Hard Rock vs Metal

Hard Rock vs Metal

by Image Sounds

1,771 live-played hard rock and metal loops across 222 kits, with heavy riffs and powerful drums.

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Heavy hard rock and metal grooves

Hard rock and metal with heavy guitar riffs, driving bass and powerful acoustic drums
7 construction kits with 222 song parts (222 Leap kits) for quick song building
1,771 live-performed loops with multitrack drums, tempo and key labelled from 105 to 190 BPM

Hard Rock vs Metal audio demos

What is Hard Rock vs Metal?

Hard Rock vs Metal is a collection of 1,771 loops across 7 construction kits with 222 song parts (222 Leap kits) for quick song building. Explore heavy guitar riffs, driving bass and powerful live-played drums for hard rock and metal productions. Each construction kit features matching intros, verses, choruses, variations and turnarounds to build complete arrangements or use individual loops. Acoustic multitrack drum recordings include stereo mixes and separate drum tracks for flexible mixing. All loops are tempo and key labelled.

Hard Rock vs Metal at a glance

Hard Rock vs Metal at a glance
Product type:	Kontakt instruments
For use with:	Free Kontakt Player or Kontakt.
Download size:	4.0 GB

Image Sounds

Since 2009, Image Sounds has delivered top-notch, live-recorded sounds and loops that inspire music producers worldwide. Our team of international musicians and professionals creates libraries for major music companies, modern producers, DJs, and sound designers. These libraries are versatile, ready-to-use, and designed to help build complete tracks in no time.

Hard Rock vs Metal FAQ

You install Hard Rock vs Metal through Native Access. After your purchase, the expansion appears in the app for automatic installation. Simply enter your serial activation code if prompted and the sounds will be ready in your NI browser.

Yes, Hard Rock vs Metal works in all major DAWs, including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Reaper and Cubase.

All presets and sounds in Hard Rock vs Metal are royalty-free and copyright cleared for use in your commercial projects. Your purchase includes a commercial license, allowing you to use these sounds in any professional recording without further legal obligations.

Leap is a fast and playful way to play and manipulate loops in Kontakt. Twist pitch, warp speed, and slice loops – all at the press of a key. There are lots of Leap Expansions to choose from and each one is a step into new genres, textures, and palettes. Find out more here.

Technically, no, it’s a Leap Expansion.
While musicians and producers often use "VST" as a catch-all term for any virtual instrument, this is product is made especially for the Leap platform in Kontakt 8.

System Requirements

Free Kontakt Player or Kontakt

Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack)

macOS 14, 15 and 26 (latest update)

As of Kontakt 8.8, macOS 13 is no longer supported. Future updates may prevent installation below macOS 14.

Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, or Apple Silicon, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)

Graphics hardware support for Direct 3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher

Supports ASIO, Core Audio, and WASAPI

An internet connection is required to download, install, and activate Kontakt Player or Kontakt, and this product (please see the Native Access system requirements). Once installed, all products can be used offline. Certain products may require additional free downloads.

Supported interfaces

macOS (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST3, AU, AAX
Windows (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST3, AAX