Thank you for the wonderful video you provided; it was very informative. I am currently experiencing some difficulties with Kontakt 8. At times, it functions as expected, but on other occasions, it does not. I have been following the file path on my Windows machine: C:\Users\Public\Documents\NI Resources\image. However, I have also located images in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Native Instruments\LIBRARY_NAME\PAResources\IMAGE. Could there be a potential conflict between these paths? I would greatly appreciate any assistance you could offer to help resolve this issue. Thank you in advance for your support. Best regards, Matt
@@mattmixmaster I appreciate your kind words about the video! Unfortunately, I haven’t upgraded to Kontakt 8 yet, so I’m honestly not sure how I can assist with your issue :(
Thank you for the wonderful video you provided; it was very informative. I am currently experiencing some difficulties with Kontakt 8. At times, it functions as expected, but on other occasions, it does not. I have been following the file path on my Windows machine: C:\Users\Public\Documents\NI Resources\image. However, I have also located images in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Native Instruments\LIBRARY_NAME\PAResources\IMAGE. Could there be a potential conflict between these paths? I would greatly appreciate any assistance you could offer to help resolve this issue. Thank you in advance for your support. Best regards, Matt
Hi Matt, thank you for your kind feedback on the tutorial! I haven’t upgraded to Kontakt 8 yet, so I’m unsure if I can provide specific guidance on it. That said, from my experience with Kontakt 7, there shouldn’t be any conflicts-I use the same paths on my PC and haven’t encountered any issues. Hope this helps!
Sorry, never had the chance to see a library in Demo mode. You can follow this guide support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000685889-Setting-Up-a-Third-Party-Kontakt-Library
Hi UKE SONG, I am new in Kontakt and NI. So thanks a lot for your video and tips. It's helpful. I followed your video to add the 3rd party kontakt libraries. Those folders are successfully shown up in the Kontakt's library browser, however it doesn't sound anything at all when clicking the UI's keyboard (midi region). Meanwhile, when loading the instrument, the UI looks completely messy around with DEMO. I guess it is because the "MST_plugin.png" is missing from those 3rd party libraries. When checking other libraries that I downloaded from NI Access, couple of png files will be supplied in the relevant image folder under the path of NI Resources, namely: MST_logo.png, MST_plugin.png, OSO_logo.png, VB_artwork.png, VB_logo.png and XXX.meta Inside those 3rd party libraries, there are only folders named - Documentation, Instruments, Samples and a XXX.nicnt file. I assume there is nothing missing inside the library folder but none of my 3rd party library plays a sound after adding them by the instruction shown in your video. May I have your help on this (I had tried NK 7.9.0, and 7.10.5 as well) ? Thank you very much.
Hi, 1. Which operating system are you using? 2. Which DAW are you working with? 3. Have you tried loading the library with the messy UI through Kontakt by navigating to File -> Load and loading your instrument from there? 4. If not, give it a try and let me know if the UI is still messy and if the library is still in DEMO mode. 5. After loading your library through Kontakt's File menu, do you hear any sound when clicking on the MIDI region?
@@ukesong hello UKESONG, thanks for your feedback. Here below are my update: 1 & 2. MacOS 14.6.1, Logic Pro 11.0.1 (I literary run Kontakt as standalone to test the libraries and not under DAW) 3 & 4. yes, I tried your suggestion but still in "demo" mode unfortunately. I had also tried loaded/added the instrument by using Quick-Load and dragged the .nki file into it but still in demo mode with messy UI. Almost all the downloaded libraries displaying in messy UI with demo mode and only 1 with a proper UI but still in demo mode and cannot be played at all. 5. Sound nothing when clicking the midi region At this moment, ONLY those downloaded libraries come with a pkg installer can sound and play normally after the installation in Kontakt 7. (Same for NK 7.9.0, 7.10.5 and 7.10.6) For those libraries downloaded in "folder format" , none of them can be played in Kontakt. Thank you so much for your insight. Thanks again.
@@ukesong hello ukesong, Do you mind to share your insight of what settings should be applied for accessing these downloaded libraries properly in Kontakt ? Many thanks.
