Handheld Sound MAD Drum Kit Series Handheld Sound

Handheld Sound MAD Drum Kit Series

MAD is a fresh, versatile and forward-sounding Drum Kit series that brings back the joy and simplicity of working with sampled drums. And while it may look simple, it packs lots of powerful features and numerous new concepts. Most importantly, MAD has an extended dynamic range of pure raw attitude that will fit virtually any mix!

In a sea of drum kit products out there, we have decided to produce something quite different.
Affordable drum kits that bring back the joy and simplicity of working with sampled drums and pack new powerful concepts. With an extended dynamic range of pure raw attitude, the top velocities are at the point of stick-breaking power.

So you could really rock out!

MAD brings an integrated hi-end environment for creating Uber realistic grooves with maximum impact, while retaining a very focused and direct tonal quality.
With its versatile mixer, groove engine, and playability features, anyone can quickly program realistic beats and rhythms.

Under the hood, MADs customized and elaborate script packs lots of enhancements for realistic reproduction, several of which never-before-seen in a drum kit library!

Most importantly – this kit is going to cut through any mix…it wont just sit!

MAD is is suitable for a variety of music styles but we aimed particularly at Indie Rock/Punk and Funk. It was designed to utilize an extended dynamic range that is true to the instrument and that reflects the dynamic balance of real drummers.

Most often, drum kit libraries extend the dynamic range by excessive modulation of volume with velocity, which only attenuates the signal, causing the dynamic range to be unrealistic.

With MAD, however, a powerful dynamic range is reflected without loosing touch with the musicality of the instrument. A strict playing style was coupled with use of a live PA in the recording process (yep! read on…) to harness as much punch, rawness, and power from the drums. Other offerings such as dynamic microphone bleed control, absolutely noiseless samples, and a custom script that focuses on realistic playback, help unleash a fresh new drum kit, with lots of attitude.

INSTRUMENTATION

REMO® custom 5-piece Rock kit – smaller in size and known for its tight sound.

•     Kick – 16X24 Kick Drum.
•     Snare – Golden Crown Snare
•     Hats – Zildjian Hi-Hat
•     Toms – 7X10 and 8X12 Rack Toms
•     Floor Tom – 12X14 Floor Tom
•     Crashes – 2X Zildjian Crashes
•     Ride – Paiste Ride Cymbal
•     Sticks – Cooperman Custom Persimmon Drum Sticks (um…lots of pairs…)

HIGHLIGHTS

•     3GB and 5,400+ individual samples, plenty of velocity layers, 4x Round robin.
•     Extended and realistic dynamic range.
•     Unique recording concept.
•     Totally noiseless with no artifacts!
•     Extensive Hi-Hat engine with many articulations and modulation options.
•     Separate Left/Right hits on Snare and Toms.
•     Intelligent Legato Snare Grace notes, Cymbal Chokes, and note overlap cleanup.
•     Full mixer with EQ, Compression, and innovative mic bleed control.
•     User friendly and includes a useful Groove engine with over 350 grooves.
•     Optimized for studio production and LIVE triggering.
•     PC/Mac Sample Library for Kontakt Software sampler (version 5.2 and above).
•     Custom Kontakt scripting.
•     24 bit / 44.1Khz.
•     5000+ samples and 350+ MIDI loops.
•     Product uses a cloud/server system to manage downloads.

Requirements
This Product does not include or require a “Kontakt Player” license/serial number!
A full version of Native Instruments “Kontakt” is required for unlimited functionality!

Please notice: With the free Kontakt Player you can play this library for 15 minutes only in demo/test mode !

The minimum Kontakt version required to use this library is specified in the product description.

Windows

• Windows 7, 8 or 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64, 4 GB RAM (6GB recommended)

Mac

• Mac OS X 10.10, 10.11 or 10.12, Intel Core Duo, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)

for all

•     1GB free disc space for application
•     additional hard disc space according to the library size
•     internet connection for product activation required (on any computer)

SUPPORTED INTERFACES

•     Stand-Alone
•     VST
•     Audio Units
•     ASIO
•     CoreAudio
•     WASAPI
•     AAX Native (Pro Tools 10 or later)

OS compatibility of previous Kontakt versions – please check compatibility with your libraries!

Kontakt 5 5.3.1 Win (WIN 7 or higher)
Kontakt 5 5.3.1 Mac (OS X 10.7 or higher)

Kontakt 5 5.1.0 Win (WIN XP or higher)
Kontakt 5 5.1.0 Mac (OS X 10.7 or higher)

Kontakt 5 5.0.3 Win (WIN XP or higher)
Kontakt 5 5.0.3 Mac (OS X 10.6)

Kontakt 4 4.2.2 Win (WIN XP or higher)
Kontakt 4 4.2.2 Mac  (OS X 10.5 / 10.6)

For your own protection this library is provided as individual personalized files including a
Digital Water Mark – DWM!