KONTAKT Player Changelog

What's new in KONTAKT Player 5.7.0

Sep 23, 2017
  • ADDED There are now three new guitar amplifier models available: AC Box, Hot Solo and Van 51
  • ADDED There are now two new distortion effects available: Cat and DStortion
  • ADDED KSP UI widgets can now be explicitly placed on one of three layers on the z axis ($CONTROL_PAR_Z_LAYER)
  • ADDED The KSP waveform UI widget can now be styled (color and transparency of its separate components)
  • ADDED Effect parameters that are represented as buttons or dropdown menus are now available through KSP
  • ADDED Every KSP runtime warning now includes the line number of its source
  • CHANGED The Add Library button has now been renamed to Manage Library
  • FIXED KSP: num_elements() now works with ui_xy arrays
  • FIXED CPU profiling mode is now reliable
  • FIXED Text selection in Expert tab is now visible
  • FIXED Nested dropdown menus would stop working under certain circumstances
  • FIXED In certain cases, Kontakt would take longer than usual to close if Usage Data tracking was enabled
  • FIXED Kontakt would crash when longer samples were used with the Tone Machine
  • FIXED Certain NKIs with many automation assignments would cause the system to noticeably slow down
  • FIXED KSP switches would sometimes not show the correct sprite frame when in hover state
  • FIXED Certain DAWs would freeze when attempting to duplicate a track with Kontakt
  • FIXED In certain cases, Kontakt would crash when loading an NKI when another NKI was in Edit view
  • FIXED Kontakt would crash when attempting to declare PGS keys in multiscripts
  • KNOWN ISSUE The documentation is not up to date

New in KONTAKT Player 5.6.8 (May 23, 2017)

  • ADDED New KSP built-in variable ($NI_CONTROL_PAR_IDX) returns the index of the element triggering a UI callback; applies to tables and the XY Pad
  • CHANGED Add & Activate Library buttons now launch Native Access which now also supports 3rd party Libraries
  • FIXED The frame rate would drop significantly if multiple waveform displays were used on a KSP UI
  • FIXED The Missing Samples dialog would always suggest the default user folder instead of the folder the NKIs are in
  • FIXED Crash when switching to Mini View under circumstances
  • FIXED Using get_control_par() with $CONTROL_PAR_ALLOW_AUTOMATION now returns the correct value instead of always 0
  • FIXED Certain Bank properties would be discarded when re-saving NKSNs
  • KNOWN ISSUE The documentation is not up to date

New in KONTAKT Player 5.6.6 (Feb 21, 2017)

  • CHANGED Improved the On-Screen Keyboard’s color legibility based on user feedback
  • ADDED XY Pad: Individual cursors can now be hidden via KSP ($HIDE_PART_CURSOR)
  • FIXED XY Pad: The customized string representation of parameter values was not shared with the host correctly
  • FIXED XY Pad: Updating the value of a cursor from within the control’s callback was unreliable
  • FIXED Crash when trying to view the Host Automation tab with certain NKIs loaded
  • FIXED Crash when trying to view the Infos (sic) tab of the Instrument Options dialog with certain NKIs
  • FIXED Certain NKIs would trigger the “Really quit…” dialog every time they were closed

New in KONTAKT Player 5.6.5 (Dec 8, 2016)

  • ADDED New KSP UI control: XY Pad
  • ADDED Re-introduced the Global Purge controls (removed with 5.6.0) as part of the File menu
  • FIXED The Group MIDI Channel setting menu was broken
  • FIXED Vertical window resizing was sluggish under certain conditions
  • FIXED The KSP bitwise operators would cause parse errors in certain cases
  • FIXED Crash when double-clicking on the header of Expert>Groups tab
  • FIXED Crash when using certain context menus
  • FIXED Crash when using the Next / Previous NKI buttons under certain conditions
  • FIXED The size of the Quickload area was always reset after restarting Kontakt
  • FIXED There was a graphical issue with level meters on instrument Performance Views
  • FIXED The “Unwind Automation” setting was ignored by automation assignments made via KSP

New in KONTAKT Player 5.6.1 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • CHANGED: Improved text legibility on many UI areas based on user feedback
  • FIXED: Voices were not killed correctly in certain cases, resulting in unnecessary load
  • FIXED: Crash on loading certain instruments
  • FIXED: “Compress samples” check-box when saving NKIs was ignored on Windows
  • FIXED: Switching to Mini-view and back would reset the window size
  • FIXED: Issues when instrument size was set by multiple script slots
  • FIXED: Crashes related to using special character in various text fields

New in KONTAKT Player 5.6.0 (Sep 12, 2016)

