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The Damage 2 Black Friday deal takes 37% off Heavyocity's Kontakt percussion library, bringing it to $249 until Dec 18, 2026.
Damage 2 is the sequel to the original Damage, arriving nearly a decade later. It is an orchestral drums VST pack built from ensembles recorded at Skywalker Sound, plus hybrid and heavily processed "Damaged" sources.
The maker says the library is bigger than the original in every direction.
The library holds 41,395 samples from 1,596 sources, around 60 GB uncompressed. With NI lossless compression it takes 24.58 GB on disk, and it comes as a direct download only.
The recordings draw on orchestral bass drums from 24" to 72", Taikos from 24" to 60", oversized snares played together as ensembles, toms, ethnic drums and struck found sounds. Heavyocity says it even rolled a dumpster onto the Skywalker Sound scoring stage.
The Ensemble Designer is the centrepiece. A browser loads 700+ sources in octave banks and single sounds, and you dial them in across the five mic positions, with 3D positioning on the Stage.
PUNISH returns as a redesigned knob with three flavours: Gently Now, Hurt Me Plenty and Nightmare. There is also a customisable master FX chain.
The Kit Designer gives you a 16-voice drum kit layout. It works with Maschine, MPC-type and standard MIDI kit control schemes, and every sound is assignable to any MIDI note, so a keyboard controller works too.
Each of the 16 voices has its own FX chain with compression, reverb, saturation and more. More than 50 kit snapshots, in Hybrid and Damaged styles, give you starting points.
The Loop Designer holds 864 loops: 216 loops with 4 stems each, split evenly between straight and triplet meters. They cover Organic, Hybrid and Damaged sound profiles.
The Modwheel engages a Send FX layer for modulation and effects on each loop. A modulation table sequences that movement.
Damage 2 runs as Stand-alone, VST, AU and AAX. It is powered by the Kontakt 6.2.2 engine, so you need Kontakt 6.2.2 (Player) or later. It is integrated with Komplete Kontrol and NKS-ready.
Yes. The Damage 2 Black Friday deal takes 37% off Heavyocity's Kontakt percussion library, bringing it to $249 until Dec 18, 2026. It is a direct download, so there is nothing to ship.
Damage 2 includes three instruments (Ensemble Designer, Kit Designer, Loop Designer), 1,596 sources, 41,395 samples, 864 loops and 208 snapshot presets. It also has a MIDI performance tool for crescendos, swells and flourishes.
Damage 2 comes as Stand-alone, VST, AU and AAX. It needs Kontakt 6.2.2 (Player) or later. Minimum is macOS 10.12 to 10.14 or Windows 7 to 10, with an Intel Core i5 or equivalent and 2 GB RAM.
Yes. The Kit Designer has a 16-voice layout built to work with Maschine, MPC-type and standard MIDI kit control schemes. Its sounds are also assignable to any MIDI note, so keyboard controllers work as well.
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