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Key Features
Addictive Drums 2 Rock & Metal Edition is the ultimate package for rock and metal musicians, Providing you with the powerful AD2 engine compete with three ADpaks, three MIDIpaks and three KitPieces with genre-specific sounds and rhythms. Everything from hard-hitting double kicks to classic arena rock snares, the Rock and Metal Edition has something for every rocker.
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Product Ref: 184660
Captured in a legendary Los Angeles studio, the history filling the walls of the recording room cannot be understated. Steeped in rock and roll history, some of the most successful albums of all time have been captured in this exact room, using the exact drum kit featured in Fairfax Vol. 1, including the biggest grunge album of the '90s! A lively and characterful room, the Fairfax Vol. 1 ADpak is balanced and articulate, allowing every nuance of your drum performance to come to life in an exciting way. Perfectly positioned in the room, the modern Gretsch Stop Sign drum kit is balanced perfectly in frequency response with thunderous lows, defined midrange and smooth top end as well as in stereo spread, ensuring that each piece of the kit can be easily identified in the stereo field.
Captured using only the finest equipment available, Fairfax Vol. 1 produces ultra-high fidelity samples that suit any contemporary rock production. A collection of vintage and modern microphones has been used to capture the drums, giving you the ability to customise and blend yourself for maximum versatility with state-of-the-art hardware including a vintage 1960's discrete analog recording console.
Crafted by some of the best in the business, the Fairfax Vol. 1 ADpak comes included with a huge selection of production-ready presets to insert the knowledge and expertise of world-class producers in your songs! Not content with the selection of presets available? Customise your sounds and presets through the Addictive Drums 2 engine with EQ, compression, envelope shaping, volume faders and more to curate your sonic signature.
Not exclusive to alternative or rock music, the Studio Rock ADpak has been captured in immaculate fidelity with pristine sounding drums that will be perfect for various genres and styles. Perfect for the modern producer looking for one kit to rule them all, with the Rock ADpak, you are able to deliver punchy, articulate and well-rounded sounds that will fit anything from rock, metal, fusion, funk, indie, pop and much more. Comprising of a custom Japanese-made Tama Starclassic kit with additional Pearl Masterworks kick and Pearl Signature Ferrone snare, you have access to some of the most revered kit pieces used by touring and studio professionals in one convenient expansion.
Sampled in meticulous with a wide variety of hit variations and detail in a world-class studio, the Studio Rock ADpak lets you program or reinforce the most complicated of drum performances, from expressive solos to lightning-fast fills. Featuring a plethora of different shells, cymbals and effect cymbals, you can use all of the pieces of the drum kit to expand your musicality and express yourself exactly how you intend in immaculate detail. Whether you're taking centre stage and showing your chops with an intense solo, or sitting back and holding down the groove, the Studio Rock ADpak has you covered.
Produced and curated by the metal legend Ross Robinson, the Addictive Drums 2 Metal pack features everything you need to create hard-hitting and powerful metal rhythms. Famed for discovering Slipknot and Korn, Ross Robinson has meticulously crafted this kit to cater to hardcore metal fans featuring earth-shattering kicks, thunderous toms and hard-hitting snares.
The kit is comprised of carefully-selected drums from a range of manufacturers including Ludwig, Gretsch, Zildjian and Sabian. There are even special ‘trig’ kick and snare sounds – perfect for the classic metal drum sound. Included with the ADpak are 31 presets created by legendary metal producers such as Roberto Laghi and Björn Gelotte (In Flames), David E.K. (Fuge), Martin Preikschas and many more. No matter whether you’re into death metal, speed metal or anything in between, the Metal ADpak has something for everyone!