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Addictive Drums 2: Percussion Collection – Percussion Expansion Pack by XLN Audio

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Addictive Drums 2: Percussion Collection is an expansion pack from XLN Audio for Addictive Drums 2. It bundles percussion and boutique drum kits, plus MIDI beats and mallet grooves, and requires the Addictive Drums 2 engine to run.

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01Overview

Addictive Drums 2: Percussion Collection extends the AD2 library with two kits recorded in different studios. One is a Latin-leaning set of congas, timbales, a caixa and a pandeiro, which can be played as single sounds or as a full drum kit. The other is a boutique kit of hand-made wooden drums, played with both sticks and mallets. The collection also includes the Addictive Drums 2 engine and four MIDI packs, so it works as a complete starting point for producers who want organic, percussive textures.

Best for

Latin percussion grooves
Organic drum patterns
Samba-style drum kits
Folk and singer-songwriter tracks
Cinematic film score percussion
Mallet-driven drum beats

Developer: XLN Audio
Category: Expansion Packs
Requires: Addictive Drums 2
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Session Percussion ADpak with congas, timbales, caixa and pandeiro
Percussion sounds can be played individually or as a playable drum kit
Boutique Mallets ADpak with hand-made Wacco wooden drums
Vintage microphone recordings run through a Neve console
Atmospheric cymbal swells alongside stick and mallet playing
Percussion Beats and Mallet Grooves MIDI packs included
Includes the Addictive Drums 2 engine
Available as VST, AU and AAX on Mac, and VST and AAX on Windows

03In depth

Latin Percussion and Vintage Recordings

Session Percussion is recorded in Svenska Grammofonstudion's large live room in Gothenburg, using vintage microphones run through a Neve console. XLN Audio describes the sounds as organic and vibrant, with congas and timbales that play grooves you would not get from typical percussion sample libraries.

The kit is built to work as a playable drum set. The congas and timbales can serve as toms, and the pandeiro can cover hi-hat, kick and snare through its different slap styles. Each piece is also usable on its own, so you can layer individual percussion into other drum kits.

The collection includes a range of cymbals and hi-hats chosen to match the percussive set.

Boutique Wooden Drums for Mallet and Stick Playing

Boutique Mallets uses a kit made by Wacco, a Finnish drum maker, recorded at Soundtrade Studios in Stockholm. The drums are made from solid wood, with some shells carved from single pieces of wood, and are tuned with traditional rope-tensioned lugs.

All drums in this ADpak were played with both sticks and mallets, and the kit includes atmospheric cymbal swells. XLN Audio positions it for folky, warm and organic material, from simple songs to cinematic film scores.

The collection also includes MIDI-based Percussion Beats and Mallet Grooves to play these sounds quickly.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	XLN Audio
Type	Preset pack / expansion
Category	Expansion Packs
Requires	Addictive Drums 2

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Addictive Drums 2: Percussion Collection?

You need Addictive Drums 2, since this collection is an expansion pack for that drum plugin. The collection itself includes the Addictive Drums 2 engine.

Which formats and operating systems does it support?

On Mac, it is available in VST, AU and AAX formats, 64-bit only, for macOS 10.13 or later. On Windows, it supports Windows 7 to 11 in VST and AAX formats, 64-bit only. A standalone application is also listed for both platforms.

Which hosts are supported?

XLN Audio says it should run in any host that supports 64-bit VST, AU or AAX plugins. The developer actively tests with Ableton Live 9 or later, Apple Logic Pro 9 and 10, Avid Pro Tools 11 or later, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Propellerhead Reason 10.3 or later, Reaper 4 and 5, and Steinberg Cubase 8 or later. Pro Tools First is not supported.