Berserkr Pro - Tribal Punk Folk Drums: Kontakt Drum Instrument by Keepforest

The library draws on recorded materials from the tribal past: strikes on leather, several types of wood, rustling leaves and crackling fire. Keepforest says the sounds were chosen to create prehistoric atmospheres. The folk side includes recordings of swords, leather coin pouches, tambourines, nyckelharpa and cello.

The developer also adds a touch of grit, crunch and distortion to the round-robin loops to give the percussion more edge. Each loop contains 8 to 32 samples, which helps reduce repetition when a pattern is played for long periods.

Berserkr Pro includes a sequencer for redesigning and manipulating patterns, along with dynamic sequencers and a Groove Maker with probability controls. These tools let you generate evolving drum rhythms from presets or your own patterns.

The package includes more than 4500 custom rhythm presets, so you can start from a finished groove and adjust it rather than building every pattern from scratch.

The Pro edition contains 244 instrument patches, including 62 core patches and 97 multi-instruments, with multi-patches for pattern generation available in both audio and NKI formats. Navigation uses a three-tiered folder system. The WAV folder holds more than 8000 mastered audio files that can be used outside Kontakt.