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Description
Unleash your creativity with the XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2, an advanced virtual drum machine that takes your music production to the next level. Designed for musicians who crave precision and versatility, Addictive Drums 2 is a powerhouse of sound and rhythm. With its lightning-fast workflow, it ensures you stay in the creative zone, turning your drum sequences into professional-grade tracks with ease.
Dive into a world of sound with three extraordinary drum kits, including the renowned Fairfax Vol. 1, Fairfax Vol. 2, and Black Velvet kits. Each kit offers a unique sonic palette, from super-clean tones to heavily processed beats that are ready for the radio. With over 5000 MIDI beats and grooves at your fingertips, you can effortlessly craft your own signature sound or tweak existing presets to perfection.
The Addictive Drums 2 engine is packed with sound-shaping tools and features that allow you to build custom kits from scratch or modify existing ones. Whether you're aiming for an open, crystal-clear sound or a gritty, distorted vibe, this plugin provides studio-grade tools to achieve your desired effect. Its intuitive interface makes it easy to drag-and-drop audio and MIDI, quickly swap kit pieces, and seamlessly link and layer sounds.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive Addictive Drums 2 engine for ultimate control
- Includes Fairfax Vol. 1, Fairfax Vol. 2, and Black Velvet drum kits
- Over 5000 MIDI beats and grooves covering various styles
- Intuitive drag-and-drop functionality for audio and MIDI
- Rapid kit-piece swapping and layering capabilities
- Studio-grade mixing and sound-shaping tools for custom kit creation
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Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2.
Features and functionality
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The Vintage Dry kit is highlighted for achieving Men I Trust and Mac DeMarco style drums; users appreciate its authentic vintage sound.
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AD2 allows mixing and matching drum elements across packs, enhancing customization and creative flexibility.
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AD2's MIDI packs offer diverse rhythms, providing more variety than Logic Drummer when notes are mapped correctly.
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The ability to disable processing in AD2 allows for raw sample usage, akin to AD1, providing flexibility in sound customization.
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Value and pricing
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Noted that AD2 often goes on sale, with potential discounts up to 50%, suggesting waiting for events like Black Friday for better deals.
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Use cases and applications
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Owners use Logic Drummer MIDI with AD2 for improved arrangement and realism, enhancing workflow efficiency.
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Vintage Dead is praised for its impactful sound, making it suitable for heavier, guitar-centered music, while Vintage Dry offers a softer, more natural tone.
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Users find AD2's pre-mixed sounds beneficial for quick, high-quality mixes, especially when upgrading from Logic's drums.
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Comparisons
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Some users find AD2's sounds too polished for raw, indie styles like Mac DeMarco, suggesting alternatives like Past To Future for more authentic tones.
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Vintage Dry is considered more versatile than Vintage Dead, which excels in heavier music but may not be as adaptable for varied styles.
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AD2 is noted for having better out-of-the-box quality compared to Logic's stock drums, requiring less mixing for a polished sound.
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Software and compatibility
Mods and upgrades
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Users recommend layering AD2 sounds with other samples for a fuller tone, particularly for achieving specific indie and rock sounds.
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Critic Reviews
5.0 out of 5
Based on 2 Reviews and 33 Ratings
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You could tell these dudes put alot of work into recording different drums at different volumes, diff rooms, etc etc etc etc wow wtf.
I love it. The interface is great. You can mix the drums there and then sound out to channels.
Works well as both main and back drums. Can edit drums to sound quite different from their true source and it still will sound decent.
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Lovely drums for ease of sound creation and manipulation
This drum module has to be downloaded from XLN's website they make you choose the primary drum kit of your choice from a list of genre's so choose carefully before downloading. The drums sound dynamic and can be tailored very easily to the user's tastes I found it really easy to build a dance kit and the good thing is that this drum module gives a comprehensive array of drum manipulation parameters. You can drag and drop drum patterns from this module into your DAW.project or you can route its patchs through third party drum sequencers like maschine. Addictive drums 2 is great sounding bit of kit gets my thumbs up.
Artist usage
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In the track "Smithereens" by Tyler Joseph of twenty one pilots, the Subliminal Kit from the 'Vintage Dry' expansion for XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2 is used. The main beat's MIDI is sourced from the Addictive Drums library, specifically "Dry Beat 04 - 16th Hi Hats." Additional beats from this library appear in "Chlorine," "Jumpsuit," "My Blood," and "The Outside." Notably, both "My Blood" and "The Outside" utilize "Song 14 - Disco Beat."
@ 6:40 Flux Pavilion mentions Addictive Drums, which he says he uses ''quite a lot''.
"I need tools that sound just right - with Addictive Drums and Addictive Keys I'm never out of options."
In this Youtube Video of Mizkifs stream, You can see Slushii making a track and at 3:22:43 you can see XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2 in the plugin list.
Jane Remover is seen using Addictive Drums 2 during a Goop House beat challenge livestream.
Listed on Anomalie's gear list on his official website.
My Go-to Drums VST (especially for hats and fills)
En su nuevo videó donde muestra su setup del año 2020, lo muestra en el minuto 5:18
At 0:28 we can see in the main screen the XNL Audio Addictive drums 2 interface
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