Addictive Drums 2: Classic Rock Collection

The sound that rocked the ’70s.

Included products:

• Addictive Drums 2 Engine
• Blue Oyster (ADpak)
• Retroplex (ADpak)
• Retro Songs (MIDIpak)
• Rock’n’Roll (MIDIpak)

Legendary Drums of the Rock Gods

Decades of recording ingenuity to perfect, a few seconds to drop into your DAW. For the timeless sound of British rock drums, look no further than the Classic Rock Collection. One thunderous late ’60s Blue Oyster kit just like the one Jon Bonham kicked the triplets out of with Led Zeppelin. One superbly recorded ’70s Retroplex kit like the one Keith Moon played on stage with a live goldfish in.

Complete with the Retro Songs and Rock’n’Roll MIDIpaks giving you beats from hard rock to Motown, controllable presets, dialable room tone, cowbell, more cowbell! It’s the drum sound that changed the music world forever, bundled up in a box for your music-making pleasure. Load them up in your DAW and throw the TV out of the window!

Addictive Drums 2

What’s new in Addictive Drums update v2.5?

• A brand new look: Addictive Drums 2 now has a new stunning, sleek design. It’s the Addictive Drums 2 you know and love, but more visually appealing.
• New “Trig Gate” effect: The new Trig Gate lets you mangle your drum sound and still get perfect gate action on every drum hit. No need to dial in threshold settings – the gate is perfectly triggered by the internal midi drum notes.
• New compressor “Boost” mode: Make your drums hit harder with the click of a button. The new “Boost” mode adds a new level of thump and attack to your beats, fueled by an XLN-approved multiband compression tailored for drums.
• Even better EQ: The EQ now has clear real-time visual feedback of the signal across all frequencies. All settings are clearly visible for easier and more precise adjustments.
• The v2.5 update is fully backwards compatible. All material created in previous versions will work and sound as intended: presets, tweaks, mix settings, MIDI beats and other settings. The update works with all Addictive Drums 2 expansions (ADpaks, MIDIpaks and Kitpiece paks).

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.

Blue Oyster (ADpak)

The Sound of Classic Rock

To get those glorious Led Zeppelin and John Bonham-inspired drum sounds, XLN Audio went straight to the source: The Ludwig Blue Oyster kit. Our Blue Oyster kit includes production-ready presets that provide instant access to vintage and modern production techniques.

Size does matter! This ADpak is inspired by the setup of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. The big sizes, coated heads, and characteristic tuning give you a clear and thunderous drum sound that is reminiscent of the late 60s.

The included presets provide instant access to inspiring sounds ranging from clean and pristine to distorted and heavily processed. Use presets as-is or easily tweak them to achieve a unique sound that’s exactly right for your music.

The Blue Oyster Kit Contains:

Kick: 

• 22×16″ Ludwig Blue Oyster Vintage
• 26×14″ Ludwig Blue Oyster Vintage 

Snare:

• 14×6.5″ Ludwig Supraphonic 402 

Toms:

• 13″ Ludwig Blue Oyster Vintage
• 14″ Ludwig Blue Oyster Vintage
• 16″ Ludwig Blue Oyster Vintage
• 18″ Ludwig Blue Oyster Vintage

Cymbals:

• 15″ Paiste 2002 Hihat
• 15″ Paiste 2002 Hihat with Ching-Ring
• 18″ Zildian K Dark Thin Crash
• 19″ Sabian HH Thin Crash
• 20″ Sabian Artisan Vault Crash
• 24″ Paiste 2002 Ride 

Extras:

• Meinl Single Brass Tambourine, Meinl Large Black Cowbell

Features

• Authentic late-60s drum kit
• Production-ready presets
• Classic and modern sounds

Retroplex (ADpak)

The Sound of Glam Rock

The Retroplex kit captures the bold, outrageous drum sounds of legendary glam rock artists like David Bowie and Lou Reed in painstaking detail. Production-ready presets provide instant access to both vintage and modern production techniques.

The acrylic see-through Vistalite drums became popular in the early 70s for their great looks, fast attack and clear sustain. Drumming legend Keith Moon (The Who) played live sets with an extra water-filled Vistalite floor tom used as a fishbowl!

The included presets provide instant access to inspiring sounds ranging from clean and pristine to distorted and heavily processed. Use presets as-is or easily tweak them to achieve a unique sound that’s exactly right for your music.

The Retroplex kit includes:

Kick:

• 22×16″ Ludwig Vistalite
• 24×16″ Ludwig Vistalite 

Snare:

• 14×5″ Ludwig Vistalite 

Toms:

• 12″ Ludwig Vistalite
• 13″ Ludwig Vistalite
• 14″ Ludwig Vistalite
• 16″ Ludwig Vistalite

Cymbals:

• 15″ Zildjian Vintage Hihat
• 17″ Zildjian A Custom Crash
• 18″ Zildjian A Thin Crash, 18″ Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash, 22″ Zildjian K Constantinople Medium Ride 

Extras:

• Meinl Double Steel Tambourine
• Meinl Steel Bell Large Cowbell

Features

• Authentic Ludwig “plexi” kit
• Production-ready presets
• Classic and modern sounds

Retro Songs (MIDIpak)

Classic Grooves from the 60s and 70s.

From early 60s Motown to thunderous heavy rock of the 70s, this MIDIpak gives you tons of inspiring grooves in different tempos and feels.

Bring back the good times with this MIDIpak full of great beats and grooves inspired by the 60s and 70s! This MIDIpak contains 35 complete songs (over 200 sections) all played by a real drummer. It is compatible with any Addictive Drums 2 ADpak, but really well suited for Black Oyster, Blue Oyster, and Retroplex.

Features

• 60s and 70s beats and grooves
• Spans hard rock to Motown
• 200+ live-recorded performances

Rock’n’Roll (MIDIpak)