KONTAKT PLAYER 2 – 33
# to a patch to control typical synth features; now if you load the patch into
Kontakt rack slots 3 and in your song you would want to select different LFO
settings for the two slots; this is now possible with this new feature because
the second instance of your patch now gets host IDs #10 to #1 instead!
Library Path: This is the “User Patches” save location. Here you can save User
tweaked instruments and combination multis (from many libraries). By default
it is set to the Kontakt 2 Application folder. If you move that folder to another
location, use this option to reset the “User Patches” path.
Tab 5: Search/DB
This screen gives you options to specify what folders or volumes should be
used when using search functions.
Tab : DFD - Direct from Disk
Amount of Memory for DFD: Adjusts the amount of RAM to dedicate to the DFD
process. Although samples stream from disk, it is necessary to store attacks
in RAM so they are available instantly upon 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 used. Thus, KONTAKT PLAYER 2 can handle
huge amounts of samples while exhibiting very low RAM usage. Scoring of large
ensembles with many instruments and samples now becomes manageable.
Purge is available here on a Global level, but is also available on the Instrument
level. You would use Global purge after a song was done, and you wanted
to remove all unneeded samples. The Instrument purge is handy if you’ve
finished a part; you can purge samples for that Instrument alone, thus freeing
up RAM for additional overdubs.
Click on the downward arrow to access the following functions.
Reset Markers: Deletes all “tags” that mark samples as used.
Update Sample Pool: Unloads unused Samples from RAM, and loads newly
marked Samples in RAM.
Purge All Samples: Unloads all Samples from RAM.
Reload All Samples: Reloads all Samples used in an Instrument.
Load Everything Purged (Without Samples): Reloads the parameters of Samples
that were purged, but without the Sample data itself.
