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Thank you very much for purchasing BATTERY 3, the ultimate drum
sampler for creating and fine tuning all of the percussive elements in any
production.
Software Updates
BATTERY 3 is a powerful and complex piece of software which is constantly
being improved by Native Instruments. For optimal performance make sure
that you always use the latest version of the software. You can download
updates from the Native Instruments homepage in the Support section.
For more information about other Native Instruments products please visit the
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS homepage www.native-instruments.com or contact us
at info@native-instruments.com
Enjoy the power of BATTERY 3! We sincerely hope it helps turn your musica��l
dreams into reality.
BATTERY 3: Getting Started
Loading A Kit Loading single files computer has limit of sounds it can play
at a time. With 128 cells maximum you
OK, so you’ve come this far and now The time will come when you will need may reach that limit sooner than you
you’re ready to start making some to add more drums, more percussion or think, especially with non-drum sounds.
sound. We’ve made this easy by giving even effect sounds to your kit. This is If you experience sluggishness or audio
you over 12GB of samples, organized easily achieved. To load new cells, drop-outs it is likely that you are near or
in kits (.kt3, .kt2, .kt). Think of a kit as simply locate the cell where you want to at that limit.
a soundset for BATTERY that contains insert the sample and right-click (Mac:
many different samples. ctrl-click) on it to open the context
menu:
In the BATTERY window you see lots The Sub-Page Menu
of small boxes, these are called cells.
Each cell can hold a specific sound. New in BATTERY 3 is the extended
Let’s load a kit and see how everything sub-page menu at the bottom of the in-
looks. terface. It mixes old features with new
ones but maintains the straightforward-
BATTERY 3 has an integrated File menu. ness of the interface that BATTERY 1 is
Here you can find those commands that renowned for.
you are used to from other file menus.
Open, Save, Save As, and Quit as well as In the sub-page section, you can see
some others are all there. the tabs Cell, Setup, Mapping, Wave, Loop,
Modulation, Effects, Master, Browser:
Filtering your sounds
BATTERY 3 now features an excellent Well, now you know the basics around
filter section with 16 different filter BATTERY 3. We hope we got you start-
types. A filter serves to exclude or at- ed. Nevertheless - with this tutorial,
tenuate certain frequencies of a signal. we’ve just scratched the surface, so if
They are used to remove unwanted you want to go a little deeper we sug-
noise or to create cool effects. An EQ, gest you read the full handbook.
for example, is a common filter.
Enjoy!
Let’s start with a 3-band EQ. To get
the idea of how the EQ can shape your Your Native Instruments Team
sound, select the kick drum and click
on the Filter tab. From Filter Type select
the 3-band EQ from the list.