#N i kontakt full version
#N i kontakt professional

The trick with sampling is to record each sound individually with pauses in between the two sounds, so you can properly cut and edit them. I think that’s the best way to start if you’re a first-timer in sampling.

#N i kontakt professional

The first time I ever sampled an instrument for professional use, I was sampling metal percussion and a lot of small objects I could use for creating percussive material. Sure thing, you can sample your melodic or rhythmic performance as a loop, but what we are talking about here is sampling an instrument note by note so you can use it as a performing virtual instrument in Kontakt later. Sample recording is very different to your standard musical performance recording. You were successful in setting up your recording session, placing the microphones appropriately and now you are ready to start recording.

And you need an instrument to sample of course! RECORDING THE SAMPLES: No need for fancy rooms and expensive consoles.

All of that is available to every composer out there. A good recording interface with decent preamps, and a nice quiet place to record the samples. To resume: You need a good microphone, or a pair of them. I am still proud of what I achieved that day, and it got me hooked on sampling. I didn’t even have a booth, I recorded the samples carefully in my living room and it was the most satisfying experience to do it this way. I sampled my first stuff for an indie horror game on a TASCAM DR40 with its built-in mics, and I am still using those samples to this day. You can sample your own instruments in your room and if you have a recording booth that’s even better! Use whatever mics you have at your disposal. No need to worry about not having high-end vintage mics, million-dollar consoles and sort of stuff. There are a few top composers out there who have sampled their own libraries of instruments for personal use that nobody else has. Sure, that’s all nice, but here’s one thing that will make your sampled instrument more original than theirs: everybody else is already using that commercial library, and you’re the only one using the one you made yourself, and that makes it special, and if you have the skills, that will make your compositions stand out from the crowd. Whenever you read a description of some sample library there is always that line where it says how it was recorded with top-notch musicians in the most beautiful sounding space that ever existed on this planet and it was captured with the best high-end studio gear that money can buy etc… Say for example you have a really cool drum or percussive instrument and you really like the sound of it, so you want to record and sample it for your compositions.

#N i kontakt full version

One thing I should mention is that you can only create your own sampled instruments in the full version of Kontakt and not in the free Kontakt Player. But what about when we want to sample our own instruments for Kontakt? That’s a whole different story, and that’s exactly what we will be covering in this three part series. Using Kontakt and routing it is very easy. Almost every existing instrument out there has its virtual representation in Kontakt. Sure, there are other samplers out there but neither of them are as feature-packed, nor as powerful as Kontakt. When you think about it, every film you ever saw, or any game you have ever played has had a soundtrack that features a Kontakt sampled instrument in it.

Kontakt by Native Instruments has got to be the sampling world standard for professional musicians and media composers alike. With the same instrument, more advanced users can really dig into PLAYBOX’s possibilities by adding their own samples and creating something brand new.Basic Sampling For Native Instruments Kontakt Part 1 Says Mickaël Le Goff, “A beginner can press one button, quickly randomise, and come across an interesting sound that can inspire their entire workflow. There’s also room to import up to 450 user samples, which can automatically be re-pitched to correspond to the notes of a chord. PLAYBOX comes with a range of editable preset sounds, allowing users to layer all manner of sounds, from synth sounds to acoustic instruments and noise, into chords and sound stacks. Whether they’re a professional sound designer or a first-time producer, everyone has the ability to customise their sound, use their own samples and utilise their own chords.”

“One of the goals of PLAYBOX is to pick people up at whatever level they’re at. “Our goal as creators was to establish a sound library that didn’t just focus on one specific sound, but instead explored the full spectrum of sounds available to us, and embraced the happy accidents you come across when working with randomisation,” explains Nadine Raihani, who began building PLAYBOX in her free time as a tool to refresh her workflow and kickstart creativity.