@@oneguy.2046 It’s great that you tried loading the library in Kontakt's Standalone mode and used the load file option. In this case, the issue doesn’t seem to be with Kontakt’s settings but likely with the libraries themselves. A corrupted or missing file could be causing the problem. I’ve experienced similar issues with multiple libraries, including some from the Komplete 14 Collector’s Edition. These libraries sometimes had a cluttered interface, but they never appeared in DEMO mode. My solution was to simply reinstall the libraries using Native Access. Occasionally, I also encountered problems when moving a library to a different hard drive, and again, reinstalling fixed the interface and sound issues. Unfortunately, I don’t have specific advice regarding the DEMO mode issue, as I’ve never encountered this issue with any libraries I’ve purchased. You should consider reaching out to the developers of the libraries and explaining your issue. They are likely familiar with similar problems and should be able to assist you in resolving it. Another option is to enter the serial number of your non-functional library (if it is supported by Native Access) and install it through Native Access. You can follow this guide support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000685889-Setting-Up-a-Third-Party-Kontakt-Library on how to add libraries with a serial number or without a serial number to Native Access: This should help resolve the issue.
For your Issue: You might need to change permussions of the .nki files. By right clicking the files -> properties, deselect the attributes "write-protected" and "hidden". Now, the files should be compatible with Kontakt
regarding the "incompatible files" issue: this always happens with instruments created with an old Kontakt version (< Kontakt 5). The bottom line is: you need to resave every instrument with Kontakt 5 or newer for the import to work. I've had this issue with an old organ library (Notre Dame de Budapest), which had been created with Kontakt 2 or 3. I first tried to use the "Batch resave" function in Kontakt file menu. This only resaved the bank files i created, but not the original instrument (nki) files. Probably batch resave only resaves, when there are in fact wrong sample path names, which is not the case in this library, as all nki are "monolithic" (every nki contains the samples it needs). The "collect samples" function may work, as it always creates copies of all nki files. In my situation, it crashed after converting about 10 or 12 nki files. So in fact i needed to load and save every single nki of that library. After that the import works flawlessly.
I added the library, and I didn't even need to do anything to add the image, but the problem is: when I click on a sound, it plays like a demo (a simple melody with that sound), but when I double click it, it just says that the file is missing, or there opens a window "progress", and in a while there opens an almost entirely white window with some buttons and the keyboard, but when I click on the keys, nothing plays. Also the CPU is like 100%
Thank you! Just to clarify, when saving the image, the file cannot say .png in the name when adding it to the images. I am not sure if I misunderstood the directions, but had the .png on the image name and could not get it to work until I dropped the .png so that it read MST_artwork
That's right. .png is the type of the graphical file (the file extension) . You should not include it in the name. Watch again this part 03:40. It shows how exactly the file name should be. Glad to learn that this video helped you :)
@@ukesong i thought so. For some reason my computer (windows) saves as a file type, but doesn't normally have a .(whatever) added to it so I was confused at 3:55. figured I would comment either way just in case someone else was losing their marbles like me haha. Excellent video, slow paced, highlighted and explained. thank you very much!
No, it will not appear in classic view. As far as I know, this is related to some missing licensing agreements between 3-rd party developers and NI. In Classic you can see only libraries that have been installed with NI Access.
@@ukesong I have other kontakt instruments that were installed using Native access but for infinitones I’m completely lost I follow the instruction video on installing it too because it is 3rd party
@@jdproductions3646 I meant did you manage to install any 3-rd party library via Kontakt's 7 browser, the way I demonstrated in this video, not via Native access?
@@jdproductions3646 Well, if you can install via Kontakt 7 browser a 3-rd party instrument but you have a problem installing Infinitones, try to contact the developer of Infinitones and let them know about your issue. They will be glad to help. I have issues installing some 8dio libraries, but they are not related to Demo mode.
Could not add the image to the folder for some reason, I did everything in the video, it just don't appear when you open kontakt 7. By the way I changed the image to 400x200, 200x400 is like a vertical video.
@@emmanueldominguez2403Yes, the aspect ratio of the image should be horizontal .The width of the image has to be 400 px.and height 200 px. You should see the image in Kontakt's browser window, not in the Kontakt's default instrument panel. Make sure the name of the image is MST_artwork.png ,and your image is located in the directory that has the same name as your instrument's folder. Double check the path to the directory that you've created, containing your image. If everything is done right, you wll see the image in Kontakt's browser. If you still can not add the image, let me know.
