
On a Windows computer, the VST plug-ins can be installed to any location on your hard drive. This location does not have to be added to the plug-in window in Reaper as it is already added by default. VST3 plug-ins are installed to C > Program Files > Common Files > vst3 by default. Reaper automatically scans this folder at each startup and recognizes any new plug-in that has been installed. Macintosh HD > Library > Audio > Plug-Ins > VST.On a Mac computer, all VST files are automatically installed to a default folder so you do not need to define a VST folder during the installation of your NI product.

This article describes this procedure for both Mac and Window systems. In order to use your NI plug-ins in Reaper, you must ensure that it scans the folders where your NI VST plug-ins are located. I may get to it if NI doesn't do something themselves first.In Reaper, the Native Instruments software is used via the VST plug-in interface. But other side projects have been more interesting lately but it's on the list. As well as find (and remove) bad links/etc. So I get a new (non-library) product, I add it to the Publisher's directory but then I have to manually update the Quickload for that publisher by deleting and re-adding their directory. My Kontakt content is split up into directories by publisher/producer, then by Product. Which I have to do now when I add things/move things. nki/.nkm files stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Native Instruments\Kontakt 5\QuickLoad I've often considered building some tools to manage the Quickload links, so you could have a list of directories that you wanted maintained in the Quickload and it would remove the existing dir and rebuild it fresh. On Windows (not sure on Mac) it's just a bunch of directories with file links to the. The biggest problem with Quickload is it doesn't update if you move/change things.

I think the way this new Kontakt works will be just fine, it's just different.

NI has been steadfast at reserving that for products that pay license fees.

Quickload is the right answer but users do seem to like having things show up in the Library list.
