Kontakt 3.5: anybody tried it yet?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:38 pm
As you guys probably know, Kontakt 3.5 has been out for a couple of days now. Has anybody tried it yet or was in the open beta and wants to share their experience?
The one thing that sampler has that kontakt doesn't is the FM/AM osc. And that can totally change a sample. Pretty much just good for FM synth type sound design. And there's also the fact that simpler patches can be converted to sampler and vice versa.john doe by choice wrote:Question, for people who have both Kontakt 3 and Sampler:
Is there anything that Sampler can do that Kontakt can't? I have K3, and keep wondering if I missing anything with sampler (although, K2 used to eat up resources, K3 doesn't as much, and K2 was my main influence in considering Sampler).
The major bonus to Sampler is that the samples are saved in a Live Set, no need to open a save dialog every time, and unless something has changed, Kontakt along with most of NI's sample based software, is very dependent on your computers directory for it's sample locations, so if you move a Live set that you saved Kontakt samples in (which I do) to a new computer, or hard drive, or location on your computer, you are asked to locate the samples. Best part about this though is Kontakt has a much better browser for this than Live does. It even uses Spotlight in OSX.glitchrock-buddha wrote:The one thing that sampler has that kontakt doesn't is the FM/AM osc. And that can totally change a sample. Pretty much just good for FM synth type sound design. And there's also the fact that simpler patches can be converted to sampler and vice versa.john doe by choice wrote:Question, for people who have both Kontakt 3 and Sampler:
Is there anything that Sampler can do that Kontakt can't? I have K3, and keep wondering if I missing anything with sampler (although, K2 used to eat up resources, K3 doesn't as much, and K2 was my main influence in considering Sampler).
Not much else. However the interface of sampler I find nicer. Much less cluttered. But that's obviously because it's far less powerful. Kontakt has a ridiculous amount of features. There's settings and controls everywhere. Sampler is easy to get into, more basic but fun to use. If it just did timestretch/granular playback without having to sacrifice the modulation envelope (modulating loop start), it would be so much cooler for sound design.
+1. Much easier to browse samples now.inmazevo wrote:I was pleasantly surprised to find that the library view (which is what you get when you use a 3rd party, kontakt-based sample library) didn't just extend to 3rd party libraries... the other "Komplete" sample-based instruments are in there too... like Akoustic Piano.
MUCH easier than having several different instruments up.
Any info about this scripting thing ?jasonjbundy wrote:Sampler reminds me of the samplers from the 80's - functional and creative. However, Kontakt 3.5 is like the 4th dimensional physics when it comes to sampling. The scripts function alone on Kontakt is without equal and no other sampler comes close. It opens new doors to creativity.
Yes it is a programming language inside of Kontakt (introduced in Kontakt 2) to make your samples do all kinds of nifty things - microtuning, step-sequencing, chord generation, harmonizing, etc. For more possibilities check this out:Ben_Binary wrote:Any info about this scripting thing ?jasonjbundy wrote:Sampler reminds me of the samplers from the 80's - functional and creative. However, Kontakt 3.5 is like the 4th dimensional physics when it comes to sampling. The scripts function alone on Kontakt is without equal and no other sampler comes close. It opens new doors to creativity.