So after watching your video five times in a row I finally figured out to go into common files and then native instruments folder and from there click on 64-bit then I clicked on select and then contacts populated in my vst, oh my God thank you so much for all your help it was driving me bananas and when I contacted Ableton they said contact is not show up as a VST so I was dumbfounded and I was like wait I got to watch this video so I watched it over and over but I finally got it thank you so much
Cheers Robin! I NEVER comment on or like UA-cam videos, but this one deserves it. You have saved me so much trouble. Can finally get around to using my expansions the way I hoped. It's surprising that Native Instruments don't make simple walk-throughs like this for installing their products, but luckily you took the time to explain these things for beginners like me. Much appreciated!
Hey Liam, thanks very much. It is a pain in the neck, eh?! Glad you got it sorted. I've just this minute posted a new vid on Kontakt, check it out ua-cam.com/video/heDtDmt1v-E/v-deo.html
Seriously. This video was an amazing help. Lots of videos on using g kontakt in cakewalk which I am beginning to use but none on how to get cakewalk to recognize it as a plug in. Which makes all there videos worthless. Finally someone actually made a video about the first thing you need to do. And I can guarantee some of them had this problem but never made a video about it. Thanks man.
I did the same exact thing you did. spent days trying to get this to show up in Ableton Live 11 and thanks to you, my days of misery are over! thank you!
First off, Thank you Robin for this video. I had been using native instruments in maschine and then wanted to use them in ableton. If you already have all the stuff installed there is a very simple way to get them into ableton. Instead of creating the VST32 and VST64 in the common files. First go into Ableton preferences, turn on VST2 custom folder. Second hit VST2 custom folder browse button. Then look for the folder C:\Programfiles\Native Instuments\VSTPluggins 64Bit. Hit the rescan at the top and it will put all your native instruments plugging into your ableton VST drop down to use.
Hi Brian. Yep, that sounds a perfectly good way of doing it in that situation, good job. You obviously understand it a bit more than your average noob!
Thank you so much! I got Komplete 13 Select a few days ago and was struggling terribly with it. Your directions were easy to follow, and I was able to adapt them to my DAW, Reaper
Thank you so much for this video. I just switched over to Ableton Suite from Native Instruments. I just bought the Novation Launchkey MK3 61, and you just made me a serious happy man!! I moved all of my vst’s to the common file, and now I have my game face on!!!
@@robin_miller_music I have another question that I have been searching for with no avail. I put my ssd drive back in as my c drive, and I have also installed my 4tb drive as my place for vsts and samples. Do you know the proper way to configure that, or perhaps another video to refer me to? Thank you
@@HurveyJones So you basically want to move them all to a new location? In *theory*, it's supposed to be easy. Move them on your hard-drive etc, go into Native Access > Preferences, sort the new locations as necessary. Then if you click on each product you have Installed (main window) it should bring up a side window which shows you the Installation Path, if this is wring you'll probably need to re-install each product (hover over 'Full Version' etc in the product's mini section and it changes to 'Reinstall'. I think this is the correct procedure but in reality I think it's a total nightmare! sorry man
Today is the 11th day I am busy to get the thing running on my pc. I'm pretty much there but seeing this I can image where I gone waaaay of track. I did have some fun with Absynth and that alone was worth the effort. Thanks man! ✌️
Thank you! I was watching another video and literally could not get it to work. It's really crazy that someone posted a video with a completely wrong way to set this up. Thank you for the clear instruction! I'm all set!!
I echo many of the comments below. New to this too and find NI Kontakt, Komplete etc. very confusing and there’s little in the way of easy to grasp instruction out there. Well done!
THANK YOU! This instruction set worked on Ableton 11 Live Lite as well. The only thing I did slightly differently was I left the Native Access defaults in place (Native Access was installed before I installed Ableton Live Lite) and I pointed the Ableton preference VST2 Plug-In Custom Folder to the default Native Access install location c:\Program Files\Common Files\VST 64bit. JOB WELL DONE SIR!
thanks a lot for this mate. im completely new to music producing too and had no idea how to get this installed! all good now tho, cheers for the video!
Thank you so much for this video! I was searching for a tutorial on how to do this because I'm fairly new to Ableton and Kontakt and I have to use them for my exam so once again, this video was super helpful and thank you so much!!
Thank you very much for this simple and to-the-point tutorial. Hopefully I can make music and try to relax with COVID, being jobless, and the doing pre-requisite college classes. I just want to break away from my clinical depression before it gets worse again.
No probs Gott. Sorry to hear you're having a rough time at the moment. It's nice to have music as a 'way out', but I hope you have people around you who can support you. Take care
Robin same comment from me as Jose. Great Video, You can't really get a hold of the manufactures so videos like this are golden. You get a 5 star review lol
5 Star from me as well! I know it's an OLD video, but it unlocked the mystery key (Just Turning on the VST3 Stuff that got my Kontakt 6 into Ableton 11 Lite! Thank You!
