Kontakt

Fixes:
* Crashes on session recall with multiple instances on Mac fixed
* Activation issues with Kontakt libraries on Windows Vista fixed
* Improved key focus as plugin

New Authentic Expression Technology (AET)

The new Authentic Expression Technology sees KONTAKT 4 radically redefining the authentic reproduction of acoustic instruments with all their dynamics and articulations, while adding completely new options for creative sound design. In addition to the traditional way of sampling different volume levels of an instrument statically, AET is able to capture specific spectral characteristics of samples and gradually apply them to another samples in real-time, allowing you to seamlessly "morph" between different instruments' characteristics. This breakthrough allows for a new level in expression and realism when playing a sampled instrument.
AET is especially powerful applied to solo instruments with sustained sounds - such as strings, brass, woodwinds, and choir: You can hold down a key and then seamlessly fade with the Mod Wheel between different articulations (e.g. trumpet playing with and without mute) or volume/dynamic levels with different harmonics.
It's often possible to merge the acoustic characteristics of different instrument such as the piano and celesta in real time, opening new horizons for creative sampling and new kinds of hybrid instruments.

Expanded sound library: + 10 GB

In addition to the six collections available in the previous version, KONTAKT 4 now includes a comprehensive Choir Collection, recorded exclusively for Native Instruments, providing a complete set of soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices in different setups.

Several instruments of the Choir Collection makes use of the new Authentic Expression Technology giving you a new level of control: the choir voices can seamlessly morph the vowels ("A-E-I-O-U") while holding a key/note, which is nearly impossible with other samplers.

In addition, the Orchestral Collection has been updated with a new Solo Strings section, taken form the legendary Vienna Symphonic Library, and a concert hall organ, while the Vintage collection gets the famed Mellotron keyboard. Plus, all the e-pianos from ELEKTRIK PIANO are included.

All in all, an extra 10 Gigabytes of new material enrich the KONTAKT library.

Expanded Convolution Effect Library

KONTAKT 4 comes with more than 300 new and professionally recorded impulse responses from a wide rang of rooms, concert halls, churches, speakers etc, to add super-realistic reverbs to your instruments or the sonic characteristics of high-quality hardware equipment (amps, speakers, hardware reverbs etc.).

The new impluse response samples are provided by Echochamber, Studiodevices and Acousticas.

Improved Performance Views per instrument

PERFORMANCE VIEWS provide custom control panels, that make Instrument-specific settings available without having to switch to Edit mode. In KONTAKT 4, a much larger control panel is available so each instrument has more important parameters accessible, as well as giving each instrument a distinctive feel through the easy-on-the-eye graphics.

Advanced Script Processor

The enhanced KONTAKT Script Processor gives many more options for designing custom Performance Views and for controlling other KONTAKT areas such as the master section (when writing 'multi scripts').

New attribute-based browser and pre-tagged library

It's never been easier to find the right sound or instrument. With the attribute-based browser you can search via keywords or browse by instrument type (bass, piano, strings).

The complete KONTAKT 4 library has been pre-tagged for your convenience. You can also create custom attributes to tag your instruments according to your own criteria.

Attribute-based browsing works for Instruments, Multis, Banks, Groups, Presets, and Samples.

Lossless Sample Compression

New Lossless Sample Compression format 'NCW' with real-time encoding – reducing the size of samples by up to 50%. Instruments with high disk streaming load, such as Grand Pianos, benefit from the fact that less data has to be read from hard disk. Note that the complete KONTAKT library is delivered in uncompressed WAV format - the Lossless Sample Compression is just an option for your choice when you save instruments.

Various Improvements

Last but not least, KONTAKT 4 includes all the powerful improvements from the comprehensive KONTAKT 3.5 update

Extended Memory Addressing

KONTAKT 3.5 features full support for 64-bit memory addressing in both Windows and Mac OS X. This means you can load more than 4 GB samples into RAM in both stand-alone and plug-in mode. In Windows, 64-bit operating systems and sequencers with special stand-alone and VST versions are now supported. On Mac, the newly-created Memory Server feature bypasses the OS X's 4 GB limit and can address as much RAM as you have installed - even in 32-bit hosts such as Logic or ProTools.

Enhanced Sampling Engine

KONTAKT 3.5 features a completely re-designed sample playback engine. The Direct From Disk mode has been reworked to act dynamically, allowing the operating system to allocate memory in real time as you play and release voices. The result is a significantly smaller memory footprint which leaves more RAM for loading samples. This is especially useful with 32-bit systems where you can now load significantly more samples than was previously possible.

