The Beat Boxer by Soundiron Kontakt beatbox percussion library interface

The Beat Boxer: Beatbox Percussion and Vocal Library for Kontakt

Rated 4.6/5 on Plugin Boutique (8 ratings)

The Beat Boxer is a Kontakt instrument by Soundiron that combines multi-sampled beatbox percussion, a set of performance loops and MIDI groove playback in one library.

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01Overview

The Beat Boxer is built around recordings of a human beatboxer, captured in a dry studio with dynamic and condenser microphones. Its 11 drum types each include many articulations with round robin variations, so repeated hits sound less mechanical. Alongside the percussion sit 100 live performance loops, 108 glitch, breakcore and FX loops, and a set of vocal ambiences, pads and melodic instruments. It runs inside Kontakt on Windows and macOS.

Best for

Beatbox-style drum programming
Hip-hop percussion
Glitch and breakcore loops
Vocal ambiences and pads
Live-sounding drum fills
Electronic pattern sketching

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

02Key features

What you get

Two microphone positions with independent volume, panning and routing
100+ multi-sampled articulations across 11 drum types
Average of 12 round robin variations per articulation
MIDI groove playback with quantization, swing and velocity attenuation
Uberpeggiator arpeggiation system for quick groove creation
12-slot Megamixer drumkit creator with user kit saving
100 live performance loops and 108 glitch, breakcore and FX loops
Built-in FX rack with reverb convolutions and live rooms

03In depth

Sound, Mic Positions and Playability

Every articulation was recorded with two microphones, a dynamic and a condenser, each with its own volume, panning and routing controls. This lets you blend a close, punchy sound with a more open, airy one.

The instrument exposes real-time shaping controls for swell, attack, release, offset, attenuation and humanization. These settings change how each hit responds to your performance, which helps keep programmed parts from sounding static.

Grooves, Loops and the Rack Effects

The library includes 104 MIDI grooves by Sashca Knorr, Si Begg, Dirk Ehlert, Brad Jerkins and Sean Gordon. Playback can be quantized, swung and velocity-attenuated on the fly. The Uberpeggiator and the 12-slot Megamixer drumkit creator let you build patterns and kits, with user saving and loading.

The loop presets offer pitch transposition, pattern sequencing, tempo-syncing with time-stretching, and a phrase sequencer with per-slot start and end markers. Each loop shows a real-time waveform. The built-in FX rack covers chorus, compression, distortion, amp and cabinet simulation, EQ, delay and reverb, with 25 creative convolutions and 45 real-world rooms and halls.

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	Kontakt
Operating systems	Windows, macOS

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use The Beat Boxer?

The Beat Boxer 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 The Beat Boxer support?

The Beat Boxer runs on Windows 7 or later and Mac OS X 10.7 or later. The listed minimum is a dual-core CPU with 3 GB of RAM, and an SSD or SATA drive is recommended.