why Kontakt 5 portable load 10 times faster than Kontakt 8

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  1. dydythug

    dydythug Ultrasonic

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    Hello, I have been using old libraries recently with Kontaky 5 portable and I am in shock on how fast the interface of K5 portable open in comparison with K8.
    It's almost instant.

    I am on cubase, windows.

    Is there a logical explanation for that ?
     
    dydythug, May 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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  3. Technobob13

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    Look for the recommended computer specification for Kontakt 5 when it was released in 2011, 14 years ago!
     
    Technobob13, May 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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    That has nothing to do with loading libraries speed. That should be the same or better, but Kontakt 7-8 absolutely doesn't work great, even with SSDs. Worst Kontakt version ever.
     
    SineWave, May 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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    Kontakt 8.2 on the production machine opens in about 3-5 seconds. Personally I believe Kontakt 8 to be faster than than K5, K6, or K7. Running the FULL Kontakt 8.2 version here - no portable, no player-only...
     
    saccamano, May 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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    Bob dule version?
     
    BenniTheBlockbuster, May 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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  7. def12

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    I am on Mac and for me AU loads almost instant but VST3 needs like 20 seconds
     
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    Probably has something to do with how many libraries you have installed. If you have 100+, perhaps it has to perform some scan of the directories on first instance load.
     
    iswingwood, May 19, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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