{"id":94189,"date":"2022-11-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=94189"},"modified":"2022-11-29T14:06:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T14:06:13","slug":"best-free-kontakt-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/best-free-kontakt-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the best free Kontakt libraries that will excite listeners and inspire creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">Kontakt is the most famous software instrumetn software around today developed by Native Instruments.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kontakt software instrument is at the forefront of the software instrument market year after year. After all, Kontakt provides so much functionality for creating music with professional samples of any instrument you can imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, numerous developers build software instruments with NI&#8217;s Native Kontakt Script language so they sit in the Kontakt player. We&#8217;re exploring ten of our favorite free Kontakt libraries from those developers so that you can start writing more and more music&#8230; without paying a penny!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"#Foundations\">Foundations Piano<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"#Signal-Free\">Signal Free<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"#RCS\">RCS Essentials \u201cMahogany\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"#88E\">The 88E<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"#Textures\">String Textures<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"#Sennheiser\">Sennheiser &#8211; DrumMic\u2019a<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"#ProjectSAM\">ProjectSAM \u2013 The Free Orchestra<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"Foundations\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>1. Heavyocity &#8211; Foundations Piano<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Foundations-Piano.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94215 lazyload\" width=\"390\" height=\"281\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavyocity&#8217;s free Piano Kontakt library is the first in their Foundations series of virtual instruments, and it features the soft and subtle dynamics of a Kawai grand piano. This free Kontakt piano instrument is fantastic for creating emotional film scores, subtle backing melodies, and more quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Foundations Piano gives you numerous presets that demonstrate what textures you can achieve with this Kontakt instrument. In fact, it utilizes two sound engines that combine a sampled grand piano for the soft tone of the instrument while a second sound engine creates textures with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?s=synth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">synth sounds<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For creative composition &amp; processing, the Foundations Piano Kontakt instrument gives you an arpeggiator,  multiple effects, a gate for rhythmic sequences, and an ADSR envelope for amplitude shaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/heavyocity.com\/product\/foundations-piano\/\" class=\"btn-image\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n    .btn-wrapper {\n        display: block;\n        width: 100%;\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 2rem;\n    }\n    .btn-image {\n        width: 222px;\n        height: 39px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        text-decoration: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-position: 0 0;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-image: url('https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Find-Button-sprite.png');\n    }\n    .btn-image:hover {\n        background-position: 0 -39px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-routenote-blog wp-block-embed-routenote-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GQkUz5cODP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/best-piano-vst-plugins\/\">10 best piano VSTs you can get today: our favorite piano plugins of 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;10 best piano VSTs you can get today: our favorite piano plugins of 2022&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/best-piano-vst-plugins\/embed\/#?secret=GQkUz5cODP\" data-secret=\"GQkUz5cODP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"Signal-Free\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>2. <\/strong><strong>Output<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Signal Free <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Output-Signal-Free.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94216 lazyload\" width=\"417\" height=\"353\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next favorite free Kontakt library is Signal Free by Output. This is a brand known for making software tools with inspiring sonic capabilities, and their freemium Kontakt <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-do-synthesizers-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">synth<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is no different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signal Free version gives you 4 sound sources, 25 instrument presets, and 2 GB of content with arpeggios, thick pad sounds, and rhythmic leads. Meanwhile, the paid version gives you 50 sound sources, 500 instrument presets, and a total of 40 GB of content!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in both the free &amp; paid versions, the Signal Free Kontakt instrument gives you multiple advanced controls that are best for creating rhythmic pulsating sounds. For example, you&#8217;ll get an LFO, arpeggiator, sequencer, looper, basic and advanced modes, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electronic music producers can utilize Signal Free to create evolving sounds with animated details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/output.com\/products\/signal-free\" class=\"btn-image\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n    .btn-wrapper {\n        display: block;\n        width: 100%;\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 2rem;\n    }\n    .btn-image {\n        width: 222px;\n        height: 39px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        text-decoration: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-position: 0 0;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-image: url('https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Find-Button-sprite.png');\n    }\n    .btn-image:hover {\n        background-position: 0 -39px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"RCS\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>3. DS Drums &#8211; RCS Essentials \u201cMahogany\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DS-Drums-RCS-Essentials-Mahogany.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94217 lazyload\" width=\"429\" height=\"310\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This RCS Essentials free Kontakt Mahogany library is a collection of samples of the DS Drums collection of kits wrapped in a neat software package. As a result, you can recreate the sound of their fabulous acoustic drums on an electronic drum kit or in computer-based music productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The package is so neat that it gives you plenty of functionality to navigate and use all of its content. For example, a group of faders for each rum including a Master Fader let you attenuate the level of every sound at once or individual sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, four effect modules include a transient designer, tape saturator, parallel compressor, and two reverbs with distinctive tones allowing you to get creative and add character and space to your productions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One cool little trick with RCS Essentials is the automation available. From time to time you may want rim shots to trigger automatically, and to do so you can adjust the Autorimshot slider. This effectively triggers the sound automatically when a predetermined threshold is met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redpackdrums.com\/product-page\/the-official-ds-drum-library\" class=\"btn-image\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n    .btn-wrapper {\n        display: block;\n        width: 100%;\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 2rem;\n    }\n    .btn-image {\n        width: 222px;\n        height: 39px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        text-decoration: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-position: 0 0;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-image: url('https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Find-Button-sprite.png');\n    }\n    .btn-image:hover {\n        background-position: 0 -39px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"88E\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>4. Impact Soundworks &#8211; The 88E<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Impact-Soundworks-The-88E-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94219 