Signature Matt Guglielmo Drum Sample Library by Soundblind Drums

Powerkit

Powerkit

Soundblind Drums

Powerkit

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Matt Guglielmo's Signature Drum Sample Library. Includes 39 mix-ready presets by Kyle Brownlee and Matt, 80+ MIDI Grooves (including 2 END & 2 The Acacia Strain songs), a fully-featured mixer, 9 internal plugins, bleed controls, reverbs, one-shot integration, eKit compatibility, multi-out routing, and more.

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Meet producer, engineer, drummer (The Acacia strain, END)

Matt Guglielmo

The wait is over.

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Soundblind Drums presents the all new

Powerkit

Powerkit is a Kontakt based virtual drum sample library instrument using Matt Guglielmo's (The Acacia Strain, END) signature kit setup and engineering at the Graphic Nature Audio cabin in New Jersey. Powerkit is meticulously captured, sampled, and mixed using Soundblind Drums brand new mixflow framework.

Packed with 39 mix-ready presets of some of the most powerful, punchy, dynamic, impactful, and real sounding virtual drums crafted by Kyle Brownlee (Counterparts, Soundblind Drums) and Matt Guglielmo.

Get Matt's Powerful Signature Drum Sound

Mix-ready. Versatile.

Powerkit is the combination of Matt's DW kit, an array of Zildjian Cymbals, dynamic hard-hitting sampling, and one of the best sounding drum rooms available. With a swappable VK Snare, Powerkit delivers a variety of tone options and mix-presets.

Mix Powerkit Internally using

STUDIO GRADE PLUGINS.

Powerkit includes software emulations of popular hardware audio processors including:

Solid EQ, Solid Comp, Strain Comp, SuperGT Comp, Limiter, Transient Designer, Saturation, Distortion, Warmth Tape Machine

Craft Powerkit using the raw samples, or tweak mix-ready presets to suit your liking.

Preview Presets and Mixes

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What's Included

Powerkit KONTAKT Library

You'll receive a serial number for the Powerkit Kontakt Library. Register a free Native Instruments account, download Native Access, enter your serial for Powerkit, and download immediately.

MIDI Groove Pack Vol. 02 - Matt Guglielmo

Includes 80+ MIDI Grooves pre-written and velocity optimized for Powerkit. Included inside the Powerkit Kontakt download (through Native Access).

Powerkit Specs

Product Naming Disclaimer: All drum / cymbal product names used are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Soundblind Drums. These trademarks are used solely to identify the products whose sounds were examined during the development of this virtual instrument.

Drum Shells

Kick
22 x 18" DW Collector Series Maple

Snares
14 x 6.5" DW Collector Series Brass Snare
14 x 7" VK Patina Brass Snare

Rack Toms
10 x 8" DW Collector Series Maple
12 x 9" DW Collector Series Maple

Floor Tom
16 x 14" DW Collector Series Maple

Cymbals

15" Zidljian A New Beat Hi-Hats
19" Zildjian A Custom Crash
19" Zildjian K Custom Sweet Crash
21" Zildjian Z MegaBell Ride
21" Zildjian A Sweet Ride
18" Zildjian China High
12" Zildjian Oriental China x2 with Spiral Stacker

Mix Presets (39)

39 Mix-Ready presets are included with Powerkit. Features over 20 different mix base variations to perfectly mesh with different guitar and bass tones.