@@robin_miller_music I already had a VST 64Bit folder there, but I added the 32 although it may not be necessary. When I triggered the VST3 stuff in the Preferences, that is when it added the Kontakt data to the Plug-in section. Didin't have to do anything after that, and it all worked. Yours was the first video I had seen that explained all that, and I think that is why it is still relevant!
thanks for your help man! i spent hours trying to figure it out. It would download, but not make me specify where to download the VST's, so annoying! Appriciate you explaining this!
3minutes and 43 seconds in, job done. WAs struggling to get my Native stuff onto my SSD, not big enough. From watching this my stressful day just got sorted. Downloading all onto my D drive now . Can't rate this video enough.
The "Preferences" setup options (3:45-5:20 portion) cannot be found when I try to locate it as you demonstrate. Has the sites options changed since you made this fantastic video?
@@robin_miller_music I finally figured it out. Whew! Their page is a mess - LOL! Do you have any videos which explain how to access the Kontact plugin from Ableton? (I'm using 11)
@@blankframepr0duxi0ns17 Great, glad you got there in the end! No video, it's pretty easy. 'Collections' section in the top left of Ableton > Plugins > VST then Kontakt should be in the list. Just drag it to a track.
It's hilarious. I spent th last few days reinstalling Maschine and Ableton cause I was struggling to get my NI stuff to work in Ableton, and apparently it was cause I just was pointing the VST2 custom folder to the 32 bit and not the 64 one..haha Cheers for being the only video I found that remotely deals with this frustrating issue
@@robin_miller_music yeah, wasn't quite how I had planned to spend my weekend, that's for sure. Maschine had been my main DAW for a while, so just really glad to have found a way to access the abundance of instruments i have in NI, in Ableton
I am also struggling with this install. I have my HDD partitioned so that only windows and apps install on c:\ and then all the VSTs on a different path with more space. Does the install path have to be on c:\?
Hi Jason. To be honest I haven't tried it that way, so can't speak from experience. I'd highly doubt that it *has* to be on c: but I think you'll have to make sure that everything points to the same place
i installed kontakt player (i use Output Analog Brass and winds) everything opens up but An Br & Winds not recognized by ableton in my plugins? I went to program files and cannot locate Kontact.vst in downloads, plugins, common files to click and drag into the VST folder: going nuts. In Ableton 9 I did not have this problem ?
@@robin_miller_music honestly do not remember if it was 32 or 64 but I have a new Asus laptop which is only 64-bit and I've searched everywhere for that contact of VST file and cannot locate it I've done everything you've done from install uninstall reinstall etc etc
@@robertbonilla2943 Really sorry, I'm not an expert. Do you have any other plugins? Do they work? If not, try downloading and installing a different plugin (free is fine as long as it works with K Player). That will confirm if the problem is with K/Ableton or Output. I checked on Output's page in the DAW Support section and it says 9.2.2+ or 10.1. According to Ableton there was a 10.0.x release before 10.1.x so worth checking your version. I also found this, is it just taking a long time to load support.output.com/en/support/solutions/articles/1000274705-analog-brass-and-winds-is-taking-a-long-time-to-load Other than that I'm really not sure, sorry. Try contacting Output
Is it possible to switch instruments using the computer keyboard in a own created instrument bank? - I don't want to use the mouse cursor because I play the digital saxophone and it is not practical.
@@robin_miller_music Simply... we have 127 presets in the instrument bank - I can switch them using Program Change, but I would like to be able to select at least a few instruments using the computer keyboard.
Great Video and thanks for that. Without a doubt, Native instruments Kontakt player is the most baffling download of all! Nothing but trouble and hours of trying to get it to work. Maybe it's me? However, it's stopped me purchasing anything from them. Anyone else experience this?
This is really useful, thanks. I’m using an MacBook Pro M1 and although I’ve set the download/application folders no problem, the VST 64/32 locations don’t show up in the preferences pane. Can someone tell me where I need to create VST folders - is it simply a case of creating folders in the NI applications folder?
Ah that's interesting. It was an assumption that it created that folder on install. It definitely wasn't there before when i did it. If you're definitely sure it's not there then you can create it. See what happens when you set the plug-in folders in Ableton options!
Hi there. When I download Kontakt, Massive, and Reaktor do I direct them to "downloads," "content," "vst 64 bit," or "vst 32 bit"? Sorry, I'm a guitarist so I know nothing about this stuff. Thanks!
