I just brought the Classics Bundle, and I have installed them through the Spitfire App. However, they are not showing up in Kontakt. Neither are they showing up in Native Access, and with no serial number provided with any of these libraries, I can’t seem to find a way to load them into Native Access.
Why is it that when ever I install a Labs product, after downloading, it still says install? It's like it never downloaded anything. However, when I check where they installed, which is the default path, It's all there. I'm using FL Studio, and I also can't seem to find any of the Downloaded content. All i'm seeing is Discover in the stand alone, Labs plugin, and BBC Symphony Orchestra in FL Studio.
Honestly it took me a few hours just to get the plugin to appear in Logic. And then every instrument needs to be "repaired" as soon as it's installed so everything needs to be downloaded twice. And then there must be something else wrong because everything is horribly distorted. The whole process seems unnecessarily complicated. I do of course appreciate that so many instruments are being published for free, but all the drama and problem-solving is just too much for me.
Musicians put up with the absolute worst user experiences. The Spitfire products are stunning, musically speaking, but the hoops you have to jump through to get them to work...they'd be laughed out of business in any commercial setting.
Can u add none serial spitfire on kontact so all spitfire audio packs can be played in one player. It's annoying to have different way of opening different spitfire audio vsts which are saved on the same hardrive.
Did you ever figure this out? Many of them have no serial number, Kontakt is telling me "DUPLICATE" A library by this name is already etc... but it appears nowhere.
You didn't say what path to set for VST2, VST3, and AAX. On Windows 11, these default to "Program Files -> Common Files. But I'm installing the actual samples to my D drive. What is the correct path for these three items? Should they be on the D drive with the actual libraries themselves (the "Default Content Path")? Thank you for any assistance. I'm new at this so that probably explains my questions.
I just purchased some libraries without a serial number. Every time I use the library I have to open the individual NKI Instruments? It's pretty tedious when there are hundreds of them?
Move the library folder across to your second device and then repair the library in the new location. Or, Reset and redownload the library: spitfireaudio.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205034805-How-Can-I-Redownload-a-Product-
Hi. I am a little confused about the app used to run the downloaded midi instruments? Can I download them as they are and use them or do I have to use a third party like Kontakt or SA Recording libraries? I have done the first part of the instructions until the download actions. It is getting them up and running on the video that is confusing me? For example with the section talking about a dedicated Spitfire plugin and then downloading the correlating plugin and Library contents? I this a dedicated plugin per package and if so where do I find it? As all the packages I have downloaded do not include a plugin? Any help is appreciated.
Hey Monica, each Spitfire Plugin library (BBC, Abbey Road, LABS, etc) comes with their own plugin. This has to be accessed via your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), and should be available in your VST/ AU Instruments list. If this is not the case, please contact us at spitfireaudio.com/support
I can't believe I even have to search this in 2024. Downloaded Iceli, it shows up a DEMO in kontakt. I have a full updated working version of Kontakt 6.8. Nothing plays. Can't get it off demo mode. Anyone can help?
Hi, I am trying to download a few LABS plugins onto my Windows PC so I can then use them on Ableton. When I finish downloading the files and drag the Spitfire folder onto Ableton there are no plugins to use. Could you help me?
@@thefuza150 found out what to do: what you have to do is enable vst plugins in the ableton plugins settings. Enable everything and it worked for me. Double check the file locations
frustrating video that goes over so many basics like "simply sign into your account" along with footage of someone signing into an account. thanks. but the worst thing about it is that i followed the instructions and the instruments still dont show up in AU instruments in logic.
Yes you can James. Have you checked the AU Instrument option in Garage Band Preferences yet? If so, please contact our team at spitfireaudio.com/support and we'll be more than happy to lend you a hand!
Hello, I installed my Ricotti Mallets and would love to know if this can be added as a Kontakt Library? Or is it available only via the "Files" Browser?
