Small tip for Kontakt 8, if you go into the Settings, in the Interface-tab there is an option named 'Enable "New Instruments for you" panel', if you untick this, they won't show the new products at the bottom anymore And yes, iZotope is part of Native Instruments now (same goes for Plugin Alliance)
I got myself a full version of Kontakt 6 just so I can use 3rd party instruments and libraries as those for me a core reason to have Kontakt. I'm not really into Komplete bundles but I always keep my Kontakt up to date for the above reason.
Good review. I've already upgraded to Komplete 15/Kontakt 8 - love it. Re: Tools. Yes, they're useful and fun (fun is important). In my experience, a more inspirational tool for Kontakt is Arpology X - stunning arpeggios across many genres. Daunting and inspirational in its depth and possibilities. Outside of Kontakt, something like the Quadra plugins for Falcon 3 (very similar to Arpology X) - another huge, huge treasure box of delights. I'm a big fan of generative MIDI tools/instruments. But learning chords is also highly recommended - and helpful.
Wait, so they want people buy Kontakt... again? And the people have no choice, because library creators have no choice, but to update to the latest version? By god, the music software industry is the most predatory place I've ever seen.
@@splitprune It was a hyperbole, but you're right. Though what differentiates music software here is how bad the quality of software is for the price you're paying and how little anyone seems to care.
NI Guitar Rig opens in mono (only the L channel engaged) by default, a quirk I was hoping would be ironed out by now, but alas. Make sure you click on the link icon between the L and R buttons when you first engage Guitar Rig on a stereo sound source.
I bought Kontakt 7 last year and ended up having to upgrade my PC as the video card in my Pentium 4 machine couldn't run the required Direct X. Round flat Irish thing you hit is actually with a bone not a stick. Traditionally covered with goat hide.
My favorite about Kontakt 8 was how uninstalling 7 and then installing 8 resulted in Cubase 13 saying "Kontakt 7 not found, using compatible Kontakt 8 instead" (paraphrasing) when loading a project, so I didn't even have to change anything. Just resaved the project and it was converted to K8 forever.
As it stands when you first buy it, it's OK. personally I think the whole Steinberg absolute 6 is much better and fresher. NI's strength is in the number of 3rd party libraries it has in it's well, library. It's when it comes to upgrading, the price of said upgrade and what you're getting for your money. Kontakt 7 was roundly dismissed as a regressive step and a meaningless upgrade, as is Kontakt 8, which is annoying people a lot, quite rightly. the upgrade from Complete, isn't remotely worth it, to many, not just me. In my opinion, NI, Izotope and the other companies absorbed by the Corporate vulture capitalist group have made a bit of a predictable mess of said companies. The update and upgrade offerings are not worthy of dot releases and the customer service, Kuality and pricing has just shut them out of my consideration now.
As always informative and enjoyable. I DO find the "dumming down" of music production to be quite dismaying. I have no issue with newbies using tools to help them learn music and to work past their initial lack of basic keyboarding skills as part of learning the composition process. Unfortunately, these tools have found their way into the production of mainstream commercial pop music to the degree that what is marketed most successfully today is so musically simplistic that it is just simply SAD! My best analogy is comparing this issue to acquiring linguistic skills, both verbal and written. If one never has to learn how to form complete and cogent sentences but rather one can just say a couple of words into a smart phone and an AI program then creates the rest of a total sentence, how will that person ever learn to communicate effectively or understand others fully and accurately? Likewise, randomly poking pads on an "NI Maschine" or such until the rest of the room says "WOW" and then seeing that this result gets marketed and sells... Well, that is already where we are and have been for a while now. Democratization of language skills means teaching everyone the basic skills and understanding of speaking, reading, and writing. So, it should be with music as well.
Maybe NI could also split their different Komplete offers by genre: "All orchestral", "All drums", "All synths", "All world music", "All cinematic", etc... About Kontakt itsef. I've the full version but only to get access to other 3rd party/small developpers (and sometimes free) instruments. Honnestly I almost never use it for programing my own instruments. I create my own sample instruments, yes, but not with Kontakt which is a major pain in all you intimate parts* when you use it for that. (* I'm realy polite, my personnal feeling about Kontak programing GUI would make me banned by youtube)
Have had Komplete since 2 and last upgraded at 8. I've bought other libraries since then, but more than anything else still use Kontakt 5 and 6 and the add on libraries. Not really gonna use it enough to justify the full max version and the bog standard upgrade doesnt really add anything that I need. Been getting more out of Spitfire and Arturia over the last 5 years to be honest...... but am thinking about it, if nothing else for Kontakt 8.
