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XLN Audio Addictive Drums - Audio Demos

Listen to Addictive Drums!

Addictive Drums can sound extremely realistic, giving you crystal clear acoustic drums, but it can also be tweaked and twisted into sounding very machine-like or downright weird!

XLN Audio Addictive Drums - Complete Drum Production Studio - Get Addicted!

So if you're looking for the best acoustic drum sounds, Addictive Drums has them. And if you're looking for anything BUT the best acoustic drum sounds... well... Addictive Drums has got that too! What really sets Addictive Drums apart in terms of musicality, is its ability to fit your production no matter the style! Take a listen to some of the possibilities available with Addictive Drums...

MP3 Demo
Description
Acoustic Pop This nice, mellow track clearly shows Addictive Drums crystal clear acoustic sound. Made by Berntoft.
Addictive Startup This is a cool introduction to the capabilities and diversity of the Addictive Drums samples. Punchy and full sounds. If you listen closely you can hear the fancy cymbal chokes in action too! This track uses the midi file "Startup" and the default AD preset. Included in AD. Beats by Jakob Moller.
Addictive Startup (Funky Pants) No, it's not an old record :), it's Addictive Drums playing the startup MIDI file, this time with a different mix preset: FunkyPants. Beats by Jakob Moller.
Daydreamer This shows you another side of Addictive Drums. The whole rhythm track is made with AD. Nothing added. The mix is done inside Addictive Drums! Made by Martin Eklund.
Distortion Frenzy This shows you just how extremely twisted you can get with Addictive Drums. Manipulate the pitch envelopes, volume envelopes and pitch sensitivity, add some distortion on the BUS mixer channel, and you end up with something like this! Made by Jakob Moller.
Lo-Fi Reggae Addictive Drums can suit almost any style of music. Just listen to this sweet reggae. the lo-fi sound is all coming from AD. Making good use of the compressors, and the master channel filter. The beats are made from the provided reggae rhythms in AD. Made by Lars Erlandsson.
AD - Natural Drums This is a very natural sounding preset with compression. Made by the AD Beat Library.
Breakbeats Does this sound like one of your favourite vinyl drum loops? Well, Addictive Drums is good at sounding like a vinyl drum loop. No need to dust off that old vinyl player to get the sound right. Made by Lars Erlandsson.
Funky Stuff Some more funky sounding beats! The effects are all coming from inside Addictive Drums. No additional processing! Made by Lars Erlandsson.
Hard Rock A had rock kinda rhythm, with a good "middle-of-the-road" mix preset. Made from AD Library.
Addictive Electro Addiction from a different angle. Addictive Drums can work quite well with electronic type of music too! Made by Tobias Karlsson.
Metal! Slick guitarriffs and Addictive Drums on fire! Made by Jori Haukio.


Beats and Fills

Below are some examples of the many fills included in the MIDI Beat Library! Addictive Drums includes over 3500 midi files of beats and fills, and also longer performances of 12 bars etc.

MP3 Demo
Description
Funky Fills # 1 Examples of the funk fills in Addictive Drums. They, and many more beats and fills, are included in the AD MIDI Library. Made by Jakob Moller.
Funky Fills # 2 Some funky fills from Addictive Drums. A little more advanced playing, and with a different preset. Made by Jakob Moller.
PopRock Fills Classic PopRock fills with a standard rock beat. Made by Jakob Moller.
Rock Fills
Advanced
Examples of some of the more advanced rock fills featured in the Addictive Drums MIDI Library with a fat thumpy preset. Made by Jakob Moller.
Hardrock Fills # 1 Here is an example of the hard rock fills in Addictive Drums. With so many velocity layers and alternating samples, the bass drum sounds very realistic even at extreme speeds. Made by Jakob Moller.
Hardrock Fills # 2 Some more hard rock fills from the library. A little more advanced playing. Made by Jakob Moller.


Addictive Drums Samples

Below you will find MP3 demo files showing you just how detailed and realistic the AD samples are. The production preset uses slight compression and eq only. We also introduce a world first: sampled "real" cymbal chokes! Hear them in action below!

MP3 Demo
Description
Kick Drum This is the sound of the Tama 22" bass drum. Thanks to all the editing and mixing possibilities in Addictive Drums, you can get everything from a fat and thumpy rock sound to a tuned up round sound jazz bass drum. Made by Jakob Moller.
Snare Drum Here you can hear all the different stroke types on the snare: Tip in the middle, tip closer to the rim, rimshot in the middle, rimshot closer to the rim, side stick and finally just hitting the rim. Made by Jakob Moller.
Snare Performance Addictive Drums gives you the ultimate snare sound! With extensive velocity layers and alternating samples you can forget about "machinegun" mayhem. This is the Sonor Designer series 14" x 5" snare drum which has a very punchy sound with rich overtones. Made by Jakob Moller.
Hi-Hat This is the 14" Sabian AAX Studio Hi-Hat. The audio clip shows you the different stroke types of the hi-hat in Addictive Drums, from totally closed to fully open. You can hit it with the tip and with the side of the stick. You can also hit the bell and do foot splashes! Made by Jakob Moller.
Hi-Hat Performance Addictive Drums gives you the most realistic hi-hat performances! The multitude of stroke variations combined with the extensive editing and mixing possibilities give you the right control and feeling! Made by Jakob Moller.
Toms Addictive Drums features toms for all kinds of production styles. Soundwise, you get everything from a nice natural rock sound (like in this demo), to electronic single sample toms. You can use four toms simultaneously. The are thirteen toms to choose from! Made by Jakob Moller.
Cymbals This is the sound of the cymbals in Addictive Drums. As you can hear the sound is full and rich. You can use a total of four cymbals in Addictive Drums simultaneously: three slots for crashes, splashes and chinas, and one slot for ride. Made by Jakob Moller.
Cymbal Chokes We are very proud of this unique feature in AD: just hit the choke key (one for each cymbal), at any time, and AD plays a perfectly matched choke sample for ultimate realism! The cymbal choke samples in AD are multilayered of course. Made by Jakob Moller.
Ride Cymbal The ride in Addictive Drums is very versatile. You can hit it with the tip, with the side and on the bell. You can of course choke the ride just like the other cymbals! Made by Jakob Moller.
Cowbell This is the LP cowbell in AD. Like everything else in Addictive Drums it is multisampled with alternating samples. In the full version of AD there are two different cowbells to choose from. Made by Jakob Moller.


Addictive Drums - Download the FREE Demo Version Now!

The Demo version of Addictive Drums is fully functional software!

You can load and save presets, get a taste of the Beats and Fills (Midi Library) and tweak away on the built in insert effects and reverbs etc. It includes some tasty presets that give you a good idea of what AD is capable off. It is not time limited. Use it as much as you want whenever you want!


Limitations:

  • Only 1 Kick, 1 snare, 1 Hihat and 1 Crash is provided.
  • The real version ships with lots of different drums, cowbells and cymbals.
  • A very limited "taste" of the rhythms in the AD Midi Library is provided.
  • The real version has over 3000 Midi files.


Instructions for Download

PC or Mac?

  • There are two installer versions, depending on if you are on a PC or Mac. Just choose below.
  • For Mac users: Addictive Drums works on G5 and IntelMac!

Plug-in Formats

  • The installer lets you choose between RTAS, AU and VST.

Download size

  • Around 180 MB


Install Instructions

  • Unzip file and run the installer!

Note: Addictive Drums is a virtual instrument - you will need a host/sequencer to test it


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