Version 8 takes Kontakt out of the shadows of your instrument collection and puts it right up there front and centre as a performance tool and ideas generator. It is pricey, though, so make sure you ...

Native Instruments has introduced Kontakt Player, a free software instrument based on its Kontakt 3 sampler. It offers universal playback for available Kontakt libraries and forms the basis of a new ...

A good update rather than a mind-blowing one, but taken as a whole, Kontakt is still the ultimate sampler. Improvements aren't essential. Komplete 8 a better deal for newcomers. Best picks for you ...