Oh and out of curiosity... how do you like the JazzSticks Adpak? Is it worth the rather significant investment?
 

You can buy AD2 expansion packs without owning AD2... Nothing to stop you! : )

I do like the jazz sticks. I don't get into the drum synths to often. But I like it.

The licensed products that I have are...
XLN Online Installer
AD2
Fairfax Vol 1
AD1
Modern Jazz Sticks (AD1)

You gotta ring Cakewalk and get it sorted before it's too late :) Certainly was not an upgrade path...

Cheers...

It's ok, Alex. I'm pretty sure I got what I paid for. I just don't think AD is for me.
 
Tonight, I spent a very happy hour with Session Drummer. Session Drummer with some midi clips from Groove Monkee and I'm a happy boy.
http://stabilitynetwork.blob.core.windows.net/g-tunes/20140701_SessDrumJam.mp3
This recording is a one take wonder where I used the Zeta2, Rapture, my GR20 for bass, and my guitar direct into TH2. I stepped on the hold button on the synth holding both Rapture and Zeta as well as the bass. I had my foot on the volume pedal on the synth which also controlled Zeta and Rapture. What you hear is what I heard while playing.
 
I think getting to really know drum synths may be for some time in my future, but not now. I find it too frustrating. This time I was disappointed by what I got for my money.
 
I'm really a guitarist. I just like to plug in and play. With Session Drummer, I've got years worth of Track Templates I can pull into a project and then just grab a clip to play along with. I can use the midi clips. I can import samples. I can use ALL the FX I have in Sonar (pretty awesome imho).
 
AD seems like pre mixed and EQ'd drum kits. IDK even how to send every piece out to its own track. Looks like they all get mixed within AD. It's like the 'Easy' button mix for drums.
 
Seems silly, but I think AD is just one of the new things that I'm not so sure is actually a better thing. At least for me and my workflow.
 
Recent favorite purchases from Cakewalk include Glabanum Piscus for Rapture and The Syntorial Software. Those are things I felt were totally things I was happy I bought. Oh, and my shirt. My kid wears hers all the time and says thank you!

Well best to you :)

@Beep - Full version of BFD 3 is $349. UK price is $393. The upgrade from Eco isn't that much less.
I'm sure it's excellent but for that price they can keep their Big F**king Drum :)
 
Cheers... :)

If you bought AD2 then your jazz sticks will have upgraded with AD2. If you only bought an AD2 pak, I don't think it will.
 
You can easily use individual outputs with AD and AD2. There is a down arrow at the bottom by each mixer fader. Select those. In AD2, you can choose between individual outs and individual outs and the main outs as well though I don't like the way it sounds with both individual and mains together. To me, it just doesn't sound right.
 
Then create about twelve or so new audio tracks and set the inputs to AD (1 or 2) (whichever inputs you want). I use the kit pieces in mono and the buss, overhead and room as stereo. There are more options there but I think they are redundant. Either way, it's up to you what you want.
 
HTH

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.

Hey Beepster
 
Just so you know, you can now upgrade directly to BFD3 from BFD Eco in case that's why you're thinking of upgrading to BFD2. Having said that if you can find BFD2 at a good price you'll have 10 extra kits.
They are extracts of the same kits you have in BFD Eco so you'll have an idea of how they sound already.
 
Steve

gswitz
AD seems like pre mixed and EQ'd drum kits. It's like the 'Easy' button mix for drums.
 

Many of the presets are certainly heavily processed within Addictive, but if you run it dry, then it is dry!