Go Back   Cockos Incorporated Forums > REAPER Forums > REAPER Q&A, Tips, Tricks and Howto

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-29-2017, 07:15 PM   #1
peter5992
Human being with feelings
 
peter5992's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 10,478
Default Kontakt 5 third party libraries integration

Quick question for you Kontakt gurus (ED?): how do I easily integrate my 3rd party VST plugins with the Kontakt interface?

I would like to be able to load them from the fancy Kontakt interface (see picture below), rather than having to manually search where I downloaded and installed the instruments and multis, and then manually load them, every time I want to use them.

Thanks!




peter5992 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2017, 09:38 AM   #2
dub tree
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 308
Default

Only officially licensed libraries made for Kontakt Player can be accessed from that Libraries window.

However, if you set up your QuickLoad (Ctrl-F, or just right click on the empty space in the instrument rack), you can categorize all your sounds accordingly.

This takes a bit of prep time, because you'll have to find all your libraries with the file explorer and categorize them manually. But you'll only have to do this once, and you can just add more libraries/patches as you acquire them. This way, you can easily pick sounds by using the little arrow icon next to the instrument name in the rack.

dub tree is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2017, 09:43 AM   #3
Stella645
Human being with feelings
 
Stella645's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 3,648
Default

The specific library in your screenshot (Arpology) is a licensed library and should be accessible in libraries tab though.

I would check with the developer...maybe there is a problem with your installation.
Stella645 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2017, 12:27 PM   #4
solger
Human being with feelings
 
solger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 5,844
Default

Since Stella645 mentioned that Arpology should be a licensed library, try this:

Open Kontakt Standalone and go to File > Options > Libraries to check if the library entry is shown there and if the little box next to the library name is checked.

Otherwise go to File > Options > Database and try to add the path to the library folder via the [Add] button. Then click on the [Update] button afterwards and let the rescan finish.
solger is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2017, 07:17 PM   #5
peter5992
Human being with feelings
 
peter5992's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 10,478
Default

Thanks for the feedback.

I followed your suggestions, however without much success.

In the meantime, I just figured out I have several more NI products that aren't installed. I'll get to those first, and then come back later.
peter5992 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2017, 08:13 PM   #6
Eddy
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 412
Default

click "manage libraries" - you will eventually end up with Native Access and that is where you install the library. Actually the library is installed, but you just need to give the path within Native Access (I think, from memory)
Eddy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2017, 08:53 PM   #7
peter5992
Human being with feelings
 
peter5992's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 10,478
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddy View Post
click "manage libraries" - you will eventually end up with Native Access and that is where you install the library. Actually the library is installed, but you just need to give the path within Native Access (I think, from memory)

Thanks ... yeah, I'm getting closer. I just installed a lot of NI instruments I forgot about, got to sort it out in the morning.

peter5992 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2017, 12:58 AM   #8
jeranx
Human being with feelings
 
jeranx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Région de Caen, Normandie
Posts: 3,175
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by peter5992 View Post
Thanks for the feedback.

I followed your suggestions, however without much success.

In the meantime, I just figured out I have several more NI products that aren't installed. I'll get to those first, and then come back later.


Hi Peter.

Anytime you want to had an instrument to the Kontakt interface :

First find your folder as in the Gif (maybe different location)

Then, just had a sub-folder to your Kontakt Factory Library/Instrument folder. I had a personal one to make it cleaner to my taste. Name your new folder, put inside everything you download. That's it




Then find your personal folder in the instruments



Then enjoy.


Bye

Last edited by jeranx; 11-01-2017 at 01:40 AM.
jeranx is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2017, 08:22 PM   #9
hopi
Human being with feelings
 
hopi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Right Hear
Posts: 15,618
Default

jeranx nice trick
__________________
...should be fixed for the next build... http://tinyurl.com/cr7o7yl
https://soundcloud.com/hopikiva
hopi is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2017, 01:40 AM   #10
jeranx
Human being with feelings
 
jeranx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Région de Caen, Normandie
Posts: 3,175
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by hopi View Post
jeranx nice trick
Thanx Hopi
jeranx is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2017, 03:24 PM   #11
kevindurant1
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 128
Default

I know you said the easy way but if you want your own tabs. You could do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pspm9Yxdms

I do this for all my own recorded samples and even made my own awesome wallpaper using GIMP.

You can make your library look clean because you get to choose your own image/text. Plus it loads up really quick.


https://ibb.co/fQpJDG
https://ibb.co/iojqSb
kevindurant1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2017, 06:49 PM   #12
peter5992
Human being with feelings
 
peter5992's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 10,478
Default

Taking it one step at a time, seems like I have an incomplete download of Arpology.

So I'll start there, re-downloading everything, and then take it from there.
peter5992 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2017, 08:12 AM   #13
hopi
Human being with feelings
 
hopi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Right Hear
Posts: 15,618
Default

Quote:
how do I easily integrate my 3rd party VST plugins with the Kontakt interface?
Peter... what does that mean?

I ask because you don't integrate any VST plugins with the kontakt interface

you can maybe integrate third party kontakt libraries but not VST plugins

Can you say more clearly what you want to do?
__________________
...should be fixed for the next build... http://tinyurl.com/cr7o7yl
https://soundcloud.com/hopikiva
hopi is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2017, 10:37 AM   #14
ivansc
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Near Cambridge UK and Near Questembert, France
Posts: 22,754
Default

Peter means his Kontakt files that arent actual licenced libraries, rather than actual VST plugs. Watching this thread with huge interest as I have a mountain of unauthorised TP library-ettes that I use regularl & hate wading through folders on my E:\samples\NativeInstruments\KontaktTP\
__________________
Ici on parles Franglais
ivansc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2017, 07:13 PM   #15
Tod
Human being with feelings
 
Tod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Kalispell
Posts: 14,745
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ivansc View Post
Peter means his Kontakt files that arent actual licenced libraries, rather than actual VST plugs. Watching this thread with huge interest as I have a mountain of unauthorised TP library-ettes that I use regularl & hate wading through folders on my E:\samples\NativeInstruments\KontaktTP\
Yeah, 90% of my Kontakt instruments are either my own or 3rd party. I've got my Libraries organized well enough it's not too difficult, and I use the Quick Load some too.

