Free Ludwig kick drum kitpiece for Addictive Drums

In the latest XLN Audio newsletter, a new freebie was announced for Addictive Drums users

"To celebrate the great success of the INDIE ADpak and the INDIE Rock MIDI Pak we are giving away an extra Bass Drum we recorded at the same time as the INDIE ADpak.

This is a Ludwig Vistalite (Blue) 22 X 16" and it's recorded exactly as the ICE Custom Shop Bass Drum in the INDIE Kit. This Vistalite bass drum is slightly shorter and deeper in character than the ICE Custom Shop and it's actually the most used bass drum in this studio.

When we tried out drums in the studio for the INDIE ADpak we fell in love with the ICE Custom Shop kit but we were stunned by how great this Vistalite bass drum sounded so we just had to include it in the recording. It's rich, fat and punchy and right now ladies and gentlemen it's for FREE!"

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XLN Audio Reel Machines ADPack for Addictive Drums

Today I found this great article explaining the creation of the new Reel Machines ADPack of electronic drums for Addictive Drums. XLN Audio Addictive Drums is one of my favorite virtual instruments and gets a lot of use in my personal and professional productions. After reading about all that went into this expansion, I'm really looking forward to trying it.

The Reel Machines ADPack is vintage electronic drums recorded to analog tape along with real room and plate ambience. 
Read all the details on how they created it here: Simmons Museum

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