I did buy another AD Expansion Pack

gswitz
Buy any ADpak, and you will also get the critically-acclaimed Addictive Drums 2 engine.
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I just saw this in an email from Cakewalk, so I bought it. I hope this means I get AD2.

I think what you end up with is a one-kit version of AD2 and they don't give you new versions of the Pop/Rock/Prog kits.
 

gswitz
Well that sure is irritating.

I still havent figured out how all the upgrades work.
With X3P I got the Prog/Rock/Pop kits.
 

Not sure how long ago that was Alan, but there have been a number of patches recently with AD2. It wasn't a very smooth launch for sure but I suspect most of the bugs are ironed out.

I often buy s. Cakewalk sells without understanding what I'm getting.
 
Like once I bought the license to be able to use the CA2A in other DAWs without realizing that was what I was buying. I already had it for the Cakewalk ProChannel. I thought it was some kind of upgrade.
 
Just gave my money away that time. Life is harder when you're as dumb as me. Thank your lucky stars!

AD1 and AD2 both work... just with different kits. So if I'm looking through my kits, I'll add both to the project and switch the midi track around. I can't even browse the midi samples for AD1 using AD2.
 
Kinda a PIA imho. There's only a couple of things the new one does that the old one doesn't. I don't really get it.
 
And why is the installer called XLN rather than Addictive installer? I just type Addictive in Win 8 and turn up stuff related to Addictive Drums but XLN? wtf? I had to go to the AD website to figure out what the app was called that I have to go plug the key into. It wasn't listed in the text doc from Cakewalk.
 
Scuse me... it's my time of the month.

Its called XLN installer because they make the product. If you had Addictive Keys for instance or a product branded without 'addictive' you would be using exactly the same installer.

My midi clips for Session Drummer show up fine in the Media Browser. Where are the Midi Clips for the drum stuff I've bought for AD? I've bought two expansion packs for AD now, and I don't think you can even use the Midi clips outside of AD.
 
Am I wrong on this?

gswitz
My midi clips for Session Drummer show up fine in the Media Browser. Where are the Midi Clips for the drum stuff I've bought for AD? I've bought two expansion packs for AD now, and I don't think you can even use the Midi clips outside of AD.
 
Am I wrong on this?

I am curious what you really own... If you go to the XLN web page and open My Account, what do you see?
 
I have  AD, Rock, Pop, Prog,  3 Beats packs, Pearl and "Upgrade". I went XLN way so, I was "lucky" to register AD reasonably late to get 50% upgrade price.
 
Also in case you browse let say "Prog" ADDPAK (http://www.xlnaudio.com/en/products/view/103) while still logged in, do you see some price or just "Purchased" (like me)? May be you have used separate accounts for registering AD1 and registering AD2? At all places, XLN claims in case you upgrade AD1->AD2, you get everything from AD1 available in AD2 (but not reversed...).
 

Wow deja vu again...

Maybe you are thinking of the original PC-2A which did not have a side chain input. Functionally the CA-2A PC and VST versions are identical. Both have side chain inputs.

Oh... I see now. When I said the PC version I meant the original. Not the CA-2A PC module. Just poor wording.
 
Cheers.
 

Deleted wrong thread.

Honestly the included AD sounds good and is easy to use but it doesn't offer as many options in regards to routing and other stuff as my copy of BFD Eco (so it's a full version of a program being compared to a limited version of the other). Also I am somewhat addicted (no pun intended) to Platinum Samples drum packs because they sound sooooo good and there is a ton more choice compared to the specific XLN produced packs.
 
XLN Addictive Drums was going to be the sampler I bought to replace Session Drummer (which is nice but didn't work for the fancy ultra nuanced stuff I like to write) until I was turned on to BFD. So personally I would rather upgrade from Eco to BFD2 (if I can still find a boxed upgrade somewhere) and still have access to my Platinum Samples packs as opposed to upgrading to AD2. I kind of find their new website, installer, reg, marketing stuff to be weird and confusing too (and I don't seem to be the only one who thinks so based on this thread) which is a bit of a turn off. I had a heck of a time just creating an account and getting AD installed.
 
The ONE (or technically two) ADpaks that I am however interested are the JazzPaks but I'm sure I could find suitable alternatives using BFD and its more open policy in regard to third party samples.
 
As far as having access to all those different MIDI files to trigger it all... well I do like how AD handles that and kind of like the included beats better but I usually write/play my own drum parts and if I wanted a MIDI beat generator I think my money would be better spent on something like JamStix. I like the idea of setting variables and getting a live feel for my more improvisational work... particularly blues and jazz stuff. Static beats don't inspire much creativity.
 
As far as the CA2A on Linux... I was under the impression that some of those Linux DAWs did have VST support to a certain extent but I'm guessing that being a Cakewalk product that despite it being VST it might still require windows to run which is a drag. I don't know how such things work though.
 
And your mood is fine. I think I've been far crankier the past couple days. Too many shiz disturbing sock puppets on the forum and extraordinary temperatures closer to home I guess.
 
You're good shiz, G. Don't ever change.
 
Cheers.