Double-check the name of the folder you created that contains the image file of your library. It must be exactly the same as the name of your sound library. If there are any dots in the name, remove them. Then, copy the name of your library and rename the folder containing the image file to match it exactly. Make sure there are no spaces before or after the name. If you need to edit the name of the library that you have already imported, follow these steps: Open the Kontakt 7 browser. Click on the gear icon (Import content). Select the library that does not show the image. Remove the library. Import the library again with the edited name. It should now appear with the new edited name. Let me know the result.
@@ukesong No, once I opened the preset then I realized it was in DEMO so I assume is because of that. However, I tried with another effect and worked!!!!
I tried to install zero g library ASL and I got the same message with the non compatible files crap. Anyone tried to install a zerog g library succesfully? Tks
If you've successfully installed third-party libraries in your Kontakt 7, please share your accomplishment in the comments section below👋
Thank you for the wonderful video you provided; it was very informative.
I am currently experiencing some difficulties with Kontakt 8. At times, it functions as expected, but on other occasions, it does not. I have been following the file path on my Windows machine:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\NI Resources\image.
However, I have also located images in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Native Instruments\LIBRARY_NAME\PAResources\IMAGE.
Could there be a potential conflict between these paths? I would greatly appreciate any assistance you could offer to help resolve this issue.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Best regards,
Matt
@@mattmixmaster I appreciate your kind words about the video! Unfortunately, I haven’t upgraded to Kontakt 8 yet, so I’m honestly not sure how I can assist with your issue :(
Thank you for the wonderful video you provided; it was very informative.
I am currently experiencing some difficulties with Kontakt 8. At times, it functions as expected, but on other occasions, it does not. I have been following the file path on my Windows machine:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\NI Resources\image.
However, I have also located images in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Native Instruments\LIBRARY_NAME\PAResources\IMAGE.
Could there be a potential conflict between these paths? I would greatly appreciate any assistance you could offer to help resolve this issue.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Best regards,
Matt
Hi Matt, thank you for your kind feedback on the tutorial! I haven’t upgraded to Kontakt 8 yet, so I’m unsure if I can provide specific guidance on it. That said, from my experience with Kontakt 7, there shouldn’t be any conflicts-I use the same paths on my PC and haven’t encountered any issues. Hope this helps!
That was very Helpfull Thank you 🙏🏽😃
Some libraries are showing demo...Any solution
Sorry, never had the chance to see a library in Demo mode. You can follow this guide support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000685889-Setting-Up-a-Third-Party-Kontakt-Library
same
@@Biohazard-so9sh You'll need the full version of Kontakt 7. If you're using Kontakt 7 Player, some libraries may appear in DEMO mode.
Thanks my brother
4:51 batch resave the library and you are good to go. SOLVED..!!
@@TunixRecords Thanks 👍
thank you!
@@vegadeth My pleasure!
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Glad it helped :)
Hi UKE SONG,
I am new in Kontakt and NI. So thanks a lot for your video and tips. It's helpful.
I followed your video to add the 3rd party kontakt libraries. Those folders are successfully shown up in the Kontakt's library browser, however it doesn't sound anything at all when clicking the UI's keyboard (midi region).
Meanwhile, when loading the instrument, the UI looks completely messy around with DEMO. I guess it is because the "MST_plugin.png" is missing from those 3rd party libraries. When checking other libraries that I downloaded from NI Access, couple of png files will be supplied in the relevant image folder under the path of NI Resources, namely: MST_logo.png, MST_plugin.png, OSO_logo.png, VB_artwork.png, VB_logo.png and XXX.meta
Inside those 3rd party libraries, there are only folders named - Documentation, Instruments, Samples and a XXX.nicnt file. I assume there is nothing missing inside the library folder but none of my 3rd party library plays a sound after adding them by the instruction shown in your video.
May I have your help on this (I had tried NK 7.9.0, and 7.10.5 as well) ?
Thank you very much.
Hi,
1. Which operating system are you using?
2. Which DAW are you working with?
3. Have you tried loading the library with the messy UI through Kontakt by navigating to File -> Load and loading your instrument from there?
