British Drama Toolkit
British Drama Toolkit gives an instinctive yet intense connection to the heart of your composition, allowing you to simply respond to the scene in front of you.
Your score in an instant
The critically acclaimed British Drama Toolkit provides an instinctive yet intense connection to the heart of your composition. Created in collaboration with composer Samuel Sim, it features an ensemble dedicated to the emotionally potent sound he is lauded for — but also presents a unique way of interacting with the players, which sets this instrument apart from anything we have created to date.
For anyone looking to embrace an alternative approach to scoring, this NKS library toolkit gives you full creative freedom without the barrier of technology — allowing you to simply respond to the scene in front of you. We can’t write your music for you, but we can help you find your voice.
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Strings
Woodwind
1 mic / 1 mix
Kontakt Player
Listen to British Drama Toolkit
British Drama Toolkit is one of my favorite go-to’s as it brings a very effective combination of winds and strings which, to me, shine in presenting an organic tone to scenes.
You can use this colourful library on its own, or successfully layer it over bigger orchestral ensembles; its intimate chamber sound is instantly attractive, and the mobile textures lend a live feel.
The overview panel
This is the main interface for melodic instruments. Its default view displays all available playing techniques, has a simple microphone mixer and includes the main feature controllers.
General controls panel
This view allows further in-depth control of the instrument, showing all available signals and feature controllers, as well as the ability to purge techniques from memory to reduce system usage.
Velocity layer view
This view shows the velocity layers of each note played in a patch. Some patches include Texture, Soft and Loud layers, while others create a rich sound from one or two layers. Unlock the potential of each patch by adjusting your playing dynamics.
What's included
Patches
- Main
- Ensembles
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Double Bass
- Bass Clarinet
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Piccolo
Individual articulations
Main
- Main - Strings & Woodwinds Soft Alt
- Main - Texture Strings Loud Woodwinds
- Main - Texture Strings Soft Woodwinds
- Main - Texture Woodwinds Loud Strings
- Main - Texture Woodwinds Soft Strings
- Main - Tutti Long Loud Strings
- Main - Tutti Long Loud Woodwinds
- Main - Tutti Long Soft
Ensembles
- Ensembles - Bass Clari & Clari Long Chatter Loud
- Ensembles - Bass Clari & Clari Long Chatter Texture
- Ensembles - Bass Clari & Clari Long Chatter
- Ensembles - Bass Clarinet & Clarinet Long Soft
- Ensembles - Bass Clarinet & Clarinet Long
- Ensembles - Flute & Piccolo Long Alt
- Ensembles - Flute & Piccolo Long Chiffs
- Ensembles - Flute & Piccolo Long Soft Alt
- Ensembles - Flute & Piccolo Long Soft
- Ensembles - Flute & Piccolo Long
- Ensembles - String Ensemble Long Soft
- Ensembles - String Ensemble Long
- Ensembles - Woodwind Ensemble Long Soft
- Ensembles - Woodwind Ensemble Long
Violin
- Violin - Long Harmonics
- Violin - Long Loud
- Violin - Long Soft
- Violin - Long
Viola
- Viola - Long Harmonics
- Viola - Long Loud
- Viola - Long Soft
- Viola - Long
Cello
- Cello - Long Harmonics
- Cello - Long Loud
- Cello - Long Soft
- Cello - Long
Double bass
- Double Bass - Long Alt
- Double Bass - Long Harmonics
- Double Bass - Long Loud
- Double Bass - Long Soft Alt
- Double Bass - Long Soft
- Double Bass - Long
Bass clarinet
- Bass Clarinet - Long Chatter
- Bass Clarinet - Long Loud
- Bass Clarinet - Long Soft
- Bass Clarinet - Long
Clarinet
- Clarinet - Long Chatter
- Bass Clarinet - Long Loud
- Clarinet - Long Soft
- Clarinet - Long
Flute
- Flute - Long Alt
- Flute - Long Chiffs
- Flute - Long Loud
- Flute - Long Soft Alt
- Flute - Long Soft
- Flute - Long
Piccolo
- Piccolo - Long Alt
- Piccolo - Long Chiffs
- Piccolo - Long Loud
- Piccolo - Long Soft Alt
- Piccolo - Long Soft
- Piccolo - Long
Accented
- Main - Texture Woodwinds Loud Strings Accented
- Main - Texture Woodwinds Soft Strings Accented
- Main - Tutti Long Loud Strings Accented
- Ensembles - String Ensemble Long Accented
- Violin - Long Accented
- Viola - Long Accented
- Cello - Long Accented
- Double Bass - Long Accented Alt
- Double Bass - Long Accented
Videos
Testimonials
British Drama Toolkit is one of my favorite go-to’s as it brings a very effective combination of winds and strings which, to me, shine in presenting an organic tone to scenes.
Carlos Rafael Rivera (Queen's Gambit)
A stunningly beautiful way of creating pad-scapes, with acoustic instruments. If you’re a media composer, this is a real must hear!
FAQs
What is British Drama Toolkit?
A revolutionary set of ultra realistic and inspiring tools designed to create cues instantly.
What's in it?
A unique set of playing styles performed in a dry space by a small string and woodwind section.
Why do I need this product?
Offering high quality results instantly, British Drama Toolkit demonstrates the power of real musicians to directors and producers, whilst also providing you with believable masters of quality should your budget not quite stretch to a band of this size.
Read more FAQs for this productTech specs
Mac system requirements
Mac OS 11, 12 or 13
Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM
Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM
32-bit systems are not supported.
PC system requirements
Windows 10 or Windows 11 - (Latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM
Recommended: Intel Core i7 6th gen and later or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM
32-bit systems are not supported.
File size
6.8 GB download size
13.60 GB disk space required during install
Kontakt player
Kontakt or Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher