Rachel 

I'm experimenting with the vst~ object, into which I've pulled Kontakt 7 with my chosen instrument. I'd niavely hoped I could play this with midi keyboard but now I realise the vst~ inputs are for presets, not midinotes. 

Is there any way to play an instrument in Kontakt 7 with a midi keyboard, from inside my Max patch? 

Or will I have to run another programme in parallel - Kontakt, or Kontakt plugins in my DAW?  

Hello

I'm experimenting with the vst~ object, into which I've pulled Kontakt 7 with my chosen instrument. I'd niavely hoped I could play...

vst-object-and-midikeyboard

Sure, try the vst~ help file, "instruments" tab.

vst~ object and midikeyboard