Punchy, roomy and explosive. Buckshot will ignite your 90s grunge and pop punk anthems.
Buckshot is a 1.19GB download
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Kontakt Mappings
Stereo and multi-out mappings.
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Trigger Mappings
1 kick, 3 snare (plus 3 separate cross-stick), 3 tom mappings.
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3270 one-shot samples
24bit, 44.1khz unencrypted wav files.
Features
Dynamic sampling
Each drum is sampled at many dynamics for realistic and expressive performance.
3 Mic layers
Adjustable mic layers: Close mics, Overheads, Room mics.
e-Kit mode
Switch to ‘e-Kit’ mode when using a Roland V-Drum kit, or leave set to default ‘Keyboard mode’ for General MIDI (GM) use.
Output routing
Stereo and multi-channel output versions provided.
Sensitivity
Adjust the sensitivity of the kit to suit more intimate performances or heavier tracks.
Presets
A range of mix-ready sounds.
Mixer interface
Fine tune the mix to your taste with volume, mic layer balance, pan and tuning controls.
Sampling Details
Kick
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers |
Vintage Gretsch maple 24″ x 14″ | felt beater | x24 |
Snares
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers |
Vintage Gretsch Chrome over Brass 14″ x 5 1/2″ – medium tension | left-hand center | x24 |
right-hand center | x24 | |
left-hand rimshot | x24 | |
right-hand rimshot | x24 | |
cross-stick | x24 | |
Vintage Gretsch Chrome over Brass 14″ x 5 1/2″ – medium-high tension | left-hand center | x24 |
right-hand center | x24 | |
left-hand rimshot | x24 | |
right-hand rimshot | x24 | |
cross-stick | x24 |
Toms
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers |
Gretsch 1970s maple 10″ | left-hand | x24 |
right-hand | x24 | |
Gretsch 1970s maple 13″ | left-hand | x24 |
right-hand | x24 | |
Gretsch 1970s maple 16″ | left-hand | x24 |
right-hand | x24 |
Hihats
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers |
Zildjian Avedis 14″ Rock hats | Edge Tight | x24 |
Edge Closed | x24 | |
Edge Loose | x24 | |
Edge Semi-open | x24 | |
Edge Open | x24 | |
Pedal | x24 |
Crashes
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers |
Zildjian K Custom 17″ Dark Zrash | Edge | x24 |
Sabian HHX 18″ Stage Crash | Edge | x24 |
Ride
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers |
Sabian Vault Artisan 22″ Medium Ride | Bow | x24 |
Bell | x24 | |
Edge | x24 |
Buckshot system requirements
Compatible software sampler: Native Instruments Kontakt Full Version (4 or greater), Slate Trigger, or Logic ESX24 (depending on the product, not all of these are supported).
Storage: Kingpin is a 1.45GB download (1.82GB unzipped), so you’ll need a minimum of 3.27GB free space to get started.
RAM: 1GB
Processor: 1GHz
OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10/11, Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Software compatibility
This product is NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player. The kit will stop working after a 15 minute total time restriction imposed by Kontakt Player. The kit is NOT able to be activated for continued use in the Player. The full version of Kontakt is required for use of the supplied Kontakt mappings.
The wav format audio files supplied with this product can be utilized with many other sampler and sound replacement products, however no ‘mappings’ are provided or support is given for this.