![]() ![]() Use EMXP to convert these to SoundFont2 (SF2) and then open with Kontakt. efa/.efa individual files)Ī3000/A4000/A5000 UNSUPPORTED FORMATS AND ALTERNATE STRATEGIESĮmu Emulator, Emulator II, Emax, and Emax II would be examples of legacy samplers which cannot be imported directly by Kontakt. Roland: SUPPORTED VINTAGE SAMPLER MODELS AND FORMATSĪSR/EPS CD-ROM (or. Kurzweil CD-ROM/ISO to KRZ: KCDRead 1.2C (for 64-bit Windows) Again, this is rarely recommended or necessary except in fringe cases.Ī lot of these programs are designed for PC rather than macOS, so mileage will vary.Įnsoniq CD-ROM/ISO to EFA/EFE: Awave or EnsoniqFS Below are examples of software tools which are generally capable of doing such. However, if it is desired or necessary to get the individual instrument files from a legacy sampler volume, the method depends on both the sampler and original media. In most cases, this is unnecessary as Kontakt will be importing directly from CD or CD images. Simply use the ‘File’ tab to navigate to where the instruments are stored and they will load as expected. Ensoniq EFA/EFE files are the example used here, but this also pertains to other samplers. This is somewhat atypical unless the instruments are part of a download pack and/or the result of users trading banks online. This is the easiest method, but assumes the instruments have already been copied out of their original storage device and into a normal folder on the computer. ImgBurn on Windows and Disc Utility on macOS. Instrument conversion and loading is then handled just like importing from a physical disc, so reference the previous section. ![]() Create an “Images” folder and move the desired disc images into the “Images” folder.Īny proper sampler disc image files placed in the “Images” folder will be recognized as a virtual drive when Kontakt is launched. In Finder: Go to Documents, Native Instruments, then Kontakt 5. “C:\Images” does work, although no longer mentioned in the Kontakt manual, as putting files outside of a user folder is now a discouraged practice in Windows. The exact folder path depends on whether Kontakt is running on Windows (PC) or macOS.Ĭreate an “Images” folder in the “%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\\Documents\Native Instruments\KONTAKT 5\” directory and move the desired disc images into the “Images” folder.Įxample: “C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Native Instruments\KONTAKT 5\Images\AkaiSamples.ISO” The image files (IMG, ISO, NRG, DMG) must first be placed into a special folder before launching Kontakt otherwise Kontakt will not be able to access the disc image as a virtual drive. This is beneficial in numerous ways: Speed, reliability, multiple discs visible at once, use of downloaded image files without first burning to CD-R, and for newer computers lacking any optical drive. However, here’s a possibly more clear explanation of how to import from image files rather than physical CD-ROMs. The official method is detailed in the Kontakt 5 manual, page 116. It’s also possible to import an entire disc at once, rather than piecemeal. – Double-click on a single instrument to convert and import. – Insert a sampler CD-ROM disc into an optical drive connected to the computer running Kontakt. Regardless, make sure to check that “Show Foreign Formats” is enabled in the ‘View’ menu of Kontakt before proceeding. ![]() There are various ways to import legacy sampler content: Physical CD with CD-ROM drive, virtual CD images (IMG, ISO, NRG, DMG), and loose instrument files which have already been extracted from floppy diskette, CD-ROM, SCSI hard drive, or another sampler storage medium. ![]() Kontakt 6 has removed support for these legacy sampler formats, but Kontakt 5 will happily convert and (if desired) resave to standard NKI files which will then work in Kontakt 6, if migrating exclusively to the newest version is (for some reason) required.Īgain, make sure to use Native Instrument Kontakt 5 (5.8.1 is the final version), and not the newer version 6! The Import Version can be important in rare instances, but can be generally ignored. Using vintage Akai, Emu, Ensoniq, Kurzweil, Roland, and Yamaha sample CD-ROMs and other instrument files with Kontakt is fairly simple to do, and does not require purchasing any additional third-party conversion software. ![]()
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