7.2Good
Battery 4 is Native Instruments' drum sampler plugin for building, editing, and triggering drum kits from a cell-based sample grid.
Plugin comparison
Battery 4 vs Sonic Academy Kick 2
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
Independent score / workflow fit / buying signal
Contenders
The side-by-side
8.5Great
Sonic Academy Kick 2 by Sonic Academy. The kick design synth for electronic music—layer click and sub with node envelopes to build custom kicks from scratch.
Score verdict
Which should you buy?
On the Dubspot Score, Sonic Academy Kick 2 comes out ahead (8.5). That said, the right pick depends on your workflow and budget — read both reviews before deciding.
Technical matrix
Specs compared
| Signal | Battery 4 | Sonic Academy Kick 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | $50 |
| Dubspot Score | 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU (macOS only), AAX | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Plugin formats | VST, VST3, AAX (Windows); VST, VST3, AU, AAX (macOS) — 64-bit only | — |
| Built-in effects | Solid EQ, Solid Bus Comp, Transient Master, tape saturation, LoFi, and convolution reverb | — |
| Install size | 4.6 GB for complete installation (0.6 GB free disk space required to install) | — |
| System requirements | macOS 13, 14, or 15 (Intel or Apple Silicon) / Windows 10 or 11, with 4 GB RAM | — |
| Graphics | Graphics card supporting OpenGL 2.1 or higher required | — |
| Type | — | Kick drum synthesizer |
| Developer | — | Sonic Academy |
| Use | — | Electronic kick design |
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