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Native Instruments Battery 3 £149

If you use beats in your music-making (like most of the Western world), Battery 3 is a fantastic instrument - and a bargain to boot.

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:05 pm UTC

The new colour-coding helps differentiate cell types.

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MusicRadar rating

4.5 of 5

Pros

Great library. Slick interface. New loop handling. Good new effects. Bundled video tutorials.

Cons

Best played from a MIDI controller. Cell note mapping can be confusing.

The bottom line

A good price is the cherry on top of Battery's fantastic cake. All in all, a must-have instrument for anyone who uses beats in their music (that'd be everyone, then).

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Battery 3

Price:: £149
Description:: Drum sampler and 12GB sound library. Improvements from version 2 include improved effects engine, built in effects send busses, improved visual interface with colour assignability and resizable cells.
Min Processor Speed (GHz):: 1
OS Requirements:: Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows XP
Platform:: MacOS/Windows
RAM Recommended (MB):: 512
Compatible Systems:: Mac, PC
MIDI:: 0
Virtual Instrument Type:: Sampler