Setting up Kontakt in your DAW

Unlock the full potential of Kontakt, the world's leading virtual instrument platform. Learn how to load the plugin in your DAW, then add Komplete Start’s instruments to your productions.

Creating a new track

Before you can load Kontakt, create a new instrument or MIDI track in your DAW.

Loading the Kontakt plugin

Load the Kontakt instrument plugin into your new instrument or MIDI track.

Activating recording in your new track

Enable recording for the Kontakt track, and make sure it receives a MIDI signal from your keyboard. Alternatively, if you don’t have a keyboard, create a MIDI clip that you can use to play Kontakt by entering notes on-screen.