3 Highly Versatile Drum Kits For Rock, Funk & Much More
The idea behind “MAD – RocknFunk” was to sample several iconic kits in such a way as to retain a very focused and direct tonal quality at all dynamic levels.
“MAD – RocknFunk” comes with a bunch of amazing features to help you get moving and grooving quickly:
- Deeply sampled with extended articulations
- A comprehensive mixer with microphone bleed control
- Dedicated groove engine
- Immediate playability
You’ll find you can quickly program convincing drum beats with lots of musical and sonic detail.
These drum kits pack a lot under the hood with customized elaborate scripts and features that enhance both realistic playback and ease of use.
Some features such as the extensive microphone bleed and Snare Grace notes Legatos, have never been seen before in a drum library!
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The Drummer’s Delight – A World Of Stylistic & Tonal Variety
MAD_Red – Custom Funk Kit
This kit includes smaller than usual Toms and Kick drum giving the kit a very punchy and resonant sound.
It works best with Funk and Indie Rock music styles.
- 16X24 Kick Drum
- Golden Crown Snare
- Zildjian Hi-Hat
- 7X10 and 8X12 Rack Toms
- 12X14 Floor Tom
- 2X Zildjian Crashes, Paiste Ride Cymbal
MAD_White – 6 Piece Beast
Dark and heavier tone. Recorded in an isolation booth for a tight and vibey sound.
- 22X24 Kick Drum
- 5.5X14 Snare
- Paiste Hats
- Rack Toms 10X10, 14X12
- Floor Toms 16X14, 22×16
- Zildjian Crash
- Zildjian Ride
MAD_Blue – Exotic Maple 5-Piece
Featuring an open and detailed sound with lots of separation.
Recorded in a Scoring Room and includes various sets of room mic configurations.
- 8″ x 10″ Rack Tom
- 10×12 Rack Tom
- 12×14 Floor Tom
- 20×22 Kick Drum
- 5×14 matching Snare
- 10″ Avedis Zildjian Extra Thin Splash
- 14″ Avedis Zildjian New Beat HiHats
- 16″ Avedis Zildjian Medium Thin Crash
- 18″ Avedis Zildjian Medium Thin Crash
- 21″ Avedis Zildjian Sweet Ride
- Unknown Jankie Cymbal
Incredible Flexibility
- Each of the three included kits is unique and offers a great deal of timbre contrast.
- HandHeld Sound recorded each kit in a different space to further extend versatility of sound.
- Each drum kit comes with custom scripts and a user interface that is deep, yet straightforward and easy to use.
- The outcome is a collection of drum kits that offer a detailed and organic sound that will enhance any music style!
Deeply Sampled With Multiple Microphone & Mixer Options
The idea behind RocknFunk was to sample several iconic kits in such a way as to retain a very focused and direct tonal quality at all dynamic levels.
With the MAD concept you get authentic musical dynamics that reflect the essence of the instrument.
Together with the extensive microphone bleed control, totally noiseless samples, and custom scripted features, your drum tracks will have lots of detail!
Features
- Deeply Sampled to the Extreme – 3 Complete Drum kits with a total of 20GB and 24,000+ samples. Up to 20 velocity layers, numerous articulations per drum element, unique release samples, legato transitions, and 4X Round Robin samples throughout!
- Unique Recording Concept – Each kit was captured in a different space using a unique blend of microphones and by recording numerous articulations. HandHeldSound focused on developing unique scripting features to simplify the drum programming process and keep you focused on the creative process.
- Flexible Mixing Architecture – Rocknfunk includes an ergonomic mixing environment of up to 14 individual microphone perspectives including EQ, Sends/Returns, and custom bussing.
- Comprehensive Microphone Bleed Control – Each kit sports around 50dB of dynamic range, which offers a great deal of musicality. MAD’s signal flow design gives you full control over audio leakage (microphone bleed) from almost every microphone perspective. This unprecedented control brings a new level of realism and nuance to drums sound.
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3 Highly Playable Kits Plus A Huge Range Of Built-in Rock/Funk Grooves
With extended articulation options, a versatile mixer, dedicated groove engine, and immediate playability, you can quickly program convincing drum beats with lots of musical and sonic detail.
