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You can never have too many kicks and snares! Resident sound designer Adam Pietruszko signs off on an expertly crafted and clever collection of punchy bass drum and cut-through snare presets in this new sound pack for Ultra Analog VA-3. Bring new energy to your productions by laying a solid foundation with either classic analogue drum machine inspired sounds or experimental and processed elements.
Use Ultra Analog VA-3 to smartly shape each sound easily with inventive macro-control assignments for an infinite amount of sound possibilities—especially when combined with track automation. Along with its 30 kicks, 30 snares, and 25 rhythm grooves, hi-hats and various percussions were added to the pack for good measure, making Kicks and Snares a complete drum track solution for your projects.
Who’s Adam Pietruszko?
Adam Pietruszko is a sound designer and audio engineer from Poland. Even though he specializes in cinematic and avant-garde sound design, his expertise also covers genres ranging from electronica, experimental music, techno, IDM, Synthwave, EDM, and many others. Adam also teaches at the Academy of Audio Engineering and Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw, Poland. He provides lectures on sound synthesis, acoustics, electroacoustics, digital audio theory, as well as electronic music and FX production.
System Requirements
This preset collection can be used with the free AAS Player plug-in as well as the Ultra-Analog VA-3 analog synthesizer.
After you have installed the sound bank, there are two options to use it:
- A. Ultra-Analog VA-3 - Reverence will automatically be added to Ultra-Analog VA-3 if it is installed on your computer.
- B. AAS Player - If you don't own Ultra-Analog VA-3, you will be able to play Reverence from the AAS Player plug-in or standalone application.
Please note: Objeq Delay is used as an example as the installation process is the same for all Applied Acoustics Systems products.
Registration
1. Copy and paste the URL which is listed as the ‘Serial Number’ in your account into your browser search bar and click enter.

2. Enter your email address and name (the key will have been automatically entered).

3. Choose your communication preferences > Click 'Submit'.

Mac Installation
1. Download the Mac Installer.

2. Open the ZIP folder you’ve just downloaded > Double click the PKG installer file.
3. You may see this message - if so, please click 'Open'.

4. Click 'Continue'.

5. Read the Software License Agreement > Click 'Continue'.

6. Click 'Agree'.

7. Click 'Install'.

8. Tap your fingerprint or enter your password.

9. Your software will now install.

10. Open your new software in your DAW (you may need to restart your Mac and/or rescan your plugins).

Your software is now ready to use within your DAW!
Windows Installation
1. Download the Windows Installer.

2. Open the ZIP file you’ve just downloaded > Double click the Setup file.
3. Click 'Yes' to allow the installation to run.
4. Close your DAW if it’s open > Click 'OK'.
5. Read the License Agreement > Click ‘I Agree’.
6. Choose the install location (we recommend leaving it as the default).
7. Your software will now install.
8. The installation is now complete > Click 'Close'.
9. Open your new software in your DAW (you may need to restart your Mac and/or rescan your plugins).
Your software is now ready to use within your DAW!