Native Instruments Kontakt 7 v7.8.0 Rev1 WiN

For 20 years, KONTAKT has been the backbone of countless film scores and pop hits, as well as thousands of incredible instruments from NI and your favorite NKS developers alike. Now, with a new HiDPI browsing experience, an overhauled Factory Library, new creative effects, and under-the-hood audio improvements, the next evolution is nearly here.

A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE WORLD’S FAVORITE SAMPLER
- KONTAKT continues to power the biggest selection of sampled instruments available.
- Search, filter, and preview sounds from across your collection via a new HiDPI browser.
- A revamped HiDPI Factory Library features new instruments from Orchestral Tools, rare analog synths, and much more.
- Build your own instruments with powerful editing and building tools, plus the Creator Tools companion app.

Changelog v7.8.0

Released (2024-01-29)
New effects, new KSP callback, Replika delay fixes

ADDITIONS:
ADDED New effects: EP Preamps, Fuzz, Big Fuzz, Stereo Tune.
ADDED Option for double click Preset loading behavior ("Loading → Files, Libraries, Quick-Load: Double-clicking a file replaces currently selected instrument slot").
ADDED KSP New callback type for defining behavior of all UI controls by their ID in a single callback, on ui_controls.
ADDED API link_resource_container()command.

IMPROVEMENTS:
IMPROVED Loading speed when switching between snapshots of an actively loaded Instrument, when initiated from Library Browser.
IMPROVED Increased the font size in Instrument Navigator.
IMPROVED Instrument focus indicator (orange strip on the left of instrument header) is now only visible in Rack View.
IMPROVED Use the resizer from Library Browser all across Kontakt
IMPROVED Kontakt now supports “Open with…” OS behaviors with samples, creating an instrument that has the specified sample mapped.
IMPROVED KSP $EVENT_PAR_SOURCE now works in multi scripts.
IMPROVED API When creating a resource container, typing .nkr extension is not required anymore.
IMPROVED API When drag and dropping a Lua script onto Kontakt’s rack, it will now be listed in recently used scripts.
IMPROVED API If there is an error when creating a resource container, dialog will not be created any longer, instead this information will be logged to the terminal.

BUGFIXES:
FIXED Crash when playing a note after changing the output configuration with an already loaded Preset.
FIXED Replika delay in Diffusion mode would not output sound when note duration was shorter than delay time.
FIXED Visual glitches when resizing Kontakt’s window across multiple displays
FIXED Replika delay not recalling delay time values correctly when loading snapshots that switch to Tape, Analogue and Vintage styles.
FIXED CPU overloads during tempo ramps when Replika delay is bypassed.
FIXED API When creating a resource container, scripts from Resources/scripts folder would not be available to the builder for linking immediately.
FIXED API When linking a script via set_instrument_script_linked_filename(), the script would not be applied.

KNOWN ISSUES/REMOVED:
KNOWN ISSUE When Kontakt is started from VS Code, logging incoming KSP/API messages is not working (it is working when Kontakt is started from Sublime Text).
REMOVED Several entries in Options, which are now permanently enabled:
"Interface → Show mapping and keyswitches on virtual keyboard"
"Interface → Auto-refresh Files browser"
"Handling → Files browser: Double click audio file loads instrument"



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