David Oliver's Drum Kit Kontakt drumset instrument by Soundiron

David Oliver's Drum Kit: Sampled Drumset Kontakt Instrument by Soundiron

David Oliver's Drum Kit is a Kontakt drum instrument from Soundiron, built from deep samples of a red 1980s Pearl DLX drumset. It includes cymbals, hi-hats, rides, splashes, kick, snares and toms recorded with five microphone positions.

REQUIRESKontaktHost player sold separately

VST2AUAAXKontaktWindowsmacOS

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01Overview

The kit was recorded by Soundiron with British percussionist and media composer David Oliver playing. The Pearl DLX drums were sampled with several stick types, so the library covers everything from very loud to very soft playing. The set includes a range of cymbals, mostly Zildjian with some Sabian, Paiste and Wuhan pieces, plus a custom 20-inch crash ride. The library runs on the free Kontakt Player and loads as a standard set of Kontakt instrument presets.

Best for

Jazz drum tracks
Rock drum programming
Pop drum production
Realistic acoustic drums
Expressive drum performance

Developer: Soundiron
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Deeply sampled drumset with five microphone positions
81,163 stereo samples in locked NCW format
10 Kontakt Player .nki instrument presets
8 crash cymbals, 4 hi-hats, 2 rides and 7 splashes
Kick, two snares and two toms included
24-bit, 48 kHz stereo lossless sample format
Works with the free Kontakt Player and Komplete Kontrol
Installs through the Kontakt Libraries browser and Native Access

03In depth

Sound and Recording Approach

Soundiron sampled the drums at The Whitehouse Studios in the UK. The kick is an 18-inch drum, and the set includes a 12-inch rack tom and a 14-inch floor tom. The toms and snare use a mix of Evans, Remo and other heads, chosen for control and fidelity.

The kit was captured with a stereo overhead pair, close microphones, a mid-side front pair and figure-eight microphones. These five microphone positions give you several ways to shape the balance between close, room and overhead sound. The developer describes the kit as suitable for jazz, rock, pop and other genres that need realistic drums.

Kontakt Controls and Workflow

The library comes with 10 Kontakt instrument presets and a set of 81,163 stereo samples in locked NCW format. Samples are 24-bit, 48 kHz and stored losslessly.

The instruments are built for the Kontakt Player and are also made for Komplete Kontrol, S-Series keyboards and NKS software and hardware by Native Instruments. They can be found in the Kontakt Libraries browser and installed through Native Access.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Soundiron
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	VST2, AU, AAX, Kontakt
Operating systems	Windows, macOS

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use David Oliver's Drum Kit?

It requires Kontakt. The library is made for the free Kontakt Player (version 6.2.2 or later) and also works with Komplete Kontrol and NKS software and hardware by Native Instruments.