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Terry50
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Kontakt Program Changes

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What is the trick to get the program changes I put in my MIDI track in order to get Kontakt to change instruments. :?

I made a new instrument Bank in the Kontakt window and put in instruments in the top five slots. I went to my MIDI track and inserted patch change boxes. I used the first five patch numbers. The sound just stays on the number one patch and doesn't move. What am I doing wrong. :o

Also, tell me if I am in the wrong forum. Where should I go? :D

update: God helped me find out…. I had another instrument in Kontakt before I made the new bank. The bank seems to want to be the only thing in it. I deleted the other instrument and the bank works fine.
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Thanks for the heads up (and follow up!).
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MLC, I see you are but 4 posts away from 20,000. Do you have any thoughts about that?
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Re: Kontakt Program Changes

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I'm 4 away from 20,000 what?

More info for kontakters,

When doing very different guitars,
When doing program changes, they all run through the same audio channel; so you would have to change effects and sends and volume every time you change a program.
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stubbsonic wrote:MLC, I see you are but 4 posts away from 20,000. Do you have any thoughts about that?
Yes. I need to get a life LOL
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Cue massive VI drumroll........ Xxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzzzzz....
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Zzzzzzz..... is more like it.
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Terry50, sorry to have distracted your thread. I've never sent program changes to Kontakt, so I am curious about how this'll all play out.

MLC, tonight we're gonna party like it's 19,999.
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stubbsonic wrote: MLC, tonight we're gonna party like it's 19,999.
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Re: Kontakt Program Changes

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wow… They sound just like my band !!!
amazing what you can do with a few instruments.. ha ha :D :lol: :dance: :dance: :rofl: :rofl: :woohoo:
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