set_skin_offset(). So if we create a wallpaper sprite which is as double as high as our ui_size (in this case 2 x 608px) we can put 2 wallpapers into this one image file like shown on the left. The visible area is only from 0 pixel to 608 pixel.
We can now set a button for example which moves the background skin 608 pixel vertically to put the second wallpaper into the visible area. This short demo video shows how it works:
You get Sublime Text from https://www.sublimetext.com/
Note: you can use it without any restrictions but you still need to buy a license. It’s really worth it!
Thx to Nils Liberg and using Sublime is almost essential when it comes to complex scripts since it simplifies things a lot (like structuring our code and saving lots of code-lines). It also helps us to better reveal some errors. Read more »
In this tutorial we will learn how to dynamically change labels and display the knob’s current value for the time the knob gets moved. After releasing the knob the default label shows up again after a certain delay. See video
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in this tutorial we will create “animated” buttons for Kontakt 5 or 6 with the following states:
CONTENT: 70 Massive Presets – Basses, Leads, SFX, arpeggiator
BONUS: Sylenth Preset, Battery Kit Read more »
In this Complex User Interface tutorial we will build a fully functional UI with multiple Screens: main screen, FX screen and about screen. Whereas the FX screen holds a sub menu for two different FX: a LoPass filter and a LoFi FX.
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In this article we only create the GUI with a functional Navigation, the FX Knobs are not functional! Refer to the engine par article to let them control the Kontakt engine.
This UI was made with Kontakt 5 so it seems a little over the top compared to nowadays approaches. It is still recommended to read this article if you are new to Kontakt Scripting because it may still help you to understand KSP better. Read more »
If you are missing a detailed list of all Kontakt fonts, here is a little tool for you. This is a simple nki for Kontakt 5 which lets you display all font types on miscellaneous background colors for better readability.
UPDATE: since Kontakt 6 we can now create and use own fonts. Read this tutorial and use our font type generator
a few impressions from the surf arena eisbachwelle, an interactive art installation @ munich‘s eisbach river (surfing wave).
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