

That being said I was able to find a work around that made it more usable. I can read a thing on my surface, way too small. One thing I don't like about EZD2 is the way the VST interacts in reaper. Not that Addictive drums is bad but I just seem to gel with EZD2 more for constructing ideas. I prefer the workflow to Addictive drums. EZD is just to me the most intuitive.ĮZ keys also.wow that thing is great.Ĭlick to expand.Tried out 3 samples yesterday.ĮZdrummer2- My personal favorite of the 3 at this point. And since I know what I want from the drums I find it super easy to put together songs that I am happy with using EZD as my studio drummer.īUT any of these software's are good. This is more fun to me than having a real drummer because the guys who record this MIDI are seriously good and probably better than anyone that I will meet. They are equally as good and slide right into the EZD interface without issue. The toontrack midi is all quite good but groove monkee is a real bargain. So if they played it on hats but you want ride.just move the power hand before pasting to the track. Also can change the power hand in this window.

#Addictive drums 2 review software
What no one has mentioned is that yes, they can be busy.but just double click on the file and you can have the software add or remove hits in a logical way that won't break the performance. The tap2find makes finding the right beat take around 30 seconds. Only drawback is that you do NOT get raw samples.so the drums will already be fairly "mix ready." But the interface is seriously slick. However, right now, $200 would replace my drumheads on my acoustic set.After using Slate I think EZD is the way to go unless you want to manually punch in your MIDI instead if using premade grooves. I'm impressed with XLN's product and customer service. There's a rather large market it will miss out on if it doesn't, IMHO. I hope XLN will figure out a way to modify AD2 to be supported by GB. I venture to guess there are millions of GB users like me who are willing to pay for good drum sounds but have a budget to work in.

XLN discontinued their forum, which I believe if still there would be awash with frustrated GB users. The thing is there isn't much discussion about AD2 limitations with GB on the web. For amateur musicians who stretch a music-habit budget, an extra $199 dollars for a new DAW or being faced with learning a new DAW altogether for good drum sounds for a song may make people think twice about buying AD2. I looked forward to purchasing more ad-paks and to the potential to use my e-drum kit with AD2 and GB. The price and interfacing abilities of AD1 with GB made that purchase cost effective, easy and it inspired better recordings. I play live music with a band and I enjoy dabbling with my small home studio. It may also be disappointing for other GB users as well. However, it’s this very decision that is the source of my disappointment. It is one I'm considering, not only for the AD2 capabilities.
