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Studio Kit Builder (Kontakt Player 5/Plug-in)

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Overview

Customize the virtual drum kit of your dreams.

Presenting the most complete encyclopedia of acoustic drum kits ever collected into one product: Studio Kit Builder brings you hundreds of drums and dozens of prebuilt drum kits. Choose from a host of highly detailed top-of-the-line kit pieces to create the perfect drum kit for any musical need. Whether you're creating a sultry brush groove or a heavy-hitting metal track, Studio Kit Builder is able to cover a wide variety of genres and stylistic needs. It offers full control over multiple mic positions and multi-track mixing of the kit. It's simple to create pristine and professional studio quality drum parts from its built-in MIDI grooves. Employing breakthrough techniques for realism and dynamic playing, Studio Kit Builder sets a new standard for what is expected of modern drum virtual instruments.

Studio Kit Builder is powered by the industry-leading Kontakt engine, and is compatible with VST, AudioUnit, and RTAS (Pro Tools 9 and higher) plug-in formats allowing it to work seamlessly within any major sequencer, in addition to standalone use.

Features

  • Built-in MIDI grooves are like having a session drummer on hand at all times
  • 26 Thumping kick drum samples including, Gretsch 80's, Ludwig 26", Punchy Dark, and more
  • 36 Snappy snare samples including, Jungle, Soulful Brush, 70's Muted, and more
  • 22 Different tom samples with 4 sizes like Ludwig Toms, Vintage Toms, and more
  • 8 Energetic types of hi-hats from Paiste, Sabian, Zildjian, and more
  • 10 Different types of rides like Blue Jazz Ride, Sabian Jazz Ride, Zildjian Custom, and more
  • 19 Explosive crashes ranging in tone from Sabian, Zildjian, and others
  • Also included are splashes, china cymbals, and special FX to create the ultimate kit
  • Software mixer gives you complete control over each kit piece
  • Customizable mapping page allows you assign controls to individual kit pieces
  • Powered by the industry-leading Kontakt engine

It' never been easier to dial in a sweet drum sound, order today.

Specs

Studio Kit Builder (Kontakt Player 5/Plug-in) Specifications:

