A world of inspiration

Name: KONTAKT 7
SKU: KONTAKT7

Kontakt is your gateway to an unmatched trove of virtual instruments. More than a sampler, Kontakt has powered two decades of blockbuster film scores and chart-topping hits, plus thousands of incredible instruments. Kontakt is the industry’s leading instrument-building tool, with the instruments in the Kontakt library built right here and developed alongside our Kontrol S-Series keyboards and Maschine hardware for a deeper playing experience. When it comes to building your own, your imagination is the limit.

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What’s new in Kontakt 7

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The biggest collection of virtual instruments

With hundreds of officially licensed instruments available from NI and other leading manufacturers, alongside thousands more from boutique developers, sound designers, and composers, you’ll never run short of inspiration.

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Looks good, sounds even better

The revamped Factory Library sets the bar for sonic quality and quantity with over 900 meticulously sampled instruments, from bagpipes to drum machines and everything in between. Get started with an endlessly playable – and tweakable – selection of acoustic and electronic instruments, including a new collection of expertly sampled large orchestral sections from Orchestral Tools.

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Orchestral covers all your traditional scoring essentials, with large-section woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings, all from Orchestral Tools.

Access 60 inspiring instruments from around the world with Acoustic, from flutes and pipes to bowed and plucked strings, lutes, and mallets.

Band is your go-to for rock and pop, with picked and strummed guitars, driving basses, and classic drum sounds and loops.

Get instant access to an eclectic, expressive range of modular and hard-wired synthesizers with Synths’ pads, basses, arpeggios, and drums.

Vintage coaxes timeless sounds from some of the 20th century’s most iconic synths and drum machines. Ideal for creating authentic retro vibes.

Find your sounds faster with the all-new resizable browser. Search, filter, audition individual sounds, and import your own indie libraries.

Find sounds faster

It’s hard to stay in the flow if you’re always having to hunt for your favorite sounds. So we’re putting them all out in the open with an all-new browsing experience. Now you can search, filter, and audition individual sounds from across your collection, view preset properties and edit tags, and even import your indie libraries and home-made instruments.

Stay in the flow

Seamlessly dive into thousands of sounds, instruments, and effects from NI and leading developers. Use Kontakt with Maschine grooveboxes and the latest generation of Kontrol keyboards to browse and preview sounds directly from your hardware, control key parameters with dedicated knobs, and much more.

Dream it, build it

All your favorite Kontakt instruments are built right here in Kontakt, and making unique creations of your own can be as simple as dragging in a single sample or as deep as your imagination. And with new Psyche Delay, Ring Modulator, Big Fuzz, Crush Pack, and more effects from Guitar Rig, plus an updated time stretching algorithm, your creations will sound better than ever.

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Get Kontakt 7 free with Kontrol S-Series

Bring Kontakt to life through deep integration with our latest Kontrol S-Series MK3 keyboards. The intuitive physical extension of your software instruments, Kontrol S-Series MK3 features an immersive high-res screen, intelligent auto-mapping, and all your key switches and zones helpfully laid out on the Light Guide. Pick one up today and get Kontakt 7 included for free.

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Komplete your setup

Expand your imagination with our Komplete 14 bundles, including Kontakt 7 with versions Standard and above. Get creative with a huge collection of instruments in Kontakt, shape soundscapes with flagship synthesizers, and experiment with an array of effects. All with huge savings.

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The wide world of Kontakt

Choose the version of Kontakt that works for you and dive into the world’s largest ecosystem of virtual instruments.

Kontakt 7 Player

Kontakt Player is free and runs all our Kontakt instruments, as well as a large number of instruments from our partners.

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Kontakt 7

The latest evolution of our flagship instrument platform – deeply integrated with our latest Kontrol S-Series MK3 keyboards – offering an enhanced browser and an overhauled Factory Library.

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