Addictive Drums 2: Custom XL Collection is a drum plugin bundle from XLN Audio that includes the Addictive Drums 2 engine and lets you choose 18 content packs of drum kits, MIDI beats and single drums.
This collection pairs the full Addictive Drums 2 engine with a selection you make yourself. You get six ADpaks (drum kits), six MIDIpaks (beats) and six Kitpiece Paks (single drums), chosen from the wider catalog. You can make all of your picks at once or add content over time, which suits producers who want to build a drum library around their own genres and sounds. The bundle is a good fit for anyone who already works with drum plugins and wants more control over which sounds and rhythms they own.
Addictive Drums 2 includes mixing and sound-shaping tools for transforming raw drum recordings. The developer says these tools let you make drums sound open and crystal-clear, produced and radio-ready, or grungy and heavily distorted. You can start from one of the included presets or build a kit from scratch.
Every drum kit in the library was recorded in studios with professional drummers, which gives you a range of acoustic sources to work from in the mix.
The engine supports drag-and-drop of audio and MIDI, linking and layering of sounds, and swapping of kit pieces. XLN Audio describes the layout as clean and designed to keep you working quickly.
Because the collection is built from your choice of content, you can mix genres in one setup, such as a rock fill played on a kit from another style. The MIDI library includes 5000 beats, and the bundle contains 130 production-ready presets plus specialty trigger sounds.
This collection is aimed at producers who like to explore options and pick content that matches their interests. If you prefer a fixed set of drum kits, a standard Addictive Drums 2 library may be a simpler choice. The custom format rewards users who want to assemble their own mix of kits, beats and single drums over time.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | XLN Audio |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Complete Collection |
| Formats | VST2, AU, AAX, Standalone |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Free trial | Yes |
The collection includes the full Addictive Drums 2 engine and your choice of 6 ADpaks (drum kits), 6 MIDIpaks (beats) and 6 Kitpiece Paks (single drums).
No. You can make your selections now or over time as you expand your library.
The plugin is available in VST2, AU, AAX and Standalone formats, and runs on Windows and macOS. It is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.
The product should run in any host that supports 64-bit VST, AU or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests with Ableton Live 9 or later, Apple Logic Pro 9 and 10, Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported), Cakewalk by Bandlab, Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later, Reaper 4 and 5, and Steinberg Cubase 8 or later.
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