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Native Instruments KONTAKT 5 Readme File

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(c)2016 Native Instruments. All rights reserved.

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CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. Version History
3. Important Notes
4. Known Limitations and Issues
5. Contact

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1. Introduction
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Thank you very much for choosing KONTAKT 5!

In this document you will find information regarding last-minute

additions, compatibility issues and possible problem causes.

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2. Version History
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Version 5.6.6

- CHANGED Improved the On-Screen Keyboard’s color legibility based on user feedback
- ADDED XY Pad: Individual cursors can now be hidden via KSP ($HIDE_PART_CURSOR)
- FIXED XY Pad: The customized string representation of parameter values was not
shared with the host correctly
- FIXED XY Pad: Updating the value of a cursor from within the control’s callback
was unreliable
- FIXED Crash when trying to view the Host Automation tab with certain NKIs loaded
- FIXED Crash when trying to view the Infos (sic) tab of the Instrument Options
dialog with certain NKIs
- FIXED Certain NKIs would trigger the “Really quit…” dialog every time they were
closed

Version 5.6.5

- ADDED New KSP UI control: XY Pad

- ADDED Re-introduced the Global Purge controls (removed with 5.6.0) as part of the
File menu
- FIXED Some effects would block sound when loaded through KSP
- FIXED The Group MIDI Channel setting menu was broken
- FIXED Vertical window resizing was sluggish under certain conditions
- FIXED The KSP bitwise operators would cause parse errors in certain cases
- FIXED Crash when double-clicking on the header of Expert>Groups tab
- FIXED Crash when using certain context menus
- FIXED Crash when using the Next / Previous NKI buttons under certain conditions
- FIXED The size of the Quickload area was always reset after restarting Kontakt
- FIXED There was a graphical issue with level meters on instrument Performance
Views
- FIXED The “Unwind Automation” setting was ignored by automation assignments made
via KSP
- FIXED Issues with certain audio interfaces when using Kontakt standalone

Version 5.6.1

- CHANGED Improved text legibility on many UI areas based on user feedback

- FIXED Voices were not killed correctly in certain cases, resulting in unnecessary
load
- FIXED Crash on loading certain instruments
- FIXED “Compress samples” check-box when saving NKIs was ignored on Windows
- FIXED Switching to Mini-view and back would reset the window size
- FIXED Issues when instrument size was set by multiple script slots
- FIXED Crashes related to using special characters in various text fields

Version 5.6.0

- CHANGED The user interface style has received a major update

- ADDED Real numbers and advanced math functions are now available in KSP
- ADDED New KSP command to enable instruments up to 1000 pixels wide:
set_ui_width_px()
— CHANGED The maximum height of instruments was raised to 750 pixels when set via
KSP
- ADDED Official support for automation assignments via KSP, improving a previously
undocumented, yet widely used feature
- ADDED Parameter names are now visible in ProTools’ Plug-in Automation list
- ADDED Usage data tracking. More info here: https://www.native-
instruments.com/en/support/knowledge-base/show/4519/what-is-usage-data-tracking/
- ADDED New KSP command to set an instrument’s color including its header:
set_ui_color()
- CHANGED Improved performance on certain scripts using heavy image resources
- FIXED The Transient Master effect stopped processing when there were no voices
running, abruptly muting tails of other effects
- FIXED The Phaser effect produced stereo signal with muted right channel when used
with mono samples
- FIXED Common loading time issue with commercial Libraries that was worked around
by local batch re-save
- FIXED Sample-rate changes would cause crackles and changes of the sound of the
convolution effect
- FIXED NKA files would silently fail being written to disk under certain
circumstances (affected certain Libraries, like EXHALE)
- FIXED Modal dialog placement was unpredictable - now everything appears on center
of active display
- FIXED Crash when showing the Quickload panel while having high UI activity on a
Performance View
- FIXED Crash on OS X when changing the latency setting right after changing the
sample rate
- FIXED Crash when renaming modulators under certain circumstances
- FIXED Deleting MIDI CC modulators only worked on one group even when attempting
it over multiple ones
- FIXED Editing modulators of modulators only worked on on one group even when
attempting it over multiple ones
- FIXED Attempting to rename modulators across multiple groups yielded unexpected
results
- FIXED The memory footprint display on instrument header froze when in MASCHINE or
KOMPLETE KONTROL
- FIXED The UI of the mod shaper turned unusable when deleting the first or last
node
- FIXED Drag and drop was broken on OS X if a CD was in the drive
- FIXED Changing snapshots on bigger instruments caused a parse error under certain
circumstances
- FIXED KSP: Parameter value strings (labels) wouldn’t be published to DAW if
triggered from within the ui_control callback of textedit controls
- FIXED KSP variable $EVENT_PAR_SOURCE was unreliable under certain circumstances
- FIXED The Retrigger factory script would freeze notes when rate-knob was set to
bar and clock was not running
- REMOVED The Modules tab from the sidebar has been removed
- REMOVED The font size option has been removed
- KNOWN ISSUE The database will be empty after updating to 5.6; a manual “Reset and
Rescan” is required
- KNOWN ISSUE All French, German, Japanese and Spanish documentation is out of date
- KNOWN ISSUE The Getting Started documents are out of date