4. If not, give it a try and let me know if the UI is still messy and if the library is still in DEMO mode.
5. After loading your library through Kontakt's File menu, do you hear any sound when clicking on the MIDI region?
@@ukesong hello UKESONG,
thanks for your feedback. Here below are my update:
1 & 2. MacOS 14.6.1, Logic Pro 11.0.1 (I literary run Kontakt as standalone to test the libraries and not under DAW)
3 & 4. yes, I tried your suggestion but still in "demo" mode unfortunately. I had also tried loaded/added the instrument by using Quick-Load and dragged the .nki file into it but still in demo mode with messy UI. Almost all the downloaded libraries displaying in messy UI with demo mode and only 1 with a proper UI but still in demo mode and cannot be played at all.
5. Sound nothing when clicking the midi region
At this moment, ONLY those downloaded libraries come with a pkg installer can sound and play normally after the installation in Kontakt 7. (Same for NK 7.9.0, 7.10.5 and 7.10.6) For those libraries downloaded in "folder format" , none of them can be played in Kontakt.
Thank you so much for your insight. Thanks again.
@@ukesong hello ukesong,
Do you mind to share your insight of what settings should be applied for accessing these downloaded libraries properly in Kontakt ? Many thanks.
@@oneguy.2046 It’s great that you tried loading the library in Kontakt's Standalone mode and used the load file option. In this case, the issue doesn’t seem to be with Kontakt’s settings but likely with the libraries themselves. A corrupted or missing file could be causing the problem. I’ve experienced similar issues with multiple libraries, including some from the Komplete 14 Collector’s Edition. These libraries sometimes had a cluttered interface, but they never appeared in DEMO mode. My solution was to simply reinstall the libraries using Native Access. Occasionally, I also encountered problems when moving a library to a different hard drive, and again, reinstalling fixed the interface and sound issues. Unfortunately, I don’t have specific advice regarding the DEMO mode issue, as I’ve never encountered this issue with any libraries I’ve purchased. You should consider reaching out to the developers of the libraries and explaining your issue. They are likely familiar with similar problems and should be able to assist you in resolving it.
Another option is to enter the serial number of your non-functional library (if it is supported by Native Access) and install it through Native Access. You can follow this guide support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000685889-Setting-Up-a-Third-Party-Kontakt-Library on how to add libraries with a serial number or without a serial number to Native Access: This should help resolve the issue.
For your Issue: You might need to change permussions of the .nki files. By right clicking the files -> properties, deselect the attributes "write-protected" and "hidden". Now, the files should be compatible with Kontakt
Thanks its helpful
@ukesong this video shows how to add the folder artwork, but what if the picture doesn't show in the side pane? How do you add that picture?
For Kontakt 7, if it can help, with Kontakt 5 v5.6.6, I also re-imported my old Libraries by copying the XML files from the Service Center folder. yo
regarding the "incompatible files" issue:
this always happens with instruments created with an old Kontakt version (< Kontakt 5).
The bottom line is: you need to resave every instrument with Kontakt 5 or newer for the import to work.
I've had this issue with an old organ library (Notre Dame de Budapest), which had been created with Kontakt 2 or 3.
I first tried to use the "Batch resave" function in Kontakt file menu. This only resaved the bank files i created, but not the original instrument (nki) files.
Probably batch resave only resaves, when there are in fact wrong sample path names, which is not the case in this library, as all nki are "monolithic" (every nki contains the samples it needs).
The "collect samples" function may work, as it always creates copies of all nki files. In my situation, it crashed after converting about 10 or 12 nki files.
So in fact i needed to load and save every single nki of that library.
After that the import works flawlessly.
Thanks for sharing this workaround and your experience!
@@ukesong batch resave and you are good to go. SOLVED..!!
I added the library, and I didn't even need to do anything to add the image, but the problem is: when I click on a sound, it plays like a demo (a simple melody with that sound), but when I double click it, it just says that the file is missing, or there opens a window "progress", and in a while there opens an almost entirely white window with some buttons and the keyboard, but when I click on the keys, nothing plays. Also the CPU is like 100%
Thank you! Just to clarify, when saving the image, the file cannot say .png in the name when adding it to the images. I am not sure if I misunderstood the directions, but had the .png on the image name and could not get it to work until I dropped the .png so that it read MST_artwork
That's right. .png is the type of the graphical file (the file extension) . You should not include it in the name. Watch again this part 03:40. It shows how exactly the file name should be.
Glad to learn that this video helped you :)
@@ukesong i thought so. For some reason my computer (windows) saves as a file type, but doesn't normally have a .(whatever) added to it so I was confused at 3:55. figured I would comment either way just in case someone else was losing their marbles like me haha. Excellent video, slow paced, highlighted and explained. thank you very much!
