System Requirements

Minimum

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

Recommended

• Compatable software sampler: Native Instruments Kontakt version 4
• 7200 rpm hard drive with 2 GB of available space
• 4GB RAM
• 2GHz processor
• Windows XP or later / Mac OS 10.3.9 or later
• A high quality audio interface with ASIO or CoreAudio driver

Compatability notes

• This product (Kingpin) is not currently compatible with EXS24 or Battery due to limitations in these products.
• 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.
• 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.

Kingpin is a punchy vintage kit combining classic vintage tone and modern snap. This kit can dish out everything from R'n'B and urban grooves through to rock, pop and indy tracks.

The kit itself is a 1970s vintage Gretsch USA maple comprised of two rack toms, two floor toms, two kick drum variations and two snares. The drums are accompanied with Bosphorus cymbals for a dark, dry and smooth finish. The kit was sampled in a controlled enclosure for a tight and direct sound. As usual we've used nothing but the finest gear to capture the kit, including Neumann mics, a vintage Neve desk, API and Chandler preamps and a roll of 2" tape.

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Features

Multi-sampling: each key contains up to 8 velocity layers for expressive detail.

Round-robin: each velocity layer contains 6 round robin samples, played randomly to ensure realistic performances.

Kontakt instrument interface: with separate volume and panning controls for individual drums, hihat, ride, overhead mics, and room mics.

Sensitivity control: increase the sensitivity of the kit for more subtle performances or leave it set to full dynamics for rock and heavier numbers.

Presets: for quickly dialing up sounds.

Layout: General MIDI (GM) and Extended Mapping (EX) layouts provided.

You get

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