Native Instruments Kontakt 2
The archive's fact sheet on Kontakt 2 is empty, so the record here comes entirely from period reviews. Kontakt 2 was the 2005 update to Native Instruments' software sampler. It added surround support and a generally improved workflow. Mix (August 2005, p.108) reviewed it as a significant software update and singled out a new convolution processor in the effects suite. The processor can load impulse responses captured in real concert halls and echo chambers for reverb and other special effects.
Sound on Sound (July 2005, p.82) noted that Kontakt had become one of the most popular software samplers since its release, and covered version 2 against the background of the earlier 1.0.2 builds. A free "Kontakt 2 User Library" was listed alongside the release in EQ (August 2005, p.22). Native Instruments' own advertising in Mix (July 2005, p.101) pitched the sampler as a tool for conjuring sounds not yet heard.
By the time Kontakt 3 arrived in late 2007, the upgrade from Kontakt 2 was priced at $149 against Kontakt 3's $449 list (EQ, November 2007, p.17).
Known specs from period coverage:
- Software sampler for Mac and PC (Sound on Sound, July 2005)
- Surround support and improved workflow (Mix, August 2005)
- Convolution reverb processor with real-hall and echo-chamber impulse responses (Mix, August 2005)
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