Native Instruments Damage Virtual Instrument Software is breathtaking cinematic percussion with a tense, epic edge. Created by Heavyocity, Damage software provides an arsenal of kits, intertwining loop suites and one-shot samples, all recorded in intimate, brutal detail. Combine percussion instruments with edgy electronics and chunks of metal, a battered dumpster and exploding cars - the whole range of modern cinematic sound, in a uniquely playable and inspiring instrument!
Native Instruments Damage Virtual Instrument Software Features
- Big-screen sound quality straight out of the box, thanks to the unparalleled expertise and experience of Heavyocity
- Over 30 GB of sound, with over 26,500 samples in 24-bit quality
- Huge range for maximum flexibility, from ethnic drums to bizarre sonic experiments - all exclusive to Damage
- Inspiring, intuitive interface for streamlined workflow, playability and fast results
- Deep control options for detailed sound design, sound positioning and loop editing
- Seamless DAW integration with automatic tempo sync for loops and simple drag-and-drop MIDI export
- More than 700 playable loops, arranged as menu-style loop suites or pre-sliced single loop instruments
- Carefully matched multi-sampled kits, up to seven velocity layers and nine round-robins per drum
- Unique multi-layered Damage Hits with advanced expressive options for instant stings and transitions
- Playable Trigger FX for real-time control and 'Punish' effect for uniquely musical yet extreme distortion
The Sound of Damage
Native Instruments Damage gives you 30 GB of drama, fusing industrial sounds and orchestral drums into a devastating electro-acoustic barrage. Percussive Kits provide more than 200 deeply sampled percussion sources, and over 500 single-shot elements, recorded in up to seven velocity layers and with up to nine round-robins per drum.
Over 700 beat-sliced loops come as menu-style loop suites or as single loops for detailed tweaking. Even the most complex sounds are instantly usable, and it's all in hair-raising, big-screen quality.
Permission to Punish
Damage integrates seamlessly with your DAW, with a compelling workflow to hotwire your creativity. The spectacular user interface was specifically designed with the composer and sound designer in mind. Tempo sync is automatic, and exporting a loop's MIDI data to your sequencer is simply drag-and-drop.
Get results fast with integrated keyswitches for playing effects and remixing loops on the fly, and create instant trailers with the unique 'Damage Hits'. Then dial up the 'Punish' knob to pile on the pressure.
Loops
This great virtual instrument software provides Loop Menus and Single Loops. The Loop Menus are matched loops, mapped intelligently across the keyboard, for quickly creating tempo-synced grooves. Mix and match loops across different styles to create unique, layered rhythms.
Single Loop presets combine detailed control and intuitive playability — tweak level, pan and tuning for each slice, and use key-triggers to randomize, freeze, drop or reverse slices in real-time.
Kits
Native InstrumentsDamage offers 58 multi-sampled drum kits, constructed from more than 200 deeply sampled percussion sources and over 500 individual single shot elements. These hybrid kits combine percussion instruments and sampled objects to devastating effect, injecting power and personality into any production.
The unique 'Damage Hits' consist of layered impacts and tails that can be controlled independently via the modwheel. Perfect for stings and transitions.
Effects
Three levels of effects are intrinsically bound to the loops and kits - apply effects globally, trigger performance effects or tweak individual sounds:
- Master Effects control distortion, reverb, delay, drive and more.
- Trigger FX are switchable real-time effects with incredible scope for intuitive, creative sound-mangling.
- The EQ and filters provide simple but effective fine-tuning per drum, and presiding over everything is the Punish knob, for signature drive and character - just dial-in the heat as required.
Sound Sources
For Damage, Heavyocity recorded traditional percussion, premium snares and toms, and an assortment of wooden and metal objects. Then they set out to capture more obscure sound sources, including exploding cars, cranes, a junkyard, a dumpster, and large objects dropped from great heights.