Native Instruments Kontakt 5

Kontakt 5 sampler

Kontakt 5 is Native Instruments large-format sampler instrument version 5. Kontakt has become the industry standard for delivering and distributing sample-based content, free or paid. Simply the best sampler you get followed by samplers like MOTU MachFive, Steinberg Halion 6 and UVI Falcon.

Kontakt is probably the most famous and most used sampler for daw music production.

Pros

• Has good large-format libraries
• Good filter
• KSP scripting system for user-generated content and custom user interface
  • 3. party developers can make high-quality Kontakt presets

Cons

• No wavetable synthesis (Kontakt 6 has it)

The closest competitors to Kontakt are probably Steinberg Halion 6 and UVI Falcon.