@@Wunderpuuuus You most likely have your file extensions hidden in file explorer (e.g. MST_artwork.png shows up as MST_artwork).
how do I add tags to the extenal libaries?
any idea how to do this on Mac?
The process is the same, only the path differs on Mac. It should be Users/Shared/NI Resources/image
02:40
i add successull as you guide but. When i play midi region No sound out . Can you show me how to fix ??
Check your email.
Thanks, it works but... the library doesnt appear in the classic view of Kontakt7... any idea how to resolve?
Hi, 3-rd party libraries will not appear in classic view. This is normal behaviour. They appear only in browser. There is a reason behind this.
@@ukesong But they appeared on Kontakt 6
No, it will not appear in classic view. As far as I know, this is related to some missing licensing agreements between 3-rd party developers and NI. In Classic you can see only libraries that have been installed with NI Access.
I don't know if you will reply me or not, but I did the exact steps but np sounds are coming through library and presets, it is saying demo
@@AnubhavSaha-eb6yo That is strange. Never had such a problem. Try to contact the developer of your library and explain your issue.
i tried installing infinitones 3rd party vst and it goes into demo mode
Hi, did you manage to install successfully any other 3-rd party library?
@@ukesong I have other kontakt instruments that were installed using
Native access but for infinitones I’m completely lost I follow the instruction video on installing it too because it is 3rd party
@@jdproductions3646 I meant did you manage to install any 3-rd party library via Kontakt's 7 browser, the way I demonstrated in this video, not via Native access?
@@ukesong yes
@@jdproductions3646 Well, if you can install via Kontakt 7 browser a 3-rd party instrument but you have a problem installing Infinitones, try to contact the developer of Infinitones and let them know about your issue. They will be glad to help. I have issues installing some 8dio libraries, but they are not related to Demo mode.
Could not add the image to the folder for some reason, I did everything in the video, it just don't appear when you open kontakt 7. By the way I changed the image to 400x200, 200x400 is like a vertical video.
@@emmanueldominguez2403Yes, the aspect ratio of the image should be horizontal .The width of the image has to be 400 px.and height 200 px. You should see the image in Kontakt's browser window, not in the Kontakt's default instrument panel. Make sure the name of the image is MST_artwork.png ,and your image is located in the directory that has the same name as your instrument's folder. Double check the path to the directory that you've created, containing your image. If everything is done right, you wll see the image in Kontakt's browser. If you still can not add the image, let me know.
same here i got like 2 banks thats its imposible to change the image idk why
no sound on midi when i add and write notes, pls help
You can follow this guide support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000685889-Setting-Up-a-Third-Party-Kontakt-Library
i have kontak but dosent show setting option
@@EathanHunt-t3i Do you use Kontakt 7 ? Are you talking about Kontakt or about Kontakt player?
I did everything it shows in your video but the image still does not show up even after restart
Double-check the name of the folder you created that contains the image file of your library. It must be exactly the same as the name of your sound library. If there are any dots in the name, remove them. Then, copy the name of your library and rename the folder containing the image file to match it exactly. Make sure there are no spaces before or after the name.
If you need to edit the name of the library that you have already imported, follow these steps:
Open the Kontakt 7 browser.
Click on the gear icon (Import content).
Select the library that does not show the image.
Remove the library.
Import the library again with the edited name.
It should now appear with the new edited name. Let me know the result.
I was able to add the library as instructed. However it does not play any sound :(
Do you mean it does not play any sound from Presets Preview window which is located on the right site of Kontakt 7 browser?
@@ukesong No, once I opened the preset then I realized it was in DEMO so I assume is because of that. However, I tried with another effect and worked!!!!
@@daleplay1978 Glad to hear it worked for you :) Good luck!
@@daleplay1978 what did you do to make it work? it says demo on mine and no sound as well ?
help me dude, I have the same problem
I tried to install zero g library ASL and I got the same message with the non compatible files crap. Anyone tried to install a zerog g library succesfully? Tks
I did successfully install two Zero G libraries, Ethera Gold 2.5 and Ethera Soundscapes. No issues at all. What is ASL ?
need on for ethno world 6
Ethno World 6 in installed using a serial, which means that image etc. is automatically shown. So it shouldn't be necessary for this library.
MST_artwork.png