Hmm... 50% Off on the AD2 Upgrade email offer

But if I wait until I upgrade to X4 would I not get AD2 included?  Toontrack is keeping me pretty happy.  But it's only $40...  Hmm...  What would you do?  I wonder how good my willpower is?  Those Faifax drums are pretty appealing.  I saw "Sound City" doc...  What if I die before X4 is out?  I'll miss out on AD2 completely.  $40 is a tank of gas in my Corolla...  Maybe X4 will not be that great?  Maybe it will be subscription based... ..won't be doing that.  However, if someone told me AD2 is not included in X4 then maybe...

grumbleweed4162

jmasno5
But if I wait until I upgrade to X4 would I not get AD2 included?  Toontracks is keeping me pretty happy.  But it's only $40...  Hmm...  What would you do?  I wonder how good my willpower is?  Those Faifax drums are pretty appealing.  I saw "Sound City" doc...  What if I die before X4 is out?  I'll miss out on AD2 completely.  $40 is a tank of gas in my Corolla...  Maybe X4 will not be that great?  Maybe it will be subscription based... ..won't be doing that.  However, if someone told me AD2 is not included in X4 then maybe...

Welcome to my world....apart from the Corolla!

Grum.

If you're happy with what you have now, why not wait and see what the future brings. Sales come and go all the time so there's no need for a sense of urgency. On the other hand...................if g.a.s. (no pun) is getting the best of you, by all means go for it.
 
Rocky

Hmmm, makes me wish I'd signed up to the newsletter. Is it a personalized offer or a generic code?

I was a little peeved when they included AD2 a month after I upgraded. It was an $80 upgrade for thoughts that didn't wait. For $40 I jumped at this. Who know when X4 comes out or what will be included in the upgrade by this time next year.

What do you get with the upgrade, do you get a full Fairfax 1 kit. I upgraded to X3 in a funny window, where the they were just about to release the AD2, so gave me the upgrade free. Many users seemed to get Fairfax1  full kit with their upgrade, whereas I just got a partial kit. I think because essentially I was getting the latest AD2 with my x3 upgrade. If you get the full fairfax1 kit, then I recon, go for it. If not then I'd wait for a better offer.
 
Keep an eyes on cclarry's posts in the deals section. He posted at the weekend an offer on the artists pack for around 99 dollors (pluginboutique.com), which was 2 kits, 2 kit pieces, 2 midi packs. After spending several tring to decide which 2 of each, I saw he had another post for the Fairfax 1 and 2 for 79 dollors (JRRshop.com) so I scraped plan A and went to this plan B. I beleive that with the Adpaks you then get your AD2 plugin update free anyway.
 
So as others say, there are always offers in the pipeline and last weekend 2 offers from 2 companies. January is around the corner, and post Christmas/New years sales with it, you could spend sometime figuring what kits you actually want.
 
Jazz brushes and Dry kit next for me I think. Fairfaxes are downloading as I type. JRR had me worried for a sec, took over 2 days to provide the reg codes, but I purchased on a non working day in a different timezone, with a company in a different timezone to the supplier.
 
 

I did get Fairfax Vol.1 with my upgrade. AD2 is really a very nice program. I like to use EZD2 to build my midi and then copy the midi to my AD2 track.

As a general rule, the longer you wait the better.
 
I paid $5,000 for my TV (back when I had such disposable cash) and a month later it was reduced to $1,700 at the same store. And if you buy a laptop, it's best if you just don't look at the ads in the Sunday paper for a while afterward. Addictive Drums used to be $400. Just imagine if you'd bought it back then and then kept up with every new version since. Miroslav Philharmonik was originally $4,000; what is it now, fifty bucks?
 
I'd still be running Cakewalk for DOS 1.0 if I had any computers that could still boot into DOS, and would be many thousands of dollars richer today. OK, maybe not, because I'd still be using hardware synthesizers. Bad example.
 

Very happy with AD2. I've also got Toontrack EZDrummer, which works in a lot of cases, but AD2 works wonderful when I need to tweak things a bit.

bluzdog

Glyn Barnes
So, if I was underwhelmed by AD1 would AD2 really change my mind?

It depends on why you are underwhelmed. If your not crazy about the sounds the Fairfax bundle could change your mind. If it's the workflow, it's similar with the exception of how you browse for kits and presets.
 
Rocky
 
 

Its the sound. It just does not sound in the same league as BFD 3 or Superior Drummer, IMHO. I have heard it said that some of the Ad Packs are a my better than the factory kits.

jmasno5

clintmartin
I did get Fairfax Vol.1 with my upgrade. AD2 is really a very nice program. I like to use EZD2 to build my midi and then copy the midi to my AD2 track.

Clint,

Native Instruments Abbey Road 60's drummer has a drop down menu to select and play EZDrummer midi.  Like an auto midi-mapper?  Just a click!  Does AD2 have a simular setup.  I didn't see anything like that in AD1.  Thanks.

Yes. Click  ? in the upper right hand corner, select map window and choose or create a preset.
 
Rocky

jmasno5

clintmartin
I did get Fairfax Vol.1 with my upgrade. AD2 is really a very nice program. I like to use EZD2 to build my midi and then copy the midi to my AD2 track.

Clint,

Native Instruments Abbey Road 60's drummer has a drop down menu to select and play EZDrummer midi.  Like an auto midi-mapper?  Just a click!  Does AD2 have a simular setup.  I didn't see anything like that in AD1.  Thanks.

I have an EZ Drummer map I can send you if you PM me your e-mail. It works great!