Addictive Drums 2 is available

As announced, XLN Audio released today version 2 of its Addictive Drums virtual drums.

Addictive Drums 2 adds a lot of new features, here’s the list:

New Transient Shaper that can be applied to each element or the entire mix
New Tone Designer to dampen the sound
2 Delerb processors that combine reverb and delay, with Swirl feature and advanced EQ
6 additional slots for a total or 18 kit pieces
New FlexiSlots that allow for loading additional pieces
Kitpiece Linking feature to link the elements and fatten the sound
“Trigger” Kitpieces (sinus waves, white noise, one shot samples…) that can be linked to acoustic elements, for sound design purposes
New Response section for performance tweaking
2 multi-effect inserts per channel
New 4-band EQ with addition high-cut and low-cut filters
Beat Transformer to change an existing beat
Grid Search system to quickly find a groove
Record MIDI directly from the host to AD 2
Improved beat browser
Drag and drop audio filters from AD 2 to the host timeline or the desktop
New Sound Ideal search system with preset filtering
Snapshots for A/B comparison
SynCloud feature for preset sync
New presets and ExploreMaps, all the presets now include a MIDI preview
Preview all the ADpaks and MIDIpaks in AD 2
Standalone version available with a new Tempo control

The Addictive Drums 2 plug-in version is available in VST, AU and AAX 32 and 64-bit formats for Mac OS X and Windows.

Owners of version 1 can purchase an upgrade for 79.95€ or 99.95€ if they add an ADPak of their choice. The second option also gives you a 25% discount code for use on the XLN Audio online store during the next Summer Madness offer (an e-mail will be sent to you at that time). And don’t forget to upgrade your expansion packs.

New clients can choose between three bundles:

Artist Bundle : AD 2 + 2 ADpaks + 2 MIDIpaks and 2 Kitpiece Paks of their choice
Producer Bundle: AD 2 + 3 ADpaks + 3 MIDIpaks and 3 Kitpiece Paks of their choice
XXL Studio Bundle: AD 2 + 6 ADpaks + 6 MIDIpaks and 6 Kitpiece Paks of their choice

Visit www.xlnaudio.com for full details and pricing.