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We are delighted to offer you a brand new version of this legendary virtual instrument. Rebuilt from the ground up in a 64 bit format available in Audio Units, VST, AAX & Standalone versions.

We always shied away from doing any 'real' instruments having had our roots firmly based in loops and capturing live performances. We always thought trying to make the 'perfect' this or that was a mug's game. This project actually came to us and we loved it so much we had to do it. We never regretted that decision, it's truly stood the test of time and the ironic thing is that the reason for that is probably because the library is truly authentic but far from 'perfect' which is what makes it stand out from just about every library still to this day.

Your feedback made this obvious from the start & here are just a few of the comments that you made.

We've always loved to hear KAB being used in countless productions all over the the world. Please continue to send them in. Here's a few that users have been kind enough to grant us permission to share and a few of our own basic demos of the sounds. Some of these were recorded well over a decade ago on earlier versions so are far lower sound quality than is standard today.

"Layered together and with suitable harmonies, the resulting brass sections come over as solid and assertive, not limp and flabby as so many brass samples are when used in this context.... If you need a tight, professional brass section (but can't afford the brass!) and don't want to be restricted to using sampled phrases, Kick Ass Brass is an excellent way to achieve great-sounding results." 5 stars
- Sound On Sound

"...a superb-sounding, self-contained brass section...The appropriately brass-themed interface is stylish and clean...Carefully combining the variations can result in a strikingly realistic performance and with a touch of reverb the samples really come alive...if you’re in the market for top-notch modern brass sounds, they don’t come much sweeter than this. The user-friendliness of Kick-Ass Brass! scores highly for us and its sound is simply stellar – this virtual instrument fully justifies its name." 4 Mice.
- MacUser UK

"...it is possible to create some excellent results...These new instruments sound just as good as the original material, with the muted trumpet being particularly atmospheric...AMG have done an equally good job with the graphical front-end, and have combined good looks with ease of use...the plug-in worked flawlessly...The built-in effects sound good...Kick-Ass Brass! is still one of the most convincing ways to create modern brass sections...Overall, this library is aptly named - the samples themselves sound great and the front end is very slick."
- Sound On Sound

"I loaded a MIDI song I made before with other brass sounds, replaced it with KAB! and it made me smile. It sounded much sharper and real. Most of the brass presets in synthesizers tend to sound too soft or too flat, so it is hard to get sharp and crisp sounds like KAB!. From rock to big band jazz, I recommend this to all genres of music creators."
- Yutaka Fujioka, Sound Designer

"Very dense and big-boned sounds. Every sound has a presence. Even the upper register notes of trumpet don't sound weak. And it is bright enough to give a flashy accent as expected for the brass sounds in the mix. It may not be made for classical music, but this is what I call the pop brass sounds."
- Hiroshi Takayama, Keyboard Magazine

Kick-Ass Brass! is available as follows:

AVAILABLE NOW - $325

Upgrades available as follows:

Upgrade Price - $59

FREE to users who purchased since April 2020 - you should have had an e-mail, contact us if not & we will fix it.

When you order an upgrade you will not get your serial number to authorize it immediately but only once the update has been manually approved (so allow at least 24 hours for this to happen, but will usually be much faster). The latest version of KAB will always be available to download from us at any time from your original link or via the order lookup feature in the FAQ section too. For any queries contact [email protected]

NB: We will continue to support the existing versions with a new authorization or until the end of April 2022 whichever comes first. If you upgrade to V2 we void your old serial number at that time.
The new version is as close to a legacy version as possible, meaning that the same sounds are available for your existing projects. However there are some changes with the effects in particular so you should review these if applicable.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

100 MB of disk space for plugin

Supported Operating Systems:
Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks
to macOS 10.15 Catalina (64-bit)
Big Sur & M1 unofficially compatible too
Windows 8 to Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hard Drive:
7,200 rpm recommended or Solid State Drive (SSD)
4GB RAM (8 GB+ highly recommended)


COMPATIBILITY

Supported Plugins:
Audio Units, AAX, VST, Stand-alone

Tested and Certified in:
Digital Performer 8+, Pro Tools 11+, Logic Pro X+, Cubase 7+, Nuendo 6+, Ableton Live 8+, Studio One 2+, Garage Band 6, Maschine 1 & 2, Tracktion 4+, Vienna Ensemble 5, Reaper 4+, Sonar X3, Main Stage 3, MuLab 5.5+, FL Studio, Bitwig 1+, Reason 9.5+

If you're an existing user who wants to know about updates or might be interesting in becoming one later and want to make sure you don't miss any special promotions - then please join our mailing list. We promise we will not share your details, mail you very occasionally and you can always leave at any time.

The new version of Kick-Ass Brass! uses completely new software that should be far easier to keep updated and manage in the future. If you want to review the previous version for any reason though you can access the old website here.

It might be you want to check out info regarding the previous version or still need to use it, for example if you require the RTAS format.