Attack 3 is Steinberg's drum sampler, and its position in the catalogue is distinct from the developer's Groove Agent range: where Groove Agent supplies finished kits and groove tools, Attack is a sampler for building kits from your own material, with deep control over each pad's sound. That distinction matters for buyers — a producer who needs library kits wants Groove Agent; a producer who wants to load their own samples into a drum instrument wants Attack. Samplers of this class typically provide multiple layers per pad with velocity and round-robin assignment, per-pad pitch, filter, and envelope controls, sample start and end points with loop settings, amp and filter envelopes, an effects section including compression, EQ, and saturation, and multiple outputs for processing pads separately in a DAW — with the velocity-layer and round-robin architecture being the point, since it is what allows a programmed part to vary naturally rather than repeating identically. It suits electronic music, hip hop, drum replacement, and sound design, and is used both for building signature kits and for layering samples under live drums. As a Steinberg instrument it integrates tightly with Cubase and Nuendo while running in other hosts, and Steinberg instruments generally support VST3, AU, and AAX formats with a standalone application where applicable. Confirm the current version, plugin formats, and system requirements on the product page, since Attack is a long-running product and the version numbering in your catalogue may not correspond to the current release, and Steinberg's requirements track its host-application release cycle. #Attack3 #Attack #Steinberg #DrumSampler #Sampler #DrumInstrument #VelocityLayers #RoundRobin #SampleEditing #DrumReplacement #HipHop #ElectronicMusic #SoundDesign #MusicProduction #VST3 #AU #AAX #Standalone #Cubase #Nuendo #FLStudio #AbletonLive #LogicPro #Reaper