Hey. If I understand what you're asking correctly, then download Native Access just like you would any normal programme. Then set the paths in Preferences in NA. Then just install Kontakt through NA and it should put everything in the right place. Does that help? (Sorry, I can't speak for Massive or Reaktor).
I can't get native access to cooperate. It says that I'm not connected to the internet. Can't find any help info on the problem. I might just uninstall it and try again.
No probs! If I understand you correctly, then as long as the actuals vst itself (the .dll file) is in the right place then you can save the other elements wherever you like and it should work. I just played it safe!
@@robin_miller_music Thank you so much for getting back to me you have been tremendously helpful. I have another question if you don't mind. I downloaded it all on a external hard drive. If I switch computers one day is it possible to use this hard drive and download just the VSTs and apps on another computer?
@@codeartifex2455 In theory, yes. But it might depend on the licence arrangements with individual vst's, and exactly how they handle that process. (I think!)
Purchased plugins a few weeks ago and not been able to use them because I cant work out how t see them in my DAW, I downloaded the Kontakt player and plugins and its now inside a folder named Native plugins within my documents, how to get my Daw to see it from there is still a mystery to me...
@@robin_miller_music I can only see a VST3 folder in common files, I appreciate your help but I am at the stage now where I have wasted so much time trying trying to sort this, I am going to uninstall everything and ask for a refund, Thanks Paul
@@ThePaulmaxey Hi Paul, I totally understand your pain! There was *much* chuntering from me when I first did it! Uninstall everything is a good plan, start again from scratch. If you haven't already, then follow the video through at each stage, and see if that works.
I need to uninstall and start over. NI has NO customer support. Do I just uninstall all files individually? I cant find just one NI to uninstall ALL. Thanks so much
Hey Brad. As you know I'm no expert, but this would be my suggestion. I'm on PC not Mac. if I go to Windows Settings > Apps & Features (where I can uninstall progs) I've got a list of NI Apps. Some are things I've bought/installed (e.g. Yangqin, the free hammered dulcimer they were giving away recently) but there's also 'Native Instruments Kontakt' and 'Native Instruments Native Access' (as well as 'Native Instruments Kontakt Factory Selection', which I think you leave there). So try uninstalling 'Kontakt' and 'Native Access'. But I would defo go through and check the individual files as well. Then re-start your PC and check again. Obvs this vid was a little while ago but I don't remember having any problems uninstalling and re-installing again. Windows installers are fairly forgiving in this regard. Hope that helps
which DAW? Are you opening Kontakt standalone (i.e. straight from your computer)? Try checking out my other vid about opening multiple instruments in one instance of Kontakt.
@@robin_miller_music ooo got you when I log into my account after I downloaded native access when I hit my icon person on there website I don't see preferences to get to not installed or any of that was seen in your video
Your video was spot-on, unfortunately, I guess I am still doing something wrong, though I can't for the life figure out what. Kontakt refuses to show in either plugin folder for me, in Ableton. Alas...
@@robin_miller_music Hiya! It simply doesn't show in my plugins tab inside Ableton. I have a couple few others (Neo-Piano's Piano One is in my VST tab, infected Mushroom's Wider is under my VST3 tab, etc.) I am super new at this, so I am certain I'm doing something wrong. Or some of these aren't compatible with Lite, perhaps.
@@justin.robben Go to Windows Explorer > C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST 64bit (or wherever you created yours, the same path as listed in Preferences in Native Access for 'VST 64 Location') and you should have Kontakt.dll in there. Do you?
@@robin_miller_music I think the trouble, after all, is, even after searching my C:, I don't have the .dll. I have Kontact as an app; it opens and everything. I can even select the Yangqin in Kontact. However, I can't do anything with this. Ableton doesn't have it.
Hey Jomar, unfortunately I'm a die-hard Windows user. In Windows it's listed under Programs so I can just click Uninstall from there. What's the equivalent on Mac? I would also then go through each of the file locations I talked about in the video and manually check everything has been deleted as expected.
Ight so I went an bought Output's Exhale vocal synth and it requires me to download Kontakt in which requires me to download Native Access. My problem is that when I open Native Access it stops responding and never actually opens. You get the color wheel loading icon when you try to go up to preferences & no actual window ever pops up & to exit out of the app entirely I have to force quit. Ive tried control click "open", nothing. Ive tried completely uninstalled and reinstalled NA and the problem still persists, figured Id start asking questions before I ask for my money back lmaoo
ooo bummer, man. ok, so NA won't open. You've done the obvious thing which is to uninstall and re-install. I wonder if something else on your machine is conflicting with NA somehow? I'd reach out to NA and see if they can help
So after watching your video five times in a row I finally figured out to go into common files and then native instruments folder and from there click on 64-bit then I clicked on select and then contacts populated in my vst, oh my God thank you so much for all your help it was driving me bananas and when I contacted Ableton they said contact is not show up as a VST so I was dumbfounded and I was like wait I got to watch this video so I watched it over and over but I finally got it thank you so much
Hey man, I'm so glad you sorted it finally. Well done.
