Addictive Drums 2: Soul and R&B Collection

Addictive Drums 2: Soul and R&B Collection Classic soul to Nu-Soul and beats for the streets Included Products: Modern Soul and R&B (ADpak) Vintage Dry (ADpak) Modern Soul And R&B Beats (MIDIpak) Dry Beats & Songs (MIDIpak) (Also includes the Addictive Drums 2 Engine) A Whole Lot of Soul XLN Audio has bundled up their Modern Soul and R&B ADpak with the thick and deliciously authentic ’70s studio sound of Vintage Dry to give you a whole load of ways to slide sweet soulful drum tracks into your productions. Whether you’re looking for that fat old school Otis Redding backbeat, Nu-Soul sweetness a la Erykah Badu, or ’70s revival breaks along the lines of Daft Punk, Khruangbin or Michael Kiwanuka, from Timberlake to Timbaland to Tim Maia (look him up, you can thank us later), we’ve got you covered. Addictive Drums 2 It’s All About the Sound Tweak any of the professionally designed presets or build up a custom kit from scratch, it’s your choice. Addictive Drums 2 is packed with mixing and sound-shaping features that let you transform the raw sounds in amazing ways. Whether you need your drums to sound open and crystal-clear or produced and radio-ready, or grungy and heavily distorted, AD2 has studio-grade tools to get the job done. Lightning Fast Workflow The best sounds and features are useless if you can’t find and use them quickly when inspiration strikes. Addictive Drums 2 really excels in this area. Every detail – from drag-and-drop audio and MIDI to rapid linking and layering, to near-instant kit piece swapping–is designed to keep you in the creative zone. The clean layout and lighting-fast workflow include hundreds of individual features that make AD2 fast and familiar – even for first-time users. Every drum kit is recorded in world-class studios by industry professionals and amazing drummers to give you professional sonic options and creative control. Where Do You Start? To get the most out of Addictive Drums 2 you always start with XPN Audio’s Collections. A Collection is a bundle of ADpaks (drum kits), MIDIpaks (beats) and Kitpiece Paks (single drums) put together to give you the best possible drum production experience. Modern Soul and R&B (ADpak) Fat, warm, organic drums for Modern Soul and R&B Riksmixningsverket – Stockholm XLN Audio wanted to be able to capture the sounds of this classic kit in beautiful isolation. Situated on a small island in the centre of Stockholm, Riksmixningsverket is one of the best sounding old naval warehouses in the industry. And at its centre is a classic analogue heart through which to capture some sweet sonic love, the Neve 8068 console. Old desks like these do something magical to music, they give their own character, enforce the punchiness and thickness of the sounds. It’s hard to put into words, but your ears can definitely tell. Classic Kit – Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple kit An absolute classic. Clean and crisp and smooth like butter. This Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple kit is made of sheets of Maple ply wrapped around a single layer of African Wenge hardwood, delivering a finely tuned tone that plays rich and clear across the full dynamic range. However you want to hear them, slamming out the breaks, or simmering in the back, they have the perfectly balanced sound to sit super comfortably in the mix. For snares, XLN Audio felt they needed two. A deep Longo Solid Ply Cherry for big, fat hits and thick side sticks and a shallower, high tuned 1968 Ludwig Acrolite for tighter, snappier hits. To top it off, we hand-picked smooth Meinl cymbals to glue the whole kit together, wrapped in warmth and balanced highs. Kit Details: Kick: Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple 22×16″ Snares: Longo Solid Ply Cherry 14×6″ Ludwig Acrolite 14×5″ Toms: Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple 10×8″ Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple 12×8″ Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple 14×13″ Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple 16×15″ Hi-Hats & Cymbals: Meinl Byzance Dual 15″ Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Thin 18″ Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Thin 20″ Meinl Byzance Vin