Free Sound Banks & Virtual Instruments for Kontakt

Kontakt Microtuner

Kontakt Microtuner virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Kontakt, by Homegrown Sounds.

Kontakt Microtuner provides a generic Script designed to be used in any Kontakt Instrument with a spare script slot to add a Microtuner. 300+ Scales are included and Scala files can be converted using an online converter.

The script is provided as a preset which is added to the user Preset/Script folder and then available from the preset menu of each script slot. The Microtuner Patches need to be stored in the Kontakt Installation folder as this is the only folder that is accessible from both Library Instruments and non-library instruments for some reason. Unfortunately the pictures folder is not available from library instruments too and so the script must remain ugly.

http://www.hgsounds.com/

KMG7

KMG7 virtual instrument is a free guitar sound bank for Kontakt, by Studio Major7th.

Kontakt Metal Guitar Library – 7 Strings Guitar

Specifications Version 2.9.0:

Library Size: 2.32GB, 7z file: 1.49GB.

Format: 24-bit/48kHz MONO.

PowerChord, PowerChord 5th, PowerChord 4th, PowerChord Mute, PowerChord 5th Mute, PowerChord 4th Mute.

PowerChord 5th 16beat, Solo, SoloMute, SoloMute 16beat.

Picking Harmonics, Slide, Slide Noise, Auto String Noise.

Vibrato, Legato, Alternate Picking.

Full Mute Cutting, Chop, Unison bend, harmonized bend.

Drive & 3-band EQ, CabinetSize, StereoModeller.

http://major7th.jp/

Kick Drum

Kick Drum virtual instrument is a free drums sound bank for Kontakt, by 99Sounds.

Kick Drum is a free collection of 120 key-labeled electronic kick drum samples crafted by 8-bit Logic. Apart from the 120 drum samples in WAV format, the download also includes SFZ and NKI patches for each kick sample.

Each included sample is key-labeled, meaning that it’s easy to drop it into a sampler instrument of your choice and instantly match it to your project’s key. The provided SFZ patches are compatible with freely downloadable samplers such as Sforzando, Poise, Zampler, TX16Wx, etc.

NI Kontakt users can take full advantage of the provided NKI patches which feature a fully customized user interface. The interface enables direct control over various sound parameters such as envelope attack and decay, pitch envelope amount and speed, HP/LP filter cutoff and resonance, and a variety of built-in SFX.

Contents:

120 kick drum samples.

24-bit WAV format.

44.1 kHz Stereo.

120 NKI & SFZ patches.

22.3 MB size on disk.

5.6 MB download size (ZIP archive).

Price: Free.

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http://99sounds.org

Key-Clicks

Key-Clicks virtual instrument is a free keyboard sound bank for Kontakt, by Icebreaker Audio.

The sound of playing an electronic keyboard that is turned off. A useful tool for adding a layer of tactile realism to software synthesizers, as a sound effect utility, or as unusual percussion.

Features:

A choice of 4 keyboard styles.

Add dynamic boost with the “Loudness” control.

Highpass Filter.

Option to randomize the played sample.

Compatible with Kontakt 4.2.4 or later

http://www.icebreaker-audio.com/

Karoryfer x bigcat Cello

Karoryfer x bigcat Cello virtual instrument is a free strings and cello sound bank for Kontakt and Sforzando, by Karoryfer.

A free cello sample library created by a collaborative effort between Karoryfer Samples and bigcat instruments with instrument banks for both Native Instruments Kontakt and Plogue Sforzando.

All notes are sampled every minor third. The recordings are close-miked, unprocessed and recorded without vibrato.

Key features:

Sustain sampled with four velocity layers and two round robins, four octave range.

Staccato sampled four round robins and four velocity layers, four octave range.

Pizzicato sampled with four round robins, three octave range.

Harmonics slides and percussive noise samples also included.

Scripted vibrato, humanization and legato controls for both Kontakt and Sforzando.

Sforzando version includes additional 4-voice and 8-voice unison mappings with width and detune controls.

479 24-bit WAV samples.

126 MB download size.

Requires Plogue Sforzando version 1.845 or newer, or Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5.1 or newer – only works as a time-limited demo in the free Kontakt Player.

https://SoundCloud.com/karoryfersamples/cello-by-karoryfer-lecolds

http://www.karoryfer.com/karoryfer-samples

Joker Tones

Joker Tones virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Kontakt, by Rast Sound.

Inspired by the story and character of Joker, we couldn’t resist to produce this free library offering dark, deep, mad and nostalgic instruments and sounds for Kontakt & WAV.

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Features.

+ 370 MB for Kontakt & WAV.

+ 80 Samples & 10 Solo Instruments.

+ Ambiences, Hits & More.

+ Kontakt full version 5.8.3.

http://www.rastsound.com

Jaws Harp Retuned

Jaws Harp Retuned virtual instrument is a free jaw harp sound bank for Kontakt, by MODWHEEL.

Jaws Harp Retuned is a new instrument by MODWHEEL for Kontakt.

Featuring 3 Jaws harps multi-sampled and half a dozen patches to whet the creative appetite. The tuning knob on the front panel means you can easily find a pitch that will suit the key of your composition.

http://www.modwheel.co.nz

Iron & Rust

Iron & Rust virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Kontakt, by J- Music.

Iron & Rust
Virtual Instrument for Kontakt 5
Contains over 150 presets that with a wide range of sounds including hits, pads, stingers, FX, etc.
Built in effects section and arpeggiator.
Samples have been converted to Kontakt NCW files to save space without compromising sound quality.
Roughly 1.3 GB in size.

Did we mention free.

http://www.jminormusic.com

Intimate Strings Lite: Solo Cello

Intimate Strings Lite: Solo Cello virtual instrument is a free strings and cello sound bank for Kontakt, by Embertone.

Our free Solo Cello was created for our Facebook community – it’s an octave + of a slurred solo cello with controllable mic positions. Although the instrument is lightweight, don’t be fooled – it has many of the same expressive capabilities as our solo violin, “Friedlander”, because it’s powered with many of the same sampling techniques:

Just for our Facebook Fans.

Solo cello – TRUE Slurred Legato.

3 Mic Positions recorded 24/96.

1 Octave Range (1.5 Stretched).

Controllable vibrato and dynamics.

Additional bonus patches.

Full Kontakt 4.2.4+ required.

http://www.embertone.com

Intimate Strings LITE

Intimate Strings LITE virtual instrument is a free strings sound bank for Kontakt, by Embertone.

Intimate Strings LITE is an expressive, true legato patch consisting of 4 virtuoso strings players performing in unison. As with our other patches, users have control of the optional 3x borrowed round robin legato, reverb switch, and POLY/MONO mode.

Intimate Strings LITE is part of a larger collection which is in production as of July 2012. The larger library will feature deeper patches with much more possibilities of sound:

4 virtuoso string players.

Expressive, natural tone. True legato.

3X round robin neighbor borrowing.

Full Kontakt 4.24+ required.

500 MB instrument, 16-bit/44.1 kHz.

Part of a larger series, coming soon.

http://www.embertone.com