Version 5.5.2

- Fixed a KSP issue causing Kontakt to crash when using set_key_name() under
certain circumstances
- Group effects can now be changed via KSP without the associated group being
selected for editing
- The KSP command mf_remove_event() now correctly clears all data
- Fixed a KSP issue when using the load_array() command with string arrays, now
allowing loading directly from NKRs (mode 2)
- Fixed a KSP issue in which the on_persistence_changed callback did not complete
after loading an instrument via the instrument header
- Ableton Live no longer freezes when a track containing Kontakt is automated and
frozen
- Fixed an issue in Fruity Loops where multiple instances of KONTAKT would cause a
crash upon the loading of a project
- MIDI CC modulators now work correctly for slots 2-128 of instrument banks
- Fixed an issue introduced with 5.5.1 that caused Kontakt to crash when loading
bank files
- The import version is now present in the About Dialog on all Mac OS versions
- Fixed an issue with 5.5.1 that caused Factory Presets to be scanned on each
launch

Version 5.5.1

- a bug within the PGS callback (KSP) caused instruments to load incorrectly when
using the arrow keys to change presets
- when naming a new NKI, the name change was not immediately updated
- in some cases, when loading an instrument the graphical progress bar froze upon
loading the NKI

Version 5.5.0

- Kontakt/Battery instruments can be saved directly from within

KOMPLETE KONTROL and MASCHINE
- Time Machine Pro voice settings can be controlled from KSP
- Developers can change the contents of an FX Slots from KSP
- Time related effect parameters can be controlled via KSP (Delay, Chorus, Flanger,
Phaser)
- The way that users interact with parameters associated with time within FX has
been improved with more consistent behaviour.
- There are no longer CPU spikes when manipulating the host-tempo while playing
back a Kontakt instrument.
- Performance has been increased when processing MIDI CC events.

Version 5.4.3

- fixed a crash with the "Roland Quad Capture" audio interface

- improved updating parameter values in KOMPLETE KONTROL and
MASCHINE
- fixed a crash when saving, while automation was assigned to the
LFO phase parameter

Version 5.4.2

- in some scenarios, Sample Modelling’s "The Trumpet”, was de-tuned

by a a few cents on Mac OS
- fixed an activation issue on specific high-end machines
- fixed a batch-resave issue which would remove mappings from
instruments in rare cases
- fixed an issue with only two folders being displayed if snapshots
were in subfolders
- fixed an issue with key switches not being displayed on the
virtual keyboard after project recall
- fixed the background loading display on the snapshot tab
- updated KSP reference Manual
- added info texts for snapshot related functions
- fixed a crash quickly opening and closing the GUI which occurred
with various DAWs
- fixed a crash related to Rise and Hit and Logic Pro
- fixed a crash with the feedback compressor in the output section

Version 5.4.1

- added advanced integration with KOMPLETE KONTROL

- added Snapshot system for NKIs
- added load_array mode 2, nka files can now be stored in the
resource container
- fixed crashes
- improved CPU performance in certain scenarios
- discontinued RTAS support with this update

Please refer to the KSP Reference Manual for script related

additions.