I have been searching all 4 corners of UA-cam to find a video like this, and finally I have! Thanks you!
No probs, man. I did exactly the same, that's why I recorded it!
Cheers Robin! I NEVER comment on or like UA-cam videos, but this one deserves it. You have saved me so much trouble. Can finally get around to using my expansions the way I hoped. It's surprising that Native Instruments don't make simple walk-throughs like this for installing their products, but luckily you took the time to explain these things for beginners like me. Much appreciated!
Hey man, thanks so much. Yeah, I don't get it either. Glad the vid helped!
The only one that really explains how to do it succinctly.
Thanks Steve, hope you're all good now
Thank you so much, I can’t believe how difficult it was to find a video as good and clear as yours to sort this out.
Hey Liam, thanks very much. It is a pain in the neck, eh?! Glad you got it sorted.
I've just this minute posted a new vid on Kontakt, check it out ua-cam.com/video/heDtDmt1v-E/v-deo.html
Seriously. This video was an amazing help. Lots of videos on using g kontakt in cakewalk which I am beginning to use but none on how to get cakewalk to recognize it as a plug in. Which makes all there videos worthless. Finally someone actually made a video about the first thing you need to do. And I can guarantee some of them had this problem but never made a video about it. Thanks man.
No probs mate, I'm glad you got it sorted. Onto more fun with cakewalk now!
I've been searching so long to find a tutorial without any background music. Thank you so much!
no probs Bernhardt!
I did the same exact thing you did. spent days trying to get this to show up in Ableton Live 11 and thanks to you, my days of misery are over! thank you!
Yay, totally glad it helped man! Pity you didn't find it sooner and save some headache, but hey.
thank you! I was finding it a real ballache, glad there are kind people like you around willing to help out with these sorts of things. Cheers mate
No probs! Glad it helped, hopefully saved you some extra ball-ache
First off, Thank you Robin for this video. I had been using native instruments in maschine and then wanted to use them in ableton. If you already have all the stuff installed there is a very simple way to get them into ableton. Instead of creating the VST32 and VST64 in the common files. First go into Ableton preferences, turn on VST2 custom folder. Second hit VST2 custom folder browse button. Then look for the folder C:\Programfiles\Native Instuments\VSTPluggins 64Bit. Hit the rescan at the top and it will put all your native instruments plugging into your ableton VST drop down to use.
Hi Brian. Yep, that sounds a perfectly good way of doing it in that situation, good job. You obviously understand it a bit more than your average noob!
Cheers Robin. This finally stopped me going round in circles! Nice & clear to understand.
Great! Glad it helped, that's what it's there for.
Dude , thank you so much, you have no idea how much looking up i had to do just to get here, thank you so much.
I think I do man, I did all that looking up as well!! Really glad it helped.
I’ve been searching all over UA-cam for a video like this!!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Yay, glad you found it!
Sir, thank you SO SO much. You have helped me (and from what I can see in the comment section, many others as well) tremendously 🙏🙏🙏
Wow, 2 years later this is still helping people! Amazing. So glad to help. Keep making music!
@@robin_miller_music ❤️🎵
Thank you so much for this great step by step explanation …saved me a lot of time reinstalling everything😊
No probs!
Thank you so much! I got Komplete 13 Select a few days ago and was struggling terribly with it. Your directions were easy to follow, and I was able to adapt them to my DAW, Reaper
No probs, glad you sorted it!
Thank you so much for this video. I just switched over to Ableton Suite from Native Instruments. I just bought the Novation Launchkey MK3 61, and you just made me a serious happy man!! I moved all of my vst’s to the common file, and now I have my game face on!!!
No probs. Game on!
@@robin_miller_music I have another question that I have been searching for with no avail.
I put my ssd drive back in as my c drive, and I have also installed my 4tb drive as my place for vsts and samples. Do you know the proper way to configure that, or perhaps another video to refer me to? Thank you
@@HurveyJones So you basically want to move them all to a new location? In *theory*, it's supposed to be easy. Move them on your hard-drive etc, go into Native Access > Preferences, sort the new locations as necessary. Then if you click on each product you have Installed (main window) it should bring up a side window which shows you the Installation Path, if this is wring you'll probably need to re-install each product (hover over 'Full Version' etc in the product's mini section and it changes to 'Reinstall'.
I think this is the correct procedure but in reality I think it's a total nightmare! sorry man
Today is the 11th day I am busy to get the thing running on my pc. I'm pretty much there but seeing this I can image where I gone waaaay of track. I did have some fun with Absynth and that alone was worth the effort. Thanks man! ✌️
Wait, *11* days??! Man you've got some serious patience! But well done for getting there in the end. Glad I could help.
