An authentic library of Latin percussion performances in Kontakt format recorded entirely in Havana, Cuba, featuring the country's finest players, and presented in multitrack format to provide the user with complete flexibility in both tempo and the selection of instruments. The styles covered include the 12 prime Afro/Hispanic rhythms of the Cuban music culture, including: Cha Cha Cha, Danzon, Son Montuno, Bolero, Pilon, Son Traditional, Guajira Son, Guaracha, Mambo, Songo, Timba, Conga Habanera (Carnival), and Conga Moderna. There are also additional variations in some of the performances to enable the user to select Modern or Traditional arrangements.

The producers, Barry Sage and Gonzalo Lasheras Garcia, are well known in the Latin field, with credits including Jorge Drexler, Luis Edurdo Aute, Silvio Rodreguez, Duncan Dhu, Esclarecidos, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Melon Deisel, Mariela and Solar. They were assisted in Havana by Raphael Santos and Marisol Alfonso Perez. The performances are provided with each instrument separated out.

Users of NI Kontakt or NI Intakt please note: the library is presented complete with instrument (.nki) patches. Use of the Kontakt .nki instrument patches requires a FULL version of Kontakt. If you only have "Kontakt Player" you will only be able to load them in a 'demo mode'. The instruments playing in each groove were miked separately and each mic output sampled. The resulting multi-track loops can be automatically synced to tempo via Beat Machine or Time Machine controls. The Beat Machine programming has loops divided into their individual hits (slices). Each instrument (i.e. every track.) of each loop is sliced - which means any combination of instrument loops can be played at a wide range of tempos without change in pitch or audio quality. You can also give each hit individual settings for pitch, playback direction, pitch envelope, amp envelope, distortion, delay, and more; a MIDI file of each loop can be easily exported so that groove, accent, and feel can be manipulated in any host sequencer.

Beats Working In Cuba is now only available as a download, as soundware in Kontakt (nki) + WAV format.

Purchasers will receive 13 download links as follows:

BOLERO:
Download size (.zip): 489 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 769 MB

CHA CHA CHA:
Download size (.zip): 263 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 345 MB

DANZON:
Download size (.zip): 153 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 226 MB

SON MONTUNO:
Download size (.zip): 339 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 494 MB

PILON:
Download size (.zip): 204 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 240 MB

SON TRADITIONAL:
Download size (.zip): 175 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 250 MB

GUAJIRA SON:
Download size (.zip): 155 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 251 MB

GUARACHA SON:
Download size (.zip): 202 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 296 MB

MAMBO:
Download size (.zip): 817 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 1051 MB

SONGO:
Download size (.zip): 584 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 812 MB

TIMBA:
Download size (.zip): 527 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 743 MB

CONGA HABANERA:
Download size (.zip): 519 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 648 MB

CONGA MODERNA:
Download size (.zip): 288 MB
Size when expanded from zip file: 404 MB