truly alive. KONTAKT ships with five sample CDs, with each
CD focusing on a different musical category. KONTAKT can also import AKAI CDs
and many other common formats for immediate access to an immense library.
Integration:
KONTAKT supports every professional native interface to
seamlessly fit into all computer-based studios. KONTAKT can be used as a plug-in
with VST® 2.0, DXi?, DirectConnect?, and MAS?. In the studio or during a live
performance, KONTAKT can be used with less latency than a hardware sampler with
ASIO?, offering 32 outputs and up to 256 stereo voices.
Supported Sample
Formats:
BATTERY, AKAI S-1000/S-3000, SF2, REAKTOR Map, LM4, AIFF and WAV
from 8 to 32 bits .
Interfaces:
VST® 2.0, DXi?, DirectConnect?,
MAS?, ASIO?, DirectSound?, MME?.
System requirements Win:
Windows
98/2000/XP/ME, Pentium II 300 Mhz, 128 MB RAM
Mac System requirements:
MacOS 8.6 or higher, G3 300 Mhz, 128 MB RAM
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