Cy-Kick by Loot Audio drum instrument for Kontakt

Cy-Kick: Gritty Cyberpunk Drum Kit for Kontakt by Loot Audio

Cy-Kick is a Kontakt instrument from Loot Audio with drum and percussion sounds for gritty, electronic production. It includes 572 individual sounds in 1,947 WAV files and 241 ready-to-load snapshots.

REQUIRESKontaktHost player sold separately

Kontakt

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01Overview

Cy-Kick is a drum instrument built for Kontakt by Loot Audio, aimed at producers who want a harder, more electronic drum sound. The library covers kicks, snares, claps, hats and cymbals, 808s, percussion, epic hits, and FX and layers. Its snapshots give you layered and single-sound starting points that can be edited or replaced with your own. The developer frames it around a futuristic, cyberpunk-inspired aesthetic.

Best for

Electronic drum programming
Gritty kick and snare design
808 and bass drum layers
Cyberpunk and futuristic tracks
Hard-hitting percussion
Layered drum kits

Developer: Loot Audio
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

572 individual 32-bit drum and percussion sounds
1,947 total WAV files, 48 to 96 kHz
241 snapshots, including 55 layered kits
Snapshots cover 808, kick, snare, clap and FX
WAV files are categorized for use without Kontakt
Requires the full version of Kontakt 7.5.0 or later
Snapshots can be edited or replaced with your own sounds

03In depth

Drum Sounds and Snapshot Library

Cy-Kick contains 572 individual sounds in 32-bit, 48 to 96 kHz resolution, available as 1,947 WAV files. The categories are 104 kicks, 83 snares, 45 claps, 74 hats and cymbals, 29 808s, 118 percussion hits, 50 epic hits, and 69 FX and layers.

To speed up programming, the instrument ships with 241 snapshots: 55 layered and 186 single-sound. They cover 808, bass, clap, hats and cymbals, epic hits, FX, fills, kick, lead, percussion and snare. Each can be modified or replaced with your own sounds.

Using Cy-Kick Outside Kontakt

The WAV files are categorized, so you can use them in any workflow even without Kontakt. Within Kontakt, the snapshots give you quick access to complete, layered kits and individual sounds for building your own patterns.

The developer describes the library as suited to a dark, futuristic sound, and it is best suited to electronic and hard-hitting styles where gritty percussion is the goal.

04Specs