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Review and Discussion of Kontakt 3



Review of Kontakt 3
can be found here:

http://tweakheadz.com/reviews/review_of_kontakt_3.html

Here is an excerpt
Continuing towards Sampling Excellence

When Kontakt first came out there was quite a buzz around it. Just take a look at my original review of Kontakt. Could a software plugin actually replace a hardware sampler and improve on the process of making sampled instruments? The answer was a resounding yes. But Kontakt did not stop there. With version 2 Kontakt added an amazing number of import formats and improved its GUI and audio processing tremendously. (See my review of version 2) What was to be left to improve? That was my question as a laid down the cash for yet another Kontakt upgrade. Could they possibly improve it?

Here's the short list of new stuff in Kontakt 3

All new 33 GB Library with 1000 presets

Improved GUI--more colorful, easier to read.new search engine.

New Monitor view that lets you look "inside" a preset

New Instrument Navigator--shows all presets in the multi and allows for fast switching, muting and soloing

Automatic database update--Nice. No need to rebuild the whole thing all the time.

4 new effects Skreamer, Rotator, Twang Amplifier, Eleven Cabinet emulationsNew Wave editor

Expanded modulation system

http://www.zzounds.com/a--3745/item--NINKONTAKTMAC

Been using Kontakt for years now. I haven't upgraded to 3 yet but I probably will. I love this sample player. Version 2 was close to perfection although there still existed some annoying bugs. Keyboard was kinda flaky and worse is there was still hanging note problems. Also, had some weird issues with effects engaging mysteriously when the compact view was activated. I hope the little bugs have been fixed in version 3. All in all, I use Kontakt regularly and love it. It is any incredibly powerful tool.

Just a heads up we are beta testing kontakt 3.5 for 64 bit OS as well vast improvements for pro-tools and mac users. Just thought I would share.

Thanks! Good to know that.