Battery 4 is a great drum sampler by Native instruments. It combines a radically intuitive interface that’ll keep you going for days and nights thanks to its constantly updated library. Experts have called it the drum sampling of the future. Specifically, its composition integrates 143 drum kits. Each focuses on electronic and hip-hop music. Plus, there are another 70 cutting edge kits that combine contemporary favorites. These are for you to use with ease in a simple drag and drop mode. As a result, you’ll gain the ability to start playing right away.
The four artists that made Battery 4 possible are Phono.0, a DJ and Musician from Berlin; Om Unit, a London Bass wizard; Zombie Disco Squar for a Londonish house sound; and Starkey an electronic music innovator.
Battery 4: Features
Battey 4 accepts all sample formats, which gives you the possibility to set up kits instantaneously by loading even your own. Plus, its display has several color codes. As a result, it’s easy for you to recognize them visually with a drag and drop workflow. Additionally, connecting it via MIDI will allow you to assign sounds to your controller with an interrupted performance. Getting creative with Battery 4 comes standard. So get ready to work along with the sound wrangler with a variety of tonal sound, emulations, and a glovebox. Moreover, for superior adjustment, its instant cell rendering will let you build and create your sound design.
This plugin delivers great effects. For example, there’s Solid EQ, Transient Master, and Solid Bus Comp. Similarly, there’s also tape saturation, Reverb, and LoFi to apply to your sounds. With that set up you can create chains and sidechains with a simple drag and drop into its four buses and a master channel. If you want more that what you can find in the vast library, you can look for great expansion packs specific for your sound.
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