converting to exs24

Is there a way to convert .nki files from Garritan
Personal Orchestra to exs24 files?

The only company I know of working on a .nki format conversion was ChickenSys Translator. Last time I checked was a few months ago.

Native instruments has kept a tight hold on their Kontakt file format.

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I doubt you'd be able to convert any nks or nki files. The file format is designed in a way that can't be decoded for copy protection purposes - converting would allow a way to defeat the copy protection, and they wouldn't be happy about that.

I doubt you'd be able to convert any nks or nki
files. The file format is designed in a way that
can't be decoded for copy protection purposes -
converting would allow a way to defeat the copy
protection, and they wouldn't be happy about that.

Hi Mike,

It looks like ChickenSystems Translator does convert nki
format to EXS24, at least in the Windows version. Their info page says the Mac version will be adding it soon.
I knew they were working on it, looks like they have quite a few conversion options.

http://www.chickensys.com/support/software/translator/kontakt/


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Chicken Systems Translator will not:
Convert protected NKI patches
Come out of Mac. (the coming soon on the Mac has been there for years)
Work Correctly ( Google it, if you think I am being harsh)
I used CD Xtract to convert to EXS-24, when it was time to dump my hardware samplers. No love lost there.

A better choice to sample anything is Redmatica's Autosampler.
Setup some parameters, point it at whatever you want to sample and press the go button. At the end you have an ESX instrument. I used it to sample some hardware and a plug in the was crash prone.

That page looks like they convert to kontakt, but doesn't say they convert from it. I wouldn't be surprised if they could convert files with no protection, but do they convert protected ones (like GPO is, I assume)? I doubt it.

That page looks like they convert to kontakt, but
doesn't say they convert from it. I wouldn't be
surprised if they could convert files with no
protection, but do they convert protected ones (like
GPO is, I assume)? I doubt it.

Mike,
Correct, Translator cannot convert protected files.
(see below) It looks like they've made several performance enhancements recently.

RE: Kontankt To EXS25 MKI & MKII
Status: Implemented in the current version of Translator.
This translation is only available on the Windows version; it will be available on the Mac version shortly.

Kontakt 2 Support
Translator support to conversions from all Kontakt formats, including 1.2, 1.5, and Kontakt 2 Instruments, Multis, and Banks. This includes Kontakt 2 "monolith" formats (large .nki/.nkm/.nkb files with the sample data embeded in them), and Kontakt files that reference samples with .nks files. IMPORTANT: Most .nks files contain encrypted samples, and Translator DOES NOT decrypt these. So although you can translate the Kontakt files, the resulting sample data will be useless.
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This link has the support info, using the From/To drop downs is where I found the above info.

http://www.chickensys.com/support/software/translator/format_status.php


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