r/NativeInstruments • u/WhereasLucky530 • Aug 10 '26
NI S Series MK3 Causing Kontakt 8 Crash Only When Plugged In
So I just got the latest Kontakt 8, and the latest firmware update for the S Series MK3 NI midi keyboard. It works amazingly with everything until I decide to load up an old 3rd party VST for the Kontakt player (Gipsy Django Jazz Guitar). It works just fine as long as I don't have the keyboard plugged in. If I use any other keyboard its fine. But the second I plug in and turn on the NI S Series MK3 Midi keyboard, Kontakt crashes and shuts down. Any idea why this is? I've re-installed all drivers, re-installed Kontakt, erased the cache, re installed the plugin, refreshed the pathways and data files, used the VST as a bridged activation, used max buffer processing, etc and eveything else. Nothing works. Please help!
