Action Strikes by Native Instruments

Fully integrated sound set for the powerful percussive library - check your Komplete installation now, you may already own it!

Take your compositions to the next level with the hard-hitting Action Strikes cinematic percussion library. Our intuitive sound set gives you easy access to all the tools in Action Strikes directly within Sibelius.

Experience the difference powerful cinematic percussion can make - from massive hits to rhythmic loops. Expand your orchestral realism or spice up any score.

"I can't imagine scoring without the immediacy and impact Action Strikes adds to my compositions in Sibelius."

Here's Native Instrument's own introduction to their product:

Total Percussive Firepower

• Massive hits, loops and FX - everything you need 
• Notation-based controls for rhythmic loops, accents, dynamics and more
• Mix and match with NotePerformer, Sibelius sounds 

Crank up the drama

• Go big with cinematic impacts and hits
• Go small with rhythmic percussion
• Stack epic and detailed percussion layers together under your score 
• Craft rhythmic tension with looping patterns 

Hassle-free setup

• Automated install finds your library 
• Safe patch integration, no backup needed 
• Includes Sibelius template for easy auditioning

Hits Demo - Batman the Movie (by Danny Elfman)

Loops Demo - Fist II - The Legend Continues (by Neil Brennan)

Here, we present a symphonic reworking of a classic track from the Commodore 64 Microcomputer: Fist II - The Legend Continues, sequel to "The Way of the Exploding Fist". 

Cinematic ethnic drum loops from Action Strikes are auditioned here throughout to demo, specified with different noteheads.    

What do you need to get started?

A licensed copy of "NI Action Strikes" (as part of NI Komplete, or standalone), licensed copy of Sibelius (7.5+), Mac Catalina or above, Windows 7 or above.

This project is a pack of resources (XML files, custom patches, and other files) to allow you to use the library "NI Action Strikes" seamlessly from Sibelius in your own compositions. It will not work without NI Action Strikes being installed already.