robert_e_bone
Hi - I used to have problems with Kontakt Master Volume settings all the time, and did some online research and found the following, which stopped the Master Volume setting in a Kontakt loaded instrument from acting like it had a mind of its own:

Hi, Bob
it is interesting, but your solution seems to be working. I have unchecked the option you told, put the Master volume upon about minus 1,7 db, deleted my settings for CC7 volume controller for that track, saved the preset, saved the project, quit Sonar and loaded it again for several times.
 
The Master Volume remains upon minus 1,7 db (at least after some attempts)!
 
But what is the most interesting, that, if I am not mistaken, one participant of the topic told me quite opposite. He wrote that I need to CHECK this option. :) I told him that I already have it checked and it doesn't work.
 
So, I will hope that the volume will not be back upon minus 18 or 24 db again.
 
THANKS A LOT!
 
 

This is an interesting thread. I know that most people using DAWS are doing audio, with perhaps some midi. but some of us do mostly midi, with a little audio. I do midi only. So, no audio tracks, except when I mix down for export. So, I use CC events for volume (7 and 11, except with Aria; there I use 1 instead of 7, otherwise the instrument will go dead suddenly). I do adjust the db setting in Kontakt, as Cinematic Strings seems to have very low base volume. I think that's the only thing I change.
 
You seem to be doing midi. I have found it best, if doing midi exclusively, to use CC events for everything. Mixing midi and audio controls could lead to problems. Then again, I could be wrong, maybe I'm doing it wrong. More learned minds will hopefully chime in here...

michael diemer
 
You seem to be doing midi. I have found it best, if doing midi exclusively, to use CC events for everything. Mixing midi and audio controls could lead to problems. Then again, I could be wrong, maybe I'm doing it wrong. More learned minds will hopefully chime in here...

Well, I just tried again to enter Sonar and prove the general volume of the problem Kontakt track. It is still set to minus 1,7 db, the value I set to him. So, if Bob would answer me earlier, probably the thread would contain only a few posts... :)
 
As for the MIDI and audio tracks, frankly, I still can not understand, why do I need 2 tracks for a Kontakt instrument. I would be completely satisfied, if I have in Console 2 types of volume sliders from 0 to 127 for midi tracks and in DB for audio tracks. It would be even more comfortable for me, since I can see which type of track I have.
 
I don't know, may be this extremely complex volume regulation system with Kontakt has a sense, but it is definitely not easy for the people who want to just use the programs, without the detailed understanding how it all works...