Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Upgrade from Kontakt 1-7 - Electronic Delivery

Imagine any sound – Native Instruments Kontakt 8 lets you find it, create it, and transform it. The latest edition of our revolutionary sampling platform combines a brand-new set of intelligent tools with countless sound design options, redefining how you generate ideas and make music. Kontakt hosts the world’s largest range of virtual instruments. With thousands of libraries, it's the gateway to quality sound from Native Instruments, their official partners, and scores of indie developers. Plus, everything is completely tweakable, so you can make any sound your own.

Native Instruments' most feature-packed release yet is here to transform the way you generate, modulate, and playback sound. Plus, it’s packed with performance updates so you can work faster than ever.

FACTORY LIBRARY

The Kontakt Factory Library comes packed with everything you need to get started. There’s thousands of meticulously recorded samples across more than 900 individual instruments and the new combined presets powered by Chords and Phrases will spark inspiration from the get-go.

ORCHESTRAL

The comprehensive, integrated collection of sampled string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections in the Orchestral collection are all taken from Orchestral Tools’s flagship product range: The Berlin Series. Recorded with the finest musicians, in situ, on the Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin, these libraries are used by AAA-list film, media, and game composers.

ACOUSTIC

Get creative with flutes, dulcimers, recorders, bagpipes, fiddles, a hurdy gurdy, and a range of gongs and percussion sounds with editable MIDI patterns. The Acoustic collection packs 60 meticulously recorded instruments that let you add layers of unique character to tracks. Cross borders and continents to tap into distinctive, authentic sounds across varied locations, including Ireland, Turkey, Japan, Cuba, Armenia, and beyond.

BAND

Whether it’s rock, funk, jazz, or soul, you can find the authentic sounds you need in the Band collection with a range of acoustic and electric sounds. Choose from different articulations and playing styles, and dial in extra character with a range of controls, including vibrato and sustain. The collection also has a range of drum kits, which come with preset grooves that can be exported with MIDI drag and drop.

BEATS

Find your flow and lay down rhythmic patterns fast. Choose from 288 pre-made Grooves across 90 kits, or free-play your own rhythms with a keyboard or pads. You can also use MIDI drag and drop to export the Groove patterns into your DAW for editing, and further customize your drum sounds with a range of studio-grade effects including chorus, flanger, reverb, and delay.

CHOIR

The Choir collection delivers choral vocals that span the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass pitch ranges. There’s also a range of high-quality patches including the vowels: Aah, Eh, I, Ooh, Uh, and Mmm, as well as sustain, marcato, staccato, and staccatissimo articulations.

SYNTHS

Get all the pads, leads, arps, and basses you could ever need, including a Soundscapes category for evolving, cinematic textures. From the earliest vintage gear to sci-fi-ready FM and modular rigs, the Synths collection contains a huge range of electronic sounds, along with high-grade effects that let you dial in sweeping filters, echoing delays, roomy reverbs, and more.

VINTAGE

Vintage is a collection of 292 deep-sampled electronic instruments that delivers the rich, timeless warmth of analog synthesis, tube compression, and tape saturation. Draw from the sounds of some of the most sought-after synths, drum machines, and classic gear, for the highest quality textures and timbres.

LEAP EXPANSIONS

Leap is an ultra-fast and playful new way to manipulate audio files in Kontakt. These 12 included Leap Expansions are the first in a new series of curated packs of construction kits, loops and samples for specific genres and styles.

