评论:上瘾鼓2

Hot on the heels of Toontrack's EZdrummer 2 release, comes XLN Audio's Addictive Drums 2, a very popular and realistic drum kit solution. Jay Asher finds out whether it takes drums to a new level.  

几年前,我被邀请加入一家新公司,beta测试团队XLN音频 ,以测试其命名为新的虚拟仪器上瘾鼓 ,它可以被用来作为一个插件或作为一个独立的。马上我就知道,这将是一个赢家我。我喜欢GUI的简洁和优雅,以及鼓的实际音质。执行任务,换出包件,包括使用MIDI文件等,很容易。它迅速成为了我去到插件的鼓。

前一阵子,我被邀请到Beta测试它的更新版本,现在新发布的上瘾鼓2,我通过了,因为我觉得我无法投入必要的时间来测试它,因为我是答应这是一个重大的更新。

确实是这样! XLN吹嘘说上瘾鼓2采用的仪器到一个全新的水平,这是不是夸张。

要求

XLN使用自己的引擎。他们推荐了一个64位的操作系统和至少4 GB的RAM。因此,几乎所有现代电脑与英特尔的CPU,OS X 10.7或更高版本,或PC与Windows 7或8,应该就好了吧。

你会得到什么

这个概念是模块化的,因此你选择哪一个试剂盒你想通过购买ADpaks购买。您也可以购买额外的kitpieces和MIDIpaks,其中包括具体的流派击败了所有准备拖放到你的DAW的工作区。你可能会想开始与三个可用的软件包,从179.95美元至449.95美元的价格范围之一。如果你还想添加另一个从原来的鼓上瘾的升级将花费您$ 79.9599.95美元

有什么新消息?

在这里,在图一两个版本上瘾鼓中的图形用户界面。马上就可以看到,他们已经增加了六个额外的kitpiece插槽,其中涉及的有关原始的几个常见的抱怨之一。

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新FlexiSlots不特定于kitpieces的任何家庭,所以你必须加载,如额外的踢和圈套和它们连接起来的能力。因此,举例来说,它是不易分层大鼓与另一大鼓或白噪声简单地通过拖拽一个链接图标,当你在图片2中看到,非常酷!

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XLN已调升对你的处理和塑造声音与瞬态设计师给予kitpiece或多或少捕捉能力的赌注;音色设计器来添加或减少润版; Delerb处理器相结合的混响和延迟;一个4段EQ低和高切滤波器

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在所有的坦率,我习惯大多采用多输出软件乐器与辅助编组主办我心爱的UAD FX无疑将继续这样做,但我可能采取的所有响应的优势,投球,和抑制能力带来AD2表中,截至到现在为止,我只受雇于Logic Pro中两个X鼓手乐器的混合工作流程。随着EZ鼓手的最新版本的一些类似的功能,这些功能都是在那里鼓虚拟乐器去了。

几乎所有的鼓虚拟乐器和库配有一堆的MIDI节拍,你可以拖放到你的DAW,包括原上瘾鼓,但公元2为您提供了各种变化,你可以在图片4看,这页面网格搜索,它给你的建议,但可以让你找到你要找的东西通过滤除输入/输出信息,类似于在Logic Pro中苹果循环浏览器。

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对于我来说不过,最令人印象深刻的除了是垮掉的变压器,它允许你在许多方面定制的节拍。您可以控制​​速度;添加口音;随机时序和速度;静音kitpieces;改变速度提升一倍的时间,一半时间的75%等;在kitpiece改变的地方被敲击,例如,一个叮叮镲或主机,您在图片5图片6看到的hi-hat选项的钟声。

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(...) the most impressive addition is the Beat Transformer, which allows you to customize the beats in so many ways. 

有一个录音机,让你记录从AD2音频,然后将音频到你的DAW,甚至到您的桌面。见图片7。

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在图片8,注意快照功能,可以让您利用您的设定画面,并通过单击每个带编号的图标,检索它们。

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什么是不是新的?

你仍然有踢两个以上的麦克风位置及小军,你可以之间平衡和所有的kitpieces包括开销和室录音。您还可以控制的距离在客房通道,并建立内部子混音与总线通道。在一个多输出实例,它仍然是很容易的kitpieces分配给输出,会在您的数字音频工作站辅助编组,但你仍然不能选择其中包括:aux每个kitpiece去。我抱怨这与原来的AD和有人问我为什么关心。说实话,我唯一的回答是,我想有我的组合决策的控制尽可能多的和最鼓的库和虚拟仪器允许我这样做,但它肯定不是一个交易断路器为我。

在图片9和10你看到的画廊页和浏览页

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Jay is a Los Angeles-based composer, songwriter, arranger and orchestrator, conductor, keyboardist, as well as vocalist. As a composer, he is best known for scoring the New World Television series Zorro. Among the films and TV movies he has arranged, orchestrated and/or conducted are Paramount Pictures' Blame It On Rio Read More

Discussion

Bluesbird
I upgraded to both Addictive Drums 2 and EZDrummer2. The installation process with Addictive Drums 2 was painless and quick. Installing EZDrummer 2 was not so easy, but after wrestling with it for awhile it seems to be working well. I really appreciate it when a company makes installation and registration as easy as possible.
Bremerton
Im very disappointed Addictive Drums 2 is not yet supported in the current version of Garageband (10.0.2). I bought the AD1 in late April '14, just before the release of version 2, with the expectation of upgrading when AD2 came out. The new version won't work as a plug-in. The XLN support team said AD2 is not supported by garageband 10.0.2 and they "are disappointed" as well.
Jay Asher
Bremerton, maybe it is time for you to graduate to Logic Pro X. The transition from Garage Band to Logic has never been easier or less expensive.
Bremerton
Jay,
Thank you for your suggestion. It is one I'm considering, not only for the AD2 capabilities. However, it’s this very decision that is the source of my disappointment. It may also be disappointing for other GB users as well. I'm a hobbyist. I play live music with a band and I enjoy dabbling with my small home studio. The price and interfacing abilities of AD1 with GB made that purchase cost effective, easy and it inspired better recordings. I looked forward to purchasing more ad-paks and to the potential to use my e-drum kit with AD2 and GB. For amateur musicians who stretch a music-habit budget, an extra $199 dollars for a new DAW or being faced with learning a new DAW altogether for good drum sounds for a song may make people think twice about buying AD2. The thing is there isn't much discussion about AD2 limitations with GB on the web. XLN discontinued their forum, which I believe if still there would be awash with frustrated GB users. I venture to guess there are millions of GB users like me who are willing to pay for good drum sounds but have a budget to work in. I hope XLN will figure out a way to modify AD2 to be supported by GB. There's a rather large market it will miss out on if it doesn't, IMHO. I'm impressed with XLN's product and customer service. It seems to be a good company. However, right now, $200 would replace my drumheads on my acoustic set.
Jay Asher
Here is how I see it and you are probably going to disagree, which is fine. Garage Band comes with a lot of easy to use and good soiunding stuff, including Drummer which is incredible. It is indeed ideal for hobbyists. By the time you start upgrading your sounds to products like Addictive Drums 2 it means you are ready to take your game to another level and Logic Pro IS that next level.

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