Overall, I find that the kits sound clear and realistic, and that the recordings are excellent. There are many articulations in each kit, with up to 25 velocity layers and six alternative samples per hit. Native Instruments correctly suggests that this kit would work for many styles including blues and alternative rock. The Garage Kit – This kit sounds rougher and heavier than the Session Kit. These drums are tamer than the other two, and have a cleaner sound. The Session Kit – With a smaller, tighter sound this kit would work for many different styles, including pop and country. There is a large room sound on the kit in its default preset, which gives the kit a powerful, aggressive edge. The Stadium Kit – This kit has a big, meaty sound that is perfect for rock and metal. The full versions may consume more than 420MB of RAM and lite versions over 100MB when loaded, so it is recommended that users make sure that they have sufficient RAM in their systems before buying Studio Drummer. Studio Drummer contains six instruments: there are three drum kits, each of which is available in a light and a full version. The installation takes up 7.4GB of hard drive space, but because Studio Drummer uses Kontakt’s sample compression technology, the 24-bit samples actually take up 17GB uncompressed. It is also included in the new Komplete 8 and Komplete 8 Ultimate sample collections from Native Instruments. It is available as a 6.8GB download from the Native Instruments website ( ) and also as a boxed product.
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KONTAKT PLAYER FREE DRUM KIT UPGRADE
Those who have Kontakt 4 or earlier will not be able to load Studio Drummer unless they upgrade Kontakt to version 5. It is one of the first sampled instruments designed to be loaded exclusively into Kontakt 5 or the free Kontakt 5 Player. Studio Drummer (US$169.00) is a sampled drum library published by Native Instruments.