AD Producer Bundle

I already have AD2 and both Fairfax 1 & 2; any suggestion on which kits left are a must have?

Black Velvet, Indie, Funk...these are all good. I'm planning on adding Metal (it's a nice sounding kit, I don't play Metal). Fairfax 2 and Session Percussion. I like the Fairfax 1 and Black Velvet best.

How have you been using the session Percussion, as sounds to accompany and drum kit, or as the main kit?
 
Did you go for the Kit Peice Pandeiro, is it much different from the Pandiero in the Session percussion?

clintmartin
Black Velvet, Indie, Funk...these are all good. I'm planning on adding Metal (it's a nice sounding kit, I don't play Metal). Fairfax 2 and Session Percussion. I like the Fairfax 1 and Black Velvet best.

Those two were also my favorites from their demos and consequently the two I already own.  
 
I really don't know which 3 to go for with Platinum so I'm glad this thread exists.  Like Kamikaze I may just wait it out a bit to make that decision.
 

Well, I opened up AD2 just to double check what I actually have and it turns out I have the Studio Bundle and Indy already as well. I guess that is narrowing me down to what is left. Right now I am definitely leaning towards Black Velvet and Vintage, but waiting for more replies to decide on a 3rd.

This worked out extremely well for me as I only have AD1 from a previous version of SONAR.
 
I mainly play and record metal, but with Superior Drummer and a few packs I'm fairly well covered for that genre in both drums and MIDI, so I decided to indulge a few other styles in my choices:
 
ADPAK:

1. Studio Rock
2. Indie
3. Fairfax Vol 1

KITPIECES:

1. Ludwig Supraphonic 402 Snare
2. Premier Gen-X Bass Drum
3. Sonor Designer Snare

MIDIPAK:

1. Reggae
2. Punk Rock
3. Blues

 
Pretty eclectic selection, don't you think
 
 

SteveStrummerUK
This worked out extremely well for me as I only have AD1 from a previous version of SONAR.
 
I mainly play and record metal, but with Superior Drummer and a few packs I'm fairly well covered for that genre in both drums and MIDI, so I decided to indulge a few other styles in my choices:
 
ADPAK:

1. Studio Rock
2. Indie
3. Fairfax Vol 1

KITPIECES:

1. Ludwig Supraphonic 402 Snare
2. Premier Gen-X Bass Drum
3. Sonor Designer Snare

MIDIPAK:

1. Reggae
2. Punk Rock
3. Blues

 
Pretty eclectic selection, don't you think
 
 

Yes, very nice!

I've been on the XLN site for about 6 hours over the last 2 days because I only have AD1 and no other packs of any kind.  I've listened to the demos ad-nauseam but am pretty damned impressed that these kits do all sound different.  
 
One of the hard things is I can hear a lot of "processing" within AD2 on the demos that have probably have skewed my decisions:  (Full disclosure: I'm a rock-n-roll old-school pop guy who uses only RMX [with packs] and Session Drummer other than AD1.)   
 
ADPAK
 
1) Fairfax Vol. 1
 
2) Studio Pop 
 
This scares me because I tried like hell to like the Studio Rock kit better, and when I decided that Black Velvet just sounded a bit "muddy" to me, I realized my selections were not exemplifying my tastes.  I though about Blue Oyster too, but for whatever reason I think I need this.
 
3) Indie (just because along with Fairfax & Vintage Dry it was my favorite demo.)
 
KITPIECES
 
I was really disappointed in the lack of selection, I had recommendations from a friend but only one was still available.
 
1) Ludwig Supraphonic 402 Snare (it really stands out).
 
2) Pearl Masterworks Snare (It does sound like something I don't have).
 
3) Cajon (Because I really liked the sound, and the bass drums didn't impress me, and I couldn't select a tom, cymbal or hi-hat.)
 
MIDIPAKS
 
1) American Rock
 
2) Alt. Rock
 
3) Writers Block (Very highly recommended to me.)
 
So I will think no longer about this for a long while.    I will be getting more at some point.
 

Thanks Clint. Maybe I mixing XLN and Toontrack up.
 

ADpaks: Fairfax 2, Indie, Jazz Brushes
 
MIDIpaks: American Indie, Ballad Grooves, Jazz Brushes Grooves
 
Kit Pieces: Bongos and two Mandinka drums (I can't remember which ones)

Yes, I was surprised by the limited number of kit pieces, and the lack of any of the shaker family is particularly surprising seeing that they've been a staple component of drum machines for a very long time. Fortunately Dim Pro covers many of the gaps.