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What's new in Addictive Drums
XLN Addictive Drums 2 has been elevated with the v2.5 update, delivering both workflow improvements and exciting new features. The software now boasts a sleek, revamped interface designed to keep you focused on your music with its polished, modern look. A standout new effect, Trig Gate, allows you to effortlessly sculpt your drum sound with precise gate action on every hit, no threshold adjustments needed, thanks to the use of internal MIDI drum notes. The new Boost mode for the compressor adds extra punch to your beats with multiband compression specially tuned for drums, giving your tracks more energy and impact. On top of that, the EQ now features real-time visual feedback across all frequencies, making it easier than ever to fine-tune your sound with clarity and precision. Best of all, this update is fully backwards compatible, so all your previous presets, tweaks, and settings will work seamlessly, and it supports every Addictive Drums 2 expansion, including ADpaks, MIDIpaks, and Kitpiece paks.
Custom-made drum kit
To capture the natural and warm sound needed to complement mallet drum playing, a custom hand-made Wacco drum kit was used in this session. Constructed from heat treated maple with a natural satin oil finish, maple hoops and rope tuners, the Wacco provides a boutique, warm and smooth sound. A one-of-a-kind snare drum has been sampled with snare wires on and off to give you a diverse range of sounds, from subtle melodic tones with no wires to more aggressive and explosive sounds with wires on, perfect for cinematic impacts. Matched with this unique drum kit are an array of Meinl Byzance cymbals, perfect for their dry and crisp sound with a distinctive washy decay that pairs perfectly with mallet drumming styles.
Meticulously sampled in the world-famous recording room in Soundtrade Studios, the Boutique Mallets ADpak provides a spacious and warm sound that's perfect for adding texture to your music or for creating cinematic soundscapes. For maximum versatility, it has been sampled with both sticks and mallets to give you a wide range of options regarding the attack of your drums to make sure your composition gets the timbre it needs.
Mix-ready presets
Crafted by some of the best in the business, the Boutique Mallets AdPakcomes included with a huge selection of production-ready presets to insert the knowledge and expertise of world-class producers in your songs! Not content with the selection of presets available? Customise your sounds and presets through the Addictive Drums 2 engine with EQ, compression, envelope shaping, volume faders and more to curate your sonic signature.
Features
- Premium quality drums recorded in a highly sought-after studio
- Delivers spacious, dark and warm sound
- Custom, hand-made Wacco drum kit
- Meinl Byzance dry cymbals for smooth and rich top end
- Played with both mallets and sticks for maximum versatility
- 30 radio-ready presets
- Add texture and dynamic to your music
Drum list
- Kicks: 22x14" Wacco Old School
- Snares: 14x6" Hip Custom (Snares Off)
- Toms: 13x9" (High and low tuned), 16x16" (High and low tuned) Wacco Old School
- Cymbals: 14" Meinl Byzance Dual Hihat (Sticks), 18" Meinl Byzance Extra Thin (Mallets), 19" Meinl Byzance Extra Thin (Mallets), 20" Meinl Byzance Extra Thin (Mallets), 20" Meinl Byzance Extra Thin (Sticks), 21" Meinl Byzance Transition Ride (Mallets)
- Extras: Meinl Claves
Specification
System Requirements
- Operating system:
- Mac:
- macOS 10.9 or later (32 & 64-bit)
- Windows:
- Windows 7, 8, 10 (32 & 64-bit)
- Plug-in format:
- VST, AU, AAX (32 & 64-bit)
- Standalone Application (Windows and macOS)
- Compatible Software:
- Ableton Live 9 & 10
- Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
- Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
- Cakewalk by Bandlab
- Propellerhead Reason 9.5 or later (In Addictive Drums 2, the Bus channel cannot be sent to a separate out track.)
- Reaper 4 & 5
- Steinberg Cubase 8 or later
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