How to Use Everything in KONTAKT 7 | Native Instruments

Watch as our global product specialist Brian Kullas walks you through our KONTAKT 7 Masterclass. By the end of this tutorial you’ll understand what KONTAKT 7 is, how to install it, how to browse, load, and play individual and multi-instruments, how to create instrument banks, and how to route outputs–plus tips, tricks, and much more.

HOW TO USE EVERYTHING IN KONTAKT 7
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:37 - What is KONTAKT?
00:01:15 - Player versus full version
00:02:26 - KONTAKT libraries

INSTALLING
00:03:12 - Native Access 2
00:03:51 - What to install

STANDALONE
00:06:20 - Opening KONTAKT as a standalone application
00:07:15 - Audio settings
00:09:30 - MIDI settings

THE GUI
00:11:38 - Main control panel
00:13:27 - Browser
00:13:48 - The Rack

THE BROWSER
00:14:54 - The “New” Browser
00:15:51 - Loading a preset
00:18:09 - Preset Favorites
00:20:49 - Third Party KONTAKT Libraries

PLAYING INSTRUMENTS
00:23:45 - Playing with MIDI keyboard
00:24:05 - Virtual Keyboard
00:25:52 - Sound design
00:26:36 - Snapshots
00:28:11 - Saving a snapshot
00:29:30 - Loading a new KONTAKT instrument

MULTI INSTRUMENTS
00:31:07 - Starting fresh and adding two instruments
00:34:06 - Configuring MIDI input
00:37:45 - Multi-customization
00:41:26 - Saving your Multi
00:43:41 - Quick Load

INSTRUMENT BANKS
00:44:35 - What are instrument banks?
00:45:27 - Creating instrument banks
00:49:22 - Creating keyswitches

QUICK-LOAD
00:54:16 - Quick load overview
00:54:57 - Multi vs. Bank vs. Instrument

OUTPUT ROUTING
00:57:19 - Understanding the output section
00:58:07 - Routing each instrument to its own output
00:59:40 - Routing individual kit sounds to separate outputs for mixing
01:02:48 - Adding FX per output

How to Route KONTAKT to Multiple Outputs:

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[LarsThompson-fq]

Thanx a lot Brian....!! I`m 57 years old, still trying and learning to make "music" 🤭..greeting s from Germany . Very good job !!🤙

[bhavyac]

Native instruments out here giving high quality software along with high quality tutorials! No need to go to any other YouTube channel to learn this software. Wish all companies could do the same.

[jazzheadgmail]

Great tutorial. Very focused, no wasted time, great audio, well scripted, no bs, just good solid working information on a complex app. Well done man.

[dee_jay_knight]

Incredible session from Brian - please much more like this, use Brian for individual lessons on the Komplete instruments! Other NI presnters should note Brians calm style!

[michelleparsons]

I'm 56 and learning to play Piano and Synth, Looking forward to diving into this. a very smart purchase....😁

[AiMusicPioneer]

Thanks a lot, Brian.🤞 Everything is understandable. An Oscar should be given to you for such a video.👍👏👏

[JAZZER]

This is easy to follow teaching along with a clearly visible screen. Thank you.

[elvigilante]

I came looking for copper and I found gold, please, continue with the how to use series, I´m looking forward for massive and reaktor lessons, 😈 big thanks Brian and NI. 😃

[bahgo]

If you listened for 1 minute to each of the 85, 000 presets, it would take 2 months non-stop to hear them all.

[asirus]

Excellent tutorial. No BS, straight to the point, no ads!!!! Thank you. 💜

[crafty-wolf-music]

Thanks Brian! You are a NI genius and your tutorials are so concise and clear. Thanks for running us through this information, the sections on "how to set up" multi's, instruments, banks, and quick loads is going to be immeasurable helpful.

[IvanKhokhryakov-sg]

Brian, you are a great teacher. All the content of Kontact 7 perfectly and simply to the point. I have saved the video to refer back to again and again.
Looking forward to the next tutorial.

[newz-tube]

Thank you for this clear and useful tutorial. I've used Kontakt over 2 years now. In one short video I've gone from being intimidated by all the functions of the header section to "oh, I get it" and looking forward to using more of the features. Cheers!

[DanielWhitehead]

Nice tutorial! I have barely used Kontakt so far, but this makes manipulating so much easier. Instead of just poking around to see what I can do, which is my normal MO, I can actually move around with a bit more confidence and purpose. Thank you!

[asentoni]

This was brilliant. I was so intimidated by Kontakt 7; it's my first full Kontakt that I've bought, having only used the Kontakt Player before. I'm stunned by everything I've learned in just this hour - suddenly a new world of sound has opened! Things I had no idea Kontakt could do! Thank you so much, Brian! I'll be coming back to this frequently, until I get more accustomed to everything I can do.

[MrPauldrago]

Finally - A great instructional video for NI. Just loaded 7 and the improvements are awesome. Using this software?, the best in instruments, I advise watching the entire video.

[supareelsmusic]

Brian,
I have been refusing to use so many great things that Kontakt ( In various forms ) has because I just didn't understand the higher levels of use, and I did try hard.
This instruction vid must have taken lots of thought and I am very grateful for the work you guys put into it.
There are so many vids, tripping over themselves, to explain how to land a spaceship in Kontakt ... you have made this flight engineer (read songwriter) so much more confident, I may be able to write a best seller LOL




Very big thanks again

[studiogrand]

very well explained, bravo...…. your tonality and expression very effective, you should come out with more tutorials

[yoelwww]

Every company should make videos like these

[chazzd]

DUDE You took me to school on Kontakt!! Thank you for making it simple!