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Addictive Drums 2: Breaks & Beats Collection
Funk to hip hop to drum'n'bass and everything in between.
Included products:
- Reel Machines (ADpak)
- Funk (ADpak)
- Reel Machines Beats (MIDIpak)
- Funk'd Up (MIDIpak)
(Also includes the Addictive Drums 2 Engine)
Floor-filling fatback beats
If you make beats, you need this Collection. Period. It comes bursting with the kind of rhythmical goodness you need to get them glued to the dancefloor. We've bundled a super-tight Pearl Reference kit with the funkiest drummer in the form of the Funk'd Up MIDIpak, and added not one, but five original '80s drum machines (Simmons SDS-V, LinnDrum, 808, 909, DMX) and the Reel Machine Beats that go with them.
Get your head nodding to stank-face breaks that'll kick off anything from Fat Boy Slim style big beat bangers to classic Premier era hip hop, or speed them up for drum'n'bass grooves. Then add some digital drums and you're ready to make anything from classic electro sounds to modern Drake or Kendrick-style productions, to massive pop hits a la Bruno Mars.
Addictive Drums 2
It's All About the Sound
Tweak any of the professionally designed presets or build up a custom kit from scratch, it's your choice. Addictive Drums 2 is packed with mixing and sound-shaping features that let you transform the raw sounds in amazing ways. Whether you need your drums to sound open and crystal-clear or produced and radio-ready, or grungy and heavily distorted, AD2 has studio-grade tools to get the job done.
Lightning Fast Workflow
The best sounds and features are useless if you can't find and use them quickly when inspiration strikes. Addictive Drums 2 really excels in this area. Every detail – from drag-and-drop audio and MIDI to rapid linking and layering, to near-instant kit piece swapping–is designed to keep you in the creative zone. The clean layout and lighting-fast workflow include hundreds of individual features that make AD2 fast and familiar – even for first-time users.
Every drum kit is recorded in world-class studios by industry professionals and amazing drummers to give you professional sonic options and creative control.
Where Do You Start?
To get the most out of Addictive Drums 2 you always start with XPN Audio's Collections.
A Collection is a bundle of ADpaks (drum kits), MIDIpaks (beats) and Kitpiece Paks (single drums) put together to give you the best possible drum production experience.
Reel Machines (ADpak)
Vintage Machines with Analog Soul
Reel Machines is a collection of four mint-condition drum machines and a Simmons electronic drum kit from the eighties. All instruments were recorded on analog tape using some of the finest recording gear in the world. Each kit also includes actual plate reverb and real room ambience you can blend in for maximum sonic possibilities.
Reel Machines is a collection of the most iconic electronic drum sounds of the 80s. Unlike many sample libraries that simply record a machine's output, we recorded the instruments through a variety of analog tape machines for added warmth and punch. To make it even more special, each instrument includes a real room ambience as well as vintage plate reverb that you can blend in to fit your needs.
This kit comes with tons of presets designed by top sound designers. Each kit includes sounds ranging from classic and super-clean to modern and heavily processed. It's also possible to tweak any of the presets to fit your exact needs—the Addictive Drums 2 engine makes it easy. Finally, if you need great drum machine rhythms, we have created the Reel Machines Beats MIDIpak to help you find your inspiration.
Reel Machines contains the following:
Drum Machines:
- Linn Electronics LinnDrum
- Oberheim DMX
- Roland TR-808
- Roland TR-909
- Simmons Digital ClapTrap
- Simmons SDS-V [with Kick, Snare, Tom (x3), HiHat and Cymbal Modules
Other Notable Recording Gear:
- Stocktronics RX4000 Plate Reverb
- Lyrec 2" 24-track Analog Tape Machine
- Otari 1/4" 2-track Tape Machine
- Ampex 1/2" 2-track Tube Tape Machines
- Neve 1073 Preamps
- Coles 4038 Ribbon Stereo Room Microphones
- Gefell UM92 Tube Mono Room Microphone
Features:
- Top 5 classic 80s drum sounds
- Recorded on analog tape
- Real room ambience and plate reverb
Funk (ADpak)
Lay down the boogie...
The Funk ADpak is based on a masterpiece: the Pearl Reference drum kit. XLN Audio recorded it with absolute fidelity in a top studio and had top sound engineers craft the funkiest presets you've ever heard. Craft your own sounds or use any of the 30+ production-ready presets to get to work instantly.
The Pearl Reference Series drum kit is a masterpiece. To perfect the sound, Pearl engineered and designed each drum individually. Depending on size and depth, each drum has its own unique thickness and combination of wood types for the ultimate sound and resonance. The result is one of the best sounding drum kits on the market and the choice for many world-renowned drummers including Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Dennis Chambers (Santana).
Get instant funk action from over 30 mix-ready presets designed by professional studio engineers. These presets give you instant access to a variety of sounds ranging from clean and tight, to roomy and natural, and even some more heavily processed sounds. You can use these presets as-is or easily edit them to fit your needs. If you need inspiration, XLN Audio's collection of Funk-based MIDIpaks have tons of professionally played beats you can use in your own music.
The Funk Kit Contains the Following:
Kick:
- 22x16" Pearl Reference
Snare:
- 14x5" Pearl Reference
Toms:
- 10x8" Pearl Reference
- 12x10" Pearl Reference
- 14x14" Pearl Reference
- 16x16" Pearl Reference
Cymbals:
- 13" Paiste Heavy Hihat
- 17" Paiste Signature Fast Crash
- 18" Sabian Artisan Vault Crash
- 22" Sabian HHX Evolution Crash
- 22" Sabian Artisan Light Ride
Extra:
- LP Medium Cowbell
Features
- Masterpiece Pearl Reference Kit
- Recorded in a world-class studio
- 30 production-ready presets
Reel Machines Beats (MIDIpak)
Beats for Reel Machines
Contains tons of programmed beats for classic drum machines. A must-have for owners of Reel Machines!
Reel Machines Beats is the perfect companion for owners of the Reel Machines ADpak. It contains tons of expertly programmed beats that make drum machines come to life. Works well with acoustic kits for when you need more robotic-sounding drumming!
Features
- Tons of great programmed beats
- Perfect for Reel Machines ADpak
- Also works with acoustic ADpaks
Funk'd Up (MIDIpak)
For when it's got to be FUNKY
If you're looking for inspired and slightly unconventional funk-fusion drumming (think Jamiroquai or Prince), this is just what the doctor ordered.
The Funk'd Up MIDI Pak takes you on a fantastic voyage with unconventional, funk-fusion beats in the style of Jamiroquai, Prince and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Unlike typical funk, this drumming is a bit more musically complex (and harder to play!) Works well with any of the Addictive Drums kits.
Features
- A large variety of grooves and fills
- Lots of variations on each groove
- 200+ MIDI files covering many styles
System Requirements
Mac
- macOS 10.9 or later (M1 Native & macOS 12 Monterey supported) (64-bit only)
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- Internet connection (during installation only)
Formats:
- VST, AU, AAX (64-bit only)
- Standalone Application (64-bit only)
Windows
- Windows 7 - 11 (64-bit only)
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- Internet connection (during installation only)
Formats:
- VST, AAX (64-bit only)
- Standalone Application (64-bit only)
Hosts:
This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:
- Ableton Live 9 or later
- Apple Logic Pro 9 & 10
- Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
- Cakewalk by Bandlab
- Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later
- Reaper 4 & 5
- Steinberg Cubase 8 or later
Please Note: This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.
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