Hi there, HALion Sonic 2 will NOT accept the loading of third party files, as it is meant to be an all in one workstation, so will only load its only file format. HALion 5 is what will allow you to load third party content and tweak to your hearts delight. HALion 5 does load nki files, however, not all of them. I believe it will not load any nki files created on versions of Kontakt later than 4 and it will not load nki files that are protected. Any nki files created from Kontakt 4 and below, which are not protected, will behave just fine.
Best of luck and have fun with HALion 5, it really is a brilliant piece of software that is bound to bring you much joy, fun and creativity to your projects.
Hi there, HALion Sonic 2 will NOT accept the loading of third party files, as it is meant to be an all in one workstation, so will only load its only file format. HALion 5 is what will allow you to load third party content and tweak to your hearts delight. HALion 5 does load nki files, however, not all of them. I believe it will not load any nki files created on versions of Kontakt later than 4 and it will not load nki files that are protected. Any nki files created from Kontakt 4 and below, which are not protected, will behave just fine.
Best of luck and have fun with HALion 5, it really is a brilliant piece of software that is bound to bring you much joy, fun and creativity to your project
Thanks for the reply. I am looking forward to it - I’m having trouble getting the Halion 3 to Halion 5 upgrade in my jurisdiction (Australia), but I’m sure we’ll get it sorted soon. I’ll need to check whether the nki’s are Kontakt 4 or earlier, I think they are because I’ve built up the sounds over a fairly long period. Given your comments, I’m now quite excited about reconnecting with Halion 5. And to streamlining my workflow - I’ve finally come to terms with the fact that more is not always better.