SMACK: Claps, Snaps & Stomps by Big Fish Audio Kontakt percussion instrument interface

SMACK: Claps, Snaps & Stomps – Percussion Virtual Instrument by Big Fish Audio

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SMACK: Claps, Snaps & Stomps is a percussion virtual instrument for Kontakt from Big Fish Audio, built from deeply sampled claps, snaps, stomps, bass drums, shakers, tambourines and found percussion.

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KontaktWindowsmacOS64-bit

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01Overview

SMACK: Claps, Snaps & Stomps is built around deep sampling of clap, snap and stomp groups, along with bass drums, toms, shakers, tambourines and found percussion. Its single, small group and large group options let you pick the density you need. Up to 10 groups can sit in one patch, and each group can receive its own control and one of eight included FX. The instrument runs in Kontakt on Windows and macOS, with the free Kontakt Player supported.

Best for

Hip-hop claps and snaps
Cinematic stomps
Percussion layering
Electronic drum production
Found-sound textures
Film and game scoring

Developer: Big Fish Audio
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Seven patches covering claps, snaps, stomps and percussion
Up to 10 velocity layers and 3 round robins
MIDI Select for easy group selection
Global control and FX option across the patch
Individual group control and FX option
Up to 10 groups per patch
Hand-selected IR options for convolution reverb
742MB uncompressed sample library

03In depth

Sound Sources and Patch Layout

The library is organized into seven patches. The main SMACK patch covers bass drums, toms, small and large stomps, and single, small group and large group claps and snaps. Claps & Snaps Natural and Claps & Snaps Electronic separate acoustic and electronic clap and snap sounds. Stomps, Combos, Shakers & Tambourines and Found Percussion round out the collection.

The Combos patch offers seven prepared combinations, while Found Percussion includes low, industrial, household, kitchen and loose percussion along with ticks. This range lets you move from tight electronic hits to rough, textured stomps within one instrument.

Controls, Velocity Layers and Effects

Each patch supports up to 10 velocity layers and 3 round robins, which helps repeated hits sound less mechanical. MIDI Select makes it quick to choose groups from your controller. Global controls apply settings across the whole patch, and individual group controls let you shape each layer separately.

Eight premium FX are included, and hand-selected impulse responses are available for the convolution reverb, giving you room and space options without loading additional processing.

04Specs