  • CHANGED: The user interface style has received a major update
  • ADDED: Real numbers and advanced math functions are now available in KSP
  • ADDED: New KSP command to enable instruments up to 1000 pixels wide: set_ui_width_px()
  • — CHANGED The maximum height of instruments was raised to 750 pixels when set via KSP
  • ADDED: Official support for automation assignments via KSP, improving a previously undocumented, yet widely used feature
  • ADDED: Parameter names are now visible in ProTools’ Plug-in Automation list
  • ADDED: Usage data tracking. More info here: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/support/knowledge-base/show/4519/what-is-usage-data-tracking/
  • ADDED: New KSP command to set an instrument’s color including its header: set_ui_color()
  • CHANGED Improved performance on certain scripts using heavy image resources
  • FIXED: The Transient Master effect stopped processing when there were no voices running, abruptly muting tails of other effects
  • FIXED: The Phaser effect produced stereo signal with muted right channel when used with mono samples
  • FIXED: Common loading time issue with commercial Libraries that was worked around by local batch re-save
  • FIXED: Sample-rate changes would cause crackles and changes of the sound of the convolution effect
  • FIXED: NKA files would silently fail being written to disk under certain circumstances (affected certain Libraries, like EXHALE)
  • FIXED: Modal dialog placement was unpredictable now everything appears on center of active display
  • FIXED: Crash when showing the Quickload panel while having high UI activity on a Performance View
  • FIXED: Crash on OS X when changing the latency setting right after changing the sample rate
  • FIXED: Crash when renaming modulators under certain circumstances
  • FIXED: Deleting MIDI CC modulators only worked on one group even when attempting it over multiple ones
  • FIXED: Editing modulators of modulators only worked on on one group even when attempting it over multiple ones
  • FIXED: Attempting to rename modulators across multiple groups yielded unexpected results
  • FIXED: The memory footprint display on instrument header froze when in MASCHINE or KOMPLETE KONTROL
  • FIXED: The UI of the mod shaper turned unusable when deleting the first or last node
  • FIXED: Drag and drop was broken on OS X if a CD was in the drive
  • FIXED: Changing snapshots on bigger instruments caused a parse error under certain circumstances
  • FIXED: KSP: Parameter value strings (labels) wouldn’t be published to DAW if triggered from within the ui_control callback of textedit controls
  • FIXED: KSP variable $EVENT_PAR_SOURCE was unreliable under certain circumstances
  • FIXED: The Retrigger factory script would freeze notes when rate-knob was set to bar and clock was not running
  • REMOVED: The Modules tab from the sidebar has been removed
  • REMOVED: The font size option has been removed
  • KNOWN ISSUE: The database will be empty after updating to 5.6; a manual “Reset and Rescan” is required
  • KNOWN ISSUE: All French, German, Japanese and Spanish documentation is out of date
  • KNOWN ISSUE: The Getting Started documents are out of date

New in KONTAKT Player 5.5.2 (Jan 21, 2016)

  • Fixed a KSP issue causing Kontakt to crash when using set_key_name() under certain circumstances
  • Group effects can now be changed via KSP without the associated group being selected for editing
  • The KSP command mf_remove_event() now correctly clears all data
  • Fixed a KSP issue when using the load_array() command with string arrays, now allowing loading directly from NKRs (mode 2)
  • Fixed a KSP issue in which the on_persistence_changed callback did not complete after loading an instrument via the instrument header
  • Ableton Live no longer freezes when a track containing Kontakt is automated and frozen
  • Fixed an issue in Fruity Loops where multiple instances of KONTAKT would cause a crash upon the loading of a project
  • MIDI CC modulators now work correctly for slots 2-128 of instrument banks
  • Fixed an issue introduced with 5.5.1 that caused Kontakt to crash when loading bank files
  • The import version is now present in the About Dialog on all Mac OS versions
  • Fixed an issue with 5.5.1 that caused Factory Presets to be scanned on each launch

New in KONTAKT Player 5.5.1 (Sep 23, 2015)

  • A bug within the PGS callback (KSP) caused instruments to load incorrectly when using the arrow keys to change presets.
  • When naming a new NKI, the name change was not immediately updated.
  • In some cases, when loading an instrument the graphical progress bar froze upon loading the NKI

New in KONTAKT Player 5.5.0 (May 6, 2015)

  • Kontakt/Battery instruments can be saved directly from within KOMPLETE KONTROL and MASCHINE
  • Time Machine Pro voice settings can be controlled from KSP
  • Developers can change the contents of an FX Slots from KSP
  • Time related effect parameters can be controlled via KSP (Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser)
  • The way that users interact with parameters associated with time within FX has been improved with more consistent behaviour.
  • There are no longer CPU spikes when manipulating the host-tempo while playing back a Kontakt instrument.
  • Performance has been increased when processing MIDI CC events.

