Kontakt Factory Selection 2

Kontakt Factory Selection 2 is the default starter library for anyone installing Kontakt 8 Player for the first time. It’s the updated replacement for the original Kontakt Factory Selection that shipped with Kontakt for years. The content is organized into Acoustic, Band, Beats, Synth, and Vintage categories, covering drum kits, guitars, synths, electric and acoustic keys, and a range of world and orchestral instruments.

My favorite part is the African percussion set, which I still reach for when building percussion loops from scratch. If you’re brand new to Kontakt, install this one first and play around before downloading anything else. A lot of the other libraries on this list only make sense once you’ve spent an afternoon figuring out the Factory Selection 2 content. It ships inside Komplete Start and installs through Native Access.