Sometimes we want to include realistic sounding instruments in our tracks. However, recording a real instrument or buying sample libraries can turn out quite pricey. Luckily there are plenty of free Kontakt libraries from which we chose our top 10.

You will need: Full version of Kontakt [only number 2 works with Kontakt Player]

1. Acoustic Guitar by Pettinhouse Audio

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This guitar sounds very realistic thanks to its release and fret noises. Probably my favourite free library.

2. Flutes: Persian Ney & Shakukachi from Kontakt Factory Selection

These two flutes included in Kontakt's free selection of instruments can add lots of oriental flavour to your track. Velocity curve control and beautiful effects included.

Ekali used it in his remix of Jack U's 'Mind' - passed it through some distortion and used 'a couple manual unison tricks' (found on reddit). Probably used also some tremolo and transposition modulation after that.

Download (scroll down to 'Kontakt Factory Selection')

3. Amore Grand Piano by Precisionsound

A very nice grand piano with Pedal sustain support.

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4. MSLP Grand Piano Soft

A beautiful and intimate grand piano. The background noise adds a lot of mood to the sound. Perfect for a sad outro for a song.

Download (From this enormous list by Bigcat Instruments - check it out)

Btw, check out this article with the top 10 VST synthesizers!

5. 'Street Bumper' Electric Piano

A very nice E Piano with Tremolo, and plenty of other nice effects. Velocity curve & Attack/Release controls included.

Download (Bigcat Instruments)

6. 'Skerratt London' Upright Piano

A beautiful upright piano to add melancholy or oldschool vibe.

Download (Bigcat Instruments)

Check out this article with 5 free VST Piano Plugins!

7. MSLP Vibraphone

Very nice vibes with ADSR controls. Might need a little panning work, but the samples sound great.

Download (Bigcat Instruments)

8. SSO Concert Harp

Another element to spice up your production in an oriental style.

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9. Sweet Melodic Choir

Great sounding male basses and female sopranos. Adds a mystical vibe to anything. Tweak your decay knob to shorten the ridiculously long samples.

Download (Bigcat Instruments)

Thanks for checking out our top 9! What are your favourite Kontakt libraries? Share them under our Facebook post so others can benefit.

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Plus: Great list of libraries by Bigcat Instruments

Good luck with your production. See you in the next articles!

About the Author: K-Pizza

I’m k-pizza, a music maker who likes to share his experiences with other producers. I’m regularly going to show up with music and content at PML.

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Design Tips and Correct Image Size

One of the most popular questions I get asked is how to create Kontakt Library background images, or as Native Instruments calls it, “Wallpaper.” Fortunately, I go in depth on this subject in my new course “How to Create Kontakt Libraries from Scratch” and I wanted to share an excerpt of the course with you so that you can get some insight on how I make the backgrounds for my Kontakt Libraries.

The Kontakt Library that I make in this video is in collaboration with my friend Matthew Gawronski who is a composer and choir conductor. He graciously allowed for his school choir to provide the beautiful voices behind this library. Definitely check his music out and give some love and thanks on his Facebook Fan Page.

Feel free to watch the video below to learn how to make Kontakt Wallpaper and to learn the correct Kontakt 5 Library Wallpaper Size. This also works for users of Kontakt 6 if you have already upgraded. I also included a step by step list below if you don’t have time to watch the video.

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Step 1: Go to Canva

On my other blog post “Create Your Own Kontakt Libraries” I go over how I created the background for my Crotale Sample Library and I mentioned in that guide that I used Photoshop to make the background. But since then I discovered an amazing website called Canva.com.

Canva is like Photoshop but free and it has amazing tools to create all kinds of graphics. One of the biggest reason why Canva is so great is that you can use custom dimensions when creating your graphics. That is what we need to do to make our Kontakt Library Wallpaper.

I’ve determined the perfect dimensions for the Kontakt Library Template I provide to you in my course and those dimensions are 800px x 341px.

STEP 2: ADD YOUR TEXT

Once you create a design with custom dimensions within Canva, add some text. I like to use the Canva templates because they already look so great! I just drag them in and replace the text with whatever I want to say!

STEP 3: GRAB A GREAT IMAGE FROM UNSPLASH

Unsplash is one of my favorite websites of all time. It is a website where you can download high-quality, high-res images for free that are already licensed under the creative commons free-to-use for any purpose. Even commercial purpose! Which is great if you intend to sell your Kontakt Libraries one day.

When creating my choir kontakt library, I just searched Unsplash for a great photo of a choir that I used as my background.

Once downloading the image from Unsplash to my computer, I then uploaded it into Canva where I could add it to my design. Super easy!

LAST STEP: EXPORT FROM CANVA

Once your Kontakt Library Wallpaper is looking awesome, just hit the download button on the top right of your Canva screen. PNG format worked great for me! Then upload it into your library and voila you have a custom Kontakt Library Background!