Hi Lars, This library is a Kontakt Full Library, which means it is only available via the Files Tab. I'd recommend using the Quickload menu in Kontakt to speed up your workflow: ua-cam.com/video/tAQOkgDh5zI/v-deo.html
@@SPITFIREAUDIOCLIPS Thank you Lars for asking this question! I came here looking for this exactly and was disappointed when I didn't see it addressed.
To add more context to my frustrations...I put my Spitfire instruments in a dedicated folder. When I use Ableton, it scans for plugins. But the ONLY SF ones It finds, are from SA Recordings (why they create a different brand for this and, thus, a different file path altogether is anyone's guess). But yes, it does not locate Spitfire Audio. I guess I could add each one manually to Kontakt (sort of....not even really. When I go to add Glass & Steel for instance, I can open a preset to load the instrument, but then it's gone when I close the folder. There seems to be no way to add it to my Kontakt libraries. If only these plugins showed up when I scanned for plugins like the SA Recording one does.) Very confusing. I think this is more the insanity of Kontakt than SF, but still, why is this so complicated?
@@ryanholladay5665 You can only access Glass and Steel via Kontakt, so it will not appear in the plugin menu. This is a Kontakt Full instrument, so can only be loaded via the Files Tab instead of the Browser.
@@SPITFIREAUDIOCLIPS I don't see that mentioned anywhere in any of Spitfires description of the library. Can you explain what "full" means? I should hope Im getting the full thing ;) Seriously, there are so many weird exceptions and caveats to using Kontakt. So how should I organize this so I can easily access it in my Kontakt browser?
when i select the master folder when i installed it like you say at 4:04 it says'' the library path belongs to a different library " . I selected the right one i don't understand
This is typically because your external hard drive has permissions that do not allow the App to have access. If you are on Mac OS 10.14 and above, you should allow the Spitfire Audio App to have Full Disk Access.
What a horrible and rushed demo of how to install Spit Audio in conjunction with Kontakt. At times, the narrator was speaking of a Spit library while at the NI website, where Kontakt was also needed, and saying things like: "after plugin is installed"....which plug, Kontakts or Spits? Seriously, you're at Kontakts' download webpage, and speaking about Spits plugins. This alone makes for some very difficult to follow instructions. Terrible job!!!!! Yes, i'm writing 'Spit', in reference to this video, and company, with reason. By the way, this is a criticism by someone who teaches at a university. I do know a thing or two about pedagogy, and how to clearly communicate details; which, in case I haven't made myself clear, this video lacks doing so on a megalithic scale.
2:03 uuummm what? what is this? there's so much lack of context throughout this whole thing. I feel like I won't understand it until I've successfully ran every other program... but every other tutorial is exactly like this so it's not helping me AT ALL
Hi there, on the right side of the downloads tab you will be able to see two icons that resemble a pause button (two verticle lines) - these are the pause buttons for each active download. You can use those buttons to halt the active downloads until you are ready to proceed.
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I just brought the Classics Bundle, and I have installed them through the Spitfire App. However, they are not showing up in Kontakt. Neither are they showing up in Native Access, and with no serial number provided with any of these libraries, I can’t seem to find a way to load them into Native Access.
Why is it that when ever I install a Labs product, after downloading, it still says install? It's like it never downloaded anything. However, when I check where they installed, which is the default path, It's all there. I'm using FL Studio, and I also can't seem to find any of the Downloaded content. All i'm seeing is Discover in the stand alone, Labs plugin, and BBC Symphony Orchestra in FL Studio.
Honestly it took me a few hours just to get the plugin to appear in Logic. And then every instrument needs to be "repaired" as soon as it's installed so everything needs to be downloaded twice. And then there must be something else wrong because everything is horribly distorted. The whole process seems unnecessarily complicated. I do of course appreciate that so many instruments are being published for free, but all the drama and problem-solving is just too much for me.
Musicians put up with the absolute worst user experiences. The Spitfire products are stunning, musically speaking, but the hoops you have to jump through to get them to work...they'd be laughed out of business in any commercial setting.
Can u add none serial spitfire on kontact so all spitfire audio packs can be played in one player. It's annoying to have different way of opening different spitfire audio vsts which are saved on the same hardrive.
