dubdisciple
Getting back on original topic,  the reggae demos are pretty good.  I also noticed a few packs are regularly priced at $9.95 (balladsd and sloppy grooves are the ones i have seen so far) for those looking for even more savings.  Not sure about the sloippy grooves since ai can drum badly all by myself, but the ballad ones are not bad

Heavy Rock is also normally priced at 9.95. I picked up the percussion kit and 14 midi packs. that is counting the free ones too. Right now I am working on some Latin grooves. 
 
I need to down load the BFD demo and play with that when I get some free time. The only problem with all these drum programs is I am getting away from recording real drums more and more and relying more on these programs. I still got my percussion instruments. I am tempted to sell some of this stuff off to pay for more drum software.

I think if you actually play the drums, these are strictly supplemental.  The exception being genres that are mostly artificial in nature.  Even those can often benefit from real drumming, even if it's just as a sample source to chop.  As advanced as this software is, it simply cannot duplicate the subtle nuances of a human yet.  These midi paks are great because they are played by a human and essentially provide the best of both worlds. The downside, for lack of better term, with these midi paks is most need other adpaks to truly shine.  The samples in AD are incredible, but it is odd that they chose not to include any percussion except cowbell.

Marcus Curtis

paulo
Is it possible to load them onto an offline daw ? Looks like your pc has to be online to install them from what I can see.

You got to use the installer and the installer needs internet access. you access your account through the installer. Any software updates are done through the installer too.

Oh well, guess I won't be buying any then.

I agree, For me using a drum program is easier and less time consuming then placing mics around my drum set and running everything through external hardware. In addition there is a skill level in some of the midi packs that is superior to my skill level. While I do get ideas for rhythm patterns and I can improve my skill, some of the beats in the midi packs are beyond my abilities. I am a guitar player that plays drums. The software has made everything easier in capturing my ideas. But your right. Nothing can ever replace real drums, at least for now. But drum software like AD has made my music hobby a bit more enjoyable. I dread the day when all of us musicians can be replaced by a computer program. Will it ever happen? Who knows?

i doubt that day comes.  I think that technology will eventually advance to the point where computers are powerful enough to add human elements to computer generated compositions but what they cannot replace is our need for hero worship.  The monarchy in England outlived any practical function hundreds of years ago, yet it is still in place.   It is why cover bands of marginal skill have a following.  Why boy bands continually spring up and why anyone gives a rat's ___ about the Kardashians.  I don't think machines can ever be idols in that Elvis/beattles/Beyonce sorta way.

Thanks for the tip!  I just bought 7 packs... great deal and as of now, sunday (15th), discount code (2013MIDI) is still working!

I'm having trouble finding where on my computer are the actual midi beat AD paks (of which I have bought many) for Addictive Drums 2. I want to to try to open them in a different drum program, but I can't find them - I thought maybe they were in Program Files, or Program Data, but no luck. So it's probably something stupid I'm just missing. Any help would be great! Thanks.

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MartytheMartySONAR123
I'm having trouble finding where on my computer are the actual midi beat AD paks (of which I have bought many) for Addictive Drums 2. I want to to try to open them in a different drum program, but I can't find them - I thought maybe they were in Program Files, or Program Data, but no luck. So it's probably something stupid I'm just missing. Any help would be great! Thanks.

If you want to use the midi files with other drum software you need to do the following:

1. Log-in to your user account at www.xlnaudio.com
2. Go to this page:
http://www.xlnaudio.com/myaccount-myproducts/offline
(note the "offline" part of the URL, making it different than the regular My Products page)
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page where it says External Midi Files