How do I load a Sample Library in KONTAKT 5?
The instructions below have been excerpted from a longer article from Native Instruments which can be viewed here.
- Open KONTAKT 5 (PLAYER) standalone. By default the location of your standalone application is here:
- Mac OS X: Macintosh HD > Applications > Native Instruments > Kontakt 5 > ‘Kontakt 5.app’
- Windows: C: > Program Files > Native Instruments > Kontakt 5 > ‘Kontakt 5.exe’
- The KONTAKT Browser’s Libraries tab displays all your installed KONTAKT Libraries. If your KONTAKT instrument is not listed here, you can add it manually as explained in this article.
- Configure the Audio- and MIDI-Settings for KONTAKT 5 (PLAYER). Read this article to learn how to configure the audio settings in KONTAKT 5 and this article to learn how to configure the MIDI settings.
- Click the Instruments button on the Library’s icon to open the different available patches for the instrument. You can drag the patch of your choice into the Rack. Alternatively you can simply double-click the patch’s name (in this example Una Corda Cotton.nki).
Here’s a video from NI demonstrating the process.
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