I discovered I have a few libraries that don't show up in my installed libraries and when I open them using the file browser they show up in Demo mode. I suspect I have several ones like this.

I was hoping the KLU app would point out to those but it doesn't doesn't really tell me the libraries in demo mode.

Is there way to flag those?

I generated a new 4 digit SNPID for the library (in this case Alicia Keys). I updated the .xml file (had to drag it out of the Service Center folder as all those files are locked)
Then ran the "Add library" script, it now shows up in the library but says the old "instrument belongs to a library that is not installed currently". I thought the add library took care of that.

What am I missing here?
Is there somewhere that explain the steps to fix libraries that show up in Demo mode like this?

 

Last edited: Oct 12, 2023

What version of your KONTAKT?
are you using mac or WIN?

 

And also which version did you download? I remember there being many people commenting with problems about Alicias Keys library copies which had been shared. This was before KLU was available, but in case of this particular library your problem might not be really related to KLU. Do a search here but with the search term "Alicias Keys" . There are 58 results displayed and many of them are relative to people having problems with this one lib. There were so many comments about it that I never even bothered to download it.

 

Thanks for the replies.

Yeah sorry I should have put that info.
I'm on a MAC Studio, Ventura, 13.5.2
Kontakt 7.6.0

Alicia Key is on of them, another library I noticed is NI Lo-Fi Glow which is not an old library. There might be more that I am unaware of.

 

HCiSO version?? or any other k'ed version?

 

Yes it's the HCiSO one

 

Watching this because I recently installed and have the exact same issue here using: Win10, Ableton 11, Kontakt 7.6.0 (pre-patched) Bobdule + KH Spotlight Strings 4D. Can only open via Kontakt browser menus and says demo mode

 

with the NativeAccess.xml file in service center folder all open normally.
without this file libraries will say demo.
simply use native access or create the service center folder.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Native Instruments\Service Center (for windows)

the bypass to this file break the menu building, it can be done in the last version.
so use NativeAccess.xml as every legit user.

 

Best Way is to keep the last Version of Kontakt 6 installed beside Kontakt 7. For me Alicia's Keys and also NI Lo-Fi Glow work well without beeing demo but i use Kontakt 6 for opening older Libs only the ones which need 7 i use in Kontakt 7 as in my opinion NI fucked up Kontakt 7 with their new View and Libs loading not as fast as they used to on 6.

 

I am still on 6 version of MORiA's .. works flawlessly,
I think there's also TRaZ0R's version that worked as well. Try it first

 

Hi there, I have a similar problem with only ONE old library (percussive adventures) of which I actually bought a newer version but it has totally different sounds :-( and lets not talk about EastWest iLok bulls...)
So is the ServiceCenter.xml file the one where this library is switched into DEMO mode?
Any idea how to fix this?

 

Hi there! Were you ever able to figure this out? I installed everything properly (I think) three times now and the libraries are always in demo mode after adding them with the tool. Any help would be super appreciated! I'm also going to update this thread as soon as I find the solution for mine, as I hope someone will get some use out of it down the road.

Thank you in advance to anyone amazing enough to help out, I feel like I've tried everything.

 

hi, having the same issue. I own Komplete 14 so have several instruments that are legit and installed through Access. However i have several 3rd party ones that are installed by the Kontakt Library Utility. All of these are in demo mode and stop working after a period of time asking for registration. Is there a way to have Komplete instruments and cracked 3rd party instruments installed by the utility at the same time ?

thanks

 

Had problems with Alicia Keys running in demo mode too this is how I fixed it. For all native libraries... open contact as admin, then add the library via the standalone app. it will now work inside DAW too.

 

there any one can help me with this i have add studio drummer in my k6 and show me up demo mode …. how i fix that ? and all other instrument woks just the studio drummer demo mode ..

i use macos 12V and kontakt 6 and kontakt 7 with HCiSO and i have kontakt 5 on mode demo show
i didint fix that

 

Last edited: Feb 17, 2025

get MacOS Add Library v3, or v4. All it does is add libraries, then get KLU to have all the tools and options you need. https://audiosex.pro/threads/klu-kontakt-library-utility-version-2.72857/

Some people commented they could not get this library to load as working, other than demo. They made a repack release, an unlocked release, and so on. That was at around v1.4. Many others got it to work though. It's too big of an install to "just test".

 

Please watch this video, am trying to install Kont 8.0.0, but it's just installing incorrectly, I followed a Youtube video installation to the T as I used the guy link to download the R2R . I have the feeling that the file I am pointing in this video is the corrupt part as it's showing MS Edge on it.

https://screenrec.com/share/TaXFs6y8An