I’d say Kontakt is more of the seasoning than the main dish. By utilizing real instruments within Kontakt and more atmosphere-based libraries, you can contextualize all of the heavy dubstep elements within a space and a theme. That really elevates your tracks. I like listening to a lot of songs for reference, especially when it comes to ear candy, since it’s one of the most subjective parts of writing a song.
Through those references, I immediately get into a bunch of Kontakt libraries to explore new presets I might not have thought to use, or unconventional uses for effects plugins. For instance, the Guitar Rig trick I mentioned earlier – if I’m trying to distort a bass sound, your first thought probably isn’t to run it through a guitar amp emulation. But with its onboard effects, it opens up a whole new world of manipulating sounds.