Native Instruments Kontakt Player

The industry standard sample player. 

What it is: 
A free sample player from Native Instruments. 

How we use it: 
Leverage the Kontakt Factory Selection to bring some amazingly lifelike instruments to a production. 

Why it's cool: 
Kontakt Player opens you up to a whole bunch of of third-party products to up your production game. The industry standard sample player
Kontakt Player is a free application that runs all Native Instruments’ Kontake instruments, as well as third-party products made for the platform.

Free Sound Library: Kontakt Factory Selection 
Make sure you download the free Kontakt Factory Selection, containing 50 premium instruments for Kontakt Factory Selection. This collection takes in smaller-weight versions of some of the amazing instruments from Kontakt's Band, Synth, Urban Beats, Vintage and World libraries.

Kontakt is the driving force behind a huge range of Native Instruments products. Kontakt's powerful sound engine and advanced scripting have built Native Instruments’ reputation as a leading sample instrument manufacturer.

All of NI's Kontakt instruments run in the free Kontakt Player and do not require the full version of the software.

Compatibility

• Mac OS X 10.10, 10.11 or macOS 10.12 (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo
  
• Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit) Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
  

Installation Instructions

1. View the Kontakt Player Free Download page. 
   
2. Enter your Email and Country info. 
   
3. Click "Get Download Link."
   
4. Native Instruments will send you a download link to the email entered in step two. 
   
5. Click the download link. 
   
6. Select either Kontakt Player 5 Mac or Kontakt Player 5 Win.
   
7. Download will begin automatically. 
   
8. Open the installer and follow the on-screen instructions. 
   
9. You're good to go!