@@robin_miller_music Failure is not an option buddy. 😉
Thank you! I was watching another video and literally could not get it to work. It's really crazy that someone posted a video with a completely wrong way to set this up. Thank you for the clear instruction! I'm all set!!
Amazing, thanks so much! Have you checked out my series on the new TFO2 by projectsam? Hoping to drop the next video this weekend!
Nope! I'll check it out though! Sure there's tons of stuff I can learn from this channel! @@robin_miller_music
I echo many of the comments below. New to this too and find NI Kontakt, Komplete etc. very confusing and there’s little in the way of easy to grasp instruction out there. Well done!
Thanks Mike! I hope you're getting to grips with it a bit now
Thanks Robin. It has been a struggle for me also. but I keep trying.
Keep going!
THANK YOU! This instruction set worked on Ableton 11 Live Lite as well. The only thing I did slightly differently was I left the Native Access defaults in place (Native Access was installed before I installed Ableton Live Lite) and I pointed the Ableton preference VST2 Plug-In Custom Folder to the default Native Access install location c:\Program Files\Common Files\VST 64bit.
JOB WELL DONE SIR!
Thanks so much.
Great, glad it all worked for you, yay!
Yep, good choice on the NA.
thanks a lot for this mate. im completely new to music producing too and had no idea how to get this installed! all good now tho, cheers for the video!
Great! Glad you're sorted. I'm still pretty new as well, so much to learn :)
Thank you this inspiration sir God bless you. Amen 🙏. You deserve to be honored in life 🌎✌️You are a great inspirational mentor ✌️.
That's very kind! Thank you. Happy music making
Kudos & Thank you! Not only was I able to install and use Kontact, but also some other esoteric brand VST instruments. WELL DONE!!
Great, glad it helped a fellow brother in the Lord!
Thank you so much for this video! I was searching for a tutorial on how to do this because I'm fairly new to Ableton and Kontakt and I have to use them for my exam so once again, this video was super helpful and thank you so much!!
Thanks, glad it helped
Thank you very much for this simple and to-the-point tutorial. Hopefully I can make music and try to relax with COVID, being jobless, and the doing pre-requisite college classes. I just want to break away from my clinical depression before it gets worse again.
No probs Gott. Sorry to hear you're having a rough time at the moment. It's nice to have music as a 'way out', but I hope you have people around you who can support you. Take care
@@robin_miller_music Thank you, and you as well.
Thanks so much! Couldn't get this to work. Finally it worked! Works awesome with the Novation Launchkey Mini.
Great!
Robin same comment from me as Jose. Great Video, You can't really get a hold of the manufactures so videos like this are golden. You get a 5 star review lol
Hey thanks Ryan! I really just wanted to help other people from struggling like I did. Much appreciated.
5 Star from me as well! I know it's an OLD video, but it unlocked the mystery key (Just Turning on the VST3 Stuff that got my Kontakt 6 into Ableton 11 Lite! Thank You!
Wow, yes it is getting on for nearly 2 years now, yikes! Glad it's still valid.
@@robin_miller_music I already had a VST 64Bit folder there, but I added the 32 although it may not be necessary. When I triggered the VST3 stuff in the Preferences, that is when it added the Kontakt data to the Plug-in section. Didin't have to do anything after that, and it all worked. Yours was the first video I had seen that explained all that, and I think that is why it is still relevant!
Jesus Christ I could kiss you. Getting Ableton to recognize Kontakt player has been a nightmare for me. Thank you!
Ha ha, people call me various things, usually around my name, never that!! No probs, glad it helped.
Totally major help and your witness to the nightmare of all this was so much needed for my sanity, lol Thanks so very much !!!
Hey thanks Nova! Glad it kept you sane!
Great stuff Robin! All the best with your channel!
Thanks Nath!
thanks for your help man! i spent hours trying to figure it out. It would download, but not make me specify where to download the VST's, so annoying! Appriciate you explaining this!
Great! I'm just happy it's still helping people.
Thank You! It was very helpful. I saved a lot of time and nerves :) At the beginning I tried to do it myself but this bastard wouldn't give up...
No probs! Keep making music
Proud noob to have found you!
Thanks Rahul
Likewise; thank you so much!
Yo thanks bro really helped me a lot that's all I needed :)
No probs man
Many, many thanks - so straightforward once you know how!
No probs Tim
Thanks a lot, it worked for me
Great!
I appreciate you so much. This fixed my whole life LOL
Your whole life??!! Excellent!
more helpful than the official nation instrument video
Thanks! Yeh, I know, their official video is pretty useless. Glad this helped.
bro you saved me hours. ida never figured that out
No probs man. My pain is your gain!
