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Straight Ahead Sampleswww.straightaheadsamples.com

Authentic. Playable. Swingin’.Classic Jazz Drums Samples & Loops for Kontakt 5

Separate Ride Cymbal and Snare Comping Loops - allows for numerous variations in grooves

Multiple Time-Signatures, Tempos and Feels - swing, straight, latin, waltz, and 6/8 feels sampled in multiple tempo ranges

Left/Right-Hand, Round-Robin Samples Blend Perfectly - recorded with the exact same mic/drum setup so user can play their own figures, fills, hits, etc that will match seamlessly with the loops

Performed by World-Class Drummer, Billy Williams Jr. - Billy has recorded and/or performed all over the world with artists like Larry Willis, Cyrus Chestnut, Terrell Stafford, Christian McBride, Justin Kauflin, Delfayeo Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Tim Warfield, Warren Wolf, and many others.

Other Features - Numerous recorded drum fills. Double-time keyswitch. Mic Mixer.

Tech Specs - Installation Size - 1.6Gb. For Kontakt version 5.1.0.6066

Price - $179.99

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Authentic. Playable. Swingin’. Again.Classic Brush and Mallet Drum Samples & Loops for

Kontakt 5

Followup to SA! Jazz Drums - recorded, sampled and mapped with the same setup as Jazz Drums and all performed beautifully again by Billy Williams Jr

Snares On/Off - all hits and loops recorded twice, once with the snares on and the snares off, to give the user lots of sound options and added realism


Price - $179.99

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Tuttis. Solos. Big Band Horns.

13-Piece Big Band Jazz Horn Samples for Kontakt 5

13 Solo Instruments - 4 trumpets, 3 tenor trombones, 1 bass trombone, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones and 1 baritone saxophone

Harmonized Ensemble Patches Featuring “Harmonic Automation” - 6 very powerful patches with different size horn ensembles that understand the chords you play and then appropriately and stylistically-correctly harmonizes them with the melody the user plays

Multi-Microphone Mixer - user-controllable mixer to blend between vintage ribbon and tube mics

Performed by Professional Jazz, Pop, Session, Touring and Show Band Players . - All 13 instruments are performed by a different player to give that detailed sound previously missing in sampled horn libraries

Tech Specs - Installation Size - 45.4Gb (36.25Gb download). For Kontakt version 5.1.0.6066

Introductory Price - $299.99 (reg. price $349.99)

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Detailed.Realistic. Inspiring.

Upright Bass Samples for Kontakt 5

Beautiful Upright Bass Sampled - 7/8 size, 19th century German bass performed by stellar bassist Randall Pharr

“Accented Legato” Script - beyond stock legato transitions, SAS has developed this script to begin to emulate the way players actually perform legato, favoring slurs on down-beats and articulated notes on the “&’s” of the beat

3 Microphone Positions - body, neck and direct signals and a mixer in the interface allow the user to customize their sound

Other Features - Arco patch.


Price - $89.99

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Laid-back. Neo-Soul/Hip-Hop Samples & Loops for

Kontakt 5, Maschine and .wavs

Over 300 Loops - super groovy and vibey featuring drums, bass, guitars, pianos, rhodes, synths, organs, multi-percussion

Tons of Effects - Kontakt-version features filters, distortions, compressors, bit-crushers, delays and reverbs

Sampled Drum Kit Blends Seamlessly - in standard SAS fashion, we sampled the drum kit to match the loops to allow for ultimate flexibility

All Instruments Performed by Producer-Wizard, DJ Harrison - Harrison is a Stones Throw Records artist and member of jazz/hip-hop super group, Butcher Brown.

Multi-Mic Sampling and Mixer - User can mix the individual drum microphones and instrument channels to their liking and apply effects to each individual channel.

Tech Specs - Installation Size - 1.8Gb. Kontakt version 5.1.0.6066

Price - $69.99

DJ Harr ison’s LAYBACK/THROWBACK

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