"Flexibility is very important to me. I need tools that sound just right, regardless of production style. With Addictive Drums, I'm never out of options."
"Addictive Drums has a huge amount of sonic character at its core combined with a highly intuitive tweaker's heaven of built-in sound-sculpting possibilities, which for me makes it the #1 go-to-tool in it's category. A true break-through."
"When I hear: "Dude I love that track! Who'd you get to play drums?" Then I know I'm working with the right stuff. These drums blew me out of the water when I first listened to them. It's like having the perfect drum recording situation in a box and being able to manipulated every aspect of recording drums. Best I've heard to date."
"These drums are superior in sound and usability to any other drum tool I've used, right out of the box. The samples are already rich and complex, mic placements excellent, and the level of tweakability and control over detail and character makes it almost ridiculous what I can do before even hitting the mixing board.
I don't have to run 10 channels of compressors and EQ's to get things punching. From tight crispy funk kits to 70s disco punk to huge nasty Bonham kits, I find myself turning to Addictive Drums more now than anything else, including my faithful HW sampler. I can make these drums as human-like or machine-like as I want, depending on the track style. And as a former drummer, the playability and realism is unparalleled. Finally! This is how it was meant to be. Well done guys."
"In Addictive Drums it's really easy to re-tune the snare, make it more or less ringy, adjust the mic balance, etc to fit the vocal. It's very stable, and doesn't hiccup when you're adjusting ten other things at the same time. The inbuilt mixer, eqs and compressors are so good you can leave the drums in just a stereo track of your DAW if you want. I now have Addictive Drums as a default instrument in my songwriting sessions.
There are literally no sounds in Addictive Drums that I wouldn't potentially use. At the same time, tweaking and transforming these sounds is really easy, and you can be quite radical if you want. So if you use Addictive Drums, your drums aren't going to sound exactly like every other Addictive Drums user."
"I really play Drums and I find myself reaching for Addictive Drums sometimes instead of actually going into the booth and playing the part live. I can manipulate the sounds to sound like i want and program it with the feel I hear. To me, the greatest drum plugin to date and my #1 choice BAR NONE!"
"Addictive Drums is one of the best sounding drum plug-ins I have come across. The interface is extremely user-friendly and easy to use. I will be using Addictive Drums in my forthcoming Bollywood projects. Look forward to the release of more ADpaks"
"I'm really picky with drums, I spend a lot of time tweaking the sound and the groove. Addictive Drums simply is the best tool out there for acoustic drums. But it does so much more, with all the built in FX. I really enjoy all the weird noises you can get out of it! For our brand new studio complex we decided on Addictive Drums as THE "virtual acoustic" drum program, in all studios."
"Working on a broad range of high production projects one is used used to having a broad range of tools available and being able to pic and choose only the best. Addictive Drums is one tool that truly delivers, being highly flexible, very intuitive and musical. It's even been used when a world class drummer wasn't available with results that everybody thought perfect (but don't tell the drummer)."
"Addictive Drums is definitely one of my favorite drum plugins. Drum programming is a big part of what I do and Addictive Drums is very intuitive, playable and realistic."
"As a Drummer/Engineer I find the samples quite amazing, easy to build custom kits. I think the dynamic chain sounds great and it's not too heavy on the CPU. As a producer of many different styles of music Addictive Drums is a staple in my studio."
"I've tried every drum-tool on the market. After installing AD, the search for dependable go-to-drums was over! Addictive Drums splashed onto the scene and really raised the bar for music software. It's stable, responsive, and great sounding. It's not about how many features you cram into a window, but rather getting more out of it than you put in. Well done - AD truly delivers!"
"I need tools that don't get in the way when I'm writing, I never want to lose that creative flow. It's like.. I know what I want - and I want it instantly. Addictive Drums is fast, rock solid, and the sounds are great! It handles anything I throw at it. And it usually puts a smile on my face too :)"
"It’s always been important to us to find reliable virtual solutions to real world situations. Addictive Drums ensures us pristine quality throughout the whole production process. It’s a real pleasure to use, it’s getting us as far as we want to go without losing us along the way, Addictive Drums goes so straight to the point that you never get yourself wondering if it wouldn’t have been better to get a real drummer in the first place…it is that good."
"I work with many different projects at the same time, and Addictive Drums lets me quickly try out all these cool drumtracks at an early stage in writing/preproduction. It's just very liberating from a songwriter's point of view. This program is quickly becoming the "go-to" program in most studios I work with, which of course makes exchanging ideas and mixes so much easier. I'm really looking forward to using the Retro ADpak in productions."
"As a drummer and video game composer Addictive Drums is THE coolest thing I've ever used for drum kits! Not only are the sounds and tweakability out of this world, but the MIDI loops are hands down the best I've heard. Instant groove + an incredible interface = a very happy drummer/composer. I'm hooked!"
"Addictive Drums is the best sounding, most versatile, most efficient, and most user-friendly virtual-drum plugin on the market...and it's the ONLY one I'll use."
"Whether I’m writing for tv and film or producing trax for an ad campaign - Addictive Drums is my sonic foundation. The sound, the flexibility and the intuitive interface make recording real drums a thing of the past. In fact, I use Addictive Drums so much that I started Knock Out Grooves to distribute the personal libraries I created using the best session drummers in Los Angeles…"
"Addictive Drums rocks! It’s just such an awesome piece of software!"
"Addictive Drums might take over the drum software market for the most realistic drum sound. I used to think that for special occasions you always need the real thing - But I actually feel sorry for drummers now when I have Addictive Drums, cause I can do anything with this. Everyone should try the demo version!"
"I really love the thought of having my favourite drum kit right here inside my favourite piece of software. Addictive Drums was great before - when you add Retro it's unbeatable!"
"As a producer of music for radio, film and television, my music needs to be fresh. Addictive Drums helps me create authentic drum tracks that I can quickly tweak to perfection."