3minutes and 43 seconds in, job done. WAs struggling to get my Native stuff onto my SSD, not big enough. From watching this my stressful day just got sorted. Downloading all onto my D drive now . Can't rate this video enough.
Thanks so much man
Thank you very much for this video! It was very helpful
No probs Katarina, glad it helped!
Very helpful video. Thank you! like you, I'm a bit of a musician, but I'm a noob in this area, too.
No probs man. New vid going up now!!
The "Preferences" setup options (3:45-5:20 portion) cannot be found when I try to locate it as you demonstrate. Has the sites options changed since you made this fantastic video?
Mine is Ableton 10, 11 is out now do you have that? Or possibly an older v9?
Oh, sorry, you mean in Native Access.. I've just checked mine and it's still there. What options do you get when drop down the little 'person' icon?
@@robin_miller_music I finally figured it out. Whew! Their page is a mess - LOL! Do you have any videos which explain how to access the Kontact plugin from Ableton? (I'm using 11)
@@blankframepr0duxi0ns17 Great, glad you got there in the end! No video, it's pretty easy. 'Collections' section in the top left of Ableton > Plugins > VST then Kontakt should be in the list. Just drag it to a track.
Thanks. Exactly what I was looking for!!
Great!
Thanks so much, very straight forward! Much love m8!
No probs!
It's hilarious. I spent th last few days reinstalling Maschine and Ableton cause I was struggling to get my NI stuff to work in Ableton, and apparently it was cause I just was pointing the VST2 custom folder to the 32 bit and not the 64 one..haha Cheers for being the only video I found that remotely deals with this frustrating issue
Absolutely no probs man! Glad you got it sorted, that must have been proper frustrating!!
@@robin_miller_music yeah, wasn't quite how I had planned to spend my weekend, that's for sure. Maschine had been my main DAW for a while, so just really glad to have found a way to access the abundance of instruments i have in NI, in Ableton
You, my man, saved my life! Subbbbb
Hey, no probs dude. Glad to have helped!
appreciate you man this helped me out
No probs!
thanks, it actually let me through so i could download it.
JESUS what a saviour thanks!!
Hey Quincy, no probs, glad it helped!
Robin This soft Narrative can be use as a studio tracks records for any instrument including drums?
I am also struggling with this install. I have my HDD partitioned so that only windows and apps install on c:\
and then all the VSTs on a different path with more space. Does the install path have to be on c:\?
Hi Jason. To be honest I haven't tried it that way, so can't speak from experience. I'd highly doubt that it *has* to be on c: but I think you'll have to make sure that everything points to the same place
Thank you, your video helped me out heaps!
Great, no probs.
I finally did it, thank you SO much!
Great, well done! It's a beast, eh?
i installed kontakt player (i use Output Analog Brass and winds) everything opens up but An Br & Winds not recognized by ableton in my plugins? I went to program files and cannot locate Kontact.vst in downloads, plugins, common files to click and drag into the VST folder: going nuts. In Ableton 9 I did not have this problem ?
Hi Robert. It could be a number of things I guess, unfortunately. First is did you have Live 9 on 32 or 64-bit? Live 10 is 64 only.
@@robin_miller_music honestly do not remember if it was 32 or 64 but I have a new Asus laptop which is only 64-bit and I've searched everywhere for that contact of VST file and cannot locate it I've done everything you've done from install uninstall reinstall etc etc
@@robertbonilla2943 OK, but if your plugins were 32-bit on your old machine then that is why you can't see them now.
@@robin_miller_music any suggestions? Contact output? I mean if I purchased it today I would assume that it would just work but I don't know
@@robertbonilla2943 Really sorry, I'm not an expert. Do you have any other plugins? Do they work? If not, try downloading and installing a different plugin (free is fine as long as it works with K Player). That will confirm if the problem is with K/Ableton or Output. I checked on Output's page in the DAW Support section and it says 9.2.2+ or 10.1. According to Ableton there was a 10.0.x release before 10.1.x so worth checking your version.
I also found this, is it just taking a long time to load support.output.com/en/support/solutions/articles/1000274705-analog-brass-and-winds-is-taking-a-long-time-to-load
Other than that I'm really not sure, sorry. Try contacting Output
Bless your soul this helped so much
No probs, glad it helped you!
Very helpful... I ended up creating folders on another drive and then repathing Ableton to them, so they don't stonk up my C drive in Common Files
Great, good option.
I use C/program files/vst - (install all VST 64!) Works perfectly Ab11
Great!
Thanks for great tutorials.
No probs Vinod, happy music making!
Is it possible to switch instruments using the computer keyboard in a own created instrument bank? - I don't want to use the mouse cursor because I play the digital saxophone and it is not practical.
