Product Description

• The resurgence of retro drum machines has become an enormous trend in recent months
• with iconic sounds from such classic machines as the Linndrum
• Drumtraks
• and Drumulator featuring heavily in genres such as Indie-Electronic
• Deep House
• Bass Music and even Techno! Imagine having instant access to the world’s most sought-after retro drum machines in a single virtual instrument plugin
• being able to mix and match drum machines
• creatively process and sequence sounds in a unique
• easy-to-use virtual environment… Introducing Digital Revolution – 12 iconic drum machines
• 000+ samples
• custom interface and sequencer
• real-time tone-shaping and much more….Powered by 'Revolution Engine' technology
• our Digital Revolution instrument (for Windows and OSX) places the most sought-after digital drum sounds from the 1980s at your fingertips. Digital Revolution faithfully captures the sound of 9 digital (and 3 analogue) drum machines spanning from 1980 to 1989
• including all sample variations and parameters of the original drum machines; tune/pitch
• decay and various other settings. The digital nature of the sound sources meant that we could focus less on ‘in-depth’ round-robin multisampling and more on the creation of real-time re-sampling and tone shaping controls
• capable of a producing a wide range of variation; from subtle saturation to gritty sonic destruction and everything in between! Adding Character... Digital Revolution’s unique character mode allows each drum voice to be played back in one of three ways: Original Mode - Plays the sample back with the identical sound character of the original drum machine Hi-Fi Mode - Plays the sample back processed through a unique high end outboard mastering chain Lo-Fi Mode - Resamples the sound in real-time through an iconic ‘grey’ 12-bit sampler. Each raw drum sound has been recorded and manually re-pitched 16 times! Features Available in Standalone
• AU and RTAS instrument formats for Windows and Mac OS X via the FREE Kontakt 5 Player from Native Instruments. Full version of Kontakt 5 is NOT required Custom built intuitive and feature rich Ableton Live Drum Racks (Live 9) and NI Maschine pack 15
• 588 samples integrated as a unique virtual drum machine with Intuitive graphical interface and seamless scanning of thousands of sample variations in real-time Recreate every nuance of 12 iconic drum machines or define your own unique sound using the worlds most advanced sampling engine
• Kontakt 5 Extensive ‘character mode' allowing real-time selection of Lo-Fi (re-sampled)
• Hi-Fi and Original sound sources Mix and match drum sounds from 12 iconic drum machines in real-time and dynamically browse any available sound either by machine or drum voice TR-style 16 track step-sequencer with accent control
• host sync
• swing/shuffle and extensive parameter settings Easy synchronization with any host or DAW Dedicated 10-track mixer with individual processing
• volume control and pan for each drum sound Dual delay and reverb units loaded with custom built Impulse Responses Master processing including multi-track Tape machine
• compression and master EQ modules Design and browse hundreds of presets
• all instantly switchable from a single click Modular preset browser allows for instant recall of Drum Patterns
• Mixer Channels and Tape Machine / Master Bus Settings in thousands of different configurations Browse 600 included patterns in various styles and easily create and share your own using a fast and intuitive external pattern/preset browser Additional ‘Drum module’ instruments allow you to load individual drum voices as a single
• feature-rich instrument. Mix and match modules and build your own dream custom drum machine! 1GB in size after unpacked Live Performance Live performance features make performing with Digital Revolution a fluid and natural experience whether you're a drummer
• DJ or Producer Pattern write mode allows DJs and Producers to sequence and arrange patterns live in real-time with full editing capabilities all without having to look at the computer screen Deep velocity modulation capabilities allow live drummers to add natural expression to sounds which can be triggered and mapped easily from any Controller or Electronic Drum Kit System Requirements Windows Windows 10 or newer Recommended minimum Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU 2 GB RAM Mac Apple Silicon Macs (natively on ARM) on macOS 11 or newer Intel Macs (i5 or higher) on macOS 10.15 or newer 2 GB RAM  Install Instructions Digital Revolution is available in Standalone
• AU and RTAS instrument formats for Windows and Mac OS X via the Free Kontakt Player from Native Instruments. The full version of Kontakt is NOT required. 1. After purchasing Digital Revolution
• fully download the supplied .zip file to a suitable location on your hard drive. 2. Double click the .zip file to unpack the library. You should now have a folder named “Digital Revolution”. Put this somewhere safe on your hard drive. If you do not own Kontakt
• you will need to install the free Native Instruments Kontakt player which you can download here - Kontakt Player Download Link TO ADD THE LIBRARY AND AUTHORIZE IN KONTAKT 1. In Kontakt or Kontakt Free Player
• open the “Browser” on the left (the folder Icon at the top). 2. In the Libraries tab at the top of the Browser go to "Add Library" 3. Click and use the dialogue window to navigate to
• and point Kontakt to the location of the Digital Revolution folder. This will add it to the Kontakt Library list AND to the NI Service Center. 4. If Kontakt asks you to activate the library
• the NI Service Center program will launch and you will need your serial number to authorize the software. If Kontakt doesn't ask you to authorize
• you can force it to by clicking the little "activate" button in the upper right corner of our Digital Revolution Library logo
• in the Browser/Libraries list. It will then prompt you to launch the Service Center.

Additional Information

About the Wave Alchemy Digital Revolution

The Wave Alchemy Digital Revolution represents excellent craftsmanship in the Kontakt Instrument category.

Why Choose the Wave Alchemy Digital Revolution?

• •Authentic Wave Alchemy craftsmanship and design
• •Versatile sound suitable for multiple musical genres
• •Professional build quality and reliable performance
• •Part of Wave Alchemy's respected Kontakt Instrument lineup

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