Addictive Drums Update Available

Thanks for the heads up Larry!

Think they'll actually release something new?

Lol

They haven't made a kitpeice in about 5 years, since making the Session Percussion AdPak
 
I still have unused credits hoping for something coming along.
 
I don't know why they don't, they are in the studio, and there are stacks of percussion that would compliment their range.

They still can't fix their authorization issues with W10.

I also don't understand how after creating an additional mapping for the brush kit snare, Why a kitpeice wasn't created at the same time, with a different snare in the same environment utilising the same mapping, but with a different vibe to the jazz snare. They created a extra bass drum for the Jazz sticks kit for some reason.
 
Yet we a second pandeiro with the Session kit, when there is a wealth of missing latin percussion from their range. 

Kamikaze

kitekrazy1
They still can't fix their authorization issues with W10.

Just had the mainboard replaced in my laptop, throwing Waves authorisations out. XLN is fine. So you can change the heart of the computer, and XLN is fine, but a OS update is  good as a new PC.

Never had a problem with XLN on my Win 10 machine...

Kamikaze
They haven't made a kitpeice in about 5 years, since making the Session Percussion AdPak
I still have unused credits hoping for something coming along.
I don't know why they don't, they are in the studio, and there are stacks of percussion that would compliment their range.

Yes, that's always surprised me. Surely major income opportunities here? I'm particularly frustrated that they don't have continuous releases of patterns, especially fills, I'd buy a big pack of those.

Update is done, what is new or enhanced?
 

I have both AD2 and AK. Still use AK quite a bit. I think Superior Drummer 3 has completely changed the playing field for drum plugins. I just don't think XLN is going to be able to compete with it. It will be interesting to see.

TerraSin
Looks like an update for Addictive Keys and Addictive Drums. I'm not holding my breath with them anymore and may make the change to something else if there is no AD3 coming anytime soon. I like the stuff but they need to make some major updates.

What major changes do you think it needs? I love the Beat Transform section. but would like to swing and groove added.  And better handling of user rhythms.  But these seem quite minor really.
 
I know some don't like hw it handles overheads, instead of single mics in cymbals. but it seems part of it process, with both the overheads and rooms capturing the rooms they recorded in. I can't see how they could change this though, as they could have to revisit all those rooms. Personally, I just tk the other drum bleed out of the overheads to separate them.
 
 

clintmartin
I always use EZD2 to make my drum parts, and then take the midi and try out various AD2 kits. I often use a blend of the two.

I use EZPlayer to AD quite a bit.  This gives me EZD MIDI with AD kits.  A nice way to extend the soundz!!
 
 

I start out with the EZD MIDI in EZPlayer tracks, then drag them out to the AD track.  Works great.
 
I have not used AD2 transform on EZPlayer MIDI

Have you made use of the dynamics tool (transfrom). You can drag the midi track into the Transform players title bar (It's a bit of a secret, even XLNs tech guy didn't now). Then alter just the velocities of the high hats, or the accents of the sixteenths.
 
I'm partly asking, because i'm interested in how AD2 handles EZ drum map when you do this. BUt also because it's a cool feature of AD2, that's not knwon abaout. The one video I recently saw, had the demonstrator drop into a midi folder, but you can just drag it straight into the player's title bar.
 
 

I probably own 75% of the AD2 kits, but I use Jamstix to drive them.