lazyload\" width=\"407\" height=\"327\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 88E is a free piano software instrument for Kontakt. It&#8217;s an experimental piano, meaning it goes about sound generation a little differently. In fact, 88E is based on an idea by Mattias Krantz whereby he tuned every piano key to E and used a giant cover to press all piano keys at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While 88E can play other notes, this free Kontakt instrument features numerous tools for making adjustments too. In practice, you can customize the amplitude envelope, transpose the keys, bend the pitch, adjust the position of microphones, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This free Kontakt library comes with a variety of snapshots that showcase the instrument\u2019s versatility. Impact Soundworks provided a wide range of options, from short plucks and keys to huge atmospheric soundscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/impactsoundworks.com\/product\/the-88e\/\" class=\"btn-image\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n    .btn-wrapper {\n        display: block;\n        width: 100%;\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 2rem;\n    }\n    .btn-image {\n        width: 222px;\n        height: 39px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        text-decoration: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-position: 0 0;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-image: url('https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Find-Button-sprite.png');\n    }\n    .btn-image:hover {\n        background-position: 0 -39px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"Textures\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>5. <\/strong><strong>Sonixinema &#8211; String Textures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sonixinema-String-Textures.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94220 lazyload\" width=\"410\" height=\"354\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up we have a wide range of twisted string sounds that you can further manipulate and mangle for your music. String Textures provides you with ten presets that demonstrate the warmth and delicate capabilities of this instrument, in addition to its dark, sinister, and dirty sound too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for more of a traditional-sounding instrument then look elsewhere in our list because String Textures isn&#8217;t the most conventional. Its sound palette does sound like authentic strings with natural, articulate, and smooth tones, but this instrument can convey some pretty dark emotions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/sonixinema.com\/products\/string-textures\" class=\"btn-image\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n    .btn-wrapper {\n        display: block;\n        width: 100%;\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 2rem;\n    }\n    .btn-image {\n        width: 222px;\n        height: 39px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        text-decoration: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-position: 0 0;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-image: url('https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Find-Button-sprite.png');\n    }\n    .btn-image:hover {\n        background-position: 0 -39px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"Sennheiser\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>6. Sennheiser &#8211; DrumMic\u2019a<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sennheiser-DrumMica-RouteNote-Blog-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94222 lazyload\" width=\"446\" height=\"392\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sennheiser DrumMic\u2019a is a free Kontakt drum instrument with over 13,000 pre-recorded samples. Each sound has been captured with high-end studio microphones while professional drummers made the noise. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can customize the position of the microphones in the DrumMic\u2019a VST plugin and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-microphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">choose between different microphones<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on each drum head too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mixer controls allow you to adjust the level of each drum, and the channel strips feature an EQ, a transient shaper, and a compressor. But more effects include reverb, delay, and panning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also adjust the velocity of each drum head and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/best-affordable-midi-keyboards-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">map the kit to your MIDI controller<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/free-drum-kits.com\/sennheiser-drummica\/\" class=\"btn-image\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n    .btn-wrapper {\n        display: block;\n        width: 100%;\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 2rem;\n    }\n    .btn-image {\n        width: 222px;\n        height: 39px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        text-decoration: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-position: 0 0;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-image: url('https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Find-Button-sprite.png');\n    }\n    .btn-image:hover {\n        background-position: 0 -39px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-routenote-blog wp-block-embed-routenote-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"REJ4TAatE3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/10-best-free-drum-vst-plugins\/\">Top 10 free drum VST plugins 2022: comparing the best software drum plugins for beat making<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Top 10 free drum VST plugins 2022: comparing the best software drum plugins for beat making&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/10-best-free-drum-vst-plugins\/embed\/#?secret=REJ4TAatE3\" data-secret=\"REJ4TAatE3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"ProjectSAM\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>7. ProjectSAM \u2013 The Free Orchestra<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ProjectSAM-The-Free-Orchestra-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94224 lazyload\" width=\"441\" height=\"351\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Project Sam\u2019s Free Orchestra Kontakt instrument is a collection of orchestral samples that you\u2019ll find in many of their paid software instruments. Ultimately, it\u2019s a variety of free orchestral sounds that you\u2019d otherwise have to pay for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll find classic instruments in the Free Orchestra such as strings, brass, percussion, and more. But The Free Orchestra also utilizes sounds with unconventional timbres too. In fact, The Free Orchestra offers many tools for designing sounds that you won\u2019t find on other orchestral plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some like envelope controls, effects, pitch shifting, and others are readily available, some settings like reverse can\u2019t be found on all plugins \u2013 but you will find them on Project Sam\u2019s The Free Orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/projectsam.com\/libraries\/the-free-orchestra\/\" class=\"btn-image\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n    .btn-wrapper {\n        display: block;\n        width: 100%;\n        text-align: center;\n        margin-bottom: 2rem;\n    }\n    .btn-image {\n        width: 222px;\n        height: 39px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        text-decoration: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-position: 0 0;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-image: url('https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Find-Button-sprite.png');\n    }\n    .btn-image:hover {\n        background-position: 0 -39px;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-routenote-blog wp-block-embed-routenote-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kwIgjZsKaM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/10-best-orchestral-vsts\/\">10 best orchestral VSTs 2022: compose like a pro with these orchestral software instruments<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;10 best orchestral VSTs 2022: compose like a pro with these orchestral software instruments&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/10-best-orchestral-vsts\/embed\/#?secret=kwIgjZsKaM\" data-secret=\"kwIgjZsKaM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/create.routenote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Find every sample you didn&#8217;t know you needed on RouteNote Create!<\/strong> <strong>Download 100 royalty-free one-shots, loops, FX &amp; full sample packs right now for $2.99!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-routenote-blog wp-block-embed-routenote-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tkZi2L6YMa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-are-virtual-instruments\/\">What are virtual instruments? 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