Larry Shelby Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 $141.96 with code GROUP at JRRhttps://www.jrrshop.com/xln-audio-addictive-drums-2-beat-producer-edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSMcGuitar Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) I think I've had a ADPak sitting in my account for about 2 years waiting for a new kit to drop. Same with Kit Pieces... I'm not sure they have ever released a new kit piece ? Edited February 28, 2020 by RSMcGuitar typo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraSin Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Same. It's really sad how they have just let the plugin go 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 57 minutes ago, TerraSin said: Same. It's really sad how they have just let the plugin go I hate when plugin makers start charging for upgrades and stop supporting old versions. AD2 is just fine with me and I'm glad they haven't gone down the lets milk our customer base path. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraSin Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 22 hours ago, Brian Walton said: I hate when plugin makers start charging for upgrades and stop supporting old versions. AD2 is just fine with me and I'm glad they haven't gone down the lets milk our customer base path. I agree to a point. The problem I've always had with XLN is that they don't put out enough content for AD2. For a while, they were doing one new kit a year. Then it turned into every year and a half. Now it's been what, going on 3 years? AD itself was fine though I do feel we need to see an AD3 with more options, available kit pieces, etc. because let's be honest, SD3 is crushing it right now and is really the top dog in the market. AD has a long history of quality stuff and I still use them all the time but they need to do more to update it. They have always been really good about the way they update versions as well. I just wish there was more development to keep it up with competition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Drum Shaper. Retro Color. XO. Couldn't be less interested in any of them. Lots of dev time that's of no use to me. SD3 and EZKeys work great for me. Haven't touched AD2 or AK in quite awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I agree with the sentiments here. AD2 has been my “go to” for a few years, but the world has moved on. Six months ago I asked here on this very forum, were there alternatives to S Gear, another one time leader in its field, and my go to amp sim for years. The answer was a resounding “yes”, and I hardly use S Gear anymore. You cannot sit still and expect to remain at the top. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, Marshall said: I agree with the sentiments here. AD2 has been my “go to” for a few years, but the world has moved on. Six months ago I asked here on this very forum, were there alternatives to S Gear, another one time leader in its field, and my go to amp sim for years. The answer was a resounding “yes”, and I hardly use S Gear anymore. You cannot sit still and expect to remain at the top. ^^^THIS^^^ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 5 hours ago, TerraSin said: I agree to a point. The problem I've always had with XLN is that they don't put out enough content for AD2. For a while, they were doing one new kit a year. Then it turned into every year and a half. Now it's been what, going on 3 years? AD itself was fine though I do feel we need to see an AD3 with more options, available kit pieces, etc. because let's be honest, SD3 is crushing it right now and is really the top dog in the market. AD has a long history of quality stuff and I still use them all the time but they need to do more to update it. They have always been really good about the way they update versions as well. I just wish there was more development to keep it up with competition. I know a few full time drummers. Not one of them uses more than 2 kits across a multitude of projects. I've found Fairfax 2 is a "go to" for me. Core sound can be manipulated for all kinds of things. It isn't the perfect kit (my desert island kit is Billy Martin's kit in a Drum Core expansion. But my perspective is I don't need 50 kits. Just a couple really good ones and some sound processing. SD3 pricing is too high for me. I basically never used SD2. With AD2 I would be happy with Fairfax2 for like $65 on sale. The other kits I have rarely get used. In my mind the only need for "more" is if they don't have something that works for your style already. I use Jam Stix for the brain to drive it, so midi packs are not a huge driver for me and realistically would not need "upgrades" to the program even if they were. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcklln Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Why would this be more expensive than XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Custom? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwise Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I think SSD5 is a better option for the price. Also, for the same price on can get two SD3 expansions during a sale, which will give a handful of drum kits, extras and midi grooves with a far superior quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 4 hours ago, rcklln said: Why would this be more expensive than XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Custom? ? Actually it's the same price as Custom, which sells at XLN for $169.95 https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/addictive_drums_2/bundles/addictive_drums_2_custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 What ever happened to BFD? I do use AD2. I drive it with Jamstix. But mostly Jamstix and EZD2. Those are the easiest for me to get something going. However, in AD2 the way you can manipulate the midi beats are somewhat interesting. I like them all!! : ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcklln Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 7 hours ago, cclarry said: Actually it's the same price as Custom, which sells at XLN for $169.95 https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/addictive_drums_2/bundles/addictive_drums_2_custom At jrrshop, Custom is $149 - $125 with code Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 $137.44 at Best Service https://www.bestservice.com/addictive_drums_2_beat_producer_edition.html 4 minutes ago, rcklln said: At jrrshop, Custom is $149 - $125 with code Group Yes..but that's an incorrect price...which is to everyone's advantage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Grem said: What ever happened to BFD? I do use AD2. I drive it with Jamstix. But mostly Jamstix and EZD2. Those are the easiest for me to get something going. However, in AD2 the way you can manipulate the midi beats are somewhat interesting. I like them all!! : ) They are now under the ROLI dudes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwise Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 3 hours ago, kitekrazy said: They are now under the ROLI dudes. "Now" means since 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Soundwise said: "Now" means since 2016. Wow!! I sure missed that boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassDaddy Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 23 hours ago, TerraSin said: I agree to a point. The problem I've always had with XLN is that they don't put out enough content for AD2. For a while, they were doing one new kit a year. Then it turned into every year and a half. Now it's been what, going on 3 years? AD itself was fine though I do feel we need to see an AD3 with more options, available kit pieces, etc. because let's be honest, SD3 is crushing it right now and is really the top dog in the market. AD has a long history of quality stuff and I still use them all the time but they need to do more to update it. They have always been really good about the way they update versions as well. I just wish there was more development to keep it up with competition. Couldn't agree more. Odd to have all kinds of demand but no one wants to take your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraSin Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, BassDaddy said: Couldn't agree more. Odd to have all kinds of demand but no one wants to take your money. Absolutely. I get it if they want to make it the top dog plugin and trying to develop it better than anything else on the market but if it takes 10 years to make it likely isn't going to live up to expectations anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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