Smooth brushes on a vintage jazz kit. Pizazz sets the scene for jazz, folk, acoustic and laid back tracks.
Pizazz is a 2.04GB download
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KONTAKT MAPPINGS
Stereo and multi-out mappings.
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TRIGGER MAPPINGS
4 kick, 2 snare (dig and spank), 4 tom mappings.
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4176 SAMPLE FILES
24bit, 44.1khz unencrypted wav files.
Features
Dynamic sampling
Each drum is sampled at many dynamics for realistic and expressive performance.
6 Mic layers
Adjustable mic layers: Close mics, Overheads, Room mics 1, Room mics 2, 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 mic 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
Kicks
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Rogers ’70s Maple 20″ x 16″ | open | x5 | x6 |
| dampened | x5 | x6 | |
| Rogers ’70s Maple 22″ x 16″ | open | x5 | x6 |
| dampened | x5 | x6 |
Snare
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Rogers Dynasonic 14″ x 5.” CoB | center – spank | x7 | x6 |
| center – dig | x7 | x6 | |
| harmonics | x1 | x6 | |
| rim | x1 | x6 | |
| rm | x2 | x6 | |
| stirs | x1 | x6 | |
| sweeps | x2 | x6 |
Toms
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Rogers ’70s Maple 12″ (high tension) | center hits | x4 | x6 |
| Rogers ’70s Maple 15″ (high tension) | center hits | x4 | x6 |
| Rogers ’70s Maple 13″ (medium tension) | center hits | x4 | x6 |
| Rogers ’70s Maple 16″ (medium tension) | center hits | x4 | x6 |
Hihats
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Paiste Formula 602 Vintage 15″ Hihat | Tip Tight | x3 | x6 |
| Tip Closed | x3 | x6 | |
| Tip Loose | x3 | x6 | |
| Tip Semi-open | x3 | x6 | |
| Tip Open | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Tight | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Closed | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Loose | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Semi-open | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Open | x3 | x6 | |
| Pedal | x3 | x6 | |
| Footsplash | x1 | x6 | |
| Zildjian Constantinople 14″ Hihat | Tip Tight | x3 | x6 |
| Tip Closed | x3 | x6 | |
| Tip Loose | x3 | x6 | |
| Tip Semi-open | x3 | x6 | |
| Tip Open | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Tight | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Closed | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Loose | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Semi-open | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge Open | x3 | x6 | |
| Pedal | x3 | x6 | |
| Footsplash | x1 | x6 |
Crashes
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Zildjian Constantinople 17″ Crash | Edge | x3 | x6 |
| Bell | x3 | x6 | |
| Choke | x3 | x6 | |
| Zildjian Constantinople 18″ Crash | Edge | x3 | x6 |
| Bell | x3 | x6 | |
| Choke | x3 | x6 |
Rides
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Paiste Formula 602 Vintage 22″ Ride | Bow | x4 | x6 |
| Bell | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge | x1 | x6 | |
| Zildjian Constantinople 20″ Medium Thin Low Ride | Bow | x4 | x6 |
| Bell | x3 | x6 | |
| Edge | x1 | x6 |
FX Cymbals
| Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
| Zildjian K 10″ Splash | Edge | x3 | x6 |
| Zildjian Vintage 60s 18″ Riveted Swish | Edge | x2 | x6 |
| Zildjian Vintage Stack | Edge | x2 | x6 |
Pizazz 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.