Kontakt 8 updated to version 8.8.0 (4 December 2025)

[Promidi]

As per title

Update via Native Access.

OVERALL CHANGES:

ADDED Improved support for screen-readers and Soundflow-type integrations via macOS Voiceover

ADDED Info Pane for contextual product help in Default View

ADDED Auto scrolling in Info Pane on windows

ADDED Removed View Menu and transitioned all options to contextual icons throughout the user interface or Main Menu

ADDED Temporary user interface workaround to reduce kernel panics when using high resolution monitors with macOS. We anticipate a permanent macOS-side fix to arrive via future macOS update(s).

FIXED Issue(s) causing Leap user interface to appear blank

FIXED Inconsistent selection logic in Default View Navigator

FIXED Presets not shown upon Instrument Browser load

FIXED Instruments become un-selectable from Kontrol S MK3 once the Add Instrument button is selected

FIXED Default save name suffix not duplicated

FIXED Crash when adding a second instrument with Kontrol S MK3 connected and "Unwind Automation IDs" disabled

FIXED Random Slot selection on loading Multis / Combined Presets

FIXED Certain UI controls did not show Info Hints on hover

FIXED No initial slot selection on recalling Logic Projects or duplicating Logic track

FIXED Crash when incorrectly saving NKB

[locrian]

16 hours ago, Promidi said:

ADDED Removed View Menu and transitioned all options to contextual icons throughout the user interface or Main Menu

Finally!  I hated having to constantly scroll through menus.

[kitekrazy]

I'm getting the never ending circle of loading products on Access on 2 machines.

Edited Saturday at 05:50 PM by kitekrazy

[Promidi]

2 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

I'm getting the never ending circle of loading products on Access on 2 machines.

Kontakt 8.8 Works fine here with the libraries I have tried..

What have you tried so far?

I am amusing that you have already contacted NI support.

[Patrick Wichrowski]

Xperimenta harpsichord crasing in Kontakt 8.8.0 when in ASIO mode. Very loud noise from some samples.

[kitekrazy]

5 hours ago, Promidi said:

Kontakt 8.8 Works fine here with the libraries I have tried..

What have you tried so far?

I am amusing that you have already contacted NI support.

This was regrading that I couldn't access any updates.  

[Promidi]

1 hour ago, kitekrazy said:

This was regrading that I couldn't access any updates.  

I have not had any issues with Native Access for a while now.  

Is the NTKDaemonService service running?

Are you on the latest version?  (Native Access 3.21.1)

The latest Native Access can be downloaded from here:

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/specials/native-access/

[Carl Ewing]

8.8? Running out of numbers. Kontakt 9 soooooooon. The milkening will continue.

[TracingArcs]

Something I had forgotten about and had not checked for a while. Is the amount of documentation in other languages in both the NI Documents and Instrument folder. Including PDF manuals in other languages other than you own. Just cleared out over 500mb of wasted space.

[kitekrazy]

16 hours ago, Promidi said:

I have not had any issues with Native Access for a while now.  

Is the NTKDaemonService service running?

Are you on the latest version?  (Native Access 3.21.1)

The latest Native Access can be downloaded from here:

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/specials/native-access/

it was a connection issue.  I consider myself an expert by now dealing with NI's failures.

[ALC]

17 hours ago, Carl Ewing said:

8.8? Running out of numbers. Kontakt 9 soooooooon. The milkening will continue.

8.8 -> 8.9, 8.10, 8.11 ...

I just checked and I've got Kontakt 7 Player 7.10.9 installed.

K1 lasted 3 years, K2, K3, and K4 lasted 2 years, K5 lasted 7 years.  K6 lasted 4 years.  K7 lasted 2 years.  K8 was only released a year ago so I wouldn't expect the next version soon.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by ALC