Native Instruments has introduced Kontakt Player, a free software instrument based on its Kontakt 3 sampler. It offers universal playback for available Kontakt libraries and forms the basis of a new ...

A good update rather than a mind-blowing one, but taken as a whole, Kontakt is still the ultimate sampler. Improvements aren't essential. Komplete 8 a better deal for newcomers. Best picks for you ...

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