Should I consider updating to Kontakt7 ?

DoubleTake · Jan 17, 2023

i4m1 said: ↑

"Should I consider updating to Kontakt7 ?"
By asking the question clearly you are already considering. Maybe you are considering not considering.
I suggest you finish considering and find K7P 7.1.5 !
Even with generic i5 and default old on-board Intel Graphics 2000, 4 of the 5 GUI Tweaker options work in Win7. Faster, stable. The new preset management is decent once sorted out. I have lots of issues with aspects of its design like no full screen, limited window size, no shortcuts for selecting the next and prev sounds and lots more. Ver 7.0.11 worked with Software emulation while D3D and OpenGL failed. With 7.1.3 all 3 available graphics modes failed (Black Gui, no launch).

With 7.1.5, WARP and Mesa3D emulation were added. For me OpenGL caused 2 crashes so next I tried WARP. With WARP so far, no crashes. Of the 5 options only D3D fails for me. For Win7 using WARP requires KB2670838 which I had since 2015.

To be rid of the annoying distracting prompt to Save when closing an edited instrument, I use PowerPro with an Autorun Command List that detects the dialog when it opens and dismisses it with N, for 'No' (An AutoIt or AHK script would work too). If I want to Save an Instrument I will save it explicitly with the menu. Preventing K7P from saving is important for preserving instruments for use with K6P 6.7.1 by K7 so they don't fail in K6P. Make backups of your nki's.

On 7.0.11 with Software Emulation graphics mode (only mode that I could use) the menus had a transparent background. The right click opening of the Quick Launch was missing. Both are fixed in 7.1.5. And 7.0.11 is awesome too while 7.1.5 is moreso. With 7 there is no more VST2.

I set up a PowerPro command menu to load instruments (using saved .fxb files, so they are like .multis) from a menu while running it under Savihost1.43 x64. I also run an another Savi instance for ValhallaRoom as a system wide reverb (it is the only reverb I have found that has loud enough clear long reverb tail and a Rev Direct balance that doesn't feed back (under VoiceMeeter at 96KHz on a cheap AudifyFX) using the VM ASIO AUX input and settings to get live reverb and another Savi hosting a Velocity Curve plugin to match up 2 of my controller keyboard velocities.

For changing to the next K7P sound using the computer keyboard, I have a PowerPro KeysMouse command that for an active Kontakt window sends a mouse left click when I press the / key and for going through sounds, with the cursor over the Next Preset arrow icon, for the next sound, I press the / key.

Ignition ready... props up... ready for liftoff... Kontakt!
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Kontakt 7 looks blurry compared with Kontakt 6, but the Warp graphics option gets rid of the blurry graphics.

DonCaballero · Jan 20, 2023

I had issues with the first releases of K7, but I think it's fine to update now that some kinks have been worked out in both the cracks and the plugin itself.

I find portable versions much better. I don't know why it doesn't show up on the sister site, but this seems to be the best version as it has the better GUI based library manager vs. the bobdule version which is far worse IMO.
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