Wow. As a pretty heavy user of the Kontakt sampler, that's sad to hear. I've got...

maxverse · 2026-01-28T21:39:14 1769636354

The Gentleman is my go-to piano library to mess around! I have Noire and a few others, but have always loved its sound.

But also, yeah, NI is to music what... VS Code is to devs, right? Everyone uses/makes Kontakt libraries at some point.

sheepscreek · 2026-01-28T22:34:17 1769639657

> But also, yeah, NI is to music what... VS Code is to devs, right? Everyone uses/makes Kontakt libraries at some point.

IMO that would be Ableton Live. I have the MK3 finger drum and was thinking about buying a keyboard controller next. This makes me sad.

vunderba · 2026-01-28T23:07:31 1769641651

It's got just a nice warm tone to it. Noire is great too - I can play on that felt piano for hours!

4d4m · 2026-01-29T05:01:03 1769662863

+1 Komplete has been a godsend