Design Tips and Correct Image Size

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3. Kontakt 5 Player 5.2 or higher (free download) or full version of Kontakt 5.0.3 or higher (sold separately) Mac OS X 10.6, 10. Or 10.8 (latest update), Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM (4GB recommended) Windows 7 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2GB RAM (4GB recommended) 1 GB free disk space for Kontakt 5 Player.

One of the most popular questions I get asked is how to create Kontakt Library background images, or as Native Instruments calls it, “Wallpaper.” Fortunately, I go in depth on this subject in my new course “How to Create Kontakt Libraries from Scratch” and I wanted to share an excerpt of the course with you so that you can get some insight on how I make the backgrounds for my Kontakt Libraries.

Massive Changes in Catalina Graphics system have forced us to create a brand new app from the ground up This new OSX version assembles the full library on your desktop it first it creates a folder with your new library name copies all your target files into the new folder then the software removes the old.nicnt files and replaces them with your new ones and drops both the nicnt and wallpaper.

The Kontakt Library that I make in this video is in collaboration with my friend Matthew Gawronski who is a composer and choir conductor. He graciously allowed for his school choir to provide the beautiful voices behind this library. Definitely check his music out and give some love and thanks on his Facebook Fan Page.

Feel free to watch the video below to learn how to make Kontakt Wallpaper and to learn the correct Kontakt 5 Library Wallpaper Size. This also works for users of Kontakt 6 if you have already upgraded. I also included a step by step list below if you don’t have time to watch the video.

Step 1: Go to Canva

On my other blog post “Create Your Own Kontakt Libraries” I go over how I created the background for my Crotale Sample Library and I mentioned in that guide that I used Photoshop to make the background. But since then I discovered an amazing website called Canva.com.

Canva is like Photoshop but free and it has amazing tools to create all kinds of graphics. One of the biggest reason why Canva is so great is that you can use custom dimensions when creating your graphics. That is what we need to do to make our Kontakt Library Wallpaper.

I’ve determined the perfect dimensions for the Kontakt Library Template I provide to you in my course and those dimensions are 800px x 341px.

STEP 2: ADD YOUR TEXT

Once you create a design with custom dimensions within Canva, add some text. I like to use the Canva templates because they already look so great! I just drag them in and replace the text with whatever I want to say!

STEP 3: GRAB A GREAT IMAGE FROM UNSPLASH

Unsplash is one of my favorite websites of all time. It is a website where you can download high-quality, high-res images for free that are already licensed under the creative commons free-to-use for any purpose. Even commercial purpose! Which is great if you intend to sell your Kontakt Libraries one day.

When creating my choir kontakt library, I just searched Unsplash for a great photo of a choir that I used as my background.

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Once downloading the image from Unsplash to my computer, I then uploaded it into Canva where I could add it to my design. Super easy!

LAST STEP: EXPORT FROM CANVA

Once your Kontakt Library Wallpaper is looking awesome, just hit the download button on the top right of your Canva screen. PNG format worked great for me! Then upload it into your library and voila you have a custom Kontakt Library Background!

THIRD-PARTY SAMPLE LIBRARIES FOR KONTAKT / PLAYER

Explore professional sample libraries produced by other manufacturers, made for KONTAKT 6 or the free KONTAKT 6 PLAYER.

Orchestral & Strings

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• Hyperion Strings Elements

  'Hyperion Strings Elements is a universal string ensemble library built for everyone. It was recorded with uncompromising engineering precision and then hand-edited and carefully balanced to achieve a new benchmark in quality and playability. It's made for Native Instruments’ free Kontakt Player and the NKS Standard. This virtual instrument is a robust musical production workhorse that will serve you well, whether you’re a working composer, student, producer, songwriter, teacher, arranger, band, sound designer, or are just curious about creating your own music. It’s ready to perform from the moment you load it up. The Hyperion String ensemble has a forward and robust sound unlike any other. It has a strong tone and wide dynamic range that can be shaped to fit any genre or style. It can also be used to fatten and layer with other strings to create massive arrangements. We’ve also equipped the interface with plenty of spatialization, environment simulation and positioning controls and options to let you dial in the sound and character you need. The library includes a full-ensemble preset and 4 Master and True-Legato section presets for 8 Violins, 6 Violas, 5 Cellos and 4 Double Basses. The Master presets include a broad selection of fundamental articulations, each with their own range of customizable real-time performance options, key-switch and mapping options, handy auto-functions, apregiators, FX and performance tools. These master presets allow you to blend and switch effortlessly vibrato, non-vibrato and tremolo sustains, a variety of short bow strokes and naturally dynamic tempo-based expressions, effects, rhythmic patterns, runs and sequences. '

• Tina Guo Vol 2

  Tina Guo vol. 2 is a valuable expansion of the original Tina Guo Acoustic Cello Legato library utilizing the same unique seamless legato recording and programming technique. The legato in vol. 2 allows for more agile passages and additional articulations including spiccato, marcato, harmonics, sul ponticello, and vibrato pizzicato.

• Amadeus Symphonic Orchestra

  Amadeus Symphonic Orchestra covers all the essentials of the orchestra, including – strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, keyboards, guitars and more. Everything you need for creating quick sketches, orchestra, film, and game scores, is at your finger tips. The library has carefully been engineered to load fast and provide authentic sounding instruments, allowing you to create incredible realistic scores.

• Afflatus Chapter I Strings

  Strezov Sampling are proud to release 'Afflatus Chapter I Strings' - the first instalment in the new 'Afflatus' series - inspired by film and classical music icons and based on authentic musician performance.

• 90s Retro Trumpets

  90’s Retro Trumpets is a faithful emulation of all things trumpet and all things recording from this magical time. Thoroughly researched, this melody-making library resurrects the actual microphones and the forgotten trumpet techniques that gave these scores such unique color, tutti, and magnificence. Recorded at the MGM Scoring Stage at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles.

• Nyckelharpas

  Familiar yet somehow different, the sound of the Nyckelharpa walks a delicate line. Ancient and totally modern. Featuring viola + cello tuned nyckelharpas, Soniccouture dismantle the sound of this fascinating instrument, and rebuild it with detailed user control over every element.

• Hyperion Strings Micro

  Hyperion Strings Micro is Soundiron's introductory string library for NKS. It's the perfect starter pack for new songwriters & seasoned composers seeking new colors in their palette. We recorded 8 Violins, 6 Violas, 5 Cellos & 4 Double Basses in a dry studio, with a robust sound with warm tone & intimate detail, ideal for any style from rock, pop & EDM, to fully orchestral compositions. MSRP $49.

• Rhythmic Textures

  There's a subtle and certain magic that occurs when the right miss and the right preamps, in the right room, capture bow meeting string in just the right way. Heavyocity's goal, when developing Rhythmic Textures, was to capture that magic. Rhythmic Textures is the moving, expressive counterpart to 2017's Intimate Textures - focused on delivering carefully and deliberately-crafted rhythmic elements, played together in intimate chamber string ensembles. From cellos layering sul pont tremolos over swells, to violin staccatos played over col legion tapping, Rhythmic Textures delivers 16 truly unique ensemble articulations, production-ready for your next score. Now available at Heavyocity.com

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