Multi-processor support

KONTAKT 3.5 now provides true multi-processor / multi-core support. You can now switch multi-processor support on and off and set the number of processors / cores you want to use for KONTAKT. Up to 16 cores are now supported.

Direct MIDI Learn

KONTAKT 3.5 now features MIDI Learn function for all sliders and knobs including Performance Views. Assigning MIDI controllers to KONTAKT sliders and knobs is quick and convenient with multiple assignments also possible.

Enhanced Library Management

KONTAKT 3.5 integrates a visually enhanced library tab that now makes browsing and loading samples and libraries quicker and easier.

Various Improvements

Further improvements in KONTAKT 3.5 include a bypass button for effect slots, localized info pane in six languages, improved automapping, Pro Tools compatibility under Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, aftertouch interpretation added to KSP, a Play cursor for Beat Machine mode in Wave Editor and enhanced REX file support.

New and improved features:
Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" compatibility

Fixes:
RTAS multi outputs fixed
"Crash on startup" issues fixed

Improvements:
New CPU Profiling mode for analyzing CPU usage of an instrument
Performance improvements for Edit mode
Performance improvements for distortion, saturation and synth filters
Faster database search
Additional patches
New Kontakt 3 Library Manual
Kontakt Script Language Manual now includes 2.1 appendix
Localized versions of Kontakt 3 Manual and Setup Guide

Fixes:
Various cosmetic improvements
Crash with Cubase 4 and Spectrasonics fixed
Various library fixes
Various bug fixes

New Library with 33 GB and 1000 instrument presets
Interface improvements and simplifications
Expanded Multi Function Browser and KONTAKT navigator
New Effects: skreamer, rotator, twang amplifier emulation, eleven cabinet emulations
New Wave Editor with sample editor and zone envelopes
Expanded Mapping editor
Expanded modulation systems
Other extras (new keyboard shortcuts...)

Bug fixes:
LOAD: Loading time has been improved when pre-listening KSDs with the same samples in Kore
IMPORT: Countless import bug fixes with emphasis on EXS, Gigastudio, Reason, Akai, and Emu.
BROWSER: When merging multis, none of the instrument insert effects are loaded
CRASH: K2 crashes Logic: loading old song with Player content
EXPORT: Samples corrupts when saving / overwriting
GROUPING: if two groups share the same keyswitch, only one of them gets activated
HOST: Saving K2 preset with Player content crashes Logic
MODULATION: flex envelope causing envelope drop-out
PERFORMANCE: loading Player content consumes much memory
RACK: CC automation on AUX sends is not recalled correctly
SCRIPT: Crash on reload instrument with too large a script
SCRIPT: Kontakt 2 crashes with more than one performance view
SCRIPT: Kontakt crashes when Script is edited
SCRIPT: make_perfview command causes crash on Mac/PC
SCRIPT: NKI script causes wrong characters in knob values control
SLICING: Beat Machine Stutters During Playback

Changement de format : les sauvegardes ne sont plus compatibles avec les versions précédentes.

Compatibilité de la licence du serveur

Automation du bouton Script

Nouvelle option de chargement /importation

Nouveaux formats d'importation : ASR-X et EmaxII

Réparation de différents bug.

Universal Binary

meilleure gestion des boucles slicées avec glisser-déposer, aperçu synchronisé, et plus

fonction Import lit les cellules/kits Battery 3, et aussi DR-008, Pulsar STS et RGC SFZ

nouvelles fonctions de modulation, de tuning et d'enveloppe

moteur KSP étendu avec 5 nouvelles commandes

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possibilité de changer l'ordre des instruments dans le rack

import multisample vers un instrument

nouvelle option Send MIDI to Outside World

nouvelles banques piano

KSP: fonction Change_vol

KSP: affichage des valeurs et unités

correction de bugs

temps de chargement plus courts

usage réduit de la RAM pour les objets internes (= tous sauf les samples)

réduction de la charge CPU

meilleur support multi-processeurs

nouvelle fonction de recherche de sample avec intégration de Spotlight

fonction batch re-save pour réassigner les samples aux instruments

compatibilité avec Bandstand, Akoustik Piano, Kontakt Player 2

compatibilité de la version RTAS avec ProTools 6.9 et 7 (7.0 et 7.1) avec amélioration de performance

