Mix magazine has a review of the new Kontakt 2 sampler from Native instruments. They list the new features of this program, then prasie its overall usability. They think the quality of the sound library is excellent, and even better is the responsiveness when playing samples using a keyboard.

Kontakt 2 also scores highly on ease of use: “I was easily able to sequence music, and Kontakt 2’s multitimbrality enabled me to literally put together an entire piece using nothing else. Sometimes, when using a “be-all/end-all” module, I find myself wishing for a slightly better synth sound or maybe a punchier drum kit. Not in this case. For me, Kontakt sounds were pretty much grab-and-go; I didn’t have to do a lot of deep parameter tweaking to put together a piece of music. This is an instrument that is clearly intended for musicians to be able to sit down and compose and play. It’s also satisfying for tweakheads such as myself.”

Overall they rate Kontakt 2 very highly: “Kontakt 2 resides proudly in the very short list of virtual samplers worthy of consideration by serious users.”

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