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Published on 12/18/10 at 15:00Kontakt is a software sampler made by the German-founded company, Native Instruments. I started using Native Instrument products only recently and quickly discovered (and should warn you) that their awesomeness should be described as addictive. Kontakt 4 is one of a series of their products in their virtual instruments catalog that have me hooked.
Kontakt 4 is priced at $399 or $149 (in the event that you are already an owner of a previous version, lucky bast**d). Instead of buying just Kontakt 4 alone, I would recommend investing a few more bucks and purchase the Komplete 7 bundle ($559), which comes with Kontack 4, includes many other sound libraries and other instruments, and is worth every penny.
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There are many aspects on which Kontakt 4 stands out. First off it comes with a beautiful and grandiose library under 7 different main categories (Band, Choir, Orchestral, Synth, Urban Beat, Vintage, World), which contains subcategories of almost every instrument under the sun. The sound quality of these samples is amazing and super realistic. Each instrument comes with a wide variety of sound tweaks so you can achieve all your sound goals. I have to point out that the Orchestral instrument is so far my favorite, with a stunning collection of orchestral instruments, which includes ensembles and solos. Its interface is clean, intuitive, and (most importantly) powerful.
But, of course, quality always has a price, and the price you pay for Kontakts its CPU usage. Make sure to have a vast amount of RAM if you are going to run a few of these Native Instruments at the same time (and I bet you will).
Oh the Germans relationship with sound technology seems to be a match made in heaven. Beautifully conceptualized, designed and created, Kontakt 4 is a solid sound-making machine.
Kontakt is an amazing tool for producers, composers, songwriters and sound designers. A collection of beautifully crafted virtual instruments with an almost infinite path to wherever your creative mind wants to tread.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Kontakt 4 is priced at $399 or $149 (in the event that you are already an owner of a previous version, lucky bast**d). Instead of buying just Kontakt 4 alone, I would recommend investing a few more bucks and purchase the Komplete 7 bundle ($559), which comes with Kontack 4, includes many other sound libraries and other instruments, and is worth every penny.
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There are many aspects on which Kontakt 4 stands out. First off it comes with a beautiful and grandiose library under 7 different main categories (Band, Choir, Orchestral, Synth, Urban Beat, Vintage, World), which contains subcategories of almost every instrument under the sun. The sound quality of these samples is amazing and super realistic. Each instrument comes with a wide variety of sound tweaks so you can achieve all your sound goals. I have to point out that the Orchestral instrument is so far my favorite, with a stunning collection of orchestral instruments, which includes ensembles and solos. Its interface is clean, intuitive, and (most importantly) powerful.
But, of course, quality always has a price, and the price you pay for Kontakts its CPU usage. Make sure to have a vast amount of RAM if you are going to run a few of these Native Instruments at the same time (and I bet you will).
Oh the Germans relationship with sound technology seems to be a match made in heaven. Beautifully conceptualized, designed and created, Kontakt 4 is a solid sound-making machine.
Kontakt is an amazing tool for producers, composers, songwriters and sound designers. A collection of beautifully crafted virtual instruments with an almost infinite path to wherever your creative mind wants to tread.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com