Native Instruments Kontakt 8 v8.8.0 WiN

Native Instruments Kontakt 8 v8.8.0 WiN



WiN | 1.2 GB

For 20 years, KONTAKT has been the backbone of countless film scores and pop hits, as well as thousands of incredible instruments from NI and your favorite NKS developers alike. Now, with a new HiDPI browsing experience, an overhauled Factory Library, new creative effects, and under-the-hood audio improvements, the next evolution is nearly here.

8.8.0 (2025-12-04)

Minimum OS requirements: macOS 13, 14, and 15 (latest update), Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack).

OVERALL CHANGES:
- ADDED Improved support for screen-readers and Soundflow-type integrations via macOS Voiceover
- ADDED Info Pane for contextual product help in Default View
- ADDED Auto scrolling in Info Pane on windows
- ADDED Removed View Menu and transitioned all options to contextual icons throughout the user interface or Main Menu
- ADDED Temporary user interface workaround to reduce kernel panics when using high resolution monitors with macOS. We anticipate a permanent macOS-side fix to arrive via future macOS update(s).
- FIXED Issue(s) causing Leap user interface to appear blank
- FIXED Inconsistent selection logic in Default View Navigator
- FIXED Presets not shown upon Instrument Browser load
- FIXED Instruments become un-selectable from Kontrol S MK3 once the Add Instrument button is selected
- FIXED Default save name suffix not duplicated
- FIXED Crash when adding a second instrument with Kontrol S MK3 connected and "Unwind Automation IDs" disabled
- FIXED Random Slot selection on loading Multis / Combined Presets
- FIXED Certain UI controls did not show Info Hints on hover
- FIXED No initial slot selection on recalling Logic Projects or duplicating Logic track
- FIXED Crash when incorrectly saving NKB

BUILDER CHANGES:
- ADDED New electro-mechanical keyboard inspired Electric C EQ modes to the EP Preamps DSP
- ADDED New electro-mechanical keyboard inspired Electric P Tremolo modes to the EP Preamps DSP
- ADDED Info Hints for the EP Preamp Electric C Filters
- ADDED Komplete Script now supports Info Pane
- ADDED Expose all menu entries of a KSP Menu to Komplete UI
- FIXED Broken KSP/LUA API console output to VS Code
- FIXED Copy / Paste Groups causing long lag times
- FIXED Setting AHD mode via KSP does not update envelope GUI correctly
- FIXED Komplete Script changes not picked up when project created from template

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