About Studio Drummer
Studio Drummer is an acoustic drum library designed to provide premium drum kits with a high-fidelity studio sound. It offers extensive mixing control, quality effects, and a vast selection of MIDI grooves suitable for various music genres, empowering users to create professional drum tracks.
The library features three distinct drum kits: a Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute kit, a Pearl Masters Premium Maple kit, and a Sonor SQ2 Drum System kit. Each kit was meticulously recorded with up to 25 velocity layers and six variations per velocity, capturing a wide range of articulations. The recording process utilized up to 18 microphones per kit, including direct mics, overheads, and room mics, to capture the authentic ambiance of the Teldex Studio in Berlin, Germany.
Key Features and Navigation
The Studio Drummer interface is organized into four main pages accessible via tabs:
- Grooves page: A browser for MIDI grooves and fills, allowing users to drag and drop them into their projects.
- Options page: Contains settings for kit mapping, velocity, and randomization.
- Kit page: Enables detailed editing of individual drums, including tuning, volume envelopes, and snare selection. Users can also load and unload kit pieces to manage memory.
- Mixer page: Provides a virtual mixing console with controls for volume, panning, solo, mute, sends, and routing, along with effect customization.
The manual also details document conventions, such as the use of italics for menu paths and bold for important terms, and explains how to save and remove user presets.
System Requirements
To use Studio Drummer, users must have either KONTAKT or the free KONTAKT PLAYER installed on their computer. Refer to the KONTAKT documentation for detailed instructions on loading and configuring instruments.
Contact Information
For further information and support, Native Instruments can be contacted through their official websites:
- Germany: www.native-instruments.de
- USA: www.native-instruments.com
