System Requirements
- Compatable software sampler: Native Instruments Kontakt Full version version 4 or greater
- Hard drive with 2.5 GB of available space
- 2GB RAM
- 1GHz processor
- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
- NOTE: There is a 15 minute time restriction imposed by Kontakt Player. There is no restriction when using the full version of Kontakt.
Snare City
Snare City give you a dozen of the finest and most sought-after snare drums to cover a range of tones from vintage to modern. The snares can be used in standalone mode, or seamlessly integrated with RockStock or PopSticks. Tracked through a '74 Neve desk, and as usual onto a nice thick roll of tape.
Keywords: snares, snares, and more snares
Snare City is also available as part of the Tape Series One Bundle.
Listen
Library package contents
- Kontakt instrument files with multi-out and stereo versions
- EXS24 and Battery instrument files (AD legacy mapping)
- 1456 sample .wav files in unencrypted 24bit, 44.1khz format
- Reference manual (PDF)
- Total package size: 571MB Zip file
Kontakt instrument features
Multi-sampling: 48 velocity layers for center hits, 8 velocity layers for cross sticks
Instrument interface: with volume controls, mic layer balance, pan and tuning controls.
Mic layers: Room mics and closemics/overheads separately controlable.
Flexible output routing: "multi" mapping provided for flexible routing to your DAW
Sensitivity control: increase the sensitivity of the kit for more intricate and subtle performances or leave it set to full dynamic range for more agressive tracks.
Compression: limit dynamics when using stereo mode.
Sampling details
Snares
| Instrument | Articulation | Velocity layers |
|---|---|---|
| Gretsch '70s 14" x 6.5" Maple | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Mapex 14" x 8.5" Brass Master | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Orange County 14" x 5" Vented Maple | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Pearl 14" x 5" Chad Smith Steel | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Pearl 14" x 6.5" Steve Ferrone Brass1 | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Pearl 14" x 5" Masters Custom Maple | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Pearl 12" x 5" Masters Custom Maple | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Pearl 14" x 3.5" Steel Piccolo | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Pearl 14" 6.5" Free Floating Brass | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Premier 10" x 6" Soprano Maple | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 | |
| Slingerland '60s 14" x 5" Radioking2 | Center Hits | x48* |
| Cross Stick | x8 |
* legacy mappings have less velocity layers and sepearate keys for left/right/dynamic and hard hits
1 Steve Ferrone Brass snare is also supplied with RockStock
2 Slingerland RadioKing snare is also supplied with PopSticks






