Hey !

I have recently installed Kontakt 5. But there are no libraries in it...
Have you some suggestions of good libraries to start ? I'm looking for "real" instruments (Like strings, piano...) but others suggestions are welcome !


Thank you in advance !

PS : Sorry for my bad english i'm a 14 years old french who wants to learn how to produce music. Correct me if I made mistakes *yes*

 

@ The Young Noisemaker,

Firstly, Welcome Aboard !

With a 'nickname' as yours, your future will bright through this Forum !!!

Dans ce cas, tu n'as certainement pas à t'excuser, car comme tu le verras, ce 'Super Forum' est international !!! *yes*
Par la même occasion, 'Bonne Chance' dans ta démarche de vouloir apprendre à produire de la Musique ! Tu as certainement trouvé un des meilleurs Forums qui soit pour tes aspirations musicales... *yes*

Almost all the 'Kontakt 5' Versions that you'll find here and there (including the newest Updates) are almost always provided without the original Kontakt 'Factory Library'... *yes* , thus to install it could be a good starting point for you to enjoy your 'Kontakt' Engine. *yes*
Of course, this 'Factory Library' is somewhat 'global' (thus includes several kind of Instruments for various 'Music Styles'), and is not so specific as can be other 'Kontakt' Libraries done by diverse Developers, which are often more focused on a particular type of Instruments or Music Style(s).

As you're looking for some 'Strings, Pianos,... ' Libraries, you can start with several of the 'Bigcat Instruments' Libraries that you can find through this Forum.
'Bigcat Instruments' very frequently post his new Creations, and best of all, these are of really Great Quality without necessarily rely on several GB of Samples... *yes*
Simply use the 'Search' Engine (in the upper right corner) and look for 'This Forum : 'Bigcat Instruments'. You'll find several Pianos (from the 'Bigcat Instruments Piano Collection'), each one with its proper specific sound... *yes*

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Pour te faciliter quelque peu la tâche, tu trouveras ci-dessous certaines de ces fameuses 'Bigcat Instruments' Librairies et/ou Instruments (pour KONTAKT) :

The Free Piano Collection for Kontakt 5

bigcat Full Piano 2 with Knobs On

Free for Kontakt 5: bigcat Strings

bigcat Instruments 40 Free Kontakt 5 Instruments

Karoryfer X Bigcat Cello Kontakt

bigcat Free Sonatina VSTis

Free 40 Stop Organ for Kontakt 5


Bonne moisson !!! *yes*

 

You can download any Library in Audioz.eu
Download complete and add Library to Kontakt5 & use. Enjoy

(Erro Library not found?)
--- anyone 1 2 3 4 ---
1. Use QuickLoad in Kontakt use this Library
2. Use Address File in Kontakt use this Library
3. Search Google Custom Library For Kontakt5
4. Use tool Kontakt Library Manager V 3.0 (KLM V3.0) creat and add Library Now *yes*
Download KLM V 3.0 in address: Click Open link

 

welcome to the best forum on the net bro..

 

Hi The Young Noisemaker,
what kind of production (genre-wise) are you interested in?
Strings and Piano is broad topic and there are many libs to choose from.

For Classical / Cinematic Style:
SoundIron - Emotional Piano
Spitfire Audio - Mural, Sable all volumes

Contemporary:
NI Alicia Keys
NI Session Strings Pro

Tweakable:
Pianoteq, any NI Piano library
LA Scoring Strings + Legato Sordino

 

Look at the Komplete collection, their libraries cover the basics of everything

 

Thank you all very much for this warm welcome.
Looks like it's the best music forum of the internet here !

Thanks

Hi Andrew.

I'm interested by a lot of genre but these days i mainly want to make chill-out and progressive house.
I'll take a look at all that you offer. Thank for suggestions.

I will take a look at this !

Thanks everybody (i just realize i say "thanks" a lot in this message. But i don't care ! You're too nice.)
If any other suggestions they are welcome !

Cheers !

Ps : Again, sorry for my bad english correct me if i made mistakes ^^

 

Welcome to the forums Young Noisemaker.

For the genres that you're looking to make you would be better suited looking into VST instruments than Kontakt libraries especially in the beginning and since everyone else already gave Kontakt suggestions I will go that route. I can highly recommend these, pick a few of them and get started. You can always get the rest later and the most important thing is to get started making music and not collect software. Don't fall into that trap. Enjoy:

DAW

• Ableton Live 9
• BitWig
• FL Studio 11 (12 is coming out soon)
• Native Instruments Maschine
• Presonus Studio One

Drums

1. FXPansion Geist
2. Native Instruments Battery 4
3. Sonic Academy Kick
4. Spectrasonics StylusRMX
5. Xfer Records Nerve

VST Synthesizers

1. Camel Audio Alchemy
2. FXPansion DCAM Synth Squad
3. LennarDigital Sylenth1
4. Native Instruments Absynth
5. Native Instruments FM8
6. Native Instruments Massive
7. Refx Nexus 2 (Good Dance Pianos in Piano Expansion)
8. Reveal Sound Spire
9. Spectrasonics Omnisphere
10. Spectrasonics Trilian
11. Xfer Records Serum

 

@ Catalyst

Oh thanks !
But you know i already have Ableton Live 9. I know collecting softwares is not a good thing. I only downloaded some Vengeance packs, Massive and Xfer Serum. This is the only things i downloaded after 2-3 months trying to learn ableton live. But know that i know the (very) basics of Live and Massive i wanted to try to put a nice piano or violin in my next test track. Just to see.

But thank you for all the stuff you offers.

Seems that there are very good things in it. I am very interrese by synths you propose. I expected to see massive and serum in the top of the list, but apparently not.

I am extremely excited to try this!

 

what i did was go onto a good torrent site typed in Kontakt then hit seeders,

 

They're not numbered in any particular order so it's not by rating or anything.

 

Wise you are my young pada... - ahm Noisemaker ;-)

 

Okay.

Thanks everybody for all the suggestions ! I'm gonna test all this and i see you soon !