Kontakt Player by Native Instruments is a free sample player for playing libraries made by Native Instruments or 3rd party manufactures / developers. There are many free libraries for Full Kontakt, but they can’t be played in free Kontakt Player (offers only 15 minutes DEMO). But here we are talking about some free libraries which are made for Kontakt Player, means they can be played without any limitations with the free player. Is it sounding interesting? Let see which they are (don’t forget to download the full Komplete Start bundle, free).
- Kontakt Factory Selection by Native Instruments
Native Instruments offers a selective part of their factory content for free with Komplete Start. This selection has 5 types instruments –
- Band: 13 rock and pop instruments, including e-guitars, basses, acoustic drum-kits, an organ, e-pianos, and more.
- Synth: A wide range of contemporary synth pads, basses, leads, and drum kits.
- Urban: Five instruments and a selection of ready-for-action drum loop production kits, consisting of drum loops, single loop tracks, and individual slices.
- Vintage: 13 instruments that revive the legendary sounds of analog synthesizers and keyboards.
- World: Six instruments from across the globe, including flutes and reed instruments, bagpipes, plucked instruments, and percussion.
Download: Kontakt Factory Selection
- Kinetic Treats by Native Instruments
KINETIC TREATS is a unique new instrument based on the timeless sounds of vintage children’s toys – The tiny ballerina atop this music box and her creaking tin companion may seem a mismatched pair, but dancing together they conjure up a world of twisted, evolving sounds.
- Play Series Selection by Native Instruments
Streamlined versions of 3 intuitive yet powerful hybrid instruments – ANALOG DREAMS, ETHEREAL EARTH, and HYBRID KEYS.
Download: Play Series Selection
- Diamond Jazz Trio by Strezov Sampling
The Strezov Sampling “Diamond Jazz Trio Freebie” consists of a 3 instruments – Piano, Alto Saxophone and Double bass, distributed in the following 4 patches”
- Alto Sax Acc Sus Cresc Freebie – experimental patch with a nice forte-piano attack and loopable sustain; after releasing the key, a crescendo is triggered.
- Alto Sax Leg Flutter Freebie – contains 4 different sustain types and legato transitions.
- Piano Freebie – upright piano with a classic pop jazz sound.
- Double Bass Freebie – an upright bass, recorded with true legato intervals, so that when you play a line, you’ll hear a smooth and realistic transition
- The Felt Seiler (Free Edition) by Strezov Sampling
If a picture is truly worth a thousand words, THE FELT SEILER in the same way, only in a musical context, instead – you can convey so many different emotions only with a few strokes of your hands. Nothing too complex or “puffy”, yet powerful and moving enough to allow you to express yourself freely, with nothing holding you back.
The content of the library was recorded in the Sofia Session Studio B with a variety of close microphones, later summed into one microphone position. Along with that, The Felt Seiler contains 3 more synth/sound design layers for you to choose from, which will help you shape a unique sound. We’ve named those three layers based on the mood that feels closest to the way they sound – Warmth, Ache and Loneliness.
- Minimalist Violins Legato Freebie by Strezov Sampling
The Minimalist String Section of Afflatus features a Chamber String Ensemble playing flautando with poco vibrato. The Polyphonic True Legato makes this section ideal for lush sounding string beds in the style of Arvo Pärt or Thomas Newmann.
Download: Minimalist Violins Legato Freebie
- The Creative ToolboX – Drums and Percussion by Strezov Sampling
To commemorate 10 years of Strezov Sampling we have created the “Creative ToolboX”. The primary focus of this series is to serve all aspiring songwriters and producers as a sort of “one-stop VI shop”, giving everyone the sonic variety and freedom they’re in need of. The drums and percussion are just the first part of the COMPLETELY FREE VIRTUAL BAND we’re aiming at giving all of you who read this!
