Addictive Drums 2.5 released

[Canopus]

Addictive Drums 2.5 has been released. It's a free update for existing owners of AD2. Who would have thought?

A fresh new look with a modern interface focused on ease of use. Brand new features, performance improvements and bugfixes.

• New improved interface
• New Trig Gate effect
• New compressor mode: "Boost!"
• Improved EQ with spectrum analyzer
• Beat Transformer more accessible
• Help tips in the bottom bar
• Bugfixes & performance improvements

https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/addictive_drums_2

Edited October 22, 2024 by Canopus

[bluzdog]

Well there's a suprise!

[user905133]

Nice to see Cakewalk by Bandlab on the list of actively tested host applications.  Running my most recent XLN Installer self-updated the XLN Installer (to 4.3.0). Windows then ran the antimalware service followed by the compatibility telemetry checker. I only had 3 items to update, but the update button worked.

The greyish tan on beige theme is part of the modernization.  Not really an improvement for my aging eyes over the older high contrast settings. Probably won't affect people with younger eyes, but might bother others who prefer to avoid light themes.

I probably should have installed the demo first.  😞 

PS: The ratio of interlinear spacing to text size seems to be greater, in effect making the text seem smaller compared to the size of the UI pane. Scaling can be used to make everything proportionally bigger.

Edited October 22, 2024 by user 905133
added a PS

[mettelus]

53 minutes ago, bluzdog said:

Well there's a suprise!

Yeah, for a product with nearly 10 years under its belt, that caught me off guard too.

[locrian]

There's not that much major new stuff in this update.  And that's not a dig because version 2.0 was so damn good!

[Canopus]

To me the GUI looks somewhat similar to NI Massive X, but with a brownish tint. Although I liked the old GUI, I can get used to this. It’s modern, but without the boring, uninspiring flat look so many plugins seem to strive for these days.

I’d guess Addictive Keys will be the next surprise coming from XLN Audio. However, the current version is 1.7.1, so I’m not sure if a GUI update by itself will qualify for a version number of 2.0.

[bluzdog]

Evidently there's more to come.

[Sidney Earl Goodroe]

I'm prepared for the flamethrowers!

This gui is butt ugly!!! Can we have some darker themes, PLEASE!!!

[jude77]

I love AD, but had totally given up on it and assumed it had become abandonware.  This is great news!  Hopefully even more will be unveiled next week.

[Colin Nicholls]

Never mind. As you were

Edited October 22, 2024 by Colin Nicholls

[kitekrazy]

At first I thought someone brought up an old thread.

[mettelus]

2 hours ago, bluzdog said:

Evidently there's more to come.

LOL... AD3 is coming next week! The 2.5 update was just a check to get marketing pings on everyone.

[skijumptoes]

26 minutes ago, mettelus said:

LOL... AD3 is coming next week! The 2.5 update was just a check to get marketing pings on everyone.

They should just do an Avid and call it ADHD, not sure how well that'd go down though!

[paulo]

 

[jesse g]

I haven't opened AD2 in a while because I got bored with it, now this brings some life back to it!!!!!

[Promidi]

5 hours ago, Sidney Earl Goodroe said:

This gui is butt ugly!!! Can we have some darker themes, PLEASE!!!

That's the first thing I thought as well....  Maybe let XLN know....

[Nitrate Audio]

i am a drum addict. i like this. now keeping fingers crossed for an update to something else of theirs i use all the time.

[Brian Walton]

10 hours ago, Sidney Earl Goodroe said:

I'm prepared for the flamethrowers!

This gui is butt ugly!!! Can we have some darker themes, PLEASE!!!

Did you install it and start using it or just a commentary on the preview?  

I've seen far worse and I think the Kit view is a clear improvement.  Edit tab is also better, though I wish the cream color was a bit darker for the insert effects section.   FX tab is a bit bright for my taste, but the knobs, fonts, etc are improved.   Beats section I need more time with, but looks like a dark theme there to me - so I'd think that should satisfy.  

The explorer view will take time to get used to and the "audio preview" dialog box feels "buggy" in the sense that it says audio preview on packs you actually own until you click play on one of the preset playlists.  IT should have a clear (demo) box on this page IMO if you are previewing a set you don't own.   

[Colin Nicholls]

Put me down on the side of liking the new UI.

[Pragi]

6 hours ago, Colin Nicholls said:

Put me down on the side of liking the new UI.

I agree; I truly enjoy the new features, the updated user interface, and the fact that everything is free.

Well done, XLN, and many thanks.