Native Instruments launches Battery 2 drum sampler
updated 01:35 pm EDT, Fri October 1, 2004
NI launches Battery 2
Native Instruments today announced , the next generation of the drum sampler. Version 2 adds a new sampling engine, enhanced sound shaping and modulation capabilities, sophisticated sample control and a revised user interface. It also includes a massive new sample library with more than 3.5GB of high-quality drum and percussion samples. Optimized for today's complex drum kits and large sample sizes, the new sampling engine offers features like 256 voice polyphony and support for hard disk streaming. The user interface is now customizable and can accommodate anything between 9 and 72 cells to adapt for drum kits of different sizes. Battery 2 supports Kontakt, Gigasampler and Rex 1/2 files and offers a dedicated import browser for convenient file import. It will ship in November for $240. Upgrades are $120.