Download: The Creative ToolboX – Drums and Percussion
- The Creative ToolboX – Steinway Grand Piano by Strezov Sampling
To commemorate 10 years of Strezov Sampling we have created the “Creative ToolboX”. The primary focus of this series is to serve all aspiring songwriters and producers as a sort of “one-stop VI shop”, giving everyone the sonic variety and freedom they’re in need of. The Steinway Grand Piano is the second part of the COMPLETELY FREE VIRTUAL BAND we’re aiming at giving all of you who read this!
Download: The Creative ToolboX – Steinway Grand Piano
- Shreddage 3 Precision Free by Impact Soundworks
A superb classic and warm p-bass tone is now available for free, compatible with Kontakt Player! Shreddage 3 Precision FREE has the same great sample quality and depth as the full version, with two playable octaves and the crucial fingerstyle articulation along with popping and release noises. Includes tons of editing features and a complete Console FX rack with built-in tones. The ultimate free bass instrument for your DAW!
Download: Shreddage 3 Precision Free
- Shreddage 3 Stratus Free by Impact Soundworks
The ultimate FREE electric guitar sample library for KONTAKT PLAYER! Includes deep-sampled sustain, palm mute, and choke articulations with 3 octaves of playing range, up to 24 samples per note, and tons of performance options. Also features TACT 2.0 and the new CONSOLE mixer and modular FX rack!
Download: Shreddage 3 Stratus Free
- The 88E by Impact Soundworks
What if you tuned every note on a piano to “E”, and played them all at once? Wonder no more: the unbelievably huge sound of The 88E is now playable at any pitch with this free virtual instrument loaded with sound design options, and created in partnership with YouTuber and mad scientist engineer Mattias Krantz.
- Arcane by Embertone
Arcane centers around a séance, through which you must appease the evil Kontakt spirits. In order to progress and unlock the mysteries within, there are riddles and challenges to solve. Within this innovative product you’ll find a diverse assortment of sounds, and also an unforgettable experience inside Kontakt.
- The Free Orchestra by ProjectSAM
Cinematic sounds taken directly from ProjectSAM’s acclaimed libraries. From orchestral string staccatos and brass clusters to symphonic percussion and dystopian sound design. Now with new presets and Kontakt Player compatibility! Orchestral string staccatos, heroic horns, luminous choirs and dystopian drones. For free. Welcome to The Free Orchestra.
- Foundations Emotive Choir by Heavyocity
Featuring various evolving, sustained vowels and textures paired with a layer of our signature sound design, all housed in a highly customizable interface – FOUNDATIONS | Emotive Choir is an instant mood setter and valuable addition to your scoring toolkit.
Download: Foundations Emotive Choir
- Foundations Piano by Heavyocity
Combining the soft dynamics of a grand piano, an expertly crafted sound design layer, and a highly customizable interface – FOUNDATIONS Piano is an expressive cinematic tool created to tell your story.
- Foundations Nylon Guitar by Heavyocity
Combining the lush, soft dynamics of a nylon-stringed acoustic guitar, a meticulously-crafted sound design layer, and a highly customizable interface – FOUNDATIONS | Nylon Guitar delivers a variety of mellow, ambient sounds specifically developed to enhance your story.
- Foundations Staccato Brass by Heavyocity
Featuring short, bombastic staccatos paired with an expertly-crafted sound design layer, all housed in a highly customizable interface – FOUNDATIONS | Staccato Brass provides a rhythmic and energetic quality specifically designed for expressive and impactful musical storytelling.
Download: Foundations Staccato Brass
- Foundations Staccato Strings by Heavyocity
Featuring short, crisp staccatos paired with a layer of our signature sound design, all housed in a highly customizable interface – FOUNDATIONS Staccato Strings provides a strong rhythmic starting point to help build your story.
Download: Foundations Staccato Strings
- Foundations Synth Bass by Heavyocity
Featuring the thick sounds of analog synth paired with an expertly-crafted and growling sound design layer, all presented in a highly customizable interface—FOUNDATIONS | Synth Bass delivers a fundamental starting point to build your story from the bottom up.
