Kontakt Tutorial: Creating an Instrument from Start to Finish + FREE KALIMBA KONTAKT LIBRARY

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  • Опубліковано 14 жов 2018
  • In this video, I show you the entire process of creating a Kontakt Sample Library in four steps:
    1. 00:35 - Recording
    2. 01:33 - Noise Reduction (using iZotope RX), Editing & Chopping (using Reaper)
    3. 10:09 - Sample Layout
    4. 20:38 - and finally: Music
    As part of the video, I sample a Kalimba I found in a thrift store and turn it into a Kontakt Library.
    The Kalimba Kontakt Library can be downloaded here: www.decentsamples.com/product...
    Support what I do on Patreon: / dhilowitz
    Find my FILM & INSTRUMENTAL music here: davidhilowitz.bandcamp.com
    Find my ROCK MUSIC here: manwomanchild.bandcamp.com

КОМЕНТАРІ • 330

  • @TMJF114
    @TMJF114 5 років тому +162

    This is by far the most coherent tutorial on this topic that I've seen so far

    • @DigDugger-hg1xb
      @DigDugger-hg1xb 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah I just found him and all his vids are so clear and tidy

  • @GusWMusic
    @GusWMusic 3 роки тому +26

    Absolutely phenomenal tutorial - not only about Kontakt, but also about Reaper!! 🖤

  • @N.A._McBee
    @N.A._McBee 5 років тому +9

    This is one of the best tutorials I've ever watched! And your double-role as a technician and a creative artist is just adorable! A thousand thank-yous from my side!

  • @jerwilliamsmith
    @jerwilliamsmith 5 років тому +1

    Videos like these make learning effortless and enjoyable. Thank you, David!

  • @autumnstinar689
    @autumnstinar689 4 роки тому +2

    Wow, this video is sooooooo great! Clear, concise, sped up where it needed to be and explanations where they needed to be. Thank you!!!

  • @jetsparks17
    @jetsparks17 3 роки тому +2

    This is so excellently thorough. Cuts at the perfect spots, great explanations, simple to understand, to the point, bruh. I love it! Great job mate! (subscribed)

  • @fxdaly
    @fxdaly Рік тому +2

    Fantastic tutorial, David. 4 years on, but still totally relevant. Keep up the good work.

  • @GregBeaton
    @GregBeaton 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for making this incredibly thoughtful & comprehensive tutorial! I sampled my piano 5 years ago and have been dreading learning this process, but you've made me excited to take it on!

  • @TheAudioDabbler
    @TheAudioDabbler 5 років тому

    Great job. I really like the pace of the video, not to slow but not blazing fast. Easy to follow.

  • @Pablofrommerkwood
    @Pablofrommerkwood 4 роки тому

    I was always wondering how all this orchestra libraries were made and got kind of interested in doing one. This is by far the best explanation of it, thank you!

  • @drayboog5236
    @drayboog5236 4 роки тому +3

    Dude the whole tutorial was GREAT. sorry for just now seeing this.

  • @cryptoramma8458
    @cryptoramma8458 5 років тому

    Thanks for the excellent video. The tune at the end was the icing on the cake. Also, thanks for making the library available to download.

  • @XCompWiz
    @XCompWiz Рік тому +1

    That recording workflow was absolutely amazing. Definitely keeping that in mind. Thank you for sharing!

  • @NinjaBaka
    @NinjaBaka 4 роки тому

    Excellent tutorial! At the end of the video I had a big smile on my face delighted about this little piece of music you've created. Subscribed.

  • @aldennuldenproductions843
    @aldennuldenproductions843 5 років тому +1

    Excellent job Dave!
    The tutorial and the instrument are great!
    If are start doing kontakt instruments watch this video, you going to save a lot of time!

  • @aLoudSi1ence
    @aLoudSi1ence 4 роки тому +1

    Two of the best tutorials so far on youtube. Other one being Christian Henson of Spitfire. Thank you very much, David! Subscribed.

  • @lessismoor5907
    @lessismoor5907 4 роки тому

    That was wonderful. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and talent.
    I'm sure I will refer back to this many times.

  • @simonrigby2776
    @simonrigby2776 2 роки тому +2

    Hi David .. Just bought into the Kontakt ecosystem, and just want to thank you for these great videos. I have a ton of experience with other samplers (hardware and software) and your videos strike a really good balance of info. Great stuff for those new to sampling and a good pace for people like myself. Subscribed :)

  • @MichaelBogaMusic
    @MichaelBogaMusic 5 років тому +51

    Thank's again for the video. Today I sampled my piano and created my first Kontakt instrument, and this video was a life saver. Super appreciative that you took the time to make it.
    Cheers

  • @elovesmika
    @elovesmika 7 місяців тому

    Stumbled on this vid and wow... it was truly a lot of fun! Tedious as you said, but well worth it in the end! Nice job. Thank you!!!

