A low-key alt-rocker with an unpretentious sound. The Boxer will get the job done for alt-rock, indy, pop and punk tracks.
The Boxer is a 1.3GB download
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Kontakt
Stereo and multi-out mappings.
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Trigger
1 kick, 3 snare (plus 3 separate cross-stick), 3 tom mappings.
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WAV
24bit, 44.1khz unencrypted wav files.
Features
Multi sampling
Every drum is sampled at many dynamics for realistic and expressive performance.
Mic layers
Individually controllable 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
Intuitively fine tune 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 |
Premier Genista birch 22″ x 16″ | staccato | x6 | x6 |
Snares
Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
A: Sonor Hilite 14″ x 7″ maple” | 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: Ludwig 14″ x 5″ ’70s Supraphonic | center hits | x7 | x6 |
cross-stick | x4 | x6 |
Toms
Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
Premier Genista birch 10″ x 8″ tom | center hits | x6 | x6 |
Premier Genista birch 12″ x 10″ tom | center hits | x6 | x6 |
Premier Genista birch 14″ x 12″ floor tom | center hits | x6 | x6 |
Hihats
Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
UFIP 13″ Natural Rough Hihat | Tip Tight | x4 | x6 |
Tip Closed | x4 | x6 | |
Tip Loose | x4 | x6 | |
Tip Semi-open | x4 | x6 | |
Tip Open | x4 | x6 | |
Edge Tight | x4 | x6 | |
Edge Closed | x4 | x6 | |
Edge Loose | x4 | x6 | |
Edge Semi-open | x4 | x6 | |
Edge Open | x4 | x6 | |
Pedal | x3 | x6 | |
Footsplash | x1 | x6 |
Crashes
Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
UFIP 16″ Tiger | Edge | x4 | x6 |
Bell | x3 | x6 | |
Choke | x3 | x6 | |
UFIP 18″ Class Brilliant | Edge | x4 | x6 |
Bell | x3 | x6 | |
Choke | x3 | x6 |
Rides
Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
UFIP Bionic 20″ Ride | Bow | x3 | x6 |
Bell | x3 | x6 |
FX Cymbals
Instrument | Articulations | Velocity layers | Round-robins |
UFIP 12″/14″ China Stack | Edge | x3 | x6 |
UFIP 10″ Natural Splash | Edge | x3 | x6 |
The Boxer 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.