XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2 (Platinum and Professional only)

 

Note: SONAR Platinum includes the Producer Bundle, which lets you pick any 3 ADpaks, 3 MIDIpaks, and 3 Kitpiece Paks. SONAR Professional includes the Solo Bundle, which lets you pick any ADpak, plus any MIDIpak, plus any Kitpiece Pak.

Figure 108. XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2.

Addictive Drums is one of the most powerful and popular drum soft synths in the world, and can be heard on countless hit songs and albums. Addictive Drums 2 takes this renowned virtual instrument to the next level, with many new features, including:

A new and improved sound engine.

More world-class instruments.

More kitpiece slots and kitpiece linking.

New sound shaping and kit building features.

New rhythm creation and transformation tools.

Studio-grade effects.

Two MultiFX inserts on every channel.

Improved Beats Browser and new New Grid Search system.

Drag audio and MIDI grooves directly from Addictive Drums 2 to SONAR's timeline.

Preview all ADpaks and MIDIpaks directly from Addictive Drums 2.

Much more.

Addictive Drums includes 3 pristine drum kits (Tama Starclassic, Sonor Designer, and DW Collectors Series), 100+ producer presets and thousands of MIDI beats and fills played by professional drummers in different styles, tempos and feels.

Create your own unique drum sound by mixing and matching drum kits, beats and kit pieces and applying professional effects. You can also expand the library of sounds and beats to suit your personal production needs.

Highlights:

Incredible multi-mic samples.

Produce realistic sounds of a miked acoustic kit, or manipulate the samples for some truly unique drum textures.

Full production tools to tweak the sonic qualities of the kit (including envelopes, tuning, insert effects, reverbs, overhead and room mic control).

Full suite of more than 3000 built-in beats and grooves.

Easy access to all parameters.

For more information, see the Addictive Drums 2 online Help.

 

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