Kontakt, the super-sampler from NI, is the most Komplete sampler ever designed. From its vast collections of custom instruments to your own custom sample tweakology, Kontakt brings a powerful set of tools to the sonic table. Make those tools your tools!

In this introductory course you learn how to harness Kontakt's basic sampling power and get up and producing fast. Matt takes you through all the basics from setup to MIDI control and everything in-between. At first glance, Kontakt's user interface (UI) can seem seem a bit daunting! But all of those UI mysteries will be quickly solved as Matt systematically explains what they do and how they work together. From there you get a detailed look at Kontakt's instruments, mixer, built-in effects and MIDI implementation.

Sampling is mostly about recreating sounds from the real world. That's why, in the next section, you learn all about keyswitching and how all those mapped articulations will help you add realism and believability to your tracks.

But this is just the beginning! Matt has also created an advanced Kontakt kourse that'll knock your socks off! So, stay tuned to dive even deeper into the kreative world of NI's Kontakt!

Table of contents:

1. Introduction
2. What is a software sampler?
3. Installation & Service Center
4. Plugin vs. Standalone
5. The Kontakt Library
6. The Browser
7. Audio and MIDI Settings
8. Configuring Instruments to Respond to MIDI
9. The Options Menu - Part 1
10. The Options Menu - Part 2
11. A Look at the Menu Bar
12. The Instrument Panel
13. Using the Included Libraries
14. Multiple Instruments or ‘Multis’
15. The Output Mixer
16. Band, Choir and Orchestral Instruments
17. World Instrument
18. Synth, Vintage and Retro Machines
19. Using Urban Beats
20. Mapping On-screen Controls
21. Using Keyswitches
22. Effects and Filters
23. Where’s the Rock (Drums, Bass, Piano, etc...)
24. Additional Instruments (Komplete and 3rd-party)
25. What’s Next...