
More detail than you probably wanted, but now you know what I’m trying to do! I don’t know whether Spitfire modifies the standard Kontakt logic in making their plugins. There’s a “Accept Standard Volume Controllers” button in Kontakt settings which should theoretically control whether CC7 is monitored, but in the case of Spitfire instruments these apparently are already un-checked. The only way I can make these level adjustments - given my specific setup here - is to use the per-instance volume slider in Kontakt, which is apparently countermanded because Dorico auto-resets its value via CC7 with each playback. I want to be able to adjust the relative levels of each Kontakt instance within the multi, because certain articulations are way louder than others despite being from the same instrument.

The broader context is that I have a Vienna Ensemble Pro instance hosting a Kontakt plugin, which in turn hosts several Kontakt instances in a multi. It can be very frustrating I hope you find a solution! The only option in this case would be to host the plug-in in another program, such as Vienna Ensemble, and pull down the channel fader there to compensate. For example, unlearning and unchecking “Accept standard controllers” works for me in LA Scoring Strings … but in the Chris Hein solo strings instruments, I have given up on ever being able to fix this, because nothing I’ve tried works.

(If that’s not the right value, a tiny bit of experimentation should find the right one, IF this works for you at all.)įinally, a friendly warning: All of the above might not work, depending on the instrument, for reasons I don’t understand. (If you load instruments for each project instead of using a template, you might want to re-save the instrument so that next time you load it, this preference stays where you want it.)Ģ.) You could also try setting “natural” in your expression map to send a CC7 message … I think (but not 100% sure, and away from my rig right now) that sending CC7 = 100 will set Kontakt’s volume slider to 0 dB. Very few ideas, and unfortunately might not be helpful, but:ġ.) In addition to unlearning the midi CC, have you also configured the instrument itself not to respond to volume messages? Click on the wrench icon > INSTRUMENT OPTIONS > CONTROLLER > Uncheck “Accept standard controllers for Volume” (and pan, if you run into trouble there too). I’ve unlearnt the midi cc and Dorico is still moving the volume control.