deux nouveaux formats d'import : SampleCell et BeatCreator

vue performance

vue réduite

HQI : High Quality Interpolation Mode, supprimant les artéfacts audibles lors de transposition des samples sur plusieurs octaves

nouveaux effets : Limiter , Pro Compressor, Pseudo Stereo

nombreuses autres optimisations et corrections

Output configuration can now be changed and saved in hosts.
BIG BROWSER FONTS.
Output config dialog now allows easy switching between channels.
Hanging notes problem has been fixed.
Library issues with incorrect glide default value have been fixed.
Library issues with loading in non-DFD modes have been fixed.
Issues with high CPU load have been fixed.
Issues with start-up crashes have been fixed.
CTRL+click in mapping editor now steps through zones.
Program change for banks now works with all MIDI channels.
Right-click on knobs now allows assignment of modulation.
Modulation target names are now correctly updated.
Engine restart now flushes effect buffers correctly.
Several small inconsistencies have been fixed.
Several import issues have been fixed.
Several library patches have been fixed.
New Beat Machine tutorial in the Documentation folder.

améliorations de convolution

améliorations de database

l'import supporte les formats Giga 3, Kurzweil K2x00, et Ensoniq ASR-10/EPS

l'import supporte les images disque aux formats .IMG, .ISO, .NRG, et .DMG

documentation de la bibliothèque de script

améliorations diverses et corrections de bugs

Interface Utilisateur:

nouveau design et nombreuses fonctions additionnelles

Undo/Redo multiple avec historique

Editeurs de Mapping et Loop peuvent être ouverts dans des fenêtres individuelles séparées (mode standalone)

Raccourcis clavier

Section Master inclut réglages de tempo global, accord master, métronome

Clavier pouvant être affiché ou non

Import et Compatibilité:

Import 'Universel' : compatibilité avec 25 formats de bibliothèques et 5 formats d'échantillons

nouveau module de banque permettant rapidement d'ouvrir, lire et éditer jusqu'à 128 instruments. Les instruments peuvent être changés par Program Change

Son Surround:

surround jusqu'à 16 canaux (tous formats)

panoramique surround avec configuration de sortie flexible

import de samples surround WAV/AIFF (1-16 canaux)

effets optimisés surround

Moteur Audio

Nouveau moteur audio avec voix illimitées et muti-timbralités 64 parties

fonction "Sample Purge" permettant de limiter l'utilisation de RAM : les échantillons non utilisés dans l'arrangement sont enlevés de la RAM

support Mutiprocesseur et AltiVec

Modules, Filtres et Effets configurables

KONTAKT Script Processor : programmation de modules individuels en utilisant un langage de script simple. Création d'instruments avec les scripts inclus dans la bibliothèque (par exemple simulation d'instruments exotiques, simulation de pédale de piano, générateurs d'accords, arpégiateurs, etc.)

effet par convolution : réverb et effets spéciaux. Incluse une vaste bibliothèque de réponses à impulsion. Import possible d'autres réponses à impulsion

Deux filtres additionnels : filtre PRO-53 (analogique) et filtre 4-Stage Ladder

Nouveau module multi-effets combinant jusqu'à 8 effets

Navigateur

Multi-navigateur doté de nouvelles fonctions

Mapping, Looping et gestion des groupes :

éditeur de boucle amélioré avec fonctions de slicing simplifiée. Compatibilité multi-canal permettant l'affichage de samples surround

support REX/Apple Loops

éditeur de mapping avec une vue par liste

nouvel éditeur de groupe plus performant

Configuration de sortie

Mixeur global contrôlant le volume de tous les instruments et l'allocation des canaux de sortie. Jusqu'à 4 effets Aux additionnels par configuration de sortie

Nouvelle bibliothèque d'instruments

Fonction Beat Machine permettant de découper des boucles en fonction du tempo, avec support du format REXTM.

Time Machine II nouvel algorithme de time pitch shifting et time stretching en temps réel.

Analyse des samples accélérée

Support de l'automation VST.

Nouveaux formats audio supportés en import : EX , EXS MK II and Samplecell .

Drag and drop a parti du bureau dans Kontakt des fichiers audio et des instruments.

Les zones peuvent être bloquées dans le mapping editor

Contrôle fin du master tuning

Nouvelles fonctions du bouton solo : Solo Latch / Solo in Place