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Kontakt

Native Instruments

Native Instruments' software sampler and virtual instrument platform.

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Overview

Kontakt is a software sampler and virtual instrument platform by Native Instruments. It plays back and edits sampled instruments and serves as the host platform for a large ecosystem of third-party Kontakt libraries.

It runs as a plugin on Windows and macOS in major DAWs. It is widely used by composers and producers for orchestral, cinematic, and sample-based instruments.

  • Large factory sound library with hundreds of instruments
  • Platform for thousands of third-party Kontakt libraries
  • Chords and Phrases tools for idea generation
  • Patterns arpeggiator and polyphonic step sequencer
  • Hardware integration with Kontrol keyboards and Maschine
  • NKS integration

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