KONTAKT PLAYER Getting Started English

GETTING STARTED

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Getting Started guide written by Dan Santucci Edited by Nicolas Sidi Document Version: 1.0 (10/2009) Product Version: 4.0 (10/2009)

Special thanks to the Beta Test Team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs, but in making this a better product.

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Table Of Content

1 Welcome to KONTAKT PLAYER!...........................................................................................6 1.1 About this Getting Started Guide...............................................................................6 1.2 System Requirements..............................................................................................6 1.2.1 PC Requirements............................................................................... 7 1.2.2 Mac Requirements............................................................................. 7

2 Setup................................................................................................................................8 2.1 Using KONTAKT PLAYER as a Stand-alone Application...............................................8 2.1.1 Audio Configuration........................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Latency Optimization........................................................................10 2.1.3 MIDI Configuration...........................................................................11 2.2 Using KONTAKT PLAYER as a Plug-in...................................................................... 12

3 User Interface................................................................................................................. 14 3.1 Main Control Panel................................................................................................ 15 3.2 The Rack............................................................................................................... 16 3.3 Browser................................................................................................................ 16 3.3.1 Files Tab.........................................................................................17 3.3.2 Libraries Tab....................................................................................18 3.4 Info Pane..............................................................................................................20 3.5 On-Screen Keyboard..............................................................................................20

4 Basic Operation...............................................................................................................22 4.1 Loading and Playing Instruments............................................................................22 4.1.1 Loading an Instrument Using the Libraries Tab.................................... 23 4.1.2 Playing the Instrument..................................................................... 25 4.1.3 Combining Instruments into Multis..................................................... 25

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4.2 Library Demo Mode................................................................................................27 4.2.1 Using Activated and Demo Mode Libraries in the Same Project............. 28 4.2.2 Mode-dependent Operations............................................................. 28

4.3 Working With Libraries..........................................................................................29 4.3.1 Activating a Library.......................................................................... 29 4.3.2 Locating a Moved or Missing Library.................................................. 30 4.3.3 Removing a Library.......................................................................... 32 4.3.4 Adding a Library.............................................................................. 32 4.3.5 Other Library Box Functions.............................................................. 33 4.3.6 Locked Libraries.............................................................................. 34 4.3.7 Legacy Support (INTAKT, KOMPAKT, and KONTAKT PLAYER 1)............ 35

4.4 Setting Basic Instrument Parameters......................................................................35 4.4.1 Setting Audio and MIDI Ports............................................................ 36 4.4.2 Adjusting Volume and Panning.......................................................... 37 4.4.3 Using Mute and Solo........................................................................ 38 4.4.4 Performance View............................................................................ 39

5 Troubleshooting...............................................................................................................40

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