![]() 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. 4 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows. 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?īoth 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. You’re totally correct that full/player is not the same as full/light - the full version can play any Kontakt library where the player version only play Player libraries which can be every bit as complex as any library.There is simply no one who cares.Ĭomposers who work on deadlines and have projects that use 120 different VST-instruments and sample libraries/instruments don’t have time to peruse through each license agreement for individual quirks or mishaps in them. But you end up having to search for that info on the various product pages. Generally the folks making the libraries are pretty specific about full vs. =28&tx_nisamplelib_nisamplelib=index&tx_nisamplelib_nisamplelib=KontaktPlayer&cHash=84dfb23f687bf5f266c66354e263c546 I found a list on NI but also here it’s not clear to me what exactly uses what? ![]() So you could check it out that way before buying.Īlthough from a consumers point of view it’s hard to determine what libraries can use the player and what libraries need the full version?Īlso with Kontakt it’s not about ‘full’ or ‘light’ in the normal sense of the word that one would expect? Some major libraries can do with player while some minor need the full version? It strictly depends on the library itself and to what level editing is required? It also has to do with licensing between the developer and Native Instruments? Things we consumers want to keep clear off… But some libraries can also be used with the free player. Full Kontakt will play any 3rd party libraries. I’m surprised nobody has pointed out that in addition to the full Kontakt there is also a free Kontakt Player.
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