Can you create the full MIDI notes when using the idiot one-finger chord/phrase tools? Otherwise this will be an issue if you hand it off to someone else to put it onto another (non-Kontakt) instrument or scoring software, or if you want to tweak what it plays slightly
Yeah, it's an instrument in it's own right (a member of the yoke lutes family) closer to a lyre or harp, rather than "a kind of guitar" - the kithara isn't fretted.
@Guy I'm so disappointed with the opening of your video. You whet my appetite with your talking about a 'full English Breakfast', and then you cut away to the shed and I have no chance of living vicariously of seeing a Full English Breakfast... Aggghhhhhhh
By the way anyone that get Guitarix in his fingers a Linux only competitor for Guitar Rig push Guitar Rig to the trashcan. We did port Guitarix for use in Windows and Apple computers and pack it in a Unify Libary. Why to spend money for the NI proprietary solutions? In my mind the quality goes realy down from Sonic view of point once Komplete 12 Ultimate Collector Edition and holy shit their guitars are awefull. If you compare. Just cheap made.
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Small tip for Kontakt 8, if you go into the Settings, in the Interface-tab there is an option named 'Enable "New Instruments for you" panel', if you untick this, they won't show the new products at the bottom anymore
And yes, iZotope is part of Native Instruments now (same goes for Plugin Alliance)
Guy should try Studio One 7.
My god, that tip for how to make a six figure sum making music is absolutely golden, thank you so much!!
Happy Friday sir and thank you for another sterling video 👍😁
I got myself a full version of Kontakt 6 just so I can use 3rd party instruments and libraries as those for me a core reason to have Kontakt.
I'm not really into Komplete bundles but I always keep my Kontakt up to date for the above reason.
Good review. I've already upgraded to Komplete 15/Kontakt 8 - love it. Re: Tools. Yes, they're useful and fun (fun is important). In my experience, a more inspirational tool for Kontakt is Arpology X - stunning arpeggios across many genres. Daunting and inspirational in its depth and possibilities. Outside of Kontakt, something like the Quadra plugins for Falcon 3 (very similar to Arpology X) - another huge, huge treasure box of delights. I'm a big fan of generative MIDI tools/instruments. But learning chords is also highly recommended - and helpful.
So helpful ❤thanks a bunch .ive seen those breakfasts !
Wait, so they want people buy Kontakt... again? And the people have no choice, because library creators have no choice, but to update to the latest version?
By god, the music software industry is the most predatory place I've ever seen.
what about the pharmaceutical industry, the gaming industry, or the gambling industry?
@@splitprune
It was a hyperbole, but you're right.
Though what differentiates music software here is how bad the quality of software is for the price you're paying and how little anyone seems to care.
$>humanity
Kontakt 7 has the non-classic browser already? I distinctly remembering having to disable it.
Bodhran is pronounced "BOW-rawn" and Uilleann is "ill-an" (all close enough ;-)). Great video Gye ;-)
You-aye-leen was creative, I would've guessed Yoo-lee-an or Willy-Ann. :D
Im sure you told me that before and I lost the comment!
As in take a bow.. 👏👏
I bought Komplete standard version a couple of years back. However, I do not update it every year. There must be something in, I am really interested.
NI Guitar Rig opens in mono (only the L channel engaged) by default, a quirk I was hoping would be ironed out by now, but alas.
Make sure you click on the link icon between the L and R buttons when you first engage Guitar Rig on a stereo sound source.
Your video I liked really much ;)
I bought Kontakt 7 last year and ended up having to upgrade my PC as the video card in my Pentium 4 machine couldn't run the required Direct X.
Round flat Irish thing you hit is actually with a bone not a stick. Traditionally covered with goat hide.
My favorite about Kontakt 8 was how uninstalling 7 and then installing 8 resulted in Cubase 13 saying "Kontakt 7 not found, using compatible Kontakt 8 instead" (paraphrasing) when loading a project, so I didn't even have to change anything. Just resaved the project and it was converted to K8 forever.
Personnaly I keep K6, K7 and K8 installed.