New in KONTAKT Player 5.4.3 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • fixed a crash with the "Roland Quad Capture" audio interface
  • improved updating parameter values in KOMPLETE KONTROL and MASCHINE
  • fixed a crash when saving, while automation was assigned to the LFO phase parameter

New in KONTAKT Player 5.4.2 (Jan 22, 2015)

  • in some scenarios, Sample Modelling’s "The Trumpet”, was de-tuned by a a few cents on Mac OS
  • fixed an activation issue on specific high-end machines
  • fixed a batch-resave issue which would remove mappings from instruments in rare cases
  • fixed an issue with only two folders being displayed if snapshots were in subfolders
  • fixed an issue with key switches not being displayed on the virtual keyboard after project recall
  • fixed the background loading display on the snapshot tab
  • updated KSP reference Manual
  • added info texts for snapshot related functions
  • fixed a crash quickly opening and closing the GUI which occurred with various DAWs
  • fixed a crash related to Rise and Hit and Logic Pro
  • fixed a crash with the feedback compressor in the output section

New in KONTAKT Player 5.4.1 (Sep 22, 2014)

  • Advanced integration with KOMPLETE KONTROL added
  • Snapshot system for NKIs added
  • Added load_array mode 2, .nka files can now be stored in the resource container
  • CPU performance in certain scenarios further optimized
  • Miscellaneous other fixes

New in KONTAKT Player 5.2.0 (Jul 2, 2013)

  • New effect: Feedback compressor.
  • Fixed loading Reaktor sample maps in Kontakt (and some other 3rd party format loading fixes too).
  • In-App authorization fixed (causing intermittent missing libraries).
  • KSP: a lot of improvements for MIDI object processing (MIDI files can now be loaded into multiscript!).
  • Fixed rare crashes when streaming NCWs.
  • Flex envelope incorrectly displaying currently selected node fixed (also fixed crashing when right-clicking the very first node on PC - didn't happen on Mac).
  • A lot of other minor bugs fixed.

New in KONTAKT Player 5.1.0 (Dec 20, 2012)

  • Added support for Avid Audio eXtension (AAX Native 32 bit)
  • New 'Jump' amplifier effect
  • Mac OS X 10.8 RTAS: fixed crash on startup
  • Other minor fixes

New in KONTAKT Player 5.0.2 (Jan 19, 2012)

  • Significant Time Machine Pro improvements- wider ranges for speed and tune; new 'keep formants' mode when 'HQ' is activated
  • Improved file import
  • Easier and faster activation for KONTAKT Instruments
  • Dynamically resizable 'post-amp' section in Group Effect Chain
  • Invert and Channel Swap functionality in Group amplifier section
  • Other small fixes and improvements

New in KONTAKT Player 4.2.2 (Mar 1, 2011)

  • New features:
  • New binary file format for increased saving/loading performance.
  • New zero-latency convolution engine with optimized performance for low-latency settings.
  • Revised master output section with presets and advanced macro functions.
  • Numerical parameter value input for all knobs.
  • New Import formats: Akai MPC 5000, Alesis Fusion, Drumagog, Korg Triton, Roland Fantom, Yamaha Motif.
  • Mac OS X: 64-Bit VST support.
  • Mac OS X: 64-Bit support for Rex import.
  • Resource Container for efficient library handling.
  • New KSP syncing commands.
  • Most important fixes:
  • Fixed performance issues with Interpolation Mode 'HQI: perfect' using mono Samples.
  • Loading times have improved for instruments with big scripts.
  • Fixed numerous import issues of existing formats.

New in KONTAKT Player 4.1.3681 (Jul 7, 2010)

  • Adds Mac OS X 64-bit support and "Intelligent Background Loading" for greatly reduced loading times.

New in KONTAKT Player 4.1 (Jun 30, 2010)

  • New and improved features:
  • Intelligent background sample loading.
  • Extended sample search and replacement functions.
  • Improved database browser performance.
  • New "Lock" function for QuickLoad browser.
  • New "Mirror Folder Structure" mode for batch compression.
  • Mac OS X 64-bit AudioUnit version.
  • New Help menu in all plug-in versions.
  • Fixes:
  • Playback issues in Sonar and other hosts with 48 kHz or higher sample rate fixed.
  • Crackles when playing libraries in .ncw format on CPUs without SSE2 fixed.
  • Crash when importing EXS files saved with Logic 9.x fixed.
  • Occasional MemoryServer freezes on Mac OS X fixed.
  • Various other fixes.

New in KONTAKT Player 4.0.4 (Jan 26, 2010)

  • The zip file contains an application update installer as well as a factory content update installer.
  • Reworked dialog for creating multiple Output channels.
  • Improved 'note on' peak performance.
  • Improved Quick-Load Browser start-up performance.
  • Improved Database Browser performance on session start.
  • Most important bug fixes:
  • AET Filter now works fine on all sampling frequencies including 88.2 kHz and higher.
  • Fixed problems with playback of compressed samples in .ncw format.

New in KONTAKT Player 3.5 (Jul 18, 2009)

  • Provides several major improvements and brand new features that enhance the performance and ease-of-use for both new users and those already familiar with KONTAKT.