

Kontakt Player demo mode in full glory – notice the big red DEMO notification. After that, there will be no sound on the output, and you won’t be able to access the editing features. The “demo mode” means that you can only use the library for fifteen minutes. The majority of free third-party Kontakt libraries will work in “demo mode” in Kontakt Player. So, again, if you see the “demo mode” message in Kontakt, this means that you are using the free Kontakt Player plugin. If you bought Kontakt but you still see the “demo timeout” message when you load a Kontakt library, this means that you haven’t activated your Kontakt installation properly, and it’s operating as Kontakt Player. If you bought Kontakt from Native Instruments (or a different vendor), you are most certainly using the full version of Kontakt. If you downloaded Kontakt for free from the Native Instruments website or as a part of the free Komplete Start bundle, then you are using the free Kontakt Player plugin.

It comes in two versions: KONTAKT 6 PLAYER (free) and KONTAKT 6 (€399). Kontakt is the flagship sampler plugin by Native Instruments. Sometimes you will see a “demo mode” message even though both the Kontakt Library and Kontakt Player itself are free. Indeed, using the free Kontakt Player by Native Instruments can cause some confusion, especially if you pair it with free libraries. Products which say “runs in the free Kontakt Player” on the product page can be run in either Kontakt (full) or Kontakt Player.One of the most frequently asked questions we get is a deceivingly simple one: “Why is my Kontakt library working in demo mode if it’s free?” Again, in order to use our ‘full Kontakt’ libraries, your “License Type:” should say “Full”. For further clarification, click the application’s title to open up a box displaying further details about the application.The latter title indicates that you are running the Free Kontakt Player and NOT the Full Version of Kontakt. Once open, you will see in the top left-hand corner that your application is either titled “Kontakt” or “Kontakt Player”.This can be done either inside your DAW or by navigating to the application via your desktop. To determine if you have the ‘Full’ version of the Kontakt application installed, please follow the steps below. Kontakt can be bought from Native Instruments here, or as part of Komplete here. Some of our libraries run in the free Kontakt Player, but many of our products require the full version of Kontakt 5 or 6.įor ‘full Kontakt’ products, if you are using the free Kontakt Player, the libraries will display a ‘DEMO’ message, and will time out after 10 minutes. How do I know if I have the ‘Full’ version of Kontakt?