Version 5.3.1

- Fixed crashes on OSX 10.9

- Fixed issues with libraries disappearing in certain cases
- Fixed a crash closing the plugin window in Fishman Tripleplay
- Fixed a crash related to purging samples while background loading
- Fixed a crash with batch resave
- Fixed a crash loading the Limiter FX from the modules pane
Version 5.3.0

- Added support for Avid Audio eXtension (AAX Native 64 bit)

- Advanced integration in MASCHINE 2.0 host software
- New 'Simple LP/HP' Filter
- New 'Easy Mode' for DBD Envelope

Version 5.2.1

- Fixed crash with Output FX presets

- Fixed issue with KONTAKT Script Processor instruction set for
MIDI Object handling

Version 5.2.0

- New effect: Feedback Compressor

- Improved KONTAKT Script Processor instruction set for MIDI
Object handling
- Fixed rare crash when streaming .ncw files
- Other minor fixes

Version 5.1.0

- Added support for Avid Audio eXtension (AAX Native 32 bit)

- New 'Jump' amplifier effect
- Mac OS X 10.8 RTAS: fixed crash on startup
- Other minor fixes

Version 5.0.3

- Mac OS X AudioUnit: plug-in migration

- Mac OS X 32 bit: fixed rare crash on startup
- Improved loading times of Instruments with many Groups using
TMPro
- Resource Containers for Kontakt Libraries now support .ncw files
- Fixed crash when reloading purged samples in a Group using TMPro
- Fixed crash when importing a Group with missing samples
- Fixed other rare crashes

Version 5.0.2

- Significant Time Machine Pro improvements

- Improved file import
- Easier and faster activation for Kontakt Instruments
- Dynamically resizable 'post-amp' section in Group Effect Chain
- Invert and Channel Swap functionality in Group amplifier section
- Fixed several issues
- Fixed some rare crashes

Version 5.0.1

- Fixed problems with Add Library on Mac OS X Lion

- Fixed activation problems with a few older Kontakt Libraries on
 Mac OS X
- Fixed initial pop in Instrument Bus System although Volume was
set to zero
- Fixed wrong modulation behavior with Solid G-EQ
- Fixed TMPro - crackles when moving Tune knob
- Fixed TMPro - wrong knob scaling for Pitch knob in higher range
- Fixed TMPro - improved memory management in critical situations
- Fixed sorting of Library order in Library Tab
- Fixed wrong tempo when dragging MIDI to Host with certain REX2
files
- Fixed zipper noise when setting Send Levels from the KSP Script
- Fixed delay output signal being louder when an Instrument was
loaded into a Bank
- Fixed different crashes
- Other minor fixes

Version 5.0

- New Time Maschine Pro

- New vintage compressor: Solid Bus Comp
- New vintage equalizer: Solid G-EQ
- 37 new high quality filters including new adaptive resonance
filters
- New effect: Transient Master
- New effect: Tape Saturator
- New 16-channel Instrument Bus System
- Extended KONTAKT Script Processor instruction set including MIDI
file support, and many more
- New advanced syncing options

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3. Important Notes
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Please see the KONTAKT 5.0 Reference Manual for important notes!

Version 5.0.2

- User Sets had to be removed from the KONTAKT Database Browser

for technical reasons. This means that User Sets are no longer
visible or adjustable in KONTAKT 5.0.2. or later versions.
Please keep in mind that chapter '12.4.7 Defining Your Own
Attribute Sets' in the KONTAKT 5 Application Reference
is outdated.

Version 5.0.0.

- Colors and ratings are not longer part of the KONTAKT Database
Browser, starting wih KONTAKT 5.0.0. The referring chapter
'12.4 Database Tab' in the KONTAKT 5 Application Reference is
outdated.

- Building the KONTAKT 5 Database referencing a very large sample

collection can cause the Database to reach a very big size.
Since the Database is partly loaded in your computers RAM it
 will reduce the available memory for loading instruments.

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4. Known Limitations and Issues
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Version 5.1

- Windows: the 32bit VST plug-in does not run reliably in 64bit
hosts. Please use the 64bit plug-in if you are using a 64bit
host.

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5. Software Updates
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KONTAKT 5 is constantly being improved by Native Instruments. For

optimal performance and additional components please make sure
that you always use the latest version of KONTAKT 5. You can
download updates from the Native Instruments homepage in the
"Updates" section.

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6. Contact
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For contacting NI or information about other NI products please

visit the NI homepage

www.native-instruments.com

or contact our support team:

www.native-instruments.com/support/contact-support/

Your Native Instruments Team