A brutal yet toneful beast, Blacksmith gives you unshakable foundation for metal, prog and rock.
BlackSmith is a 3.14GB download
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Kontakt Mappings
Stereo and multi-out mappings.
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Trigger
2 kick, 3 snare (plus 3 separate cross-stick), 4 tom mappings.
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3792 sample files
24bit, 44.1kHz unencrypted wav files.
Features
Dynamic sampling
Every drum is sampled at many dynamics for realistic and expressive performance.
6 Mic layers
Adjustable mic layers: Close mics, Overheads, Room mics, Smash mic, Kick Sub, and Snare-Bottom.
e-Kit mode
Switch to ‘e-Kit’ mode when using a Roland V-Drum kit, or leave set to default ‘Keyboard mode’ for General MIDI (GM) use.
Output routing
Stereo and multi-channel output versions provided.
Sensitivity
Adjust the sensitivity of the kit to suit more intimate performances or heavier tracks.
Presets
Quickly select from a range of mix-ready sounds.
Mixer interface
Fine tune the mix to your taste with volume, mic layer balance, pan and tuning controls.
Round-robin
6 randomised round-robin samples alternate to avoid the machine-gun effect.
Sampling Details
Kick
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Sonor SQ2 Acrylic 22″ x 20″ Kick | left foot | x6 | x6 |
| right foot | x6 | x6 |
Snares
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| A: Sonor 14″ x 6″ Artist Bronze | center hits | x7 | x6 |
| cross-stick | x4 | x6 | |
| B: Pearl Reference 13″ x 7″ 20-ply Maple | center hits | x7 | x6 |
| cross-stick | x4 | x6 | |
| C: Sonor 14″ x 6.5″ Delite Maple | center hits | x7 | x6 |
| cross-stick | x4 | x6 |
Toms
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Sonor SQ2 Acrylic 8″ tom | center hits | x6 | x6 |
| Sonor SQ2 Acrylic 10″ tom | center hits | x6 | x6 |
| Sonor SQ2 Acrylic 12″ tom | center hits | x6 | x6 |
| Sonor SQ2 Acrylic 15″ floor tom | center hits | x6 | x6 |
Hihats
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Zildjian 14″ A-Custom Hihat | Tip Tight | x4 | x6 |
| Tip Closed | x4 | x6 | |
| Tip Semi-open | x4 | x6 | |
| Tip Open | x4 | x6 | |
| Edge Tight | x4 | x6 | |
| Edge Closed | x4 | x6 | |
| Edge Semi-open | x4 | x6 | |
| Edge Open | x4 | x6 | |
| Pedal | x3 | x6 | |
| Footsplash | x1 | x6 |
Crashes
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Zildjian 18″ A Custom | Edge | x4 | x6 |
| Bell | x3 | x6 | |
| Choke | x3 | x6 | |
| Zildjian 19″ A Custom | Edge | x4 | x6 |
| Bell | x3 | x6 | |
| Choke | x3 | x6 |
Ride
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Zildjian 22″ A-Custom Ride | Bow | x3 | x6 |
| Bell | x3 | x6 |
FX Cymbals
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Zildjian 10″ A Splash | Edge | x3 | x6 |
| Zildjian 18″ FX Crash | Edge | x3 | x6 |
| Zildjian 18″ Traditional China stacked with 16″ A-Custom Crash | Edge | x3 | x6 |
BlackSmith system requirements
Compatible software sampler: Native Instruments Kontakt Full Version (4 or greater), Slate Trigger, or Logic ESX24 (depending on the product, not all of these are supported).
Storage: Kingpin is a 1.45GB download (1.82GB unzipped), so you’ll need a minimum of 3.27GB free space to get started.
RAM: 1GB
Processor: 1GHz
OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10/11, Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Software compatibility
This product is NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player. The kit will stop working after a 15 minute total time restriction imposed by Kontakt Player. The kit is NOT able to be activated for continued use in the Player. The full version of Kontakt is required for use of the supplied Kontakt mappings.
The wav format audio files supplied with this product can be utilized with many other sampler and sound replacement products, however no ‘mappings’ are provided or support is given for this.