  • @samh2855
    @samh2855 2 роки тому

    Excellent Tutorial
    I kind of knew whats involved in making samples but watching this has given me so much to appreciate and the smooth flow of this tutorial is actually very catchy and addictive regardless oh how much detailed work needs to be done.
    BRAVO! and VERY REWARDING and VERY USEFUL.
    Thanks so much!

  • @steveblumusic
    @steveblumusic 4 роки тому

    Thank you for taking the time to make this! Super informative and helpful.

  • @videosonix4473
    @videosonix4473 8 місяців тому

    Brilliant tutorial! For me, this has finally unlocked the mystery of sampling instruments using Reaper and Kontakt. I've learned a ton of stuff from this one and am now working my way through sampling an old Casio MT-40. Thanks very much David.

  • @hifimidi
    @hifimidi 4 роки тому +1

    What an incredibly valuable gem of a video. Thank you.

  • @jastacio1
    @jastacio1 7 місяців тому

    Hey! Excellent Tutorial. This is the best tutorial on creating a sample library I've seen, EVER! Thank you.

  • @kerwinfernandes9583
    @kerwinfernandes9583 2 роки тому

    Thanks for another informative video. Learning a little more each time I watch your video and the other video around. Lovely community out there, specially in the Decent Sampler space. God bless you and your family abundantly always! 🙂🙏🏼❤️

  • @2infamouz475
    @2infamouz475 2 роки тому

    Really cool 2 see your workflow , lots of good tips like the initial reaper stuff is goldd. Thank you

  • @the_real_redx
    @the_real_redx 5 років тому +1

    Loved this. Thank you for your efforts for us all!

  • @Matthewsavant
    @Matthewsavant 5 років тому

    Very well done! I’ve been doing sooo much of this by hand with Audacity...I mean literally for years 🤦🏽‍♂️ Definitely going to get into Reaper now. Nice work!

  • @jeffheftyhorn
    @jeffheftyhorn 3 роки тому

    Thanks for posting this. I use Cubase, but I was able to follow most of what you did and created my first Kontakt instrument. One thing I don't know how to do in Cubase is those quick edits at the beginning of each audio clip. The video has really inspired me to create all kinds of instruments. Thanks again!!

  • @MrYasaruslu
    @MrYasaruslu 9 місяців тому

    Hey, it was a great couple of intertwined trainings, I congratulate you, humanity needs this kind of training, you are an excellent trainer, bravo...

  • @MichaelBogaMusic
    @MichaelBogaMusic 5 років тому +2

    Damn, thank you so so much for that! That's the tutorial i was searching for! Can't wait to try that

  • @alfonsoperdomo4469
    @alfonsoperdomo4469 5 років тому

    This video was really awesome! I love the way you teach. Keep on your videos, I really appreciated this video.

  • @themysticnextdoor
    @themysticnextdoor 3 роки тому

    This is amazing. You broke it down so clearly. I can't wait to make an instrument for my singing bowls. Thanks!

  • @ns1983za
    @ns1983za 5 років тому +1

    Awesome, thank you. Can't wait to start sampling.

  • @skylightmusicshowree
    @skylightmusicshowree 5 років тому

    Thanks for taking the time to produce this video...very helpful.

  • @PTQ4Q4Q4Q4
    @PTQ4Q4Q4Q4 Рік тому

    I Do not comment much, but this was a lovey welt put fun produced short I just adored! I love music in general and music productions, listening between the notes picking out intricate things, but seeing this opened a lot of possibilities to my imagination, I knew of samples. but the possibility to get something clean and can map myself has got me thinking, thank you, Keep up your excellent Work.

  • @renatoruk1827
    @renatoruk1827 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this amazing tutorial. Not only did I learn how to make an instrument, but you also showed a few cool tricks in Kontakt and Reaper that I did not know even exist. Now I can't wait to make my own! Subscribing ;)

  • @macronencer
    @macronencer 2 роки тому +1

    Many many thanks for this tutorial. I've wanted to try making a Kontakt instrument for a very long time now. Finally I think I'm confident that I could do it!

  • @ThaKoolestKid
    @ThaKoolestKid 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you so much!! You explained this is great digestible detail that is apparently hard to come by on UA-cam these days

  • @elhamzawishy
    @elhamzawishy Рік тому +1

    brilliant masterclass on creating kontakt libraries and on maximizing the hell out of Reaper :) loved everything about your channel

  • @bonerici
    @bonerici 2 роки тому

    back a year later and just now starting to appreciate reaper. I didn't mind doing a small instrument, but doing a larger one with multiple samples, reaper makes it so much easier.

