Analogue Drums Gorilla KONTAKT

05-05-2012 | DISCOVER RELEASE | KONTAKT | 1.91 GB
Straight from the 80s without the Mercedes

Inspired by the likes of Phil Collins and other pioneers of the gated room sound, we present Gorilla - a classic Gretsch rock kit, with an authentic gated room sound that creates a vibe like no other. Complete with concert toms and Sabian cymbals, this kit will lay down a solid and distinctive foundation for any track.

Unlike the numerous and nasty "gated reverb" presets that have plagued rack units for years, our approach has been to craft the gated room sound naturally - you can feel the difference.

Features:

• Multi-sampling: each key contains up to 8 velocity layers for expressive detail. Hihats are extensively sampled for convincing realism with 7 articulations (tip, tight, closed, loose, semi-open, open, pedaled).
• Round-robin: each and every hit has 6 unique round-robin samples to avoid the mechanical machine-gun effect.
• Mic layers: 4x separately controllable microphone perspectives: close mics, snare bottom, overheads and room mics.
• Layouts: Keyboard and eKit/V-Drum mapping layouts provided. The keyboard layout is General MIDI (GM) compatible.
• Output routing: stereo and multi-channel output versions provided.
• Kontakt instrument interface: with volume, pan, and mic mix controls, instant snare-swapping button
• Gated room control: switch room gate to various degrees or leave ungated.
• Sensitivity control: increase the sensitivity of the kit for more subtle performances or leave it set to full dynamic range for rock and heavier tracks.
• Presets: for quickly changing sounds.
• Trigger maps: for sound replacement

You get:

• 4x Kontakt instrument files for stereo/multi-out, Keyboard & V-Drum mappings
• 2556 sample sound files in unencrypted 24bit, 44.1khz WAV format, and Trigger maps
• Reference manual (PDF)
• Total package size: 2.27GB Zip file (3.06GB unzipped)

Kit Details:

Kick: Vintage Gretsch maple
• Dimensions: 24" x 14"
• Treatment: unported resonant head, felt-strip dampening, traditional felt beater.
• Articulations: center hits
• Multisampling: 6x velocity layers, 6x round-robins = 36 hits

Snare A: Vintage Gretsch maple
• Dimensions: 14" x 6 1/2"
• Treatment: medium-high tension
• Articulations: separate keys for center-hit and cross-stick
• Multisampling: 7x velocity layers for center hits, 5x velocity layers for cross-sticks, 6x round robins for a total of 210 hits.

Snare B: Vintage Gretsch Chrome-over-brass
• Dimensions: 14" x 5 1/2"
• Treatment: high tension
• Articulations: separate keys for center-hit and cross-stick
• Multisampling: 7x velocity layers for center hits, 5x velocity layers for cross-sticks, 6x round robins for a total of 210 hits over two keys.

Toms: Vintage Gretsch maple
• Dimensions: 8", 10", 13", 14" concert toms and 18" floor tom
• Treatment: medium tension, open
• Articulations: center-hits, highest velocity is rimshot
• Multisampling: each tom has 7x velocity layers and 6x round-robins for a total of 210 hits over 5 keys

Hihats: Vintage Sabian AA Flat Hats
• Dimensions: 15"
• Articulations: tip, tight, closed, loose, semi-open, open, pedaled, footsplash*
• Multisampling: Each key has 6 velocity layers, other than footsplash with 1 velocity layer. 6x round-robins for a total of 258 hihat hits over 8 keys.

Crash 1: Sabian HHX 16" X-Plosion Crash
• Dimensions: 16"
• Articulations: Edge, Bell, Choked
• Multisampling: 10 Velocities over 3 keys, 6x round-robins for a total of 60 hits.

Crash 2: Sabian HHX 18" X-Plosion Crash
• Dimensions: 18"
• Articulations: Edge, Bell, Choked
• Multisampling: 10 Velocities over 3 keys, 6x round-robins for a total of 60 hits.

Ride: Sabian 21" HHX Raw Bell Dry Ride
• Dimensions: 21"
• Articulations: Bow, Bell
• Multisampling: 4 velocity layers per key, 6x round-robins for a total 48 hits

System Requirements:

Minimum:
• Compatable software sampler: Native Instruments Kontakt Full version version 3 or greater
• Hard drive with 3.1 GB of available space
• 2GB RAM
• 1GHz processor
• Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/VIsta/7, Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

Compatability notes:

•This product can be loaded with free Kontakt Player however there is a 15 minute time restriction imposed by Kontakt Player. There is no restriction when using the full version of Kontakt.
•The wav format audio files supplied with this product can also be utilized with many other sampler and sound replacement products, however no 'mappings' are provided or support is given for this.