Now it’s time to load up the Map Window in Addictive Drums. Check the box next to your device to enable it.Įnable your midi device in the Audio & Midi Setup Checking that AD2 receives the MIDI Depending on how your e-drum kit is connected to your computer, either the name of the e-drum kit or your audio interface should be present in the Active Midi Inputs list. You can of course trigger the sounds in Addictive Drums 2 while it is loaded as a plug-in in your DAW, but we will focus on the standalone version for this article.Ĭlick the button in the top left corner of Addictive Drums 2 (if you are running the plug-in version of AD2, these settings will be available in your DAW preferences).
The next step is to load up the Addictive Drums 2 standalone application. If your e-drum kit is connected via MIDI In on your audio interface, make sure that the audio interface drivers are installed and up to date. If your e-drum kit is connected to your computer directly via USB, go to the e-drum manufacturer’s website and get the latest software drivers for your kit.
Now that you have all the necessary gear it’s time to set up your e-drum kit so that it triggers the sounds in Addictive Drums. With that said, you could get decent results with your computer’s built-in sound card, using Core Audio drivers in OSX or ASIO4ALL drivers in Windows. Not only does it help keeping the latency at a minimum, it also gives you proper balanced outputs (instead of the headphone jack on your laptop). Regardless of the connections on your drum module, we recommend that you get a dedicated audio interface for music production. Otherwise you will also need an audio interface with MIDI in, or a MIDI to USB device If the drum module has a USB jack, you can simply use a regular USB cable. A cable that connects your e-drum kit to your computer.Addictive Drums 2 (the demo or a purchased -version).A computer that meets the system requirements.Beginner's guide to e-drums with Addictive Drums 2
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