Hi... been looking at my collection of third party libraries for Konakt and been wondering ....'what 3/4 quarters of em are!
 
Any tips in regards to sorting your sounds...
 
I did think about reorganizing using the database and to label them... but also considered classifying them in the quick load window.
I have some EWQL kontakt patches and they are based on Kontakt version 2 and therefore database rules can be applied.
Whats the easiest option to do?
 

The Favorites feature in Kontakt is under-utilized by most users, at least it was by me for many years. I'd often remember the library but not the patch name. In Favorites I can list individual instruments and organize them by category. It gets cluttered in a hurry, so it's not the best solution for those with very large collections, but I find it helpful.

I have them organised by developer but I don't think that's the best solution once the collection reaches a certain size. I will be interested to see what is suggested.

Maybe the new Kontrol software could help (with or without a Kontrol S keyboard). Didn't try it out yet.

Fleer
Maybe the new Kontrol software could help (with or without a Kontrol S keyboard). Didn't try it out yet.

it is a good idea but I think it only works with registered libraries, and even then those that have had the metadata added.

I've been doing it via developer... and list has just grown... so finding that right 'sound' is awkward...
 
Might try and rearrange my quick load lists.... and place them into something like...
 
Purchased libraries :   As the library appears...
 
Synths :  
- Bass,
- Lead
- Pad,
- Fx 
- Drum Machines
- Hardware synths
Acoustic:
- Vocal
- Strings
- Woodwind
- Brass
- Percussion
- Pianos
- Guitars
- Drum kits
- Ethnic
FX
- Glitches
- Nature
- Events 
- Bizarre
Loops
- Acoustic
- Synthetic
 
Any categories I've missed out on?
 
Should be quite easy to drag and drop them... 
An  also I'm sure that I can copy the quickload file and import into future versions of Kontakt.  Edit - added Pianos...

Elffin
FX
- Glitches
- Nature
- Events 
- Bizarre

I'd add - More bizarre and -unrecognizable :D

I keep the libraries themselves in a directory tree that is divided by locked, how they were acquired. In each of those trees I organize by developer. So on the disk, and in the files menu it looks something like:
-- NI (stuff that shows up in the library pane, came with Kontakt or add-ons from NI)
---- Factory
---- Session Horns
---- Session Strings
---- etc...
-- 3rd_Party (stuff that shows up in the library pane, developed by others)
---- Kirk Hunter
---- Heaviocity
---- Soniccouture
---- etc...
-- Purchased (libraries I purchased, that need some form of authorization)
---- Project Sam
---- SoundIron
---- Chris Hein
---- etc...
-- Demo (demos from developers that I might end up purchasing the full version)
---- currently empty
-- Free (all the free stuff out there, and that's a lot)
---- Tonehammer
---- 8Dio
---- SoundIron
---- etc
--Imports (stuff I've imported from old GS, EPS, and Akai libraries)
---- GigaStudio
---- EPS
---- S900
 
Then, in Quick-Load I drag stuff in and arrange it by categories, pretty loose actually.
 
- Orchestral
-- Strings
-- Winds
-- Horns
-- Percussion
- Choirs
- Sound Design
- Guitars & Basses
- Drums
- Keys
-- Pianos
-- Electric Pianos
-- Synths
-- Organs
- Pop/Jazz Horns
 
In some cases I need to expand a little bit, for example I'm going to move "synths" up to the first level because it is getting a wee bit crowded.
 
The database is a really cool feature, but I stopped using it a while ago because (a) the memory footprint was huge, and (b) it was a real pain to assign keywords to older libraries. I've since created a spreadsheet where I can rapidly assign keywords, and a script that I hope will load the database - still working out the kinks, and frankly it isn't a really high priority. And as I've recently built a machine with 32GB of memory I am hopeful that the memory penalty will be much less significant.

The old Kore software did a nice job of finding stuff if you went through the pain and suffering to load it up. ZEN from Big Tick also looks promising, and the Kontrol program from NI could be good too, but I'm not willing to pay for it, and not tempted to upgrade to Komplete 10 yet.
 
So for now I use my disk organization to find by vendor, and quick-load to find by sound - although I am certain there has to be a better way.

Thats interesting...
 
I kept my files by developer  ... never conisdered browsing the directroy tree to load them directly..
 
Seems you agree that the quick load can be used to classify sounds..

Elffin
I've been doing it via developer... and list has just grown... so finding that right 'sound' is awkward...
 
Might try and rearrange my quick load lists.... and place them into something like...
 
Purchased libraries :   As the library appears...
 
Synths :  
- Bass,
- Lead
- Pad,
- Fx 
- Drum Machines
- Hardware synths
Acoustic:
- Vocal
- Strings
- Woodwind
- Brass
- Percussion
- Pianos
- Guitars
- Drum kits
- Ethnic
FX
- Glitches
- Nature
- Events 
- Bizarre
Loops
- Acoustic
- Synthetic
 
Any categories I've missed out on?
 
Should be quite easy to drag and drop them... 
An  also I'm sure that I can copy the quickload file and import into future versions of Kontakt.  Edit - added Pianos...

I do mine very similar to this using the quick load, but I'll have folders like 'Guitars' then the sub-folders 'Electric' or 'Acoustic'.
 
Then another for 'Basses', 'Trumpets' [or Horns] etc.
 
For things Like Hollow Sun and Embertone, I name their folders 'Hollow Sun 9 Odd Balls' and 'Embertone 8', so I know at a glance that there's 8 in that folder.