AD2 KIT INSTALLATION

🚧 DISCLAIMER: IF YOU SEE “NO LICENSE” IN ANY DRUM CELL, IT MEANS YOU HAVEN’T PURCHASED OR INSTALLED THE REQUIRED XLN AUDIO EXPANSION FOR THAT SPECIFIC KIT PIECE. YOU CAN STILL LOAD THE KITS WITHOUT OWNING ALL EXPANSIONS, AND ALL CUSTOM MIXING SETTINGS WILL FUNCTION CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, YOU’LL NEED TO REPLACE ANY MISSING PIECES WITH SOUNDS YOU DO OWN—WHICH WILL OFTEN ALTER THE INTENDED CHARACTER OF THE KIT. FOR THE PRESETS TO SOUND EXACTLY AS DESIGNED, YOU’LL NEED ACCESS TO MOST IF NOT ALL AD2 EXPANSIONS. 

PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME (ORENJI SOUL) WHICH EXPANSIONS TO PICK UP FIRST. MY USUAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE VINTAGE DEAD, GOSPEL & HIP HOP, VINTAGE DRY, FUNK, R&B & SOUL, JAZZ STICKS, AND STUDIO ROCK. EVERY EXPANSION HAS SOMETHING UNIQUE TO OFFER—STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, AND VERY DIFFERENT FLAVORS. THERE ARE SO MANY THAT IT’S IMPRACTICAL FOR ME TO TRACK WHICH KIT PIECE COMES FROM WHICH EXPANSION WHEN BUILDING CUSTOM KITS, SO THE SIMPLEST ANSWER IS: COLLECT THEM ALL OVER TIME, AT WHATEVER PACE WORKS FOR YOU.

IN THE ADDICTIVE DRUMS 2 PRESET BROWSER, CLICKING ON A PRESET WILL SHOW THE REQUIRED EXPANSIONS IN THE BOTTOM-RIGHT CORNER. YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL KIT PIECES—LIKE SNARES, KICKS, AND PERCUSSION—DIRECTLY FROM THE XLN WEBSITE FOR A LOW COST.

ADDITIONALLY, IN AD2’S MIXER VIEW, EACH DRUM CELL HAS A SMALL “L” ICON IN THE TOP-LEFT CORNER. CLICKING IT WILL DISPLAY THE EXACT KIT PIECE AND THE EXPANSION IT BELONGS TO.

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