OVERVIEW
DRUM KIT DESIGNER
Drum Kit Designer lets you build custom drum kits from a wide selection of drum and
percussion sounds. It also provides controls that change sound characteristics and the
level of each piece in your kit.
Further settings allow you to use different microphones and rooms to enhance multi-
channel kits. Multi-channel kits are identified in the Library by a “+” at the end of the
patch name.
Real acoustic drum samples with multiple mic perspectives
Customizable shells, cymbals, tuning, and damping
Adjustable room, overhead, and bleed levels
Works seamlessly with Drummer for realistic grooves
Wide range of genres (Rock, Pop, Jazz, Studio, SoCal, etc.)
Producing lifelike drum performances for bands or solo artists
Mixing natural acoustic drums into pop or indie projects
Layering with electronic kits for hybrid realism
Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Gravity - John Mayer
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
LISTEN to this POD about the DRUM KIT DESIGNER Plugin
Blend Room Mic and Overhead for natural depth.
Adjust bleed control for tighter or looser sound.
Pair with Drummer Tracks for instantly humanized performance.
Use Bus compression to add punch and mix cohesion.
FAMOUS USES
(These songs use this type of instrument, even if not from Logic specifically.)
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey: Full-bodied rock kit tones akin to DKD’s “Studio Rock” preset. (4:11)
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana: Punchy live drums similar to DKD’s tight rock setups. (4:39)
Gravity - John Mayer: Smooth pop/jazz drum textures reminiscent of DKD’s “Studio Session” kits. (4:00)
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon: Arena-style acoustic kit sound, easily achieved with DKD’s ambient mics. (3:51)
VIDEO TUTORIALS
MusicTechHelpGuy provides a full tutorial for using Logic Pro's Drum Kit Designer in Logic Pro. (17:29)
MTTS provides a thorough tutorial on how to use Logic Pro's Drum Kit Designer instrument plug-in. (15:52)
The Band Guide provides details on how to manipulate Logic Pro's Drum Kit Designer instrument plug-in to control the deepest details to customize your drum sounds. (7:24)
MusicTechHelpGuy gives a tutorial of how to create multiple outputs for Logic Pro's Drum Kit Designer instrument plug-in. (6:31)
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