Native Instruments Kontakt 7 v7.9.0 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.

7.9.0 _ 2024-03-27
ADDED macOS Sonoma compatibility
FIXED On macOS 14, crash when switching Hypha presets whilst Kontakt is hosted in Logic Pro
FIXED Crash when opening a Multi saved with Kontakt standalone whilst Kontakt is hosted in a DAW
FIXED Visual flickers and crash when multiple Kontakt instances are hosted in Cubase 13 on Windows
FIXED Width of Rack View side pane was recalled incorrectly after closing and reopening Kontakt instances
FIXED Wave Editor slices are correctly recalculated when switching between Auto and Fixed grid settings
FIXED KSP: Crash when UI ID of parent ui_panel is higher than the child ui_panel
FIXED API: Console output to VS Code now works
FIXED On macOS 14, main menu drop downs had no hover mode
FIXED On macOS 14, filename path visible during drag and drop
IMPROVED Drag & Drop from Files panel now works between different Kontakt instances
KNOWN ISSUE On macOS, CoreAudio device needs to be reselected when updating from older Kontakt versions to 7.9.0. but this is only needed once
KNOWN ISSUE In Pro Tools, Kontakt window is cropped when zooming larger than available display size
KNOWN ISSUE In Single View, instrument loses focus when clicking level meter or blank space of the instrument header
KNOWN ISSUE Crashes when loading content in Logic Pro in combination with the KKS MK3 keyboards, very rare if the KKS MK3 is not connected
KNOWN ISSUE Crash on launching Kontakt standalone if Canon EOS webcam utility software is installed

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