As it stands when you first buy it, it's OK. personally I think the whole Steinberg absolute 6 is much better and fresher. NI's strength is in the number of 3rd party libraries it has in it's well, library. It's when it comes to upgrading, the price of said upgrade and what you're getting for your money. Kontakt 7 was roundly dismissed as a regressive step and a meaningless upgrade, as is Kontakt 8, which is annoying people a lot, quite rightly. the upgrade from Complete, isn't remotely worth it, to many, not just me. In my opinion, NI, Izotope and the other companies absorbed by the Corporate vulture capitalist group have made a bit of a predictable mess of said companies. The update and upgrade offerings are not worthy of dot releases and the customer service, Kuality and pricing has just shut them out of my consideration now.
As always informative and enjoyable. I DO find the "dumming down" of music production to be quite dismaying. I have no issue with newbies using tools to help them learn music and to work past their initial lack of basic keyboarding skills as part of learning the composition process. Unfortunately, these tools have found their way into the production of mainstream commercial pop music to the degree that what is marketed most successfully today is so musically simplistic that it is just simply SAD!
My best analogy is comparing this issue to acquiring linguistic skills, both verbal and written. If one never has to learn how to form complete and cogent sentences but rather one can just say a couple of words into a smart phone and an AI program then creates the rest of a total sentence, how will that person ever learn to communicate effectively or understand others fully and accurately? Likewise, randomly poking pads on an "NI Maschine" or such until the rest of the room says "WOW" and then seeing that this result gets marketed and sells... Well, that is already where we are and have been for a while now.
Democratization of language skills means teaching everyone the basic skills and understanding of speaking, reading, and writing. So, it should be with music as well.
Bodhran is pronounced as "Bow", as in the front of a boat, and "Ran", as in the past tense of run.
Maybe NI could also split their different Komplete offers by genre: "All orchestral", "All drums", "All synths", "All world music", "All cinematic", etc...
About Kontakt itsef. I've the full version but only to get access to other 3rd party/small developpers (and sometimes free) instruments. Honnestly I almost never use it for programing my own instruments. I create my own sample instruments, yes, but not with Kontakt which is a major pain in all you intimate parts* when you use it for that.
(* I'm realy polite, my personnal feeling about Kontak programing GUI would make me banned by youtube)
Have had Komplete since 2 and last upgraded at 8. I've bought other libraries since then, but more than anything else still use Kontakt 5 and 6 and the add on libraries. Not really gonna use it enough to justify the full max version and the bog standard upgrade doesnt really add anything that I need.
Been getting more out of Spitfire and Arturia over the last 5 years to be honest...... but am thinking about it, if nothing else for Kontakt 8.
I agree that NI and a few other folks, like Presonus, are moving towards people who are not musicians. Sad.
I've got the Standard breakfast and not the Ultimate. I can't justify the upgrade price to the Ultimate breakfast. Too much cholesterol as well!
They're updating too often, I've only just upgraded to Kontakt 7.
Can you create the full MIDI notes when using the idiot one-finger chord/phrase tools? Otherwise this will be an issue if you hand it off to someone else to put it onto another (non-Kontakt) instrument or scoring software, or if you want to tweak what it plays slightly
BORE-ann or BOUGH-ron are the usual pronunciations (depending on where you are in Ireland/rest of the world)
10:45 - oooer - hehehe
12:59 - Kith as in kith and kin - please! It's ancient Greek - ask me how I know.
Yeah, it's an instrument in it's own right (a member of the yoke lutes family) closer to a lyre or harp, rather than "a kind of guitar" - the kithara isn't fretted.
@Guy I'm so disappointed with the opening of your video. You whet my appetite with your talking about a 'full English Breakfast', and then you cut away to the shed and I have no chance of living vicariously of seeing a Full English Breakfast... Aggghhhhhhh
I’m sorry, adding chapter markers can make anyone a six figure salary from music? 😮
💙💛
Native Instruments has become "spam, spam, spam, and spam" lately, seems to me.
Borraaan ;-)
You do not get Absynth anymore a reason to take distance for any update. Thanks for warning us guy.
By the way anyone that get Guitarix in his fingers a Linux only competitor for Guitar Rig push Guitar Rig to the trashcan. We did port Guitarix for use in Windows and Apple computers and pack it in a Unify Libary. Why to spend money for the NI proprietary solutions? In my mind the quality goes realy down from Sonic view of point once Komplete 12 Ultimate Collector Edition and holy shit their guitars are awefull. If you compare. Just cheap made.