Included sounds
Kontakt 8 comes loaded with over 900 instruments, all part of the Factory Library, plus Conflux – a totally new sound design tool, 12 brand-new Leap Expansions and the much-loved Hybrid Keys from the Play Series.
Factory Library
The Kontakt Factory Library comes packed with everything you need to get started. There’s thousands of meticulously recorded samples across more than 900 individual instruments and the new combined presets powered by Chords and Phrases will spark inspiration from the get-go.
Orchestral
The comprehensive, integrated collection of sampled string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections in the Orchestral collection are all taken from Orchestral Tools’s flagship product range: The Berlin Series. Recorded with the finest musicians, in situ, on the Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin, these libraries are used by AAA-list film, media, and game composers.
Acoustic
Get creative with flutes, dulcimers, recorders, bagpipes, fiddles, a hurdy gurdy, and a range of gongs and percussion sounds with editable MIDI patterns. The Acoustic collection packs 60 meticulously recorded instruments that let you add layers of unique character to tracks. Cross borders and continents to tap into distinctive, authentic sounds across varied locations, including Ireland, Turkey, Japan, Cuba, Armenia, and beyond.
Band
Whether it’s rock, funk, jazz, or soul, you can find the authentic sounds you need in the Band collection with a range of acoustic and electric sounds. Choose from different articulations and playing styles, and dial in extra character with a range of controls, including vibrato and sustain. The collection also has a range of drum kits, which come with preset grooves that can be exported with MIDI drag and drop.
Beats
Find your flow and lay down rhythmic patterns fast. Choose from 288 pre-made Grooves across 90 kits, or free-play your own rhythms with a keyboard or pads. You can also use MIDI drag and drop to export the Groove patterns into your DAW for editing, and further customize your drum sounds with a range of studio-grade effects including chorus, flanger, reverb, and delay.
Choir
The Choir collection delivers choral vocals that span the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass pitch ranges. There’s also a range of high-quality patches including the vowels: Aah, Eh, I, Ooh, Uh, and Mmm, as well as sustain, marcato, staccato, and staccatissimo articulations.
Synths
Get all the pads, leads, arps, and basses you could ever need, including a Soundscapes category for evolving, cinematic textures. From the earliest vintage gear to sci-fi-ready FM and modular rigs, the Synths collection contains a huge range of electronic sounds, along with high-grade effects that let you dial in sweeping filters, echoing delays, roomy reverbs, and more.
Vintage
Vintage is a collection of 292 deep-sampled electronic instruments that delivers the rich, timeless warmth of analog synthesis, tube compression, and tape saturation. Draw from the sounds of some of the most sought-after synths, drum machines, and classic gear, for the highest quality textures and timbres.
Leap Expansions
Leap is an ultra-fast and playful new way to manipulate audio files in Kontakt. These 12 included Leap Expansions are the first in a new series of curated packs of construction kits, loops and samples for specific genres and styles.
80s New Wave
A rich tapestry of vintage synth bass lines, pulsating sequences, lush pads, and iconic drum machines, capturing the essence of the 80s.
Acoustic Drums
A live drummer at your fingertips with a versatile collection of punchy organic drum kits and loops.
Disco & Funk
Grooves and licks with vibrant synths, funky guitars, punchy basslines, and soulful vocals.
Latin Trap
A sizzling fusion of modern hip hop, trap, and drill with traditional Latin rhythms like reggaeton and Brazilian funk.
Lo-fi Vibes
A collection of chill, jazzy kits with laid-back drum patterns, smooth basses, and mellow horns.
Conflux
Conflux is a new type of hybrid instrument that layers a sample engine with a flexible wavetable oscillator – including the coveted original PPG wavetables. So you can add dynamic movement to otherwise static sounds, all in real-time. Its intuitive edit page offers curated premium effects and parameters for deep, intuitive sound design through techniques like FM, phase modulation, and ring modulation.
Hybrid Keys
Hybrid Keys blends sampled pianos, synthesizers, mallets, and much more. Spark inspiration with extensive presets, then build your own custom presets by blending sounds and adjusting unique controls – dial in some dirt, add reverb, or go lo-fi with tape warble and noise. By generating unconventional textures, you’ll find new, creative ways to integrate keyboard parts into your mix.
Tools
Explore even more sonic possibilities with Kontakt’s creative Tools. This new layer of features works with any Kontakt instrument and lets you combine sounds and presets from the Factory Library – opening up limitless sound design options.
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