Black Oyster ADpak is an expansion pack for XLN Audio's Addictive Drums 2 that adds a Ludwig Black Oyster drum kit and 17 production-ready presets inspired by early-1960s pop drumming.
Black Oyster ADpak is built around a recorded Ludwig Black Oyster kit, aiming at the early-1960s sound associated with Ringo Starr and The Beatles. The developer describes the kit as suited to material ranging from early-1960s Motown to late-1960s psychedelic pop. Medium drum sizes and coated heads are chosen to give a period-correct pop tone. The 17 presets run from clean, pristine sounds to distorted, heavily processed ones, and they can be used as-is or adjusted to fit a track.
The core of the pack is a Ludwig Black Oyster kit with a 20x16" kick, a 14x5" vintage snare and three toms at 12", 13" and 16". Medium sizes and coated heads are meant to produce a warm, period-correct pop tone rather than a modern, tightly tuned sound.
The cymbal selection is equally specific. It includes Paiste 2002 hi-hats in 14" with and without ching-ring, Paiste 2002 crashes in 16" and 18", a 20" Paiste Medium Crash and a 21" Meinl Byzance Dark Ride.
The 17 presets span a wide range of processing, from clean and pristine to distorted and heavily processed. Each one is a starting point: you can load it as-is for a quick result or adjust it to match the groove and mix of your track.
Extras include a Ludwig Double Brass Tambourine and a Meinl Steel Bell Medium HH Cowbell, which add percussion for fills and period-style accents.
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 |
You need to own Addictive Drums 2, because Black Oyster ADpak is an expansion for that drum plugin and cannot be used without it.
It includes a Ludwig Black Oyster kit with a 20x16" kick, a 14x5" vintage snare and three toms, plus Paiste 2002 and Meinl cymbals and two percussion extras.
The developer describes it as suited to early-1960s Motown and late-1960s psychedelic pop, with a period-correct pop drum sound.
Yes. The presets can be used as-is or tweaked to achieve a sound that fits your music.
REQUIRES ADDICTIVE DRUMS 2
REQUIRES ADDICTIVE DRUMS 2
REQUIRES ADDICTIVE DRUMS 2
REQUIRES ADDICTIVE DRUMS 2
REQUIRES ADDICTIVE DRUMS 2
REQUIRES ADDICTIVE DRUMS 2