Electro groove libraries in NI products?

yoli

I have Komplete Ultimate 13, I can find groove libraries in the Drummer products, but nothing or very few for electro (in MIDI form). There doesn't seem to be any in Battery either. There are a few groove patterns in DrumLab but very few. I can't believe such a huge production tool as Komplete does not ship with more varied groove patterns, I must have missed something. Are there any groove patterns in Maschine expansions either? Thanks.

Kaiwan_NI

@yoli how about Butch Vig Drum? 😃 Also there's a groove section for Abbey Road 70s Drummer but yeah not electro

yoli

@Kaiwan_NI Thanks! Indeed I didn't notice Butch Vig Drum, looks interesting. Otherwise I would suggest NI to think about a tool which would generate drum beats of various styles in sort of an automated way, with a few controls mixed with randomess settings, sort of AI driven drum machine. This would be very useful when putting together a few tracks for an initial set up. I am still amazed we do not have such a tool in 2022 (or I am not aware of it/them). Ok there is BIB but the styles are limited.

Jeremy_NI

@yoli It depends what you call "Electro", if you're after this kind of Electro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btOstAZFJTI&list=RDEMRrcFp6GTbw47dmCUT8kidQ&start_radio=1&ab_channel=AzraelThe130

Then you should check this expansion:

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/expansions/district-xeo/

And this one:

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/expansions/mother-board/

If you have the Maschine software you can then have a few grooves or beats for every kit.

yoli

Jeremy_NI Thank you, I'll check these. Nonetheless, I think a tool to help generate drum beats would be hugely useful, I hope NI will think about it.