Kontakt emerged from a crowded playing field by taking a note from the Adobe playbook. While many of Native Instruments’ products seem oriented to the DJ market, the sheer versatility of Kontakt made it appealing to virtually all digital music creators. The modular synth, Reaktor, was the company’s flagship product, then called Generator and the software sampler Kontakt made its debut in the early 2000s. You can find the instructions in this article.Dating back to 1995, Berlin-based Native Instruments has been a mainstay in the digital audio world for much of the 21st Century. In KONTAKT 7 you can add the Libraries to the Library Browser. You can organize and load these Libraries in a more convenient way using KONTAKT’s Quick-Load Catalog. 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.Īfter downloading the library from the manufacturer you can load it via KONTAKT’s Files Browser: Third-party KONTAKT libraries without a serial number

After you have installed / located your library, you can find it in KONTAKT's Libraries browser:.

If you get the error message 'That path is invalid', please read this article. If you have any questions about downloading the library, please contact the library manufacturer's support. After the download you can click the Locate button in Native Access and navigate to the library folder to select it.

If the entry shows a Locate button instead, you have to download the library from the manufacturer first.

If the entry shows an Install button you can directly install it:

Open the Kontakt tab and find your library.

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

Third-party libraries that come with a serial number must first be activated in Native Access. Third-party KONTAKT Libraries with a Serial Number You can toggle the view with the Library Browser button: In KONTAKT 7 you can also find the Libraries in the new Library Browser.

After the installation, you can find your library in KONTAKT's Libraries tab:.

Find your library in the Kontakt tab and click Install.

Open the Preferences and set the Download and Content location for your library:.

These Libraries can be installed directly from Native Access:

Third-party libraries without a serial numberĭepending on your Library, the setup will differ: Third-party KONTAKT Libraries purchased from the NI Webshop.Third-party libraries with a serial number.Third-party libraries purchased from the NI Webshop.

There are three kinds of third-party KONTAKT Libraries:

Custom kontakt library creator