Deviant Drums FREE II
Key Features
- One acoustic drum kit from the Deviant Drums ecosystem packaged as a focused 2GB Kontakt Player library.
- Built-in drum mixer covers volume, pan, EQ, and channel shaping so the kit can be balanced without leaving Kontakt.
- A different snare sample gives this second free edition a deeper, fatter, more muted center than the first release.
- Additional mapping selections make it easier to adapt the kit to keyboards, drum pads, and electronic drum workflows.
- V-drum cymbal chokes respond through aftertouch, which helps performance programming feel more natural from compatible controllers.
- The instrument keeps the free edition focused with one kit, one snare, five presets, and a reduced effects/routing setup compared with the paid version.
Description
Deviant Drums FREE II is a Kontakt Player acoustic drum instrument from Chaos Tones, built as a no-cost slice of the full Deviant Drums library. It gives you one complete kit in a 2GB install, with the same broad idea as the first free edition but a different snare, extra mapping options, new presets, and a deeper mixer than most small giveaway drum libraries.
The appeal is control inside Kontakt Player rather than just a static drum patch. You can adjust volume, pan, EQ, channel settings, mapping, cymbal choke behavior, and individual drum customization from the instrument, which makes it more useful for programming convincing rock and production drums without leaving Kontakt.
The sound leans more processed and mix-ready than raw multi-mic realism. BPB calls out the new snare as deeper, fatter, and more muted than the previous free version, while the official page positions the full Deviant Drums engine around detailed mapping, mixing, and per-drum customization.
As checked on April 29, 2026, the official Shopify metadata still lists the product at $0.00 and the page presents it as Deviant Drums - FREE II, but the visible call-to-action says downloads are currently paused. The review worktree therefore links to the official product page instead of mirroring a download file.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Deviant Drums FREE II require the full version of Kontakt?
No. Chaos Tones says it is built for Kontakt Player 8.1, and BPB also identifies it as a Kontakt Player instrument. You still need Native Access because Kontakt Player libraries are installed and authorized through Native Instruments.
What is included compared with the full Deviant Drums library?
The free edition gives you one kit, one snare, five presets, and a reduced effects and routing setup. The official page promotes the larger paid version as a much broader engine with more kits, snares, cymbals, presets, and customization depth.
What changed from the first Deviant Drums FREE release?
BPB reports that the second free edition swaps in a different snare sample with a deeper, fatter, more muted tone. It also adds more mapping selections, new presets, and aftertouch support for V-drum cymbal chokes.
Why does the SoundShockAudio page link externally?
The current official page lists the product at $0.00 but also says downloads are currently paused. Because there is no stable public archive to mirror during this review run, the page sends users to Chaos Tones for the current access state.
