Kontakt has always been an iconic instrument and sampler. Alongside flagship synths like Massive X and Reaktor, it’s a household name for producers, composers, and sound designers, and its huge instrument library and third-party support have consistently made it an industry standard.
But with this latest update, Native Instruments has elevated Kontakt 8 into a full creative suite that helps generate ideas quickly.
Where once Kontakt was primarily a powerful sampler, you can now lean on Kontakt’s new creative features as a way to write the music itself. The latest update includes:
- Arpeggiator
- Chord Builder
- Chords
- Humanizer
- Patterns
- Phrases
- Scale Lock
- Velocity Curve
These are especially powerful when combined with Leap, an instrument that acts as a loop-based playground. Together, Leap and the Factory Tools have elevated Kontakt into being a hands-on production assistant.