3
Getting started
To get Gtak6 working on your computer you will need to:
1. Download Gtak6
2. Find your Kontakt6 Library folder
3. Install Gtak6 into your Kontakt6 Library folder
4. Copy the pictures folder to your Kontakt6 User folder
5. Set up your Guitar to MIDI converter
The following sections explain how to do this.
3.1
Download
To download Gtak6:
1. Go to
http://evenharmonic.com/download
2. If you are not already logged in, click
Log in
at the
top right and enter your details.
3. You should now see a list of your products, including
Gtak6.
4. Click the
Download
link for Gtak6. The download is
supplied as a zip file.
5. If you see a box asking what to do with the file, choose
Save
(do not choose
Open
). If you are asked where
to save the file, choose any convenient folder.
In OSX (Safari) the file should be automatically down-
loaded and be unzipped in you downloads folder.
On Windows 10 Edge it is easiest to unzip the file after
finding the Kontakt6 Library.
Advanced users can download customised
versions of Gtak6, see
for details.
3.2
Locate the Kontakt6 Library
The Gtak6 files must be installed in the Kontakt6 library
folder, so that the sample paths in the Gtak6 instruments
work.
To find your Kontakt6 library folder:
1. Open Kontakt6, either Standalone or in a sequencer.
2. Click the Gear Icon to open the Options Dialog.
3. Click the
Database Tab
4. The factory library path should appear somewhere in
the list.
The
Database Tab
should look like this:
On
OSX
the
default
library
path
is
/Users/Shared/Kontakt Factory Library
.
On
Windows
10
the
default
library
is
C:\Users\Public\Public
Documents\Kontakt
Factory Library
. Skip ahead to
.
Note: The library path might be incorrect or
not set at all. In this case you should manually
locate the library and add it to the list your-
self.
3.3
Install on OSX (Mac)
The Gtak6 folder needs to be placed in the Kontakt6 li-
brary folder which you located in the previous step.
The zip file you downloaded should have been automat-
ically unzipped and the resulting Gtak6 folder placed
in your downloads folder. Navigate to your downloads
folder and then move the Gtak6 folder into your Kontakt6
library folder.
After installing Gtak6, your Kontakt6 library folder
should look like this:
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