Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
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Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
I recently purchased the latest NI Ultimate, which apparently didn't include Kontakt 6. When I open an older project that was using '6 instances, it appears DP is using Kontakt 7 instead, but the output's mono in the VI's default/first output. I can open an instance, and Kontakt 7 is internally routed to 2 outputs, but on the DP mixer, it's mono. All other outputs come up correctly.
OH--and I get the same number of error messages (Mas, 1 error reported by Mas Audio Unit support Failure: Initialize 275 -10868) as I had instances of old Kontakt 6 instruments.
I've flushed all preferences.
I need to update my system profile, but it's a Mac Studio M2 running MacOS 14.6
Any suggestions?
TIA,
Len
OH--and I get the same number of error messages (Mas, 1 error reported by Mas Audio Unit support Failure: Initialize 275 -10868) as I had instances of old Kontakt 6 instruments.
I've flushed all preferences.
I need to update my system profile, but it's a Mac Studio M2 running MacOS 14.6
Any suggestions?
TIA,
Len
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Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
Sorry...lost message should have said I'm running MacOS 14.5. 

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Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
Can you reinstall K6? I've got K5, K6 and K7 all available on my system without any issue.
Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
Actually, I still do have Kontakt 6--though it's listed as Kontakt. Why NI did this, I've no idea, unless it's something in my system. Anyway, DP is seemingly swapping out Kontakt (6) for Kontakt 7, and messing things up in the process.
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Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
I presume you have 6 and 7 enabled for DP...
Yes, NI released Kontakt 5, then Kontakt(period), then Kontakt 7. I guess the "6" is silent.
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Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
Actually, it’s the ‘sex’ that is silent. Yes, really.
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Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
Yep--I have 6 enabled. DP doesn't seem to care--it keeps using 7, but with only one output: 1--I see output 2 free in the bundles page.HCMarkus wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:17 pmI presume you have 6 and 7 enabled for DP...
Yes, NI released Kontakt 5, then Kontakt(period), then Kontakt 7. I guess the "6" is silent.
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Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
Interesting result: Indeed Kontakt 6's are now coming up correctly, but previous instances of Kontakt 7 (AU) instances are coming up as missing, as opposed to being automatically instantiated with their VST3 counterparts. Still, this is an interesting datapoint.
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Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
Your result is as I would expect. Hopefully, this will help you out in the long run!dreamuse wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2024 8:11 amInteresting result: Indeed Kontakt 6's are now coming up correctly, but previous instances of Kontakt 7 (AU) instances are coming up as missing, as opposed to being automatically instantiated with their VST3 counterparts. Still, this is an interesting datapoint.
Re: Old Kontakt 6 instances coming up as Kontakt 7, but mono.
Appreciate your helping get this far.HCMarkus wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2024 9:50 amYour result is as I would expect. Hopefully, this will help you out in the long run!dreamuse wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2024 8:11 amInteresting result: Indeed Kontakt 6's are now coming up correctly, but previous instances of Kontakt 7 (AU) instances are coming up as missing, as opposed to being automatically instantiated with their VST3 counterparts. Still, this is an interesting datapoint.
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