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Modern Heavy – the ultimate toolbox for heavy drum productions

Modern Heavy ADpak for Addictive Drums 2

Introducing “Modern Heavy”, the latest ADpak for Addictive Drums 2 — built to deliver the seismic punch needed for metal and heavy productions.

Inspired by the sounds of Sepultura, Mastodon, High on Fire, Gojira, Tool, and Meshuggah, this is the toolbox for crafting drums for massive, hard-hitting tracks.

At its core is a handcrafted Tama Star kit, recorded at the legendary Studio Gröndahl, paired with a wide selection of rich Paiste Formula 602 cymbals and six snares covering a full range of tunings and tones.

Snares in the Modern Heavy ADpak

Modern Heavy also introduces the new Alternating Double Kick feature, giving your kick drum patterns a more natural, authentic feel, free of robotic, programmed-sounding “machine gun” kicks.

To apply the alternating kicks feature, do the following:

  1. Go to the KIT page
  2. Load your desired second kick in a Flexi slot
  3. In the KICK slot, drag the Link icon to the Flexi slot
  4. In the drop-down menu, select "Link to kick (Alternating)"

Done! Addictive Drums 2 will now automatically alternate between the two kick drums when you are playing a fast kick pattern.

This means you get a more realistic double kick performance without needing to edit your MIDI manually. Let Addictive Drums 2 do the work for you.

New double kick feature in Modern Heavy

Complete your heavy setup with the Modern Heavy Beats & Songs MIDIpak — packed with powerful grooves and over 300 MIDI files to bring out the full power and potential of the Modern Heavy ADpak.