Native Instruments Kontakt 7 Update for Kontakt 1-6, Download Overview
Kontakt 7 empowers music makers with an extensive instrument collection, a revamped Factory Library, and seamless hardware integration. Dive into Orchestral, Acoustic, Band, Synth, and Vintage instruments. Effortlessly elevate your sounds with new effects. Unleash your creativity with Kontakt 7.
The do-it-all instrument platform
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 all Kontakt instruments built right here and developed right 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.
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.
Revamped Factory Library
The revamped Factory Library included with Kontakt 7 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.
- Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 11, 12 or 13 (latest update)
- Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 11, 12 or 13 (latest update)
- Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 2 GB RAM
- Graphics hardware support for Direct 3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher
- 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for large KONTAKT Instruments)
- macOS (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST3, AU, AAX
- Windows (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST3, AAX
- ● Orchestral: For traditional scoring, Orchestral covers your essentials. It includes woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings, all meticulously sampled
- ● Acoustic: Discover 60 inspiring instruments from around the world in Acoustic. From flutes to strings, lutes, and mallets, this is your passport to distinctive acoustic sounds.
- ● Band: Your go-to for rock and pop, with picked and strummed guitars, driving basses, and classic drum sounds and loops.
- ● Synths: Synths introduces you to an eclectic, expressive range of modular and hard-wired synthesizers: from pads to basses, arpeggios, and drums.
- ● Vintage: Vintage takes you back with timeless sounds from iconic 20th-century synths and drum machines. Perfect for creating authentic retro vibes.