maybe it was created by another version of Kontakt?

Can someone help me with this issue please? I updated my sample library and now half of my instruments in Kontakt 4 don't work! I don't want to update to Kontakt 5, my Komplete 7 has served me well and this is very annoying. Why would my instruments just stop loading after updating the library? Is there a way to downgrade?

 

I did not get what your problem is. You've updated your Kontakt 4 Lib on ...? on what?

 

Sorry for not being more precise, my bad.
This is what happens. I am trying to load sounds in Vienna concert grand, no luck. I get this message \.nki could not be loaded, maybe it has been written by another version of Kontakt". The same happens with Vintage organs and loads of other .nki files. I googled it and the problem seems to be updating the library. I haven't touched my Komplete 7 in 6 months, since I became a father I loaded it up today and got this message. I did however install all the updates via the service center. I wish I hadn't now... Any help is much appreciated, thanks!

 

If you've updated the factory library, then you will need the latest version of Kontakt 4 (4.2.4). If even then they don't open, you need K5.

 

I just ran into the same message last night with Balinese Gamelan library. No idea why this is happening. I haven't updated anything recently. I'm running Kontakt 4.2.4

 

There is an update for most libs in the service centre, that if you apply, changes the format of the lib to the new K5/Maschine compatible format. My guess is that this has been applied rendering them incompatible with K4. The only thing to do if this is the case is go to the original installer and retrieve the appropriate nki's else upgrade to K5

 

thanks guys, i will reinstall Kontakt. It's a shame i have to be careful what updates to apply so it doesn't happen again

 

You need to be careful with every update you apply to your computer!

 

Very true indeed. Let me clarify though what I meant. I bought my Komplete 7 more than a year ago. I am going back to the original disks now to reinstall the full package. In the meantime, surely, there have been critical updates that I need to install. What I meant was, I have to install all the updates BUT the ones that render all those .nki files unusable Which probably means all but the latest updates. Speakinmg about that, are NI updates cumulative, ie. are there separate updates or do the latest updates include all previous updates? In which case I have a big problem...

 

NI updates contain all previous updates.

 

Which means I have to either buy the latest KONTAKT or reinstall without updates...interesting. I am not happy about this at all...

 

the update for k5/maschine is a special one that is highlighted in the service centre - just make sure you dont apply it

 

So, how do I uninstall Kontakt 4 from a Mac? I want to completely remove Kontakt 4 with all its content and reinstall it...Thanks!