Compatibility
  • Compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms and includes the standalone Kontakt Player 5 application as well as AudioUnit, VST, and RTAS plug-ins. All of these versions ship in the same box.
  • The Macintosh version requires an Intel Core Duo, 2GB of RAM, a DVD drive, and OS 10.6.8 or 10.7.x. For optimum performance, Vir2 Instruments recommends a 2.0GHz processor or faster. The library requires 9GB of free hard drive space.
  • The Windows version requires Windows 7 (latest Service Pac, 32/64 Bit) Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64, 2GB of RAM, a DVD drive. For optimum performance, Vir2 Instruments recommends a 2.0GHz processor or faster. The library requires 9GB of free hard drive space.
  • Studio Kit Builder will run in standalone mode and is also compatible with every major sequencing package in the world, including but not limited to: Apple Logic and GarageBand, MOTU Digital Performer, Digidesign Pro Tools (9 and higher), Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, Ableton Live, and more.
  • AU
  • Cubase
  • Digital Performer
  • GarageBand
  • Kontakt 5
  • Live
  • Logic
  • Mac
  • Nuendo
  • PC
  • Pro Tools 9
  • Reaper
  • RTAS
  • Sonar
  • Studio One
  • VSTi
Full Kit Piece List
KICKS
  • Balladeer
  • Blue Jazz Soft Beater
  • Blue Jazz Roomy 1
  • Blue Jazz Roomy 2
  • Canopus
  • Fiberglass 24"
  • Gretsch Booty Rumble
  • Gretsch 8O's 1
  • Gretsch 8O's 2
  • Gretsch 8O's 3
  • Jungle
  • Ludwig 26"
  • Ludwig Vistalite
  • MetalRoomy 1
  • MetalRoomy 2
  • Metal Roomy Deep
  • Metal Roomy Clicky
  • Punch Drunk
  • Punchy Bright
  • Punchy Dark
  • Snappy Rock
  • Sonor Modern Rock
  • Steve Williams Slingerland 24"
  • Tama Rockstar 22"
  • Tama Superstar 22"
  • Vintage 70's
  • Zep Huge Rock
SNARES
  • Ayotte Maple 14x4"
  • Ayotte 14x5"
  • Ayotte 14x5" Blastix
  • Ayotte 14x5" Brush
  • Ayotte Steel 14x6..5"
  • Ayotte Steel 14x6.5" Blastix
  • Beefy 13x6"
  • Borg 14x6"
  • Blue Jazz Big Band
  • Blue Jazz Brush
  • Blue Jazz
  • Carlton Vintage 14x2.5"
  • Conopus Aluminum 14x6.5"
  • Conopus Zelkouo 14x6.5"
  • Fibes Acrylic 14x4.5"
  • Jungle
  • Kids Toy
  • Kids Toy Blastix
  • Kids Toy Brush
  • Lo-Fi High Pitch
  • Kitchen Smacker
  • Ludwig Acrolite 14x5"
  • Ludwig Vistalite
  • Mapex Brass 14x6.5"
  • Marching Snare 1
  • Marching Snare 2
  • Pearl FFS Brass 14x5"
  • Rogers 14x5"
  • Solid Piccolo 14x3.5"
  • Solid Piccolo 14x3.5" Blastix
  • Soulful Brush
  • Steve Wliliams 14x7"
  • Tama Piccolo 12x3"
  • Tama Rockstar
  • 70's Muted
  • 80s Phatness
TOMS (4 SIZES)
  • Big Band Toms
  • Big Band Toms Brush
  • Blue Jazz Toms
  • Brush Toms
  • Canopus Toms
  • Casual Toms
  • Jungle Toms
  • Lo-Fi Toms
  • Lo-Fi Toms Blastix
  • Lo-Fi Toms Brush
  • Ludwig Toms
  • Ludwig Vistalite Toms
  • Raw Toms
  • Sonor Toms
  • Sparkle Toms
  • Steve Williams Slingerland Toms
  • Tama Rockstar Power Toms
  • Tama Rockstar Toms
  • Towel Toms
  • Toy Toms
  • Vintage 60s Toms
  • Vintage 70s Toms
  • HI-HATS
  • Blue Big Band
  • Blue Big Band Brush
  • Blue Jazz
  • Bojangles
  • Lo-Fi Trashy
  • Paiste Dark Energy 14"
  • Sabian AA HiHat 15"
  • Zildjian K Dark 14"
RIDES
  • Blue Big Band High Ride
  • Blue Big Band Low Ride
  • Blue Brush High Ride Brush
  • Blue Brush Low Ride Brush
  • Blue Jazz High Ride
  • Blue Jazz Low Ride
  • Paiste Dry Heavy Ride 21"
  • Sabian HH Jazz Ride 20"
  • Sabian Manhattan Ride 20"
  • Zildjian K Custom Ride 22"
CRASHES
  • Blue Big Band High Crash
  • Blue Big Band Medium Crash
  • Blue Big Band Low Crash
  • Blue Brush Band High Crash Brush
  • Blue Brush Band Medium Crash Brush
  • Blue Brush Band Low Crash Brush
  • Blue Jazz High Crash
  • Blue Jazz Medium Crash
  • Blue Jazz Low Crash
  • Sabian AAX Dark Crash 19"
  • Sabian Vault Crash 17"
  • Sabian Vault Crash 20"
  • Toy Crash
  • Zildjian Crash O Doom 20"
  • Zildjian Custom EFX 16"
  • Zildjian Custom EFX 18"
  • Zildjian K Custom Crash 16"
  • Zildjian K Custom Crash 18"
  • Zildjian Remix EFX Cymbal 16"
SPLASHES
  • Zildjian Splash 8"
  • Zildjian Splash 12"
CHINA CYMBALS
  • Paiste Think China 14"
  • Paiste Think China 20"
  • Sabian Paragon China 19"
  • Zildjian Trash China 18"
SPECIAL FX
  • Zildjian Zilbell 9.5"
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