
It functions as a VST Plugin, an Audio Units Plugin and an AAX Plugin. I save the kits as monoliths (kit + samples in a single file) once everything's done. Battery by Native Instruments is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin for macOS and Windows. Battery 3's live sample browsing/auditioning features are the reason I prefer it over anything else. These days I build all my kits on a per-song basis while I'm tracking out the song, so the timbre, pitch, and envelopes of every sample blend properly with the track. I break out other sound types on an as-needed basis. Kicks, Claps, Snares always get their own channels. Multiple audio channels for my different drum types out of the Battery kit.

One MIDI track, usually with a step sequencer for pattern programming (I use Cubase's Beat Designer) that sends MIDI to a single instance of Battery. I primarily use Cubase, but I use Battery 3 (it's better than B4) on literally everything I do. Other folks have posted links to videos and articles on how to set up the multi-routing. On the contrary, it's exactly what Battery is designed for, and partly what makes Battery and similar drum samplers (like Groove Agent or Geist) a better tool for drums than most traditional samplers (like Kontakt or MachFive).

This kind of goes against how Battery is setup. I typically use Drum Racks for the channels, and I don't really like mixing all my drum sounds in 1 channel (even though you can put individual EQ's on each drum rack I know.
