Native Instruments - Knowledge Base

Much of the KONTAKT 3 Library is new, with many patches that do not exist in the KONTAKT 2 Library.

However, the Kontakt 2 Library/01 - VSL Kontakt Orchestra/Samples (7.5 GB) is included in the KONTAKT 3 Library, but here as well, the patches have been optimized in KONTAKT 3. That means, in case you are still using KONTAKT 2 with its library in old projects, you should keep the KONTAKT 2 VSL Library, since KONTAKT 2 can not read the VSL patches from KONTAKT 3. If you do not use KONTAKT 2 anymore, you can delete this part from your hard drive.

Furthermore, there are single patches/folders that are included in the KONTAKT 3 library:

• Kontakt 2 Library/02 - KSP Instruments/01 - Elektrik Guitar/Elektrik Guitar Samples (0.7 GB)
  
• Kontakt 2 Library/02 - KSP Instruments/02 - Akkord Guitar/Akkord Guitar Samples (1.4 GB)
• Kontakt 2 Library/03 - Grand Pianos/02 August Foerster/Samples (1.4 GB)

That makes a total of ca.11 GB out of 33 GB from the KONTAKT 3 library that has been taken from the KONTAKT 2 library.

The following Instruments/Folders from the KONTAKT 2 library are not included in the KONTAKT 3 library:

• 06 - Acoustic Drums

• 07 - Electronic Drums

• 08 - Percussion

• 09 - Guitars

• 10 - Basses

• 11 - Synthesizers

• 12 - Loops

• 13 - Surround

It makes sense to keep at least these Instruments from the KONTAKT 2 library on the hard drive, as patches can be loaded into KONTAKT 3.

Note, KONTAKT 2 will not be able to load KONTAKT 3 patches.