KONTAKT: THE INDUSTRY STANDARD
It’s perfectly feasible to get yourself fully immersed in the world of resampling without actually resorting to working with a dedicated sampler at all. All self-respecting DAWs allow for audio to be processed and recaptured in all kinds of ways. However, if you prefer the idea of being able to trigger your sounds from a keyboard, let alone layering several at once for batch processing, grouping, modulation shaping, effects manipulation and much more besides, nothing beats a fully-spec’d sampler. There’s no getting past the fact that NI’s Kontakt has become the industry-standard option in this regard. It’s now well-established as the go-to choice for third-party sample creators as the playback option for their sample libraries but it’s also favoured by musicians and sound designers around the world as they look for new, weird and wonderful sounds to weave into their projects. With a modular approach to sample manipulation, scripting for advanced control, highly flexible routing and plenty more besides, Kontakt is an adventure playground for sampling and resampling.