  • @NC17z
    @NC17z 4 роки тому

    This is an Amazing Tutorial! You're a great educator, and very good at doing tutorials. Yes, I have subscribed! Thank you for posting.

  • @artemi-music
    @artemi-music 4 роки тому

    Wow I'm so glad I found this video, I really enjoy the advices and the music at the end

  • @dominiquecharpentiermusic
    @dominiquecharpentiermusic 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you David, this is amazingly awesome! 👍😊

  • @deepsynth3495
    @deepsynth3495 4 роки тому +1

    David, thank you so much for this info, Kontakt is a maze to me, but you have helped me alot

  • @golosok_academy
    @golosok_academy 4 роки тому

    Awesome! 💯👍🔥 Thanks!

  • @Nurenove
    @Nurenove 2 роки тому +1

    Wow thank you. Yoy answered my age old questions in this tutorial. I dont have the r8 words to thank you. Stay blessed.

  • @richiejohnson
    @richiejohnson 9 місяців тому

    I struggled with work computers from the first days c. 1990. I felt like the last dinosaur looking at the first mammal.
    Your fluidity with the software is awesome!
    Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop set the bar! Revolutionary, in fact. They re-thought what it is to draw, and to digitize the darkroom.
    BTW, I took an electronic music with Shep Shapiro at Brown U. back in the day. We had an oscillator that made 3 different sound waves, a keyboard, and 1/2" reel-to-reel tape recorder. That was it!

  • @user-lj6ur8xj4t
    @user-lj6ur8xj4t 5 років тому

    You are the best man love and support from INDIA!!

  • @juanestanga1721
    @juanestanga1721 4 роки тому +1

    David, thanks a lot, you are a great teaccher!!! It's a complement Im giving you just beacuse you explaind every thing so well !!! Cheers !!!

  • @OfficialStevenCravis
    @OfficialStevenCravis 3 роки тому +2

    Brilliant, David!

  • @kingshahzad78
    @kingshahzad78 4 роки тому

    Hats off to your efforts my dear. Very informative tutorial. Love you

  • @davidbeatz164
    @davidbeatz164 3 роки тому

    Mind Boggling🤯 technical intricacy🔥. Good Job Mate! Respect Your Work

  • @Krilin84
    @Krilin84 3 роки тому

    Amazing resource. Thanks for making this

  • @marcusdekker
    @marcusdekker 4 роки тому

    Love your video's, David.✨

  • @dylanlovecomposer2638
    @dylanlovecomposer2638 5 років тому

    Such helpful information, thank you so much! And the jam at the end was awesome 👏🏼

  • @UDiAudio
    @UDiAudio 2 роки тому

    Amazing stuff. Exactly the kind of tutorial I was looking for.

  • @holymountstudios9099
    @holymountstudios9099 11 місяців тому +1

    There is an SWS action called "Split items at transients" in Reaper. There's also "Auto trim/split items (remove silence)", where you can determine what should be considered silence (so it doesn't have to be actual silence). Or you can easily write a custom action that does even more for you. No need to do it all manually!
    And the grouping functionality also keeps your files aligned to each other, which is a blessing when you have to edit recordings done with multiple microphones.
    Thank you so much for your tutorials!

  • @sertone777
    @sertone777 2 роки тому

    Thank you so so much ! Wish I had the knowledge and experience as you have . I appreciated watching every minute !

  • @cycleproduction3527
    @cycleproduction3527 5 років тому

    Amazing video! Highly educational and 100% on point! Thank you for sharing expirience!

  • @ZakRahman
    @ZakRahman 4 роки тому +15

    Well. I have to say, after recording, it really didn't take much time to get a functioning library that I can actually use. This is absolutely brilliant. You have opened the doors to creativity to a lot of people. Well done, and a huge thank you!

  • @mariojosepr
    @mariojosepr 4 роки тому

    Awesome video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @guitashmurtz4772
    @guitashmurtz4772 4 роки тому

    A Big Thank You, Great tutorial, great library, thank you for free download.

  • @devine_noise
    @devine_noise 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for making this David!

  • @Bass_computer
    @Bass_computer 3 роки тому

    came here looking for Kontakt stuff and got a REAPER tutorial on top of it. This video is *very* solid!

  • @reevant2215
    @reevant2215 4 роки тому

    Excellent. At first I didn’t understand why not tuning whilst in Reaper but then I saw why.

  • @abhi-yt
    @abhi-yt 3 роки тому

    Absolute legend

  • @syncbeatsmusic2485
    @syncbeatsmusic2485 5 років тому +1

    You're awesome! Thanks for the great tutorials!

