berlymahn
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Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
Assessing whether I want to go with the rolling update with SPlat.....
Addictive Drums website states they only do online machine installations. I run an offline machine.
Anyone else see this? Is there a offline licensing solution for AD that I missed?
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scook
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/14 15:48:30
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AD2 and newer versions of AD require an internet connection to install. Old versions of AD could be installed without an internet connection.
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Sanderxpander
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/14 15:51:46
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On the upside, AD2 itself is very stable and requires almost no updating. If you can manage to be online only the one time you'll be ok.
Not sure about Sonar itself though.
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berlymahn
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/14 16:06:42
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Whelp. OK. Thanks guys. That's kind of a SPlat buzz kill.
Not dragging my machine up to plug it in to the interwebs. :/
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Sanderxpander
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/14 16:28:02
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I don't know what "dragging it up" means but maybe a USB wifi dongle is an option? Honestly updates are pretty frequent nowadays, it's only gonna get harder staying offline, unless you don't mind having a permanently outdated system. But then you don't really need to update to Platinum either, X3 was pretty good.
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berlymahn
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/14 16:37:09
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Ya. Sorry.... my [offline] machine in the basement.
love my X3. very stable. Installed Sonar platinum and liked, but I was hoping for a drum "upgrade" of sorts.... Just gonna sit tight on X3 I think. See also that I missed the $99 offer from Cakewalk. Guessing I dropped of their mailing list. Ah, well.
Things just might not be aligning very well.
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jpetersen
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/14 20:46:46
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I don't use AD for this reason.
Also, I understand you are stuck with the samples supplied and cannot add your own.
Is this correct?
Anyway, there's so much drum software out there, even free stuff, so it's no loss.
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stevec
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/15 14:47:32
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I do what Sanderxpander suggested and use a USB wireless adapater - plug it in, turn it on, instant internet connection. When complete turn it off and disconnect - no more internet connection.
I understand the desire to remain offline, but it really is a convenient means to an end; more and more software is becoming tied to an internet connection so it's nice to have that ability if and when needed. FWIW, my DAW has only been online for a little over a year now because my studio is in a spare bedroom and nowhere near a physical connection.
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/15 18:15:28
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stevec
I do what Sanderxpander suggested and use a USB wireless adapater - plug it in, turn it on, instant internet connection. When complete turn it off and disconnect - no more internet connection.
I understand the desire to remain offline, but it really is a convenient means to an end; more and more software is becoming tied to an internet connection so it's nice to have that ability if and when needed. FWIW, my DAW has only been online for a little over a year now because my studio is in a spare bedroom and nowhere near a physical connection.
This is exactly what I do with my DAW. It takes away all the pain of trying to download to a different computer, transfer files, get authorisation codes etc. And like you said, when you've done, disconnect and unplug the dongle.
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kzmaier
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/15 20:27:11
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2016/03/16 14:59:04
ad2 is worth the price of admission. The Fairfax kits rock!!!
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/15 21:07:29
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jpetersen
I don't use AD for this reason.
Also, I understand you are stuck with the samples supplied and cannot add your own.
Is this correct?
Anyway, there's so much drum software out there, even free stuff, so it's no loss.
Please do tell about any free drum software that is even in the same ball park as AD2. Thanks
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stevec
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/16 14:34:21
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Yeah, I really like AD2. It's my default for drums and I haven't done a project without it since, well, getting it. Oh, and AD2 was one of the main reasons I have the ability to connect to the internet from my DAW.
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jpetersen
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/16 17:43:39
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I cannot register AD so I don't know what ball park it's in. What's it got that's so special?
SessionDrummer is "free" and allows me to build up drum kits from the band's own drums.
I took some time to get into the sfz file format and was amazed at what was possible.
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Sanderxpander
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/16 17:57:58
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It has got some really good drum samples, a great way of editing/modifying kits and sounds, and (depending on which sets you purchased/selected) lots of live played midi grooves.
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/16 18:50:42
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A good way of connecting gear to the internet when wireless or Ethernet connections are difficult is the system that utilises the house wiring. I use one to connect our television box.
There are two units that plug into the mains sockets. One connected to the router and one to the remote equipment.
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jpetersen
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/16 22:57:10
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Sanderxpander
It has got some really good drum samples, a great way of editing/modifying kits and sounds, and (depending on which sets you purchased/selected) lots of live played midi grooves.
SessionDrummer will accept any samples and also comes with (and can integrate any) midi files. It will play multilayer round robin or randomly selected samples, will play different samples according to any CC (modwheel for example) allowing for example live snare or ride cymbal articulation or sophisticated rises. It can pitch shift, has amplitude, pitch and filter LFOs, has envelope generators, has a 3-band EQ per instrument and a bunch of esoteric stuff for creative moments. You can even select different samples depending on the NOW tempo! (Why would anyone want to do that? - Dunno. But SD can do it...) And as for editing, well, SFZ is just a text file. Copy/paste entire blocks of ideas from existing files into yours. AD clearly is good, from what folks say. But sometimes we forget what we already have.
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Sanderxpander
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Re: Addictive Drums - Online Installs only
2016/03/17 03:42:13
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I wasn't dissing Session Drummer. Just saying AD2 sounds great (WAY better than SD out of the box) and comes with useful and good sounding editing options. I've never seen a snare drum spill or top/bottom balance, or a separately recorded room bus in Session Drummer.
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