Drum Kit Highlights
- Realistic Extended Dynamic Range – MAD features Drum kits with an authentic extended dynamic range. The top velocities are at the point of stick-breaking power! By utilizing a strict playing style these kits achieve a powerful dynamic range without losing touch with the musicality of the instrument.
- Extensive Hi-Hat Engine – The Hi-Hat engine features various articulations and 6 degrees of Close-To-Open modulation. The auto foot pedal and Legato transitions help you to easily switch between playing zones and apply real-time modulation. The variable attack and velocity curves add the final touch for an unsurpassed Hi Hat action.
- Legato Snare Grace Notes, Cymbal Chokes, and Note Overlap Prevention, MAD features an ergonomic key mapping and articulation layout. Snare grace notes are triggered automatically by playing legato eliminating unnecessary bloat to the mapping.
- Same goes for the Cymbal Chokes where you can choke any individual cymbal from one key. Since HandHeldSound have included dedicated Left and Right hand samples, the engine disallows impossible note overlaps keeping your performance clean and real!
- Highly Playable – The kits are effortless to play. HandHeldSound implemented extended articulations featuring special playing techniques, Left/Right hand samples, multiple playing zones, and combination strokes. Other playability features include: automatic note overlap prevention, an extensive Hi Hat engine, and a variable velocity setup.
- Dedicated Groove Engine – Explore plenty of Rock and Funk beats complete with alternate grooves and fills ranging from subtle to extreme. All grooves are un-quantized and can be dragged to your host as standard MIDI files.
What Can I Do With “MAD – RocknFunk”?
“MAD – RocknFunk” consists of 3 highly detailed drum kits that aim to recreate all the subtleties of playing the real thing, each one is unique and they all offer a great deal of timbre contrast.
These are also highly flexible libraries that can adapt themselves to many genres, but are particularly well suited to:
- Rock/Indie Rock
- Funk
- Cinematic Underscore
Note: Requires the FULL Retail version of Kontakt 5.5 or higher (NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player).
Note: Product is downloaded instantly via the Pulse downloader!
"MAD - RocknFunk" by HandHeldSound
71% off "MAD - RocknFunk" by HandHeldSound
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- 3 Unique drum kits that offer a great deal of timbre contrast – MAD_Red – Custom Funk Kit, MAD_White – 6 piece beast & MAD_Blue – Exotic maple 5-piece.
- 24,000+ samples.
- 20GB of content (uncompressed).
- Unique Left/Right hand samples.
- Plenty of Velocity Layers, Round Robin, and Release samples.
- Realistic Extended Dynamic Range.
- Legato Snare Grace Notes, Cymbal Chokes, and Note Overlap Prevention.
- Extensive Hi-Hat Engine – The Hi-Hat engine features various articulations and 6 degrees of Close-To-Open modulation.
- Dedicated Groove Engine – Explore plenty of Rock and Funk beats complete with alternate grooves and fills ranging from subtle to extreme.
- Comprehensive Microphone Bleed Control.
- Flexible Mixing Architecture – Up to 14 individual microphone perspectives including EQ, Sends/Returns, and Custom Bussing.
- Intuitive UI and design
- Note: Product is downloaded instantly via the Pulse downloader!
- Note: Requires the FULL Retail version of Kontakt 5.5 or above (NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player)
- Perfect for Rock/Indie Rock, Funk, Cinematic Underscore and much, much more!
What People Think About 71% off “MAD – RocknFunk” by HandHeldSound
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"In a world of hyped and super processed sample libraries, it’s nice to have an option for real live sounding drums. With its 3 diverse drum kits, MAD - RocknFunk delivers such versatility that it could cover all your rock and funk drum needs."
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Ken – :
Since I have this drum set, no need to worry about other samples. I can handle a huge intonation on rhythms.
Dawoud – :
This product is an excellent tool for creating realistic acoustic drum tracks for any production. The depth of the sounds is very impressive and the interface is straight forward and intuitive.
Andrew – :
Really excellent quality. The drums sound very authentic and I really like that you have the full sound for processing and mixing into a track.
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I am delighted with this library, easy to use and its very clear and clean sound, I definitely recommend it.