• 80s New Wave: A rich tapestry of vintage synth bass lines, pulsating sequences, lush pads, and iconic drum machines, capturing the essence of the 80s
• Acoustic Drums: A live drummer at your fingertips with a versatile collection of punchy organic drum kits and loops
• Afrobeats: Vibrant kits filled with electric keys, rhythmic guitars, bass grooves, and rich percussion patterns, blending traditional African rhythms with modern production techniques
• Drum Breaks: A collection of gritty, vintage-inspired drum loops and breaks
• Disco & Funk: Grooves and licks with vibrant synths, funky guitars, punchy basslines, and soulful vocals
• Progressive Trance: Evolving loops and licks featuring euphoric synths, driving basslines, and gated pads
• Latin Trap: A sizzling fusion of modern hip hop, trap, and drill with traditional Latin rhythms like reggaeton and Brazilian funk
• Lo-fi Vibes: A collection of chill, jazzy kits with laid-back drum patterns, smooth basses, and mellow horns
• Platinum Pop: Smooth keys, jazzy synths, vibrant guitars, and rich brass for melodic hip hop and pop
• R&B Licks: Contemporary R&B vibes with soulful melodies, lush guitars, vibrant synths, and smooth basses
• Soul Gold: Powerful vocal lines, hooks, and harmonies influenced by 60s and 70s soul legends
• Hot Vocals: Contemporary R&B and pop vocals with polished lead lines, harmonies, and hooks

CONFLUX

Conflux is a new type of hybrid instrument that layers a sample engine with a flexible wavetable oscillator – including the coveted original PPG wavetables. So you can add dynamic movement to otherwise static sounds, all in real-time. Its intuitive edit page offers curated premium effects and parameters for deep, intuitive sound design through techniques like FM, phase modulation, and ring modulation.

HYBRID KEYS

Hybrid Keys blends sampled pianos, synthesizers, mallets, and much more. Spark inspiration with extensive presets, then build your own custom presets by blending sounds and adjusting unique controls – dial in some dirt, add reverb, or go lo-fi with tape warble and noise. By generating unconventional textures, you’ll find new, creative ways to integrate keyboard parts into your mix.

TOOLS

Explore even more sonic possibilities with Kontakt’s creative Tools. This new layer of features works with any Kontakt instrument and lets you combine sounds and presets from the Factory Library – opening up limitless sound design options.

SMASH WRITER’S BLOCK

Tools add a completely new layer of creative features to get the ideas flowing. And they work with any Kontakt instrument, old and new. For the first drop, Native are launching MIDI content and randomization features with Chords and Phrases, designed to spark new ideas and get you in the zone fast.

FAST AND FUN LOOP CONTROL

Leap is an ultra-fast and playful way to play and manipulate loops. Spark fresh ideas, sprinkle in expressive performance effects, or just jam. Breathe new life into your sample collection or try something totally fresh with new Leap Expansions series, starting with 12 curated packs for specific genres and styles.

DREAM IT, BUILD IT

All your favorite Kontakt instruments are built right here. The powerful feature set makes Kontakt the first choice for instrument developers worldwide, and it just got even bigger with enhanced synth capabilities, including real-time wavetable, frequency modulation, and ring modulation oscillators.

FEATURES:

• Virtual instrument platform and sample-based sound designer
• Factory 2 Library includes over 900 instruments and sounds
• Chords and Phrases tools enable straightforward MIDI content creation
• Randomization allows for expedited melody and sequence generation
• Leap is an ultra-fast and playful way to play and manipulate loops with 12 expansions: Afrobeats, Latin Trap, Platinum Pop, Progressive Trance, Soul Gold, and more
• Conflux is the first in a new breed of Kontakt instruments for experimental sound design
• Generate sample-based instruments with an improved selection of editing tools, effects, and scripts
• Seamless integration with Maschine and S-Series keyboard controllers

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• macOS 12, 13, and 14 (latest update)
• Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack)
• Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, or Apple Silicon, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
• Graphics hardware support for Direct 3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher
• 2 GB free disk space, 52 GB for complete installation
• Supports ASIO, Core Audio, and WASAPI
• Supported interfaces: Standalone, VST3, AU, AAX (macOS 64-bit only); Standalone, VST3, AAX (Windows 64-bit only)

An internet connection is required to download, install, and activate the products in this collection. Once installed, all products can be used offline. Certain products may require additional free downloads.