Download: Foundations Synth Bass
- Ferrum Free Edition by Keepforest
Keepforest’s FERRUM, produced by Vladislav Martirosov and Arseni Khodzin, is a modern trailer percussion powerhouse with a huge variety of cinematic percussion from epic and massive cinematic hits, punches, anvils and doors impacts to cymbals, bells, tiny metals and metallic foley.
(Note: Free version products for non-commercial purposes, for personal use only)
- Evolution Devastator Warzone Freebie by Keepforest
Evolution: Devastator Warzone is a premium collection of hand-crafted custom Signature Sound effects, Bass and Braams, Signals and Signs, Drum Loops, Pulses, Guns and Racharges, One Shots, Cinematic loops and Artist Stems. The library has modern and aggressive character that can be hear in a lot of trending movies and TV series. The Evolution: Devastator series will definitely be a irreplaceable part for movie and game sound designs, as well as for composing trailers and soundtracks.
(Note: Free version products for non-commercial purposes, for personal use only)
Download: Evolution Devastator Warzone Freebie
- Hammersmith Free by Soniccouture
Thrilling, immersive & addictive. The Hammersmith Model D Grand has featured in countless productions & won many fans since its release. Now you can experience the same performance thrill with Hammersmith Free.
- Music Boxes by Soniccouture
Two original music boxes: all such devices work on the same principle of triggering metal tines using a notated melody, either as punched paper or an embossed metal cylinder. The sound is almost universally evocative of early childhood, whether we personally had such a toy as a child or not.
- Thunder Drum by Soniccouture
A Thunder Drum is made with a spring attached to the skin, so when it is shaken the spring moves and creates a continuous resonance through the body of the instrument. This results in a sound very much like thunder. The drums come in various shapes and sizes and are sometimes known by other names such as Thunder Tube, Spring Drum or Thunder Maker.
- RMI Rocksichord by Soniccouture
Mikael Jorgensen from Wilco mentioned to us that he had started sampling his ancient RMI Rocksichord keyboard, but hadn’t the time to finish the looping and programing. The Rocksichord is a prog-rock icon, used by a huge array of artists, including: The Beach Boys, Genesis, Dr. John, John Lennon, Sun Ra, Terry Riley, and Wilco.
- Tape Choir by Soniccouture
The legendary multi-layered ‘infinite’ vocal pad from 10cc’s ’70s hit ‘I’m Not In Love’. Tracking, tape-looping and mixing the groundbreaking original was a famously epic endeavour, but Tape Choir boils the process down to a an intuitive engine in which each key across a two-octave range plays an individually recorded stacked vocal note, with randomised start times and adjustable detune delivering that huge ensemble sound. Tape emulation, a multimode filter, an ADSR envelope and an extensive selection of convolution reverb types enable shaping of the ‘choir’,
- Abstract Freebie by Sonixinema
Abstract is a steel percussion library like no other. Recorded in exceptional detail and performed with a range of sticks, mallets, bows, this wonderful library features a range of energetic hits and abstract effects. The library was performed by world class percussionist Joby Burgess, who is known for his virtuosic performances across blockbusters such as Black Panther, Mission Impossible, Alien and many more. Abstract Free contains 1 free patch from full Abstract.
- Brute Flute Freebie by Sonixinema
A first in cinematic sampling, Brute Flute is a Contrabass Flute library like no other. Recorded in exceptional detail, the full version features a range of cinematic textures, harmonic embellishments, explosive articulations and an expressive true legato.
- Bowed Metals Freebie by Sonixinema
Bowed Metals is the final instalment in our Experiments Series of instruments for the free Kontakt Player. Featuring a handpicked collection of Vibraphones, Crotales, Cymbals and Waterphones, performed by virtuoso percussionist, Hugh Wilkinson. Hugh is one of London’s top session musicians, and has performed on scores for blockbusters such as Shazam, Ant Man, Downton Abbey and many more. Together with Hugh, we recorded a collection of delicate bowed textures, creating a unique library of percussion as you’ve never heard it before, which is perfect for ambient and cinematic scores.
