I know this might sound daft for the Kontakts Gurus, but for me I am literally about to pull my hair out. ( And I`m not talking about the hair on head)


So, here is the situation. I am working on a song in the key of Fsharp and I fancy incorporating some samples to MATCH THE KEY of my project I`m working on via Kontakts. For the life of me ,I don't know how to do this.

If anyone is kind enough to drop by and help me; I will forever be in-debt to you.

Kind regards,
Trueproof.

 

Not quite sure what you mean. Are u using Kontakt to play any of the instruments in the song?

To drop a sample in kontakt all u do is click on the wrench icon (top left) of Kontakt of the instrument. If u have no instrument Create a new instrument via the drop down menu from the files icon at the top. Again click on the wrench icon.

Then open your mapping editior by pressing "Mapping editor lol!" & simply drag & drop the sample u wish to incorporate into the mapping editor.

If u mean something else then a more verbose description of what u wish to achieve would be useful.


Good luck

 

Thanks for taking time to response Clandestine.

Basically, what I want is to match the Key of the sample to the Key of the song that I`m working on. Better word is probably transposing the sample in Kontakt to match my project. (Hopefully without turning Piano sample into some crazy percussion)

Sorry for the vague description.

Hope to hear from you again

 

well there different ways of doing it. You can simply drop the sample on a relevant key at the bottom of the piano role and extend the range but tracking can cause problems in terms of real time playback.

It also depends upon how far you wish to extend the sample in question or you could just transpose the sample via a simple written script or factory script.

What key is the sample in & how many octaves do you want to cover?

 

As you probably can tell, I know nothing about written script or factory script

My project is in Fsharp major and the sample(s) are just all over different keys. (There are more than one samples that I like to incorporate)

You would have thought there should be a more simpler solution for this, right ?

 

Kontakt 5 Application Reference Manual: pages from 211 to 215.

 

There is a dial marked tune at the top of the main kontakt panel.

You would just need to move this the right number of semi-tones up or down until your samples are pitched correctly. Obviously this method adjusts the time of the sample as well as the pitch.

Hope that helps.

 

loads of ways try factory script change keys in empty key slot i.e

Spoiler

Code:

{***********************************************
Change Keys
Author: Native Instruments
Written by: Nicki Marinic
Modified: September 19, 2009
*************************************************}

on init

declare const $ROOT_X := 66
declare const $ROOT_Y := 2
declare const $GRID_X := 92
declare const $GRID_Y := 21

message("")
set_script_title("Change Keys")
set_ui_height(5)
declare $count

declare ui_label $label_1 (3,1)
set_text ($label_1,"Change individual Notes")
move_control_px ($label_1,130+$ROOT_X,20)
declare $label_id
$label_id := get_ui_id($label_1)
set_control_par ($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_TEXT_ALIGNMENT,1)
set_control_par ($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,270)

declare ui_value_edit $note_1 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_2 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_3 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_4 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_5 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_6 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_7 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_8 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_9 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_10 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_11 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $note_12 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)

declare ui_value_edit $new_note_1 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_2 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_3 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_4 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_5 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_6 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_7 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_8 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_9 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_10 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_11 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)
declare ui_value_edit $new_note_12 (0,127,$VALUE_EDIT_MODE_NOTE_NAMES)

declare %note_ids[12]
%note_ids[0] := get_ui_id($note_1)
%note_ids[1] := get_ui_id($note_2)
%note_ids[2] := get_ui_id($note_3)
%note_ids[3] := get_ui_id($note_4)
%note_ids[4] := get_ui_id($note_5)
%note_ids[5] := get_ui_id($note_6)
%note_ids[6] := get_ui_id($note_7)
%note_ids[7] := get_ui_id($note_8)
%note_ids[8] := get_ui_id($note_9)
%note_ids[9] := get_ui_id($note_10)
%note_ids[10] := get_ui_id($note_11)
%note_ids[11] := get_ui_id($note_12)

declare %new_note_ids[12]
%new_note_ids[0] := get_ui_id($new_note_1)
%new_note_ids[1] := get_ui_id($new_note_2)
%new_note_ids[2] := get_ui_id($new_note_3)
%new_note_ids[3] := get_ui_id($new_note_4)
%new_note_ids[4] := get_ui_id($new_note_5)
%new_note_ids[5] := get_ui_id($new_note_6)
%new_note_ids[6] := get_ui_id($new_note_7)
%new_note_ids[7] := get_ui_id($new_note_8)
%new_note_ids[8] := get_ui_id($new_note_9)
%new_note_ids[9] := get_ui_id($new_note_10)
%new_note_ids[10] := get_ui_id($new_note_11)
%new_note_ids[11] := get_ui_id($new_note_12)



$count := 0
while ($count < 6)
set_control_par(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_VALUE,$count+36)
set_control_par_str(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_TEXT,"")
set_control_par(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,45)
set_control_par(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,get_control_par($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X))
set_control_par(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,get_control_par($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y)+ ($count+1)* 23)
inc($count)
end while

$count := 6
while ($count < 12)
set_control_par(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_VALUE,$count+36)
set_control_par_str(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_TEXT,"")
set_control_par(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,45)
set_control_par(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,get_control_par($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X)+ 170)
set_control_par(%note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,get_control_par($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y)+ ($count-5)* 23)
inc($count)
end while

$count := 0
while ($count < 6)
set_control_par(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_VALUE,$count+36)
set_control_par_str(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_TEXT,"")
set_control_par(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,45)
set_control_par(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,get_control_par($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X)+ 55)
set_control_par(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,get_control_par($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y)+ ($count+1)* 23)
inc($count)
end while

$count := 6
while ($count < 12)
set_control_par(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_VALUE,$count+36)
set_control_par_str(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_TEXT,"")
set_control_par(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,45)
set_control_par(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,get_control_par($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X)+ 55 + 170)
set_control_par(%new_note_ids[$count],$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,get_control_par($label_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y)+ ($count-5)* 23)
inc($count)
end while

make_persistent ($note_1)
make_persistent ($note_2)
make_persistent ($note_3)
make_persistent ($note_4)
make_persistent ($note_5)
make_persistent ($note_6)
make_persistent ($note_7)
make_persistent ($note_8)
make_persistent ($note_9)
make_persistent ($note_10)
make_persistent ($note_11)
make_persistent ($note_12)
make_persistent ($new_note_1)
make_persistent ($new_note_2)
make_persistent ($new_note_3)
make_persistent ($new_note_4)
make_persistent ($new_note_5)
make_persistent ($new_note_6)
make_persistent ($new_note_7)
make_persistent ($new_note_8)
make_persistent ($new_note_9)
make_persistent ($new_note_10)
make_persistent ($new_note_11)
make_persistent ($new_note_12)

end on

on note
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_1)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_1)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_2)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_2)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_3)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_3)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_4)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_4)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_5)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_5)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_6)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_6)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_7)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_7)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_8)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_8)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_9)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_9)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_10)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_10)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_11)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_11)
end if
if ($EVENT_NOTE = $note_12)
change_note($EVENT_ID,$new_note_12)
end if
end on

Then you can change individual notes i.e C3 to F whatever etc.

May work depending on your instrument & u have to have the transposed sample range covered in mapping editor or it won't work

Other than that send me the sample/samples & ill sort out a script