Knockout Drums

Knockout Drums is a hard-hitting drumkit sample library created in collaboration with metal drummer extraordinaire Navene Koperweis (Entheos, Animosity, Animals As Leaders) and seasoned mixing engineer/producer Zack Ohren (Machine Head, All Shall Perish, Aborted). Whether you're looking for a gigantic live room feel or a super-focused and tight studio sound, this kit crushes it.

Navene obsessively sampled every nuance of his Starclassic Bubinga drumkit at Sharkbite Studios to bring you a collection of hand-picked drums including 7 snares, 3 kicks, and a variety of Meinl cymbals designed to strike hard and show no mercy. Each element can be dialed in to your personal taste with a wide selection of carefully selected microphone models recorded through a 1978 Trident TSM console.

We utilized a unique stereo pair for each drum using TLM 103's, top and bottom mics for snare & toms, kick and sub, and a selection of room mic options that offer you complete sonic freedom to tackle everything from progressive & death metal to rock, pop, breakbeat and dance styles and everywhere in-between. This library has all the power tools and performance features you need to get a great-sounding drum mix right out-of-the-box, no matter what tonal style you're after.

Listen to demos of Knockout Drums on Soundcloud

Product Specs:

• Deeply multi-sampled drum set with five microphone positions.
• 44 Powerful .nki presets made for full retail Kontakt 6.5.3+.
• 8 Crash Cymbals, 2 Hi-hats, 2 Rides, 7 Splashes & Stacks, 3 Kicks, 7 Snares, and 6 Toms.
• 86,720 stereo samples in unlocked WAV format.
• 24-bit / 48 kHz uncompressed PCM WAV samples.
• 45.1 GB installed.
• A flexible, intuitive user interface and mixer with pro features and deep customizability.
• Full FX rack with convolution reverb with custom rooms, halls, chambers & FX environments.

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