What scares me, one of these days I'm going to want to put my libraries on another drive, that will be a nightmare. Hopefully it will be when I'm done with all my old projects, but for me that almost never happens.
Tod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2017, 08:22 PM   #16
gmgmgm
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 163
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tod View Post
... that will be a nightmare.
It certainly can be (don't ask me how I know this.)

When the time comes, I strongly recommend cloning your current library drive to whatever larger, faster drive you find you require and then just swapping that in for the old one while keeping the same drive letter and directory structure.

Alternatively, just add the new larger, faster drive then copy everything from your current library drive to it (thereby maintaining the exact same directory structure) and then just swap the old drive letter to the new drive.
gmgmgm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-05-2017, 08:48 AM   #17
Tod
Human being with feelings
 
Tod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Kalispell
Posts: 14,745
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by gmgmgm View Post
It certainly can be (don't ask me how I know this.)

When the time comes, I strongly recommend cloning your current library drive to whatever larger, faster drive you find you require and then just swapping that in for the old one while keeping the same drive letter and directory structure.

Alternatively, just add the new larger, faster drive then copy everything from your current library drive to it (thereby maintaining the exact same directory structure) and then just swap the old drive letter to the new drive.
That's a great idea, but my sample drive is the one that I also have all my projects on. My thoughts are that I'd like to put all my sample libraries on a new SSD dirive and if I put all on my projects on it too, it's would be about 1.6TB. Right now my sample libraries are a little over 500GB. It's a good thought though, I could be a little selective. Kind of depends on how the prices go for the SSDs.
Tod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-05-2017, 01:31 PM   #18
gmgmgm
Human being with feelings
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 163
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tod View Post
That's a great idea, but my sample drive is the one that I also have all my projects on.
In this case I'd still recommend moving your libraries to the new SSD while maintaining their current directory structure and then giving the new SSD the old drive letter, after first assigning a new letter to the old drive where your projects remain.

In my experience, Reaper is much better at adapting to moved projects than Kontakt is to moved libraries.

My apologies to the OP for this OT discussion.
gmgmgm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-05-2017, 02:44 PM   #19
Tod
Human being with feelings
 
Tod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Kalispell
Posts: 14,745
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by gmgmgm View Post
In this case I'd still recommend moving your libraries to the new SSD while maintaining their current directory structure and then giving the new SSD the old drive letter, after first assigning a new letter to the old drive where your projects remain.

In my experience, Reaper is much better at adapting to moved projects than Kontakt is to moved libraries.

My apologies to the OP for this OT discussion.
Yeah, my apologies too, but it's kind of related and your suggestion is very good.
Tod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2017, 05:17 PM   #20
hopi
Human being with feelings
 
hopi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Right Hear
Posts: 15,618
Default

for Tod

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._5.html?sts=pi

don't know if that is pricey for your budget... but I can highly suggest them

I believe there is also a 4TB out now for about 1500


I'd love to have a case full of them %^)
__________________
...should be fixed for the next build... http://tinyurl.com/cr7o7yl
https://soundcloud.com/hopikiva
hopi is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2017, 07:12 PM   #21
Tod
Human being with feelings
 
Tod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Kalispell
Posts: 14,745
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by hopi View Post
for Tod

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._5.html?sts=pi

don't know if that is pricey for your budget... but I can highly suggest them

I believe there is also a 4TB out now for about 1500


I'd love to have a case full of them %^)
Thanks my friend, if all I needed was a drive for my samples libraries, I wouldn't consider it "too" expensive, but with other thing's I'm planning on upgrading, it is a bit much. Getting a 500DB SSD for $150 is a little more reasonable.

I know what you're saying, get a 2TB SSD and transfer the important stuff, then I'd be all set. That's not entirely out of the question, but with my other plans, it could be difficult.

Incidentally, I haven't heard a thing from out friend.
Tod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-11-2017, 05:20 PM   #22
hopi
Human being with feelings
 
hopi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Right Hear
Posts: 15,618
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tod View Post
Thanks my friend, if all I needed was a drive for my samples libraries, I wouldn't consider it "too" expensive, but with other thing's I'm planning on upgrading, it is a bit much. Getting a 500DB SSD for $150 is a little more reasonable.

I know what you're saying, get a 2TB SSD and transfer the important stuff, then I'd be all set. That's not entirely out of the question, but with my other plans, it could be difficult.

Incidentally, I haven't heard a thing from out friend.
yeah I keep meaning to ask about 'our friend'... geeeez... what a guy, eh?

I hear ya... hahaha that's the trouble with 'plans'.... %^)
__________________
...should be fixed for the next build... http://tinyurl.com/cr7o7yl
https://soundcloud.com/hopikiva
hopi is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 11-11-2017, 05:21 PM   #23
hopi
Human being with feelings
 
hopi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Right Hear
Posts: 15,618
Default

peter... I have to guess you are not very serious about doing this...

I sent you the test in wetransfer.com and have not seen a notice that you even went and got it....

oh well... have fun
__________________
...should be fixed for the next build... http://tinyurl.com/cr7o7yl
https://soundcloud.com/hopikiva
hopi is online now   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 11:47 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.