Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
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Contenders
Battery 4 is Native Instruments' drum sampler plugin for building, editing, and triggering drum kits from a cell-based sample grid.
Rhyzor16 is Force56 Audio's $39 drum instrument with both Alesis HR-16 and HR-16B ROM sets, 96 sounds, and 32-step per-pad tuning.
Score verdict
On the Dubspot Score, Rhyzor16 comes out ahead (7.5). That said, the right pick depends on your workflow and budget — read both reviews before deciding.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Battery 4 | Rhyzor16 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | $39 |
| Dubspot Score | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU (macOS only), AAX | VST3, AU, standalone, macOS, Windows |
| 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 | — | Sample-based drum instrument |
| Sounds | — | 96 total: 49 HR-16 + 47 HR-16B |
| Pads | — | 16, with per-pad volume, pan, and 32-step tuning |
| OS requirements | — | macOS 10.13+ (Intel/Apple Silicon), Windows 10+ |
| Disk / RAM | — | About 200 MB disk, 1 GB RAM |
| License | — | 3 activations, serial key, no iLok, lifetime updates |
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