<s>
Kontakt	B-Application
is	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
 '	O
flagship	O
software	O
sampler	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
software	O
sampling	O
applications	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
introduced	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Kontakt	B-Application
combines	O
sampler	O
functionality	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
synthesis	O
and	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kontakt	B-Application
works	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
application	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
plug-in	O
on	O
both	O
Mac	O
and	O
Windows	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kontakt	B-Application
Player	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
feature-limited	O
version	O
of	O
Kontakt	B-Application
that	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
virtual	O
instrument	O
for	O
sample	O
libraries	O
,	O
often	O
with	O
a	O
specialized	O
GUI	B-Application
with	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
specific	O
to	O
that	O
library	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
expense	O
and	O
extensive	O
editing	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Kontakt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
Instruments	O
manufactures	O
numerous	O
virtual	O
instruments	O
that	O
utilize	O
the	O
Kontakt	B-Application
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
third-party	O
manufacturers	O
program	O
software	O
sample	O
libraries	O
,	O
and	O
Kontakt	B-Application
features	O
the	O
Kontakt	B-Application
Script	O
Processor	O
(	O
KSP	O
)	O
and	O
Creator	O
Tools	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
sample	O
library	O
developers	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
instruments	O
that	O
utilize	O
the	O
Kontakt	B-Application
sampling	O
and	O
synthesis	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
utilizing	O
KSP	O
,	O
sample	O
library	O
developers	O
can	O
create	O
instruments	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
and	O
controlled	O
via	O
Kontakt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kontakt	B-Application
Hub	O
is	O
a	O
website	O
that	O
offers	O
third-party	O
sample	O
libraries	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Kontakt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kontakt	B-Application
Hub	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
service	O
called	O
"	O
Submit	O
Your	O
Library	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
sample	O
library	O
developers	O
to	O
submit	O
their	O
products	O
for	O
consideration	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
