Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
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Contenders
Heavyocity Psychosis is a horror and thriller scoring library for the free Kontakt Player, with 720 organic sources, 332 presets and two engines, from 329 dollars.
Kontakt 8 is Native Instruments' software sampler platform for hosting and building virtual instruments, available as a plugin or standalone app.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Heavyocity Psychosis | Kontakt 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $329 intro / $399 / $279 crossgrade | $299 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.7 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | Standalone, VST3, AU (macOS), AAX |
| Type | Horror and thriller scoring library | — |
| Released | 20 October 2026 | — |
| Sources | 720 unique sources | — |
| Presets | 332 presets plus 35 Cue Creators | — |
| Engines | Psychosis Designer and Psychosis Menu | — |
| Library size | 6.94 GB on disk (NI lossless compression) | — |
| Engine | Kontakt 7 engine; Kontakt 7.10.9 Player or later; NKS 2.0 | — |
| Formats | Standalone, VST, AU, AAX | — |
| Operating systems | macOS 12/13/14 Intel and Apple Silicon; Windows 10/11 | — |
| Price | 329 dollars intro, 399 regular, 279 crossgrade | — |
| macOS formats (64-bit) | — | Standalone, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Windows formats (64-bit) | — | Standalone, VST3, AAX |
| Factory Library 2 | — | 40 GB ready-to-use instrument toolset included |
| CPU / RAM | — | Intel Core i5 or equivalent / Apple Silicon; 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended) |
| Disk space | — | 2 GB free; 52 GB for complete installation |
| Free Player version | — | Kontakt 8 Player hosts NI and third-party Kontakt instruments at no cost |
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