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KONTAKT basics

KONTAKT basics - Kontakt Tutorial

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KONTAKT basics

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- Kontakt can either run as a standalone version or as a plugin, which requires your DAW. Throughout this course, we're going to use the plugin version, since most people will be using it in this environment. First, let me explain the core hierarchy of content. A sample is a simple audio file on your hard disk. An example of a sample would be the digital recording of a single piano note. Samples can appear in various formats such as WAV, AIF, or REX. A zone is Kontakt's way to put a sample into a playable context. Think of a zone as a wrapper around a single sample. In addition to the sample itself, the zone contains information about which midi data will make Kontakt trigger this sample, at which pitch the sample was recorded, and a few other details. A group is a container that allows you to combine a number of zones. As every zone belongs to a group, and only one group, by the way, each instrument will contain at least one group. Usually, you'll have to add several more groups in…

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