

FIXED Collection of minor cosmetic GUI bugs and inconsistencies.ADDED New factory KSP utility scripts Single Sample Drop and Group Selector.ADDED Additional modulation shaper presets for filter keyboard tracking.Creator Tools stays on version 1.2.0 and works with this version of Kontakt, too.Kontakt Player demo mode in full glory – notice the big red DEMO notification.What’s important to understand here is that the Kontakt library you downloaded is free. It will work just fine in the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt. However, the free Kontakt Player plugin can only load these free third-party libraries in demo mode. Some (only a handful, really) free Kontakt sound libraries can indeed work without interruption in Kontakt Player. One such example is the Kontakt Factory Selection library that is provided by Native Instruments and included in the Komplete Start bundle.Īs for third-party libraries, one recent example is The Free Orchestra by ProjectSAM. There’s also the Jay Maas Signature Series Drums Lite Edition by Room Sound. So why do these particular third-party sound libraries work in Kontakt Player? Both are free and both will work in Kontakt Player. It is because the company that created the free Kontakt library paid a licensing fee to Native Instruments. The license enables third-party libraries to work in Kontakt Player.

The license comes at a cost, though, and for many indie sound designers who make free Kontakt instruments, it doesn’t really make sense to pay the licensing fee. Question: Why do I see the DEMO notification in Kontakt?Īnswer: The DEMO button is there because you’re using the free Kontakt Player plugin and not the full version of Kontakt. All Kontakt libraries will work just fine in the full version of Kontakt.

The vast majority of free third-party Kontakt libraries will only work in demo mode in the free Kontakt Player plugin. You will need to upgrade to the full version of Kontakt to use the free Kontakt libraries without limitations. I hope the Kontakt demo mode makes more sense now. If you still have any questions about Kontakt or Kontakt Player, feel free to ask in the comments section below.

More info: KONTAKT 6 (€399) / KONTAKT 6 PLAYER (free)įULL DISCLOSURE: This article contains affiliate/partner links. WIth all due respect and not meaning to be rude, I can assure that is the least relevant question one could possibly come up with.
