This doesn't require any extra samples, though the fact that it takes advantage of different velocity zones means it sounds best when used on multisampled cells. On the subject of customising, the 'articulations' feature lets you apply standard drum performance techniques (flam, roll, drag and so on) to any cell. You can easily import individual cells from these when building up your own sound set.
As well as adding to the natural kits found in version 2, it also extends its coverage into sound design territory, with the Armageddon and Noise kits featuring various impulse-type noises. In terms of sound, the expanded library is excellent. Envelope settings come up as shaded areas over the cell waveform and you can view a cell's information simply by waving the cursor over it. Once you've got a full-on kit patch open, the visual improvements in Battery 3 become clear. If all of this sounds a bit much, or you're simply new to Battery, eight step-by-step video tutorials are included to get you going. NI have added colour-coding options to make cell allocations more obvious, and revamped the browsing and loading options. Like a number of its stablemates, Battery 3 has also been given a visual overhaul - the angular, scientific look of earlier versions is gone. On the performance front, new features include a humanise option and a selection of drumming articulations. It can also now handle sliced loops, including those in the Apple Loops and Acid formats. If you tire of the included library, you can easily expand Battery 3, for it supports a plethora of sampler formats. Other new features include a wave editor, cell-specific timestretching, better cell effects and a new master multi-effects section. The Battery interface is still dominated by a customisable cell matrix, but this can now include up to 128 cells. As before, it works standalone and as a plug-in on PC and Mac, but it now comes with a 12GB sample library that includes over 100 preset kits. The sampling engine has been revised and a bunch of improvements bring the software right up to date.
To cut right to the chase, Battery 3 is an important update.
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