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Drum Machine

Kong

Reason Studios

Kong is an advanced drum sound synthesizer, sampler/sample player, and REX loop player with a semi-modular design featuring 16 drum sound channels. Each channel can host sound modules routed through various FX and processing modules, enabling completely open-ended drum sound design. With its visual 4x4 pad interface inspired by classic drum machines like the MPC, Kong offers pattern-based drum programming, sample-to-drum loading capability with a single click, and complete kit customization through individual Drum Patches and Kit Patches.

Key Features

0116 drum sound channels with modular architecture
024x4 pad matrix with velocity control
03NN-Nano Sampler module with 4 Hit Types per drum
04Nurse Rex Loop Player with Loop Trig, Chunk Trig, and Slice Trig modes
05Semi-modular design with Drum, FX1, FX2, Bus FX, and Master FX slots
06One-click sampling directly into any of 16 drum channels
07Support for multiple file formats: .wav, .aif, .mp3, .aac, .m4a, .wma (Windows) and additional formats on macOS
08Pad Groups including 3 Mute Groups, 3 Link Groups, and 3 Alt Groups

Things to Try

  • 01Use vertical click position on pads to control velocity dynamically—click towards the bottom for low velocity and top for high velocity to explore full dynamic range
  • 02Assign multiple pads to the same Drum sound with different Hit Types (e.g., Synth Hi-Hat with Closed, Semi-Closed, Semi-Open, and Open variants) to create natural-sounding variations
  • 03Trigger individual pads from MIDI keyboard using C1-D#2 for one pad per note or C3-B6 for three adjacent keys per pad to enable fast passage playing
  • 04Set up Mute Groups for open and closed hi-hat sounds on the same Drum channel so that triggering one pad automatically mutes the other

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