Kontakt instruments playback in Logic Pro 9 but they don't bounce to disk.

After much searching and random attempts with settings in both Logic Pro and the Kontakt player, I haven't found a way to send the playback from the Kontakt player to Logic Pro. In Digital Performer (e.g.) it's accomplished by recording real-time playback of the MIDI-to-Kontakt (or other player being used as a plugin) and then drop the audio file into an audio track. I don't see a way to do that in Logic. When I bounced in realtime I heard the Kontakt instrument but it wasn't recorded. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.


MacBook Pro, M-Audio Fast Track Ultra

Logic Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Feb 4, 2012 2:47 AM

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Feb 4, 2012 12:38 PM in response to Data Stream Studio

I believe I am running it as a plugin. Kontakt is checked in the Audio Units Manager as available in Logic Pro and it appears in the Library when I create a stereo External MIDI track. If I create a Software Instruments track (which doesn't see Kontakt), I can reassign the track as a MIDI Instrument and select Kontakt 5 Virtual Input. That justs reassigns the channel as an External MIDI instrument and I'm back where I started.


In Kontakt, the Output for Channel 1 (st. 1) only allows me to select my audio interface - M-Audio Fast Track Ultra. The only selections that will enable stereo playback in Logic appear in this screenshot:


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I tried using Reaktor in the same way and got the same result - playback but no bounce.


In response to your multi-timbral setting idea, RT, the patch is a stereo sample and the multi-timbral aspect would only apply if I were loading a Software Instrument track (which apparently only allows selection of instruments within Logic).


I tried working in the Environment window hoping I could cable Kontakt to Logic but that failed as well. I'm stumped.


Thanks for the suggestions. Any other ideas are welcome!

Feb 4, 2012 12:49 PM in response to Harmonybear

Of course you will not get a bounce... as DSS mentioned, you are running these players as external instruments, the audio is arriving at you audio interface outs but is not being run through Logic. Kontakt and Reaktor need to be run as internal software instruments. Or in the case of Reaktor... a Rewire instrument, which will channel audio through Logic's audio engine. Can you assign Kontakt's outs to to any of the FTU Inputs?

Feb 4, 2012 1:25 PM in response to Pancenter

Thanks, Pancenter - I understood the issue but not the configuration in Logic. As with a lot of music software, it's more about where than what. I finally found the answer at NI's Knowledge Base. I can select Kontakt in a Software Instrument's channel strip (click-hold on the top I/O button and follow the menus). All's well again.


Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Feb 4, 2012 1:49 PM in response to Harmonybear

Harmonybear wrote:


Thanks, Pancenter - I understood the issue but not the configuration in Logic. As with a lot of music software, it's more about where than what. I finally found the answer at NI's Knowledge Base. I can select Kontakt in a Software Instrument's channel strip (click-hold on the top I/O button and follow the menus). All's well again.



Ahhh. I guess we assumed you knew that but for some reason the instruments weren't showing up there.

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