Did you ever figure this out? Many of them have no serial number, Kontakt is telling me "DUPLICATE" A library by this name is already etc... but it appears nowhere.
@@jameswigginton5973 yeah , you can use a quick/recent button which will let you know the latest vst you used but yeha it's annoying
My says Error Assessing Install Location
The application does not have write access to the instal location.
I recently purchased the Hainbach - Landfill Totems but it doesn't appear on any of my VSTs on any of my daws. Could you please help me out?
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You didn't say what path to set for VST2, VST3, and AAX. On Windows 11, these default to "Program Files -> Common Files. But I'm installing the actual samples to my D drive. What is the correct path for these three items? Should they be on the D drive with the actual libraries themselves (the "Default Content Path")? Thank you for any assistance. I'm new at this so that probably explains my questions.
Thank you!
I just purchased some libraries without a serial number. Every time I use the library I have to open the individual NKI Instruments? It's pretty tedious when there are hundreds of them?
If these are Kontakt Full libraries, you can speed up your workflow by using Kontakt's Quick Load: ua-cam.com/video/tAQOkgDh5zI/v-deo.html&t
Excellent tutorial. My thanks.
I can't seem to download Labs anymore. Is this normal?
I've purchased and installed Firewood Piano. It's fantastic! How can I install it on my second computer?
Move the library folder across to your second device and then repair the library in the new location. Or, Reset and redownload the library:
spitfireaudio.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205034805-How-Can-I-Redownload-a-Product-
Hi.
I am a little confused about the app used to run the downloaded midi instruments?
Can I download them as they are and use them or do I have to use a third party like Kontakt or SA Recording libraries?
I have done the first part of the instructions until the download actions. It is getting them up and running on the video that is confusing me?
For example with the section talking about a dedicated Spitfire plugin and then downloading the correlating plugin and Library contents? I this a dedicated plugin per package and if so where do I find it?
As all the packages I have downloaded do not include a plugin?
Any help is appreciated.
Hey Monica, each Spitfire Plugin library (BBC, Abbey Road, LABS, etc) comes with their own plugin. This has to be accessed via your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), and should be available in your VST/ AU Instruments list. If this is not the case, please contact us at spitfireaudio.com/support
@@SPITFIREAUDIOCLIPS yeah me to, i can't find LABS .dll or vst3 on my pc . any idea?
I can't believe I even have to search this in 2024. Downloaded Iceli, it shows up a DEMO in kontakt. I have a full updated working version of Kontakt 6.8. Nothing plays. Can't get it off demo mode. Anyone can help?
Hi, I am trying to download a few LABS plugins onto my Windows PC so I can then use them on Ableton.
When I finish downloading the files and drag the Spitfire folder onto Ableton there are no plugins to use.
Could you help me?
Please contact spitfireaudio.com/support
hey bro, did you find a fix
@@thefuza150 found out what to do: what you have to do is enable vst plugins in the ableton plugins settings. Enable everything and it worked for me. Double check the file locations
the insturments i downloaded play in LogicPro without Kontact. Why do I need Kontact? thanks
frustrating video that goes over so many basics like "simply sign into your account" along with footage of someone signing into an account. thanks. but the worst thing about it is that i followed the instructions and the instruments still dont show up in AU instruments in logic.
make this simpler
Can I get these into Garageband? And if so, how? Struggling to get this to work...
Yes you can James. Have you checked the AU Instrument option in Garage Band Preferences yet? If so, please contact our team at spitfireaudio.com/support and we'll be more than happy to lend you a hand!
Hello there, at 2:33, could you tell me what the HDD Install icon means please? Thank you 👍🏻
Hey Nigel, this is for customers who order our bespoke hard drives and are installing Spitfire Plugin products directly from those drives.