Can you clarify what you mean by, "own created instrument bank"?
@@robin_miller_music Simply... we have 127 presets in the instrument bank - I can switch them using Program Change, but I would like to be able to select at least a few instruments using the computer keyboard.
@piotrb7934 Not something I've done, sorry. A look around Google hasn't presented any solutions either. Not sure it's possible.
Cheers Robin - that's helped me!
No probs!
Thank You Sir!
No probs!
Great Video and thanks for that.
Without a doubt, Native instruments Kontakt player is the most baffling download of all!
Nothing but trouble and hours of trying to get it to work.
Maybe it's me?
However, it's stopped me purchasing anything from them.
Anyone else experience this?
Thanks. Yeh, it's really not easy, and I can't understand why. Defo not just you!
This is really useful, thanks. I’m using an MacBook Pro M1 and although I’ve set the download/application folders no problem, the VST 64/32 locations don’t show up in the preferences pane. Can someone tell me where I need to create VST folders - is it simply a case of creating folders in the NI applications folder?
Hope someone can answer this for you. I'm firmly a PC user so unfortunately not much help on Mac
@@robin_miller_music I worked it out myself - for anyone else in my predicament the file path is Mac HD > Library > Audio > Plug-ins > VST > VST/VST64
@@mrjohnnytoobad great! Well done
Thanks manigga now i got that shit buzzin
any time man
Thanks mate, you are the best
No probs at all, glad it helped!
This really helped a lot, thanks!
No probs
I don't see any folders that say vst in my computer :'( like if when I installed Ableton, those were not downloaded
Ah that's interesting. It was an assumption that it created that folder on install. It definitely wasn't there before when i did it.
If you're definitely sure it's not there then you can create it. See what happens when you set the plug-in folders in Ableton options!
Hi there. When I download Kontakt, Massive, and Reaktor do I direct them to "downloads," "content," "vst 64 bit," or "vst 32 bit"? Sorry, I'm a guitarist so I know nothing about this stuff. Thanks!
Hey. If I understand what you're asking correctly, then download Native Access just like you would any normal programme. Then set the paths in Preferences in NA. Then just install Kontakt through NA and it should put everything in the right place. Does that help? (Sorry, I can't speak for Massive or Reaktor).
I can't get native access to cooperate. It says that I'm not connected to the internet. Can't find any help info on the problem. I might just uninstall it and try again.
That's a new one! Hmmm....
This video is so awesome and helpful! Would you recommend saving the VST 64 and 32 location to the hard drive or is just the content location fine?
No probs! If I understand you correctly, then as long as the actuals vst itself (the .dll file) is in the right place then you can save the other elements wherever you like and it should work. I just played it safe!
@@robin_miller_music Thank you so much for getting back to me you have been tremendously helpful. I have another question if you don't mind. I downloaded it all on a external hard drive. If I switch computers one day is it possible to use this hard drive and download just the VSTs and apps on another computer?
@@codeartifex2455 In theory, yes. But it might depend on the licence arrangements with individual vst's, and exactly how they handle that process. (I think!)
Thank you soooooo much very helpful :)
No probs! Which bit were you getting stuck on?
You're a god sir🙏. No kidding🙏
The compliments keep getting higher, ha ha!! Thanks, glad it helped
Thanks for the info. It'd work.
Great!
Thank you so much!! Great job! spared my braincells from overheating :)
No probs. Glad it helped.
if i have logic would i just do the same process just with logic instead of Ableton?
Hey Josh, yes I believe so, except I don't the exact Logic equivalents to the bits inside of Ableton.
it works👍
i did exactly what you said and nothing, when you create the folders they are empty, right ?
Yes, when you create them they're empty. They get filled when you install various products later in the video
Purchased plugins a few weeks ago and not been able to use them because I cant work out how t see them in my DAW, I downloaded the Kontakt player and plugins and its now inside a folder named Native plugins within my documents, how to get my Daw to see it from there is still a mystery to me...
Hey Paul. Check out 5:30 in the video, have you done this? And then 7:37. Still no luck?
@@robin_miller_music I can only see a VST3 folder in common files, I appreciate your help but I am at the stage now where I have wasted so much time trying trying to sort this, I am going to uninstall everything and ask for a refund, Thanks Paul
@@ThePaulmaxey Hi Paul, I totally understand your pain! There was *much* chuntering from me when I first did it!
Uninstall everything is a good plan, start again from scratch. If you haven't already, then follow the video through at each stage, and see if that works.
dude you ROCK!! Thanks!
Yep, I know! Ha ha, only joking...
Thanks man, appreciated. As long as it helped
Thank you. Great video!!!
No probs!