Download: Bowed Metals Freebie
- Christmas Bells by Sonixinema
Introducing Christmas Bells, a new free sample library featuring 3 sizes of sleigh bells, multiple round robins, dynamics and 3 preset rhythms to give you an instant Christmas sound.
- Contemporary Bass Freebie by Sonixinema
Contemporary Soloists series is a culmination of everything we’ve learned throughout our sampling adventure, and it truly represents Sonixinema’s ideals and taste. After being introduced to Seth and hearing him play, we knew we had to get together in the studio and start with one of our favourite instruments, the Cello. Three patches from the full library includes in this, can be played through Free Kontakt Player.
Download: Contemporary Bass Freebie
- Hang Drum Freebie by Sonixinema
Hang Drum is the new instalment in our innovative range of virtual instruments, The Experiments. Featuring a highly unique set of never before captured articulations, this multi-sampled Hang Drum is truly one of a kind and captures an incredibly raw and soulful tone which is perfect for modern cinematic music. Performed by virtuoso Hang player, Marc Constantine.
- Saxophone Explorations Freebie by Sonixinema
Saxophone Explorations is a unique sample library for Kontakt Player. Featuring abstract and aleatoric saxophone textures combined with a custom modular effects rig performed by virtuoso saxophonist and artist, Jay Reynolds, It is sublime, evolving and intense.
Download: Saxophone Explorations Freebie
- Sirens Freebie by Sonixinema
The library is performed by virtuoso soprano, Grace Davidson, who is known for her work on over 200 film soundtracks, and her collaborations with legendary composers such as Max Richter and Eric Whitacre. This library has a wonderfully compelling and intimate sound which is perfect for capturing a modern cinematic sound world. It features a shallow and depth slider which allows you to transform and twist the performance into a whole new dimension.
- Desk Bell Freebie by Soundiron
Desk Bell is a humble library featuring a 3-inch polished brass bell with a simple, yet loud “ding!.” We sampled this instrument in the lush halls of St. Paul’s Church and up close in a dry studio, and designed warm ambiences to provide maximum playability.
- Rainsong Freebie by Soundiron
Rainsong is a free instrument library for Kontakt, created from a variety of natural rain ambiences and raindrop sound effects, crafted into playable sound-designed synths, pads, atmospheric soundscapes and percussive sfx. It’s full of playable musical elements, as well as useful sonic elements and foley for videogames, animation, film and songwriting.
- Pipe Organ Freebie by Sonuscore
An expressive keyboard instrument with custom mixing for three settings: Pedal, Toccata, and Principal. This pipe organ virtual instrument was sampled in the Saalkirche in Ingelheim, Germany. The Saalkirche, as it stands now, is an over 200-year-old church that doubles as a concert hall due to it housing a famous E.M. Skinner pipe organ.
- Accent Pianos by Cinesamples
Accent Pianos, two Orchestral Pianos set in the center of the MGM Scoring Stage at Sony Studios. This particular sound is highly sought after, and legendary for creating a percussive and harmonically rich tone that has made its mark in film scores of all genres. Perfect for accent hits, percussive melodies, and doubling rhythmic patterns, Accent Pianos has the secret sauce producers need to stand out from the crowd.
- Mister Rogers’ Celeste by Cinesamples
This beautiful Celeste is famous for the sound of the beloved character ‘Trolly’ in the television show ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’, but it is much more than just a character sound. Mister Roger’s Celeste is a truly beautiful sounding instrument, with a depth of tone, resonance and character that only comes from decades of use and love. The instrument, and now this library is an important part of music history, and we are honored to preserve and care for it for generations to come.
Download: Mister Rogers’ Celeste
- Create Series Kalimba by Cinesamples
Cinesamples is proud to present the Create Series. A collection of small, yet pristinely recorded, instruments for adding color and depth to your music. We hope that the Create Series of free instruments inspires new songs, fresh ideas and saves you from setting up a session every time you need a melody from that little toy laying around the studio. No more setup, just PLAY.
