EZdrummer vs. Addictive Drums

Hi all,
 
I've been really enjoying X3, especially Melodyne, comping and customizing colours. It's been very interesting reading about all of your experiences, tips and opinions, too.
 
I'm wondering whether or not it's worth it to download Addictive Drums because I just bought EZdrummer and many EZdrummer packs last month. I also own Abbey Road Drummer (60's, 70's, 80's), which I love but find take me lots of time and effort to use. I can't record very often and tend to forget any non-intuitive steps to take in set-ups, etc. I end up having to try this and that and look things up. I always get everything working eventually, but the next time, I'm likely to be back at square one (I know, I'm not the brightest bulb). So I sometimes end up frustrated and/or tired and uninspired when everything's finally all set up and I can finally play. I'd much rather still be energized and making music from a few minutes after I turn the computer on. EZdrummer fits the bill perfectly in that way, but I wonder what more experienced users think of the quality of the sound, etc.?
 
For anybody who might know, where do you think Addictive Drums would fall in terms of sound and ease of set-up and use in comparison to EZdrummer and/or Abbey Road Drummer? Do you think it might be beneficial in some way to take the time to learn how to use it?
 
Thanks for reading,
LJ
 

Thanks for the quick response, SvenArne. That sounds promising! I was also a bit intimidated by the posts about importing drum maps and putting the information in certain locations, but I guess I could figure that out.

You might also try setting up a project template with your drums all set up, that way you can load the template and you are ready to go.  There is a thread in the forum where someone has provided a template and drum for Addictive Drums (haven't tried it yet).
 
I don't get to record very often either, and I find that the project template allows me to get to the creative part very quickly.

It's included as part of the upgrade so I say go for it and try it out for yourself :)
 
We've used it here and we love it.

I would also like to recommend you to take a look at expanding your midi drum pattern with groovemonkee.com. I bought a couple packs of drum pattern to use with Cakewalk's session drummer months ago. End up  that the same pattern is also available in Addictive Drum format and can be seen in AD's own browser.

I also have ezdrummer with quite a few add-on packs as well as BFD2 and a couple of expansions. Looking forward to some additional sounds - and the interface looks good too.

I have the other drum samplers as well & like DAW's they all have their perks or shortcomings.
For myself AD really shines when using multiple outs & mixing them using other plugins.
(I get good results using Waves SSL, CLA & PhoenxVerb on Amb-OH / Room.)
 
He also offers freebies every so often with ad & midi paks promo & sales.
For free AD is a no-brainer & very usable for projects.

Route all your different drum samplers then save to project or track templates for easy setup & access.

meh

Sonar X3 with Addictive Drums - everything you need (Templates, Maps etc. ) 
http://ge.tt/4mjHdSt/v/0

Looks interesting, but sadly this link isn't working Michael.
 
 

 
Thanks for checking that for me, but I just get a white screen with IE10 and Chrome. I suppose it might be a location-sensitive restricted access thing for us in the UK.

 
Thanks for checking John.
 
I've got it now, but I had to boot up my old PC to do so. Very strange.

What a nice group of people populates this forum! Thanks again for all the valuable advice. I only wish I had the expertise to offer the same in return. Well, I could offer it, but I pity anyone who took it