


Kontakt 6 files cannot be read in Translator, or any Chicken Systems product - or any third-party app. This may not be a big deal to everyone those who just use Kontakt, or are satisfied with the libraries they have on other instruments, this doesn't mean anything. And, the longer this goes on, the amount of incompatible files will grow and grow and will become more of a problem. Kontakt happens to be the most popular and most arguably the most capable sample-playback engine out there, and it's unfortunate that in it's current state, files written in the latest versionĪre NOT able to be included in this whole host of compatible files. To read, there are experts (like us) that can parse these data structures and make them available for everyone. TALSampler), with very very few exceptions, that the written files have been open and available. And it's been fortunate for everyone that in almost every case,įrom the beginning (Fairlight) to new innovative samplers (e.g. This allows "sampler files" (that is, ones that use multiple samplesĪrranged on a keyboard/MIDI notes with one or more sets of realtime parameters) to be used by everyone, for everyone. That's the revolution Translator launched 20 years ago - files aren't necessarily restricted to what application writes them. Yamaha Motif/Montage - they can take those and use them there. Or consider people that have keyboard workstations like the Korg Kronos or Versions, where someone could use Translator (for instance) to try them out on something else (like EXS24). Only people running Kontakt 6 can use them - in contrast to earlier Kontakt Imagine someone who made a couple cool NKI's on Kontakt 6 and post them on a forum to share.

Kontakt 6 download professional#
This can be on a professional developer level, Is This A Big Deal?įor people who author in Kontakt and want their files to be compatible with other sample-playback engines other than Kontakt, it is a big deal. We hope so! We can't speak for NI, but you can make your desires known to them through direct communication, or via their Community Forums. Them to piracy and devalue the work greatly. They are always locked-down and encrypted and always should be. We are ONLY talking about user-written NKI's, not commercial copy-protected libraries. What About Commercial Copy-Protected Libraries? In short, the encryption makes any reverse-engineering or reading impossible to do on our own.
Kontakt 6 download update#
As of v6.0, NI did not update this code library to include v6.0+ files.
Kontakt 6 download plus#
it was missing the modulator, filter, and effects information, plus a couple other things. At that time, NI provided us with a code library that allowed access to about 80% of the file contents When v4.2 came out, NI changed the format and also added a layer ofġ28-bit encryption to the file, rendering it impossible to read unless it was "hacked".

Why Is This?īefore Kontakt file version v4.2, Kontakt files (nki's) could be fully read by typical advanced programming techniques. What's Currently Different About Kontakt 6 files (nki/nkm/nkb)Īt the time of this writing, Kontakt 6 files cannot be read by any program other than Kontakt 6. Whenever this situation changes, this page will be updated. This is a continually updated page that can help you deal with Kontakt 6 files.
