AcousticsampleS has announced the release of DrumTasteJazz for Native Instruments' Kontakt. DrumTasteJazz is a sonor Jazz Drum Kit, with two toms (10' and 14'), a tamburim, two snares, two rides, a 13' hihat and a 18' bass drum.

Features:

• 1.16 GB of samples (24-bits / 48khz); no loops, 1,818 samples.
• Multiple mic positions to make your own mix.
• Custom mapping - you can assign every element to any key.
• Mappings presets: GM, V-DRUMS, IMAP, NSKIT (NDK) or default.
• CC# controlled Hihat with 5 different opens and automatic closing sound.
• 4 round-robins for snares, hihat and rides; 2 round robins for the other elements.
• Playable instrument, right hand and left hand mappings.
• Detailed snares - 6 different hit positions for the 14' snare and 4 for the 10' one.
• Kontakt 2 and 3 format only due to the scripting for the interface, the multiple mic position mixing and the custom mapping.

Pricing & Availability

DrumTasteJazz for Kontakt costs €44.