kitekrazy
Senior Member
I have Kontakt 6. Are there any issues with libraries that still need Kontakt 5?
For compatibility in past projects where you used Kontakt 5?
Not that I'm aware of. I got Kontakt 6 on it's release, and never had a problem with older libraries.I have Kontakt 6. Are there any issues with libraries that still need Kontakt 5?
I should have mentioned that if you do keep both K5 and K6 around, you can import foreign-format instruments into K5, save them in K5 format, and then load them into K6.
So the pathway from external formats into K6 is still open - as long as you keep K5 around.
The pathway from K6 to external formats is, however, closed - K6 instruments will not open in K5, so there appears to be no "down-convert" pathway available.
Major dick-move from NI.
Interesting. I have Spotlight Strings and tested. Sure enough, the UI doesn't respond properly in K6, but everything is fine in K5... Never heard of backward compatibility issues with Kontakt before.I had to re-install K5.66 (32bit, in its own folder) to keep using Kirk Hunter's Spotlight Solo Strings. For quick mockups...
I should have mentioned that if you do keep both K5 and K6 around, you can import foreign-format instruments into K5, save them in K5 format, and then load them into K6.
So the pathway from external formats into K6 is still open - as long as you keep K5 around.
The pathway from K6 to external formats is, however, closed - K6 instruments will not open in K5, so there appears to be no "down-convert" pathway available.
Major dick-move from NI.
KH Spotlight ceased to function properly in K5.8 onwards, which is why I "forced" the K5.6 re-installation (from a a safeguarded download in pre-Native Access days). I can probably scrap K5.8, but you never know..nteresting. I have Spotlight Strings and tested. Sure enough, the UI doesn't respond properly in K6, but everything is fine in K5
Only slightly off-topic:
I know it's possible for K4, K5 and K6 to coexist on the same computer. Is it possible for (say) K5.7 and K5.8 to coexist? Or do you have to swap .dll files every time you need one rather than the other?
I guess it's time to relearn DOS batch file or Windows PowerShell programming.Sadly, you'll have to swap dll files if you want to go between 5.x versions.