KONTAKT 8 is everything from instant inspiration for music makers to the industry’s leading instrument-building tool. For the eight generation of KONTAKT, we’re bringing its 20-year legacy into the future. Explore new musical ideas and find fresh inspiration with an overhauled Factory Library 2, newly added effects, and under-the-hood audio improvements.

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KONTAKT 8 — это все: от мгновенного вдохновения для создателей музыки до ведущего в отрасли инструмента для создания инструментов. Восьмое поколение KONTAKT переносит в будущее его 20-летнее наследие. Исследуйте новые музыкальные идеи и находите свежее вдохновение с помощью обновленной Factory Library 2, новых эффектов и внутренних улучшений звука.

KONTAKT is the Definitive Sampling Platform and Industry-Standard. KONTAKT powers the biggest selection of sampled instruments available. Included Factory Library 2 puts 55+ GB of detailed, creative, and expressive instruments at your fingertips. Drag and drop your own samples into an instrument’s interface to use your own sounds. Build your own instruments with powerful sample-editing and instrument-building.

The virtual instrument platform reinvented
Imagine any sound – Kontakt 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.

A huge choice of sound
Kontakt hosts the world’s largest range of virtual instruments. With thousands of libraries, it's the gateway to quality sound from Native Instruments, our official partners, and scores of indie developers. Plus, everything is completely tweakable, so you can make any sound your own.

What's new in Kontakt 8?
The 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

→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 our first drop, we're 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 our new Leap Expansions series, starting with 12 curated packs for specific genres and styles.

→Sound like nothing else - Conflux is the first in a new breed of Kontakt instruments for experimental sound design. Layer organic and synthetic samples and add dynamic movement to static sounds in real time, with original PPG wavetables and techniques like FM, Phase Modulation, and Ring Modulation.

Get going with hundreds of included instruments
Kontakt's Factory Library comes packed with over hundreds of meticulously sampled instruments. Get started with a huge playable and tweakable selection of acoustic and electronic options, including the renowned collection from Orchestral Tools, plus Hybrid Keys.

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.

What's the difference between Kontakt and Kontakt Player?
Just looking to use Kontakt instruments? Kontakt Player is the free version that runs all NI Kontakt instruments and many more officially licensed options from third-party developers (make sure to check the compatibility before you buy).

The go-to for pros
You've heard Kontakt at the top of the charts, in Oscar-winning scores, and on the soundtracks of major TV shows. It's the favorite of so many composers, producers, and sound designers for its unmatched sound quality, deep manipulation feature set, and incredible attention to detail.

→ Features:

• Tools - Chords and Phrases Tools deliver MIDI content and randomization features for creating melodies and sequences, sparking new ideas fast. Works with any Kontakt instrument.
• Leap - An ultra-fast way to play and manipulate loops and samples. Includes 12 Leap Expansions – curated packs for specific genres and styles, including Afrobeats, Latin Trap, Platinum Pop, Progressive Trance, Soul Gold, and more.
• Conflux - A true hybrid instrument combining samples with wavetable, FM, and ring modulation oscillators for real-time sound manipulation.
• Kontakt 8 Factory Library 2 includes over 900 instruments.
• A platform for thousands of third-party sample-based instruments.
• Seamless hardware integration with Kontrol keyboards and Maschine.
• Deep NKS integration with hundreds of instruments to allow quick browsing, preview, and hands-on control for your virtual instruments.
• Improved tools for building your own instruments.

As well as our own KONTAKT instruments, there are currently around 900 licensed instruments from other manufacturers that run in KONTAKT, plus thousands more so-called ‘indie’ instruments. This diverse ecosystem means that KONTAKT 8 is your access point to the industry’s biggest collection of playable sampled sound.

Home Page - https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-8/

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