Kontakt setup tips: Multitimbral synths in Cubase

Goes over setting up a multitimbral synth in Cubase, especially how to configure Kontakt in computers that are underpowered. Also going over Halion setup!

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[HeathcliffBlair]

Absolutely the most lucid explanation of the process I've seen on youtube. Foolproof. Thanks. Subscribed immediately!

[constantinestavropoulos]

I have seen countless videos on this topic but never one so comprehensive, concise and so well spoken. Great tutorials! Thank you and keep them coming!

[IvanEzequiel]

I can't even put into words how grateful I am for this valuable content. Literally the most clear and accurate explanation I have ever seen. I'm an absolute noob at this and you come out and put into really comprehensive words. Again, thank you a lot for this. Obviously you have my like and my subscription.

[davidvarteresz]

Thanks Jef, you have opened my eyes (and my mind) about this topic.

[joelandr_]

I've searched for years this multi outs routing Kontakt thing !! Thanks so much for your video, I've learnt a lot as a newcomer Cubase user !

[jonathanparecki]

You're the best. I've been doing this for years using multiple instances of Kontakt. Things are going to be so much better going forward thanks to you!

[Yummy-tawa]

Thanks a lot for this video. It helped me a lot to cope with one of my main difficulties when switching to a new DAW.

[michaelmos]

🍀You have an excellent way of explaining "technical" things (configuration). I've had Kontakt 7 Player and various Native Instruments libraries here on my SSD for a few months. Because I somehow didn't understand the configuration, I've barely touched the whole thing to this day. Today I did exactly what you showed in the video step by step (I also have CUBASE PRO) - and it works. I can finally work effectively with the Native Instruments sounds. Thank you!

[peterleese]

Spent 2 days trying to get a sound out of Kontakt 6 freebie. Watched your video and hey presto!! up and running within minutes.

I like your tutorials as they cater even for relative beginners like myself.

Thank you.

[bunkerdigitallabs]

This is a great and very lucid explanation of setting up multi-timbral/multiple outputs with Kontakt. I have found however that it is better, from a multi-thread perspective to setup each Kontakt instance as its own instrument. It is better on memory and performance. Also, it makes it much easier to use the "load tracks from project" function in Cubase since when you load the track, you are loading the instrument track already configured, assigned and ready to go. If you load a MIDI track from a set of tracks, you have to shut off the extra tracks and outputs and go through the process of checking the setup prior to output of your stems.

[ronniewibbley]

Another concise unfussy and excellent tutorial. Thank you so much for not starting your videos by gurning into the camera and shouting "Are YOU running out of CPU power? Let ME show you how THE PROS do it!" followed by twenty seconds of an unnecessarily-flashy title sequence.

[poweroftheweez]

Recently upgraded my system to a high end CPU for the very reason you mentioned in the beginning. Very excited to see what results I can get using this configuration!

[uryic]

Jef Thank you, thank you, thank you, 1000 plus one times thank you. I am a 65 year old jazz for over 23 years. been using DAW's for years, but just did a major upgrade from my old stand by Cakewalk Sonar to Abletone live Suite, Kontakt, Cubase with a nice array of various Spectrosonic plug ins Trillian, Keyscape etc. Plus many other VST's including Serum etc. Man this is ALL still fairly to me and there is so much information out there (both good and not so good) I learned a long time ago to always have a general idea of whatever it is you want to do 1st, then search for that specific thing in your research vs trying to learn all that a software program can do first per se. I had a fairly good idea of what it was that I wanted to do in running Kontakt inside of Cubase. That being I wanted to run 1 instance of Kontakt yet play and record various instruments from that 1 instance. You have no idea how long it took me until I FINALLY came to your excellent video. You have a new subscriber for life. Thank you so much. If you knew my whole story you would really understand just how much it meant to me to finally find a to the point and precise video such as yours. Thank you so much again.

[BandAmbassadors]

Superbly explained ! best video on this topic so far ! love from the Band Ambassadors !

[thepianomandan]

Amzingingly helpful! I went thru this about 3 times. There was so much info in here. I had to really concentrate. But I got it now. I'm set up with a great template ready to go in Kontakt. I want to do the same for Omnisphere and Halion. Thanks again Jef

[bjazz]

Thank you so much. I had the basics figured out through watching other tutorials, but none of them could explain why in the end there were 2 sets of faders for each instrument, and it looked really ugly. I thought I was stuck with it, but your explanations totally covered everything and more in terms of configuring it correctly (and neatly). I am very grateful for all the time and stress you saved me with such a complete, comprehensive, (and free) lesson. Fantastic!!

[keyz]

I watched this today 9-2022 very helpful I followed the steps using kontakt 6 player version in a different Daw works just about the same thanks looking forward to your kontakt 7 videos 👍🏾

[scott]

FINALLY! someone that makes a detailed explanation of how to do something without showing us their fucking song or trying to sell us on something. You rule man

[Menschenfischen]

Bro I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU took me years to check dis out...now i understand!!!!best regards from germany

[athewhitedragon]

Best educational contents for DAW learner... thanks