Addictive Drums Sample Content Directory?

Try C:\Program Files (x86)\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums\Sound Data\Factory Sound Data. It appears to be a single monolith file which includes all of the samples. I had the same confusion when I installed it. You can go back into the XLN Installer and select the "advanced" tab if you want to choose a new path for the installation. That's what I did and it moved everything to my sample drive. However there does not appear to be a way of separating the samples from the application installation, so EVERYTHING is going to get moved to the new location, including the application itself. This is pretty lame IMO - pretty much every other sample based instrument I've ever installed has included the option to place the samples in a separate location from the program data. 

cool. let me know how it works out.  i started doing this because some programs with additional libraries that you can install sometimes overwrite registry keys to the original value, screwing up any changes you made.

awesome!  i always try to persuade people not to edit their registries.  too many headaches! remember the trick and pass it along in the forum! :D

@dub - the reason i prefer this method is because of installers that dont allow sample location changes during installation. Following this kind of practice ensures consistency on a system and also allows data to be moved again for whatever reason without running the installer again.

sharke
However there does not appear to be a way of separating the samples from the application installation, so EVERYTHING is going to get moved to the new location, including the application itself. This is pretty lame IMO - pretty much every other sample based instrument I've ever installed has included the option to place the samples in a separate location from the program data. 

Agreed - very lame.
 

swamptooth
navigate in windows explorer to C:\Program Files (x86)\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums
cut the folder "Sound Data"
make a folder in my sample location called "Addictive Drums"
open that folder and paste the Sound Data folder into it
open a command prompt in administrator mode
go to the "C:\Program Files (x86)\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums" folder
type mklink /d "Sound Data" "<mysamplepath>/Addictive Drums/Sound Data"
 
this creates a symbolic link to the moved sound data folder so windows "thinks" it's still in the same place
this is by far the easiest way to move directories and requires no registry edits.

 
Very helpful indeed - so much so that I marked it as such.  I've been looking for this capability for other apps too.  According to this article, MS snuck this capability in with Vista (who knew?), and from what I can tell, it is only available through the command-line window.

It should. Everything I have relocated with mklink works fine. Should you find a situation where it does not work, it is a simple matter to return the files to their original location.

Wow- good point.  That is VERY heavy-handed of them - way beyond necessary IMO.  Unless their license agreement says otherwise, someone ought to figure out a way to capture their installers, for sake of future archival in case of a vanishing XLN. 
 
A quick search shows that technology for this sort of thing exists - at least in virtualized setups - for tracing installation sequences. (See here)  It seems to me that a utility based on this could be extremely handy, like in situations where you'd like to back out of an installation gone awry without having to do a complete image-restore of your hard drive.  Oh - and for situations like this.

type cmd in the start menu search box

Hey Arvid and everybody, I'm resurrecting this thread cause I created a link to my sample folder
F:\DD Presets\Addictive Drums\Sound Data
from the original
C:\Program Files (x86)\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums\Sound Data
the cmd syntax seems to be ok but still Addictive Drums fails to launch, I get an error
 
Exception: Cannot find file or directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums\XDStacks


What am I missing?
 
Thanks
dd
 
 

I will help anyone as best I can. I prefer to work with real world examples. IOW, give me the source and target directories and I will generate step by step instructions.
 
@dede: Sorry I missed your last post. I just tested moving the AD1 "Sound Data" folder and creating a junction in place of the original location and it worked. I only wish I had seen this post back then. I believe non-english versions of Windows make extensive use of directory junctions and that could have been part of the problem.