@@SPITFIREAUDIOCLIPS BINGO 🎯 Thank you, mystery solved. 👍🏻
Can anyone advise on how to reform my external drive without losing data. I have a 1TB solid state samsung drive with lots of Kontakt libraries on it
Hello, I installed my Ricotti Mallets and would love to know if this can be added as a Kontakt Library? Or is it available only via the "Files" Browser?
Hi Lars,
This library is a Kontakt Full Library, which means it is only available via the Files Tab. I'd recommend using the Quickload menu in Kontakt to speed up your workflow: ua-cam.com/video/tAQOkgDh5zI/v-deo.html
@@SPITFIREAUDIOCLIPS Thank you Lars for asking this question! I came here looking for this exactly and was disappointed when I didn't see it addressed.
To add more context to my frustrations...I put my Spitfire instruments in a dedicated folder. When I use Ableton, it scans for plugins. But the ONLY SF ones It finds, are from SA Recordings (why they create a different brand for this and, thus, a different file path altogether is anyone's guess). But yes, it does not locate Spitfire Audio. I guess I could add each one manually to Kontakt (sort of....not even really. When I go to add Glass & Steel for instance, I can open a preset to load the instrument, but then it's gone when I close the folder. There seems to be no way to add it to my Kontakt libraries. If only these plugins showed up when I scanned for plugins like the SA Recording one does.) Very confusing. I think this is more the insanity of Kontakt than SF, but still, why is this so complicated?
@@ryanholladay5665 You can only access Glass and Steel via Kontakt, so it will not appear in the plugin menu. This is a Kontakt Full instrument, so can only be loaded via the Files Tab instead of the Browser.
@@SPITFIREAUDIOCLIPS I don't see that mentioned anywhere in any of Spitfires description of the library. Can you explain what "full" means? I should hope Im getting the full thing ;) Seriously, there are so many weird exceptions and caveats to using Kontakt. So how should I organize this so I can easily access it in my Kontakt browser?
I'm still having trouble getting Spitfire libraries to show in Kontakt and also in my DAW Fl Studio.
Hi Cam, Please reach out to our support line Spitfireaudio.com/support and we'll be happy to help
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but it doesn't work for me. :(
can i use these in FL studio
Yes :)
Spitfire Harp has no serial number.
I upgraded to Windows 11 and it doesn't seem to work anymore...
when i select the master folder when i installed it like you say at 4:04 it says'' the library path belongs to a different library " . I selected the right one i don't understand
Please reach out to our support team directly. It is likely an issue with the installation: www.spitfireaudio.com/support
I'm having trouble installing the plugins, it says "application does not have the write access to install location"
This is typically because your external hard drive has permissions that do not allow the App to have access. If you are on Mac OS 10.14 and above, you should allow the Spitfire Audio App to have Full Disk Access.
Can I use these in Ableton or only Logic?
Yes, you use both DAW's simultaneously!
Please. How uninstalled a instrument?
What library and what OS?
Why the hell does spitfire use this annoying 3rd party software instead of just making it a plugin straight to the DAW??? Really annoying.
What a horrible and rushed demo of how to install Spit Audio in conjunction with Kontakt. At times, the narrator was speaking of a Spit library while at the NI website, where Kontakt was also needed, and saying things like: "after plugin is installed"....which plug, Kontakts or Spits? Seriously, you're at Kontakts' download webpage, and speaking about Spits plugins. This alone makes for some very difficult to follow instructions. Terrible job!!!!! Yes, i'm writing 'Spit', in reference to this video, and company, with reason.
By the way, this is a criticism by someone who teaches at a university. I do know a thing or two about pedagogy, and how to clearly communicate details; which, in case I haven't made myself clear, this video lacks doing so on a megalithic scale.
2:03 uuummm what? what is this? there's so much lack of context throughout this whole thing. I feel like I won't understand it until I've successfully ran every other program... but every other tutorial is exactly like this so it's not helping me AT ALL
Hi there, on the right side of the downloads tab you will be able to see two icons that resemble a pause button (two verticle lines) - these are the pause buttons for each active download. You can use those buttons to halt the active downloads until you are ready to proceed.
This hasn't helped me at all.