Our drum libraries run within the Kontakt ecosystem and require either the full version of Kontakt or the free Kontakt Player, along with Native Access 2 to manage installation and activation. They can be used standalone or inside a supported DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

General Requirements

• Native Instruments account

• Native Access 2 

• Kontakt Player (Free) or Kontakt

• Optional: Slate Trigger 2* (Paid)

Kontakt Plugin Formats

• macOS: Standalone, VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)

• Windows: Standalone, VST, AAX (64-bit only)

Recommended System Requirements

For the best experience with the latest versions of Kontakt and Native Access:

• macOS: 15 Sequoia (Latest update, Native Apple Silicon & Intel support)

• Windows: 11 (latest updates installed)

• Kontakt or Kontakt Player: Version 8 or newer

• Native Access 2: Latest version

• RAM: Minimum 4 GB (6 GB recommended for large instruments)

Minimum System Requirements

These are the lowest operating system and software versions that still meet compatibility requirements based on our oldest library versions and current Native Instruments support:

• macOS: 12 Monterey (minimum supported by Native Access 2 and Kontakt 6.5.3+)

• Windows: 10 (latest service pack)

• Kontakt or Kontakt Player: Version 6.5.3 or later. See below for specific required minimum Kontakt versions per library.

• Native Access 2: Latest version

• RAM: Minimum 4 GB (6 GB recommended for large instruments)

Minimum Kontakt Version by Library

Below are the minimum required versions for Kontakt and Kontakt Player (free) per drum library.

Storage Requirements

• Kontakt Player or Kontakt: ~1 GB

• Native Access 2: ~104 MB (Windows) / ~130 MB (macOS)

• Library content size varies. See below for specific disk space needs.

Disk Space Requirements by Library

Below are the approximate disk space requirements per drum library. Note that the TCI files are optional and only required if you plan to use Slate Trigger.