Kontakt 1.1 for Mac and PC Shipping
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September 19, 2002
Kontakt 1.1 brings Native Instruments' software sampler to the Mac and adds
several enhancements to the existing PC version. Featuring an Kontakt
featureset on both platforms, KONTAKT 1.1 can now read HALion, EXS, and
SDII files in addition to the Gigasampler, AKAI, Sound Font, and BATTERY
formats that were present since its initial release. Kontakt 1.1 adds SSE2
support on the PC side, while Mac Altivec accelerations are deeply
integrated into the core sampling engine.
All registered Kontakt PC users will be able to download the Mac version
for free within a few days. KONTAKT 1.1 now ships on a hybrid Mac and PC
CD.
Native Instruments also announced that Direct From Disk
technology will soon be available for Kontakt. A free update for
registered users, the Direct From Disk extension will enable Kontakt to
play samples directly from the hard drive. Sample size will no longer be
limited by the amount of physical RAM - an instrument can be as large as
available hard drive space. All instruments utilizing this technology will
load many times faster than RAM-based instruments.
The Direct From Disk file extension will only be available as a free
download to registered users in November 2002.
The recommended retail price for Kontakt is $399 / 399 Euro.
For more information, visit their web site at www.native-instruments.com. | 
