That gated room sound and iconic concert-toms. Gorilla oozes 80s vibe like nothing else.
Gorilla is a 2.27GB download
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Kontakt mappings
Stereo and multi-out mappings.
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Trigger mappings
1 kick, 2 snare (plus 3 separate cross-stick), 5 tom mappings.
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2556 one-shot samples
24bit, 44.1khz unencrypted wav format.
Features
Dynamic sampling
Every drum is sampled at many dynamics for realistic and expressive performance.
4 Mic layers
Individually controllable mic layers: Close mics, Overheads, Room mics, and Snare-Bottom.
Round-robin
6 randomised round-robin samples alternate to avoid the machine-gun effect.
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
Select from a range of mix-ready sounds.
Mixer interface
Fine tune the sound to your taste with volume, mic layer balance, pan and tuning controls.
Sampling Details
Kick
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
Gretsch vintage maple 24″ x 14″ kick | Felt beater | x6 | x6 |
Snare
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
Vintage Gretsch 14″ x 6 1/2″ maple | center hits | x7 | x6 |
cross-stick | x5 | x6 | |
Vintage Gretsch Chrome-over-brass 14″ x 5.5″ | center hits | x7 | x6 |
cross-stick | x5 | x6 |
Toms
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
Gretsch vintage maple 8″ concert tom | center hits | x7 | x6 |
Gretsch vintage maple 10″ concert tom | center hits | x7 | x6 |
Gretsch vintage maple 13″ concert tom | center hits | x7 | x6 |
Gretsch vintage maple 14″ concert tom | center hits | x7 | x6 |
Gretsch vintage maple 18″ floor tom | center hits | x7 | x6 |
Hihats
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
Vintage Sabian AA 15″ Flat Hats | Tip Tight | x6 | x6 |
Edge Tight | x6 | x6 | |
Edge Closed | x6 | x6 | |
Edge Loose | x6 | x6 | |
Edge Looser | x6 | x6 | |
Edge Semi-open | x6 | x6 | |
Edge Open | x6 | x6 | |
Pedal | x6 | x6 | |
Footsplash | x1 | x6 |
Crashes
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
Sabian HHX 16″ X-Plosion Crash | Edge | x4 | x6 |
Bell | x3 | x6 | |
Choke | x3 | x6 | |
Sabian HHX 18″ X-Plosion Crash | Edge | x4 | x6 |
Bell | x3 | x6 | |
Choke | x3 | x6 |
Ride
Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
Sabian 21″ HHX Raw Bell Dry Ride | Bow | x4 | x6 |
Bell | x4 | x6 |
Gorilla 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.