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Library Box

For each library, there is an Instruments, Multis, and Info tab. These three 

tabs allow you to navigate through the library. Instruments are the basic 

patches that are created for you to use. Multis are combinations of various 

instruments. 

If you click on the Instruments or Multis button, all instruments or multis will 

be displayed below in the Browser. 

Multis can be merged with other multis; when loading a new multi, select 

“No” in the Replace Multi dialog box so that the existing multi is not 

replaced but merged with the new one; note that only the instruments 

of the new multi will be added to the end of your current multi, all other 

settings, e.g. outputs and master effects, are left unchanged.

If you click on the arrows just to the right of either button, the contents of 

the library will appear in an easy-to-use hierarchical menu.

The Info button brings up additional information about the library.

About: Here you see important library information, such as the serial number 

and the library credits. Click the “Show Read-me” button to open the library 

read-me document.

Summary of Contents for DRUMS OverKILL

Page 1: ...Operation Manual powered by KONTAKT PLAYER 2...

Page 2: ...text means you are the owner of legal version rather than an illegal pirated copy It is only through the loyalty and honesty of people like yourself that NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH can continue to devel...

Page 3: ...lug in Use 11 Native Instruments Kore 12 VST Plug in 14 Cubase and Nuendo by Steinberg 14 Audio Units Plug in 15 Apple Logic Pro and Logic Express 15 MOTU Digital Performer 16 Apple GarageBand 17 Cake...

Page 4: ...When you first install DRUMS OVERKILL it will be usable immediately in a 30 day demo mode You must register the library within the first 30 days to continue using it We will discuss the registration p...

Page 5: ...search for the VST plug in folder or manually select the VST plug in folder of your choice Please select the option that best suits your installation requirements If you decide to install the VST plug...

Page 6: ...NSTALL OEM PRODUCT to start it The start screen appears first After clicking Continue and confirming the license agreement a window opens where you can select the installation location and the destina...

Page 7: ...ommended that you register as soon as possible Information on the registration procedure is given below Authorizing the Library After installing the library it will run in demo mode also called a grac...

Page 8: ...s or Applications folder and launch KONTAKT PLAYER 2 When you do this KONTAKT PLAYER 2 communicates directly with your computer s audio and MIDI hardware interfaces Audio Setup and Soundcard settings...

Page 9: ...rmation When using KONTAKT PLAYER 2 as a standalone application the program communicates directly with your soundcard Therefore it is necessary to specify Audio and MIDI settings as well as the prefer...

Page 10: ...lly using a fader If a fader is not present then you need to open the ASIO Configuration by pressing the ASIO Config button in the Soundcard tab and adjust the latency using the buffer size setting in...

Page 11: ...AYER 2 instruments then combine them with other audio or MIDI tracks and create a mix Plug in operation provides other benefits such as MIDI sequencing of KONTAKT PLAYER 2 and audio mixdown of the MID...

Page 12: ...automatically receiving the MIDI that the host sequencer sends to it and sending back its audio output to the host sequencer Because of this settings regarding audio and MIDI interfaces as well as buf...

Page 13: ...e KONTAKT PLAYER 2 interface Here you can control and edit all the features and functions that the product has to offer After loading an Instrument you should be able to trigger it via MIDI using a ke...

Page 14: ...ck in your Cubase song Click on the Edit e button to call up the KONTAKT PLAYER 2 interface Here you can control and edit all the features and functions that KONTAKT PLAYER 2 has to offer Now go to th...

Page 15: ...plug ins within a Cubase Nuendo project Audio Units Plug in Apple Logic Pro and Logic Express Launch Logic and create an audio instrument track or set an existing audio or MIDI track to an audio instr...

Page 16: ...audio then make sure to check the following two areas Make sure the Instrument track is selected record enabled in the Arrange window The MIDI channel of your MIDI track must correspond to the receiv...

Page 17: ...MIDI or generate audio then make sure to check the following areas Make sure MIDI Patch Through is enabled in the Studio menu of Digital Performer The MIDI channel of your MIDI track must correspond...

Page 18: ...drop down list After having loaded an Instrument from the library you should be able to trigger it via MIDI using a keyboard controller KONTAKT PLAYER 2 s sound will generate through Sonar s mixer an...

Page 19: ...ose KONTAKT PLAYER 2 from the multi channel RTAS plug in Instrument menu To open the plug in interface for editing click once on the insert slot After having loaded an Instrument you should be able to...

