Alternative to Ni Kontakt

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  1. nunziaforum

    nunziaforum Ultrasonic

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    Friends Hi anyone knows a good alternative of the legendary NI Kontakt, ? with the difference that allows me to import any sequence, phrasing or MIDI, so 'as to sample in each composition, and then change the sound at will with any VSTi Sinth :)
     
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    I use Battery for all my sampling tasks - in conjunction with Logic Pro X - You can import audio - You can use your Daw to play back midi parts - ?
     
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    ableton sampler and simpler, but there is no real alternative as kontakt is perfect.
     
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    They are excellent but I should use them in Cubase VST :(
     
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    Isn't motu Mach five 3 (and possibly uvi falcon) able to load kontakt patches? It also has synth capabilities.
     
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    much more powerful? totally disagree. kontakt's scripting capabilities are the best available in any sampler - hardware or software. maybe machfive can be considered one of the top three soft samplers though.
     
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    Myself... Im a Kontakt user since the first version was released years ago. Was also a GS and GVI user (Tascam Sampler for Giga-format) and have tested a few others like Engine etc. (not UVI Falcon) and I must admit that thereĀ“s no real alternative to Kontakt, especially if the library developers do a propper scripting job.

    So: Kontakt is the only "sampler" these days that can do the job!
     
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    Myself I started with Gigasampler more than 10 years ago. At this time Gigasampler was the best. Than I started with Hallion but I found out that in the meantime nobody can compete with Kontakt. So there many alternatives but not at this level.
    The most daw supplier haves an alternative but not at this level. After Kontakt the second choice would be Hallion from Steinberg.
     
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    You can Use Halion From Steinberg. It will also allow you to preview midi files within the plugin (Which Kontakt does not)....
    But I still prefer NI Kontakt. Although... I have only been waiting 6 years for Native Instruments to release Kontakt 6... But I'm just being bitter... because I keep looking at the same GUI everyday for the more then half a decade...
    You can try Falcon and Halion or Sampletank... But Kontakt is still the best overall Sampler.
     
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    "oldskoolproductions" Wow I tried importing phrasing midi Halion 5 but did not succeed, could you give me some details? I would like to succeed :)
     
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    Game , Set, Match.... Kontakt for the win. I've tried em all , MACH 5 is pretty good i admit but too proprietary with there libraries there are an endless spectrum of possibilities with Kontakt
     
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    If I well understand your wishes (or I could be wrong ! :dunno: ), it seems to me that you should rather have a look at any 'MIDI Sequencer' and/or any 'Sample Player' which supports 'VST Format' at its 'Output', then use it for load any of the 'MIDI' Sequences, Phrases and/or Samples you want, then add any 'VSTi Synth Instrument(s)' you want (including 'Kontakt', if desired) to play all your musical stuff with any sound(s) you like at the output... :yes:
     
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    exactly. standalone samplers, though can be useful, what you're better look into is getting a daw to play the midi parts and export if needed. then you don't need to replace kontakt. which is THE best period
     
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    It claimed that it is also a sampler, the important thing that manages to import any .mid sequence to play them with VSTi favorite, adapting to the BPM of the composition :)
     
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    Kontakt has become like MS Word . . . bloated and uninspiring. Yet, there are a zillion libraries for it, and it's the industry standard (just like Word). TAL Sampler is cool, but it's retro and not for everyone (although I dig it). I think there's a need for a simple, yet powerful sampler that does all the basic cool stuff and is flexible, affordable, and easy to use. Anything from MOTU is going to be powerful and have a 600 page manual. That's not the ticket that will get me where I want to go! I'd like to see ToonTrack, d16, Sonic Charge, Fab Filter etc. come up with something streamlined.
     
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    my main issue with Kontakt is in order to get deep into it you have to learn a scripting language, which drags you away from music... If they had a simpler way to access the depth of it without extensive scripting knowledge I would dedicate time to creating instruments instead of simply tweaking and layering presets
     
  21. sexyman

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    refx nexus can replace it
     
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