I need to uninstall and start over. NI has NO customer support. Do I just uninstall all files individually? I cant find just one NI to uninstall ALL. Thanks so much
Hey Brad. As you know I'm no expert, but this would be my suggestion. I'm on PC not Mac. if I go to Windows Settings > Apps & Features (where I can uninstall progs) I've got a list of NI Apps. Some are things I've bought/installed (e.g. Yangqin, the free hammered dulcimer they were giving away recently) but there's also 'Native Instruments Kontakt' and 'Native Instruments Native Access' (as well as 'Native Instruments Kontakt Factory Selection', which I think you leave there).
So try uninstalling 'Kontakt' and 'Native Access'. But I would defo go through and check the individual files as well. Then re-start your PC and check again. Obvs this vid was a little while ago but I don't remember having any problems uninstalling and re-installing again. Windows installers are fairly forgiving in this regard.
Hope that helps
Is there a 64 bit kontakt for fl 20
Hey. Sorry I don't know, I only have Ableton.
Yes there is I just downloaded it on FL Studio 20
@@visher8497 link?
God send friend
No probs
How do you load instruments into your daw, i can open kontakt but how do i copy a instrument into my daw?
which DAW? Are you opening Kontakt standalone (i.e. straight from your computer)? Try checking out my other vid about opening multiple instruments in one instance of Kontakt.
When I click my icon on Mac preferences don't show on my computer I get my account my products everything but preferences
Hey Justin, sorry I'm not quite following what you mean. I'm a PC user so you'll need to explain more,
@@robin_miller_music ooo got you when I log into my account after I downloaded native access when I hit my icon person on there website I don't see preferences to get to not installed or any of that was seen in your video
@@justinw72ify Ah I see now! The person icon in Native Access (once installed) not in your website account.
@@robin_miller_music yeah on there website exactly there is no preferences when I log on to my account on there web page
@@justinw72ify Sorry, no, you need to click the person icon in the Native Access program, not on their website.
thank you bro installing this shit was hurting me LOL !
Glad I saved you some pain!
WOOO THANK YOU!!
No probs!
Thanks for the help!!!!
Cheers! Huge help!
Great!
Your video was spot-on, unfortunately, I guess I am still doing something wrong, though I can't for the life figure out what. Kontakt refuses to show in either plugin folder for me, in Ableton. Alas...
Hey Justin. Bummer... What exactly do you mean by "Kontakt refuses to show..."
@@robin_miller_music Hiya! It simply doesn't show in my plugins tab inside Ableton. I have a couple few others (Neo-Piano's Piano One is in my VST tab, infected Mushroom's Wider is under my VST3 tab, etc.) I am super new at this, so I am certain I'm doing something wrong. Or some of these aren't compatible with Lite, perhaps.
@@justin.robben Go to Windows Explorer > C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST 64bit (or wherever you created yours, the same path as listed in Preferences in Native Access for 'VST 64 Location') and you should have Kontakt.dll in there. Do you?
@@robin_miller_music I think the trouble, after all, is, even after searching my C:, I don't have the .dll. I have Kontact as an app; it opens and everything. I can even select the Yangqin in Kontact. However, I can't do anything with this. Ableton doesn't have it.
I want to thank you, again, though. You're taking time with someone who has zero clues lol and I truly appreciate that.
ОГРОМНОЕ СПАСИБО !!!
Google Translate says this is "Thankyou so much!!!" If that's correct, then no probs!
@@robin_miller_music I'm from Russia too and yes it's correct. And I want to tell you: THANKS a lot!!!
@@WJIvan Hi Ivan, fab. Thanks so much, glad it helped you!
ok so i want to un install on mac and i cant find a way can you help?
Hey Jomar, unfortunately I'm a die-hard Windows user. In Windows it's listed under Programs so I can just click Uninstall from there. What's the equivalent on Mac? I would also then go through each of the file locations I talked about in the video and manually check everything has been deleted as expected.
@@robin_miller_music thank you sir! Ill try search
thank you so much!
Cool, no probs!
Ight so I went an bought Output's Exhale vocal synth and it requires me to download Kontakt in which requires me to download Native Access. My problem is that when I open Native Access it stops responding and never actually opens. You get the color wheel loading icon when you try to go up to preferences & no actual window ever pops up & to exit out of the app entirely I have to force quit. Ive tried control click "open", nothing. Ive tried completely uninstalled and reinstalled NA and the problem still persists, figured Id start asking questions before I ask for my money back lmaoo
ooo bummer, man. ok, so NA won't open. You've done the obvious thing which is to uninstall and re-install. I wonder if something else on your machine is conflicting with NA somehow? I'd reach out to NA and see if they can help
does this tutorial apply to Cakewalk?
Hi, really sorry I don't have Cakewalk to try it on. I would guess the basic theory is the same?
Thank you!!!
no probs!