01a - Power (VK)
01b - Power (VK) - Less Compression
02a - Power Alt Kick 1 (VK)
02b - Power Alt Kick 1 (VK) - Less Compression
03a - Power Alt Kick 2 (VK)
03b - Power Alt Kick 2 (VK) - Less Compression
04a - Power (DW)
04b - Power (DW) - Less Compression
05a - Power Alt Kick 1 (DW)
05b - Power Alt Kick 1 (DW) - Less Compression
06a - Power Alt Kick 2 (DW)
06b - Power Alt Kick 2 (DW) - Less Compression
07a - Drop Tuned 7 Strings (VK)
07b - Drop Tuned 7 Strings (VK) - Brighter
08a - Drop Tuned 7 Strings (DW)
08b - Drop Tuned 7 Strings (DW) - Brighter
09a - Studio Vibe (VK) - Velocity 115
09b - Studio Vibe Hyped (VK) - Velocity 115
10a - Studio Vibe (DW) - Velocity 115
10b - Studio Vibe Hyped (DW) - Velocity 115
11 - Death Metal Modern
12 - Death Metal Old School
13 - Compressed and Focused
14 - Compressed and Natural 
15 - Compressed with Reverb Depth
16 - Rock Kit
17 - Natural Kit
18 - Natural Kit Darker
19 - Big and Verby
20 - In The Cabin
21 - Reverb Flutter - 90 or 180 BPM
22 - Thwomp (Matt Guglielmo)
23 - Ignorant (Matt Guglielmo)
24 - The Room (Matt Guglielmo)
25 - Self Destruct (Matt Guglielmo)
26a - Raw Samples
26b - Raw Samples - Leveled
27a - Raw Samples (Natural Mic Pan)
27b - Raw Samples (Natural Mic Pan) - Leveled

MIDI Grooves

Includes 80+ MIDI Grooves across various tempos. 10 full song ideas, 38 various beats, and 31 fills. 2 The Acacia Strain songs and 2 END songs are included, optimized for velocities and presets within Powerkit. These MIDI Files are bundled inside the Powerkit interface, ready to drag-and-drop into your DAW.

01 - The Acacia Strain - A Call Beyond
02 - The Acacia Strain - Holy Moonlight

01 - END - A Predator Yourself
02 - END - Gaping Wounds of Earth

Microphones & Preamps

Kick In - Audio Technica ATM 25 / Chandler LTD1
Kick In 2- Sennheiser e602 / Chandler LTD1
Kick Out - AKG D12 / AML ez1073
Kick Sub - Subkick / Manley Force

Snare Top - Shure Beta 57 (1990's) / Chandler LTD1
Snare Top 2- Beyerdynamic M201 / Chandler LTD1
Snare Bottom - Sennheiser 441 / Vintech 473

Rack Tom (10") - Sennheiser MD 421 II / Vintech 473
Rack Tom (12") - Sennheiser MD 421 de Luxe / Vintech 473
Floor Tom - ElectroVoice RE20 / Vintech 473

Cymbals (L/R) - Neumann KM184 / Vintech 273
Overheads (L/R) - Neumann U67 / Chandler TG2

Hi-Hats - Beyerdynamic M160 / Vintech 473
Ride - MD421 de Luxe & Neumann KM184 / Vintech 473
Crash Ride - Neumann KM184 / Vintech 473
China - Neumann KM184 / Vintech 473
Stack - Neumann KM184 / Vintech 473

Room Close (L/R) - Coles 4038 / AEA RPQ
Room Far (L/R) - T.Bone RB500 / Burl B1D
Room Low - Reslo RV Ribbon / Manley Force
Room Stairs - Shure SM91 / Manley Force
Room High - Peluso P28 / Tonelux MP5A

Watch Powerkit in action:

Video Walkthrough

Powerkit Kontakt Library

System Requirements

Native Access and a Native Instruments account (both free) are required to download Powerkit / Kontakt.
An internet connection is required to download, install, and activate Powerkit. Once installed, Powerkit can be used offline.

Mac OS

Minimum Kontakt version: Kontakt v8.0.0

macOS: macOS 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Intel Core i5 minimum, or Apple Silicon)

RAM: 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for large KONTAKT Instruments)

Disk Space: 140 MB for Native Access, 2 GB for Kontakt, 11 GB for Powerkit

Windows

Minimum Kontakt version: Kontakt v8.0.0

Windows: Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack) (Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU)

RAM: 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for large KONTAKT Instruments)

Disk Space: 140 MB for Native Access, 2 GB for Kontakt, 11 GB for Powerkit

KONTAKT

Built and mixed completely inside Kontakt Player. Works with Kontakt Free. No need to purchase anything else.

NKS Ready

Full NKS compatibility for Native Instruments Hardware products with NKS functionality.

matt says

"Being both a producer and drummer, I'm happy to have helped create something I wish existed my entire career."

Feel every hit with

Powerkit