Download: Create Series Kalimba
- Create Series Kalimba by Cinesamples
Cinesamples is proud to present the Create Series. A collection of small, yet pristinely recorded, instruments for adding color and depth to your music. We hope that the Create Series of free instruments inspires new songs, fresh ideas and saves you from setting up a session every time you need a melody from that little toy laying around the studio. No more setup, just PLAY.
Download: Create Series Toy Xylo
- Tongue Drum by Cinesamples
Tongue Drum is a beautiful sounding iron tongue drum tuned to a pentatonic scale. Small improvements have been made to the library, including a custom UI, onboard FX, custom Snapshots and the ability to re-map the instrument chromatically for easier use in compositions in any key.
- Twisted Psaltry by Cinesamples
Cinesamples is proud to present Twisted Psaltry – Cinematic FX. Some call it color, some call it vibe, some call it ear-candy. Whatever it is, we all need it to add depth and subtlety to our productions. Twisted Psaltry brings the screechy, hair raising, ear-splitting metallic sound you hear sprinkled throughout horror, sci-fi, cinematic and textural scores. Brilliant in its simplicity, tiny footprint and ease of use, Twisted Psaltry is for the producer who needs that little something to add texture, color, depth, or chaos to their sound.
- Carousel by Sonokinetic
10 years ago, we took a trip to the funfair and recorded a passion project, the original fairground Carousel. This heritage instrument reminds us of childhood fun, candy floss and steam engines so we wanted to retain all of that joy and excitement within the virtual realm. For 2020 we’ve dusted off those old recordings and brought them right up to date, remastering every single sample with cutting edge acoustic editing, tuning and de-noising. The interface has been given a complete overhaul too, so now you can easily tweak the volumes of each of the ten registers and move them up and down your keyboard. Of course, we had to retain the round robin percussion and bellow noises too, for an experience as close to the real thing as possible.
- EMP by Sonokinetic
The electro-mechanical piano has been sampled over and over, so why do it again?
One reason is because each one has its own specific sound, and this one, the Mark 2,
has been overlooked by many other companies, while it has a distinctive sound that especially comes to life in soulful ballads, but also holds its own in more upbeat music styles. Another reason is that, for all the work that’s has been put into recreating this kind of instrument, playing the real thing always tickles us in a way that the sampled counterpart just doesn’t. So, what is the big differentiator? We think much lies in the imperfection of a real instrument…and that’s what we tried to capture in this sampled EMP.
- Hurdy Gurdy by Sonokinetic
For over 500 years this instrument has been an essential musical ingredient in music styles across Europe, Eurasia and large parts of the Middle East. Forming a base of harmony and rhythm and a solid musical environment for melody instruments to perform in, spreading its sound from the early medieval inns, taverns in the Golden Age to the festive Hobbit scenes of the Lord Of The Rings movies. This versatile and distinctive sound instantly triggers the imagination and lingers on to colour the musical picture the composer tries to paint.
- Sleigh Bells by Sonokinetic
A ridiculously comprehensive collection of tempo-synced sleigh bells. So, for this special package, we donned our comedy Santa hats and recorded 6 different sizes of sleigh bells, ranging from just one bell to a 25 bell stick.
- Vivace Legacy by Sonokinetic
When we released the original vivace, over a decade ago, we had no idea how this legacy of orchestral scoring would develop and shape Sonokinetic in the years that followed. Over the past ten years our orchestral libraries have straddled genres and emotions. However, we’ve always had a yearning to go back to the previously discontinued Vivace recordings and breathe new life into them.
- Otamatone by Audio Imperia
A must-have in any cinematic composers tool kit. We are incredibly proud to present to you, our new brand new soloist: Otamatone.
- Infinite Collection (Demo Pack) by Emergence Audio
Stay immersed in your creative flow with Emergence Audio’s Infinite Motion Engine™ Series. Making ambient music creation and sound design simple.