The snare is the heart of the drum kit. Change the snare and you will change the overall sound of the kit.
The Sonor Designer Series Snare is six inches deep and has a low tuning making it the deepest sounding snare we've recorded to date. The maple wood body gives it a very warm and balanced tone suitable for a wide range of music styles. The snare was manufactured in the US during the nineties and was recorded in the large studio room at Studios 301 in Stockholm.
Sonor Designer Snare Kitpiece Pak is available for purchase in our webshop and costs 10 Euro / 10 USD.
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Did you always want to get your funk on with Addictive Drums but never got around to buying the Funk ADpak? May is the month of funk and your chance to get down and groovy, for free. Just login to your account, head over to the Product Downloads section and grab your own trial copy of the Funk ADpak. The only requirement is that you have a full version of Addictive Drums registered to your account.

Doctor, Please Give Me A Funk Injection!
Society tells you you have to be perfect. But what ever happened to stepping back, getting lazy and lowering your standards?
This is what the Sloppy Grooves MIDI Pak is all about. Included is 100+ Pop/Rock orientated, not perfect but oh so groovey grooves recorded by a far from perfect drummer. Every beat has a number of variations such as ride, hihat, sidestick and specials for you to choose from.
Sloppy Grooves MIDI Pak is available for purchase in our webshop and costs 12 Euro / 12 USD.
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Light the candles, slip into something more comfortable and start producing heart breaking classics in no time with the Ballad Grooves MIDI Pak!
Included are 120 MIDI files divided between 15 different Ballad Grooves in different tempos and feels, all recorded live by a drummer. Grooves in both 4/4 and 6/8 are included..
Ballad Grooves MIDI Pak is available for purchase in our webshop and costs 12 Euro / 12 USD.
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Mattias Karlgren is the latest addition to the XLN Audio team. He's a skilled programmer and has previously worked at Tonium developing software for the portable DJ product Pacemaker. He's also worked at Propellerheads with development on both Reason and Record.
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Our new Free Tutorials section features tutorials and articles on various topics in music making. Read up on what you should look for when buying e-drums, learn more about drum compression or get handy tips on how to work with delay effects in your mixes.
There is already a handful of articles available online and more will be added on a weekly basis. So head over to the Free Tutorials section, read on and feel free to give us some feedback.