  • @siddhantpetkar9728
    @siddhantpetkar9728 4 роки тому +1

    You're such a sweet person! Thanks for the knowledge! You earned a sub!
    Ps: This just became my fav Kontakt channel!

  • @gagsmedia
    @gagsmedia 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this video. It has really helped me understand how to do it!

  • @lukesmith9059
    @lukesmith9059 4 роки тому

    Very helpful video, thanks for making this!

  • @verdielg
    @verdielg 4 роки тому

    brilliant enjoyed this tremendously. this was both educational and inspiring to watch. Also, I live in the caribbean and have always found the kalimba to be similar in sound to the steelpan. Very beautiful instruments.

  • @Simon.Campbell
    @Simon.Campbell 3 роки тому

    Excellent outline - thank you.

  • @Deriviado
    @Deriviado 4 роки тому

    perfect demonstration of functions thanks!

  • @66KhzProductions
    @66KhzProductions 4 роки тому

    Great work super useful. Thanks man!

  • @killboybands1
    @killboybands1 4 роки тому

    Brilliant tutorial

  • @stuwood4389
    @stuwood4389 4 роки тому

    thanks so much for this, just about to dive into this whole process myself with my Kalimba

  • @vauboy
    @vauboy 5 років тому +1

    Such a nice video, and thanks for the library! I'll sure use it for some of my tracks :)

  • @deejay7339
    @deejay7339 2 роки тому

    Awesome video! I have started collecting hardware analog synths. These have no ability to save their settings so I've started sampling some of the sounds. Your video allowed me to save those sounds for future projects and playing. Thanks!

  • @AaronJamesArt2
    @AaronJamesArt2 4 роки тому

    Great how-to video. Thank you!

  • @GongMaster
    @GongMaster Рік тому

    Thanks for showing your way of making a Kontakt instrument. Great work flow and Reaper seems a helpful tool indeed for that work.

  • @shumon6332
    @shumon6332 4 роки тому

    Great tutorial, thanks David!

  • @StephenBennettCompositions
    @StephenBennettCompositions 5 років тому

    Thank you so much for this. Your videos are incredibly informative and easily digestible. Subscribed!

  • @robsenz.
    @robsenz. 3 роки тому +2

    Solid video just getting to the point with everything. I laughed when I saw the cups of your headphones dangling there haha.

  • @simoncastao
    @simoncastao 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing!

  • @jgotdreams
    @jgotdreams 4 роки тому

    Freaking FIRE man! Thank you for this!

  • @TheChromaKid
    @TheChromaKid 5 років тому

    Thank you very much! Really helpful video. I'm not using all of the same softwares, but it was still really useful to get a general idea of the process

  • @anang7300
    @anang7300 6 місяців тому

    Thank you very much for sharing with us.

  • @JohnFisk-OHS-78
    @JohnFisk-OHS-78 5 років тому +2

    David, thanks a million! Fabulous tutorial. It's both understandable and comprehensive without glossing over important details. Love the brutal honesty about the tedium... ;-)
    Years ago, I worked in a little bush hospital in the outback of Zimbabwe for a couple months. I came home with a number of traditional instruments that I've wanted to do something with for years. This is the answer.
    Many thanks and best wishes!

  • @BuckleyDotCom
    @BuckleyDotCom 2 роки тому

    This has been amazingly helpful (ThankQ!) :)

  • @MusicalWizardryMarcoIannello
    @MusicalWizardryMarcoIannello 5 років тому +1

    This is extremely educational, excellent stuff, cheers!

    • @flowscious
      @flowscious 5 років тому +1

      HI! haha, stumbled across this also lol :) Great tutorial ^^

  • @SimonUbsdell
    @SimonUbsdell 3 роки тому

    Brilliant presentation. So well done.

  • @AnotherProducer
    @AnotherProducer 4 роки тому

    What a great tutorial, Daniel! Helped me a lot, thanck you!

  • @MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa
    @MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa 2 роки тому

    Amazing! Thanks!

  • @williamwmcqiv6157
    @williamwmcqiv6157 2 роки тому

    Impressive..hard work..great results enjoyed you video.

  • @BLUESFANAAT1977
    @BLUESFANAAT1977 4 роки тому

    Very nice tutorial.
    Thank you

  • @shango7942
    @shango7942 3 роки тому

    That was wonderful. You have gain a new subscriber.

  • @joshuadelaughter7968
    @joshuadelaughter7968 2 роки тому

    The naming part is super easy with melodyne. Also helps make everything pitch perfect.

  • @NachoPiek
    @NachoPiek Рік тому

    So good. Thank you ❤