This how to applies to users who use Native Instruments Maschine / Komplete Kontrol and have NKS libraries installed in their user library that they wish could be incorporated and searched with the factory library.
DISCLAMER : This is general information and not a recommendation! I cannot (actually more of a will not) assist with issues that may arise from doing this. This assuumes you have some basic knowledge with computers and understand some of the possible things that could go wrong. There are far too many differing skill levels out there for me to cover things perfectly and this is not supported by NI or other forum users.
If you cannot find a library’s content folder, double-check Native Access’ default install locations for Windows (C: Users Public Documents) or macOS (Macintosh HD Users Shared). If the library is there, move the folder to the Content location directory we just updated and then refresh Native Access.
Machine Library for Fusion 360. This is the place to find generic CNC machines. Every time I click on Add Library to relocate it or to add it back, it opens Native Access and inside Native Access the old path is shown and it cannot be changed at all. Contacted Native Instruments Support and the only thing I got back is they basically suggest me to reinstall Kontakt with older version, add library there and then to install. 444pio wrote:So, my question is, Can you use Machine library sounds in other applications, without running Maschine?? Beleive it or not, in Reason, you cannot use those.wav sounds in other applications, theres just no access to the library outisde of running Reason.
With that out the way lets get started.
Getting Started
Before starting I recommend you decide where you want your user library to live. If you are happy to simply copy the files wherever is easiest then no problem but if you have limited space on your OS drive and prefer another location then decide on this first. Also, it is recommended to COPY your user NKS files to this new location and not delete the ones in your user folder until you are happy things work. Always make backups before you start with something new!!!
To migrate user NKS files to the factory library there are 2 simple ways to do this:
Copy the NKS files to an existing factory folder (easy)
or
Create a custom folder in the factory library (still easy but we need to make some files)
Now, I am a windows user so Mac users will need to figure some things out on their own but the process is still mostly the same. Read on and see how you go...
The Easy Method
The easy way is simply to copy the NKS files to an existing folder and one such folder which is easily accessible for users now the latest updates are out is the 'sounds.com' folder.
This folder will store your downloaded sounds.com content if you are using that service but you can also place anything you like in here and it will scan into the factory library.
Maschine 2 Factory Library Location
To locate the folder just open Preferences > Library
Look through the entries in the Factory tab and locate the one for sounds.com
Place any NKS Library folders within this folder then rescan and these should now be imported into the factory browser and display just as they did in the User folder.
That is it.
Maschine Expansion Library Location
Technically you can use any of the folders to copy the files into but updates to the plugins could affect the files. The sounds.com folder will not delete or overwrite the files so should be safe to use for this purpose and is quick and easy to configure.
One thing to be aware of tho is I do not use sounds.com and there may be an issue with downloading new sounds and having the software scan for these. It may have to scan the NKS files also which will slow down how you would use your setup so please keep that in mind.
If you would prefer to have your own dedicated folder for this task then see the next option...
The Custom Method
The custom method requires a registry file to be created along with an xml file that needs to be copied to a specific location. Now hopefully a smart Mac user can contact me with the same method creating a .plist file in place of the windows registry file and I can then detail that here, but since I am on windows and know very little about Mac, I will detail how we windows users can do it.
Step 1
Firstly you need to create a registry file with the following code (just right-click on your desktop and select New > Text File and rename it as a .reg file (if you don't know how to do this step, stop right now and learn some of the windows basics first. The name of the file does not matter, I created 'Test.reg'.
Copy the following code into the registry file:
You need to set the following in this file:
$regName = This is a name that will be unique ID for the entry in the registry. I just enter my company name, you can enter your own name for instance
$path = The path where the NKS files will be located. Note that when you enter the backslashes you must enter double backslash
Here is an example I have created:
Save this and then run it and choose to enter the new registry value. If you then follow the path in the system registry (You hopefully know how to view the system registry otherwise google is your friend) you should see your entry:
For Mac users
This is untested but might work:
Maschine Library Location
You need to create a .plist file with a specific name: com.native-instruments.$regName.plist
$regName = This is a name that will be unique ID for the entry in the plist registry. It should work in the same way the windows registry works
$path = The path where the NKS files will be located. Enter it how you would I guess.
Step 2
Next create an xml file with whatever name you like. I created 'Test.xml'
Copy the following code within it:
Change the following (leave the rest as it is:
$regName = This must be the same name used for the registry entry.
$libraryName = This will be the name displayed in the Maschine/Komplete library
Save this file then copy it to the following location:
You should see a heap of other xml files for all the other products you have installed.
Step 3
If you have completed the steps correctly ensure the folder you set in the registry exists and place some files in it to test (just a single library to start with). Open Maschine / Komplete and you may notice it scans new files on open but if not, open the Preferences > Library and check for the library entry you created:
When you have selected your library entry you should be able to perform a scan on just that entry. If it has all worked your NKS library will now display in factory:
Issues?
If you do not find your entry in the system registry (windows), check the Reg file is valid and that you have quotes where they should be around paths etc.
If you find that an entry is not entered into your Maschine/Komplete library make sure the 'RegKey' matches the registry entry created
I strongly recommend very simple names and paths to avoid issues. The RegKey especially, consider either a single word or a string using _underscore or hyphen
There is no guarantee this will work into the future or at all for all users, this is just something I personally reverse engineered and tested and appears to work for me
If you have issues on Mac I cannot assist because I do not have access easily to a mac.
If you still cannot get it working then I have no further ideas other than to either keep trying and testing or forget it altogether. I'm not really willing to assist with support on this one, only share some insight into how to get it working. The rest is up to you.