Grit Kit FX Drums by Soundiron Kontakt drum kit instrument interface

Grit Kit FX Drums: Kontakt Drum Kit Library by Soundiron

Rated 4.4/5 on Plugin Boutique (8 ratings)

Grit Kit FX Drums is a Kontakt instrument from Soundiron that combines a stereo acoustic jazz drum kit with 15 heavily processed FX drum kits, ranging from lo-fi and retro sounds to distorted, glitchy textures.

REQUIRESKontaktHost player sold separately
KontaktWindowsmacOS
AVAILABLE ATPlugin Boutique
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01Overview

Grit Kit FX Drums starts with a six-piece acoustic jazz kit, recorded in stereo with a 14-inch and a 10-inch snare, kick, floor tom, mid and high toms, hi-hats, a ride-crash, and large and small splashes. From that base, Soundiron built 15 complete FX kits that range from decayed and degraded textures to heavily distorted and destroyed percussion. The library runs inside Kontakt and is aimed at producers who want drum sounds beyond a standard acoustic kit.

Best for

  • Lo-fi drum production
  • Distorted percussion design
  • Glitch and stutter beats
  • Experimental drum textures
  • Tuned percussion layering
  • Retro lounge drums
Developer
Soundiron
Requires
Kontakt
Store
Plugin Boutique
02Key features

What you get

  • Stereo acoustic jazz kit with snares, kick, toms, hi-hats, ride-crash and splashes
  • 15 distorted, decayed and degraded FX drum kits with sound-shaping controls
  • 12 round-robin variations per layer with dynamic layering
  • Megamixer interface for building custom eight-piece kits from 352 sound sets
  • Dual-layer tuned percussion presets for chromatic instruments and effects
  • Core Kit Ensemble presets for instant access to each kit
  • ARP meta-arpeggiation and EZ-roll system
  • Rack DSP effects including amp sim, cab sim, compression and convolution reverbs
03In depth

Acoustic Base Kit and FX Kit Sound

The core drum kit is a stereo jazz set with a warm character. Each layer has 12 round-robin variations and responds dynamically to how hard you play it, so repeated hits do not sound identical.

The 15 FX kits take that acoustic base and push it toward decayed, demolished and degraded sounds. Soundiron describes them as spanning lo-fi retro lounge combos, heavily overdriven kits and crisp stuttering glitch textures. Each kit offers sound-shaping controls so you can adjust how far the processing goes.

Megamixer, Presets and Effects

The Megamixer interface lets you combine any of the 352 sound sets in the library into custom eight-piece kits, and you can save and reload your builds. Core Kit Ensemble presets give quick access to each complete kit, and dual-layer tuned percussion presets layer sounds into chromatic instruments and effects.

Rack DSP effects include amp and cab simulation, compression, distortion, delay, EQ, filter, flange, phase, chorus and a range of convolution reverbs covering rooms, environments and special effects. The ARP meta-arpeggiation and EZ-roll system adds rhythmic and roll-based performance options.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

DeveloperSoundiron
TypePlugin
CategoryKontakt Instrument
RequiresKontakt
FormatsKontakt
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Grit Kit FX Drums?

Grit Kit FX Drums requires the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.1.0 or later. It will not run fully in the free Kontakt Player and only works in demo mode there.

Which operating systems does Grit Kit FX Drums support?

The library lists support for Windows and macOS. The system requirements include Windows XP or higher, Mac OS X 10.6 or higher, a dual-core CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and an SSD or SATA drive recommended for the library.

Are the presets and samples editable?

Yes. The Kontakt presets and 24-bit / 48kHz WAV samples are unlocked, which allows user customization. The library includes 45 .nki instrument presets and 7,920 samples, totaling 7.4 GB installed.

07Developer

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