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Grandioso Box

Grandioso

Hard-hitting with cavernous ambience, Grandioso sets the stage for hard rock, hair metal and power ballads.

kontakt exs24 wav

Grandioso is a 500MB download

  • KONTAKT MAPPINGS

    Stereo and multi-out mappings.

  • EXS24 MAPPINGS

    8 mappings, permutations of snare A and B, stereo and multi-out versions.

  • 1392 ONE-SHOT SAMPLES

    24bit, 44.1kHz unencrypted wav files.

Features

Grandioso Manual
  • clear_all

    Dynamic sampling

    Every drum is sampled at many dynamics for realistic and expressive performance.

  • mic

    2 Mic layers

    Adjustable mic layers: Close mics, Room mics.

  • table

    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.

  • swap_calls

    Output routing

    Stereo and multi-channel output versions provided.

  • equalizer

    Sensitivity

    Adjust the sensitivity of the kit to suit more intimate performances or heavier tracks.

  • list

    Presets

    Quickly select from a range of mix-ready sounds.

  • tune

    Mixer interface

    Intuitively fine tune to your taste with volume, mic layer balance, pan and tuning controls.

Sampling Details

Kick

Instrument Articulation Velocity layers
Ludwig 1970s Vistalite 24″ x 14″ 1) Retro pillowy x24
2) Modern attack x24

Snares

Instrument Articulation Velocity layers
Vintage Ludwig Supraphonic 400 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 Ludwig Supraphonic 400 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
Ludwig Vistalite 1970s 14″ left-hand x24
right-hand x24
Ludwig Vistalite 1970s 16″ left-hand x24
right-hand x24
Ludwig Vistalite 1970s 18″ left-hand x24
right-hand x24

Hihats

Instrument Articulation Velocity layers
Vintage Paiste 2002 Soundedge 15″ Tight x24
Edge Closed x24
Edge Loose x24
Edge Semi-open x24
Edge Open x24
Pedal x24

Crashes

Instrument Articulation Velocity layers
Paiste 2002 18″ Crash Edge x24
Paiste 2002 19″ Crash Edge x24

Ride

Instrument Articulation Velocity layers
Paiste 2002 24″ Ride Bow x24
Bell x24
Edge x24

Grandioso 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.

Grandioso 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.