Mudchild.....(how the memories flood back....me and mud are old mates
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The version of kontakt Player I downloaded from NI recently DOES work in XP SP3, just it isn't supported in that OS so they don't mention it in the specs. I refer you to this thread in which I investigate what you are trying to do:
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=128195
This thread includes the only link I could find on the web to Kontakt Player version 5.1, which runs in XP SP3 32bit. I can't remember if I tried it with the NI free instruments pack, but I'll be doing that later today so will let you know. I'm getting organized after a system re-installation.
I was checking all this out to get a free Kontakt drum instrument up and running in XP SP3 32bit. Maybe you can set up a second computer to run it (it is very good indeed), because the Kontakt Player version which you get these days from NI will NOT run it, though the Player itself worked for me in XP SP3 32bit.
The Sennheiser drumkit thread is here:
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.p...er+drummic%27a
My thread on getting the Sennheiser drumkit (setup is aimed at 64bit XP systems) running in XP SP3 32bit is here:
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=127461
My post helping someone get the DVD (this is needed to run the kit on a 32bit system) from the Sennheiser German-language website is here:
http://forum.cockos.com/showpost.php...&postcount=137
Plenty to go at there. Ask away if you need any help, I check in a least once a day.
I decided on the Player version from the website I link to in one of my posts so I can use the Sennheiser kit on my main music computer. The free Kontakt instruments are okay, but the drumkit is outstanding, pretty much pro quality and the best freebie drumkit I've ever heard. I plan to install the 'official' NI Kontakt Player version on a second computer, so I can use the instruments they give away.
I'm setting up my little home studio with free stuff, since there's a lot of very good free software and I don't record anyone but me.
Good luck with the project. Maybe get your students to register in the forum and use it.
(What am I saying.....?
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