7.2. Instrument Header

Table of Contents 1. Disclaimer ................................................................................................................ 10 2. Welcome to KONTAKT ............................................................................................... 11 2.1. What is KONTAKT? ......................................................................................... 11 2.2. The Documentation ......................................................................................... 11 2.2.1. About this Application Reference ............................................................ 11 2.2.2. Other Documentation ............................................................................. 11 2.2.3. Document Conventions .......................................................................... 11 3. Setup ....................................................................................................................... 13 3.1. Stand-alone Operation .................................................................................... 13 3.1.1. Low Memory Warning on Start-Up ......................................................... 13 3.1.2. Audio Configuration .............................................................................. 14 3.1.3. Latency Optimization ............................................................................ 14 3.1.4. MIDI Configuration ................................................................................ 15 3.2. Plug-in Operation ........................................................................................... 16 3.2.1. Changing Outputs in Pro Tools .............................................................. 16 3.2.2. Changing Outputs in Logic 8 ................................................................. 16 4. User Interface Elements ............................................................................................ 17 4.1. Info Pane ....................................................................................................... 17 4.2. Knobs ............................................................................................................ 17 4.3. Buttons .......................................................................................................... 18 4.4. Drop-Down Menus .......................................................................................... 18 4.5. Scroll Bars ..................................................................................................... 19 4.6. Value Fields ................................................................................................... 19 4.7. Saving and Loading Presets ............................................................................ 20 4.8. MIDI Learn ..................................................................................................... 20 4.8.1. Assigning MIDI Controllers .................................................................... 20 4.8.2. Removing MIDI Controller Assignments ................................................. 21 5. KONTAKT: The Big Picture ........................................................................................ 22 5.1. Core Building Blocks ....................................................................................... 22 5.2. Tools .............................................................................................................. 23 6. The KONTAKT Window ............................................................................................. 25 6.1. Stand-alone Menu .......................................................................................... 26 6.2. The Main Control Panel .................................................................................. 26 6.2.1. Files Menu ........................................................................................... 26 6.2.2. Workspace Menu ................................................................................. 32 6.2.3. Minimized View .................................................................................... 33 6.2.4. System Performance Meters ................................................................. 33 2 6.3. Options Dialog ................................................................................................ 34 6.3.1. Interface Tab ........................................................................................ 34 6.3.2. Engine Tab ........................................................................................... 35 6.3.3. Handling Tab ........................................................................................ 36 6.3.4. Usage Data .......................................................................................... 38 6.3.5. Load / Import Tab ................................................................................. 39 6.3.6. Libraries Tab ........................................................................................ 40 6.3.7. Memory Tab ......................................................................................... 41 7. The Rack Multi Instrument Mode ............................................................................... 44 7.1. Multi Instrument Header .................................................................................. 44 7.2. Instrument Header .......................................................................................... 45 7.3. Purge Menu ................................................................................................... 47 7.4. Instrument Header (Minimized) ........................................................................ 48 7.5. Performance View .......................................................................................... 48 8. The Rack Instrument Edit Mode ................................................................................. 50 8.1. Instrument Options Dialog ............................................................................... 54 8.1.1. Instrument Tab ..................................................................................... 54 8.1.2. Voices Handling Tab ............................................................................. 55 8.1.3. DFD Tab .............................................................................................. 56 8.1.4. Controller Tab ....................................................................................... 57 8.1.5. Snapshot Tab ....................................................................................... 58 8.1.6. Infos Tab .............................................................................................. 58 9. Loading and Creating Instruments ............................................................................. 60 10. Using Snapshots .................................................................................................... 64 10.1. Saving a User Snapshot ................................................................................ 64 10.2. Loading a Snapshot from the Snapshot Menu ................................................ 65 10.3. Loading Snapshots from the File System ........................................................ 67 10.4. Deleting a User Snapshot .............................................................................. 68 11. Loading and Creating Instrument Banks ................................................................... 69 12. The On-Screen Keyboard ........................................................................................ 71 13. The Master Editor ................................................................................................... 72 14. The Browser ........................................................................................................... 74 14.1. Libraries Tab ................................................................................................ 74 14.1.1. Loading and saving Instruments and Multis .......................................... 75 14.1.2. Function Menu ................................................................................... 75 14.1.3. Add Library Button .............................................................................. 76 3 14.1.4. Library Activation via KONTAKT .......................................................... 76 14.2. Files Tab ...................................................................................................... 76 14.2.1. Upper (Container) Pane ...................................................................... 77 14.2.2. Middle (Objects) Pane ........................................................................ 78 14.2.3. Instrument Navigator Pane .................................................................. 79 14.2.4. Audition Strip ...................................................................................... 80 14.2.5. Refresh and Eject Buttons ................................................................... 81 14.2.6. The View Menu .................................................................................. 81 14.3. Expert Tab .................................................................................................... 82 14.4. Automation Tab ............................................................................................ 85 14.4.1. Assigning MIDI Controllers (alternative way) ......................................... 87 14.4.2. Removing MIDI Controller Assignments ..............................................

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