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Addictive Drums 2: Rock Collection – Rock Drum Expansion Pack

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Addictive Drums 2: Rock Collection is an expansion pack for Addictive Drums 2 that bundles two Fairfax ADpak drum kits and two MIDIpaks of rock grooves, recorded at the Sound City studio in Los Angeles.

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01Overview

The Rock Collection is built around recordings made in the Fairfax Recordings room in Los Angeles, known as Sound City. XLN Audio pairs two Fairfax ADpak drum kits with the American Rock and American Indie MIDIpaks, so you get both sampled kits and ready-made beats in one collection. It requires Addictive Drums 2 to run and is sold as a Collection, the format XLN uses to group kits, beats and single drums for its drum plugin.

Best for

Classic rock drums
Punchy American rock beats
Indie rock grooves
Vintage drum sounds
Rock drum programming

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

02Key features

What you get

Two Fairfax ADpak drum kits recorded at Sound City, Los Angeles
Vintage Gretsch "Stop Sign" kit from the 1970s with six plies
Tama Bell Brass snare, described by XLN as the Terminator
Vintage Gretsch "Round Badge" kit with maple and gumwood shells
American Rock and American Indie MIDIpaks for rock beats
Includes the Addictive Drums 2 Engine
Available in VST, AU and AAX on Mac; VST and AAX on Windows

03In depth

Vintage Kits Recorded at Sound City

Fairfax Vol. 1 is built around a 1970s Gretsch "Stop Sign" six-ply kit. The kit includes a Tama Bell Brass snare that XLN describes as the holy grail of snare drums, along with a Craviotto Custom Shop snare, several Zildjian cymbals and Iveson's toms.

Fairfax Vol. 2 takes a warmer, mellower direction with a 1960s three-ply Gretsch "Round Badge" kit. Its maple and gumwood shells and two vintage Ludwig snares give it a rich, dark character that the developer positions as versatile in a mix.

Rock Drum Grooves in the MIDIpaks

The American Rock and American Indie MIDIpaks add beats to the collection, so you can program or audition drum parts without building them from scratch. They are designed to be played through the Addictive Drums 2 kits, which keeps the sound consistent across your parts.

Because the kits and beats come from the same engine, the collection suits producers who want to sketch a rock arrangement and then refine the sounds with AD2's built-in mixing and shaping tools.

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: Rock Collection?

You need Addictive Drums 2 to use this collection. The collection is an expansion pack that adds kits and MIDI grooves to that drum plugin.

Which formats and systems does it support?

On Mac it supports macOS 10.13 or later, including M1 Native and macOS 12 Monterey, in VST, AU and AAX formats plus a standalone application, all 64-bit only. On Windows it supports Windows 7 to 11 (64-bit only) in VST and AAX formats plus a standalone application. It needs 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended) and an internet connection during installation only.

Which hosts are supported?

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, Logic Pro 9 and 10, Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported), Cakewalk by Bandlab, Reason 10.3 or later, Reaper 4 and 5, and Cubase 8 or later.