Page 20: ...screenshot above the Browser is opened to the Libraries tab Using this tab you will see all installed KONTAKT PLAYER 2 sound libraries You can have an infinite amount of sound libraries installed her...

Page 21: ...lect No in the Replace Multi dialog box so that the existing multi is not replaced but merged with the new one note that only the instruments of the new multi will be added to the end of your current...

Page 22: ...re in order for the library to continue working correctly Note Only libraries that are released for KONTAKT PLAYER 2 for example DRUMS OVERKILL which you just purchased can be loaded KONTAKT PLAYER 2...

Page 23: ...wser Click on the CC number and drag it on top of the parameter you want to control A hand will appear if the assignment is legal Release the mouse and the assignment is made With Host Automation mode...

Page 24: ...rnal controller matches its existing value Example Suppose a level parameter is set to halfway and a hardware control assigned to level is turned all the way down Without Soft Takeover as soon as move...

Page 25: ...e the Aux return channels Hide Inserts Hides all inserts to conserve space Edit Effect To edit an insert effect click on it Then click on this button to open and close the edit section for that effect...

Page 26: ...atically go to the next available output Output Routing Note There are only 16 mono outputs possible when Kontakt Player 2 is used as an Audio Unit plug in even though newer Logic versions support 32...

Page 27: ...lt configuration or it might even contain several Kontakt Player 2 instances using entirely different output configurations This bears a lot of potential trouble and practically no host can effectivel...

Page 28: ...lation events MIDI CC 1 MasterKontrol When enabled in the Main Control Panel this sits right under that panel and provides a lot of useful functions The tempo knob sets the tempo for tempo synched eff...

Page 29: ...aw samples cannot be extracted In the Save dialog box the patch samples and monolith options are not available This is due to the copy protection of the library the samples cannot be extracted nor res...

Page 30: ...onality Small Size Mid Size Big Size The View menu lets you choose one of three sizes for KONTAKT PLAYER 2 Small Mid and Big The edit boxes let you specify the size in pixels for the size The width an...

Page 31: ...vents Script generated CCs script controller events like CCs RPNs NRPNs Script generated notes script note events when enabled this setting might create duplicate notes when recording in your host Off...

Page 32: ...efault to this as their root key MIDI Channel Assignment for Loaded Patches This menu tells KONTAKT PLAYER 2 what MIDI channel you want newly loaded instruments to be assigned to 1st Free loads up eac...

Page 33: ...on playback If DFD isn t working properly try allocating more RAM to this function Purge Menu Purge analyzes which samples were used in an arrangement and removes from RAM any samples that weren t use...

Page 34: ...ndow size under Options Interface System Performance Meters These are located in the upper right section of the Main Control Panel Clockwise from upper left these show the following Notes The amount o...

Page 35: ...the specific version numbers of all components of the KONTAKT PLAYER 2 installation as well as design credits and links to web pages containing updates support and more Multi Area The Multi area is th...

Page 36: ...s a view of one example instrument Views for DRUMS OVERKILL will differ sometimes from instrument to instrument You can view this panel by clicking on the icon immediately below the gear icon in the u...

Page 37: ...nels 4 ports with 16 channels each only the stand alone version supports 4 MIDI in ports your physical MIDI in ports that are marked as active in the Audio Setup dialog s MIDI tab are assigned to port...

Page 38: ...d piano the rest Double click the a value field to enter a note from your computer keyboard Velocity Range This restricts the velocity range to which an Instrument will respond Placing your mouse over...

Page 39: ...ument possibly including copyright information helpful tips etc Instrument Categories Choose an Instrument category Being able to search on this can help considerably with database searches Author Inf...

Page 40: ...es Missing dialog appears when sample paths have been changed for whatever reason for example you have moved sample files to a different place on your hard disk and Kontakt asks for your advice on how...

Page 41: ...AKT PLAYER version Make sure that you have not clicked on an outdated application alias shortcut Try to restart your computer Disconnect any audio interfaces and computer peripherals like printers sca...

Page 42: ...k normal then your computer may have another process which is using resources needed for real time audio processing PC Check the Task Manager ctrl alt delete or Mac Activity Monitor Applications Utili...

Page 43: ...e Cubase Nuendo MIDI track output not assigned to plug in Logic Instrument Track not record enabled Digital Performer MIDI track Output not assigned to plug in MIDI Track is not record enabled MIDI Pa...

Page 44: ...ed If you receive this error upon installation of any NI product on Mac then it is likely there is a permission problem The solution is beyond the scope of this guide but the following link may help h...

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