[ install guide ]
Getting set up.
There are two ways our instruments install, depending on which one you have. Find yours below — the free synth takes about a minute, the Kontakt instruments take a few more.
DEM-Osc
Our free synth installs itself. Download it, drag it into your plugins folder, done — no extra software, no account, nothing to register. Mac only for now; Windows is coming.
Install DEM-Osc ↓The Osc Collection
Everything else runs inside Kontakt, which means going through Native Access first. It’s more steps, but you only do it once per instrument.
Install via Native Access ↓[ the quick one ]
DEM-Osc — direct install
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Download it
Grab DEM-Osc from its page. It’s free, and the file comes straight to you.
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Drag it into your plugins folder
Drop the VST3 or AU into your usual plugins folder. No installer, no account, nothing to register.
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Open your DAW
Rescan your plugins if your DAW doesn’t spot it right away. That’s it — you’re playing.
[ where we’re heading ]
We’re moving everything over to this direct install. It’s simply better, and it’s what we’d want if we were standing on your side of this.
[ the longer one ]
The Osc Collection — via Native Access
- Runs in
- Free Kontakt 7 Player or full Kontakt 7
- Except Pro-Osc
- Kontakt 6 and higher
- Installed with
- Native Access 2
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Get Native Access 2
If you don’t already have it, download Native Access 2 here. All our downloads and updates run through it.
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Add your serial
Inside Native Access 2, click + Add Serial and enter the 25-digit serial we emailed you.
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Find your instrument
Select Available at the top to find the instrument you purchased.
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Click install
And you’re ready to play with your new synthesizer. If you don’t have the free Kontakt Player yet, Native Access will let you know and install it alongside.
[ if something’s not showing up ]
If your instrument isn’t appearing in Kontakt 7 Player or Kontakt 7, make sure you’ve updated it within Native Access. Still stuck? Native Instruments has more in-depth information here. Still on Native Access 1? You can download the free Kontakt 7 Player here.
[ getting deeper ]
How to use any of our Osc instruments
Watch the tutorial, or read the manual included with each synth.
Tutorial — the Osc Collection
[ the reasoning ]
Why we built inside Kontakt
We chose Kontakt for its multi-sample engine — it can manage thousands of wave files at once, which is what these instruments needed.
Being part of the Native Instruments family also let us build custom controls and deep NKS integration across MASCHINE and Komplete Kontrol keyboards, so you can play our Osc synths like a hardware synthesizer.
Downloads and updates are handled by Native Access, which keeps installation straightforward and safe. And it runs in Kontakt Player, which is free for everyone — buy any Osc instrument and you’re ready to go.