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Kontakt Player 8.1.0

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What's new in this version:

Kontakt engine improvements:
- Added AAX Plugin migration is now available from Kontakt 6 and 7 to Kontakt 8
- Added New amp and stomp effects: Super Fast 100, Chainsaw, Kolor, Skreamer Deluxe
- Fixed Space bar did not get picked up by the DAW after a Tool has been loaded
- Fixed Crash when showing the Batch Resave dialog in default view
- Fixed Crash when restoring a ProTools project with a large number (>10) of Kontakt instances
- Fixed Previews continued to play after Tool or Leap presets were loaded from the Default View side pane
- Fixed Drag and drop to create an instance of Kontakt in ProTools brought up the Missing Content dialog
- Fixed Tool "Retrigger" and "Dyn Mode" macro knobs did not show values in Maschine/Komplete Kontrol or when automated
- Improved Bass Invader amp can now process stereo signals

Leap improvements:
- Added More Send FX Delay and Reverb types
- Fixed Playback stopped if pointer is moved while playing
- Fixed Macro knobs on play page were missing hover states
- Fixed Issues after duplicating samples
- Fixed Snap functionality took points after the sample end and start into account when snapping in Auto or REX mode using Beat Machine
- Fixed Stuck latched notes in scaled mode
- Fixed Parameter labels were not drawing on Kontrol MK3
- Fixed Changing audio device in Bitwig brought up the Missing Content dialog
- Fixed Changing the engine of any sample killed all current voices
- Fixed Replacing a playing latched loop led to a stuck note on virtual keyboard
- Improved Perform FX and Macro FX toggles are now pinned to both Sound and Engine tabs
- Changed Snap mode now defaults to Grid

Instrument building and scripting improvements:
- Added KSP: $NI_EPP_EQ_MODE_E_GRAND built-in constant
- Fixed KSP: Regression with $EVENT_NOTE and $EVENT_VELOCITY built-in variables having random values in multiscript
- Fixed KSP: (N)RPN messages sent from multiscript did not reach instrument scripts
- Improved KSP: NKS2 parameter groups can now have up to 48 parameters
- Added API: set_zone_group() command

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