You can also stop the sweep at any time for pauses. In this ear of massive ROMplers, and even larger hard drives, the samples included with Addictive Drums are relatively miniscule, and come in well. The installation was a largely painless affair, that took around 20 minutes total. XLN's RealSweep system allows you to make accents in the sweeps without interupting the sweep motion. XLN Audio Addictive Drums is a live drum emulator compatible with Macs and PCs in the AU, VST, and RTAS format. With a setup of some of the finest cymbals from Meinl, Paiste and Sabian this kit has everything you need to produce outstanding jazz tracks. The drums are played with brushes and have been tuned up slightly for a Modern Jazz sound. As such it would make a good choice as a starter kit for newcomers to Addictive Drums. I’d go along with that description, and add that the kit is eminently malleable to suit most rock genres. The Modern Jazz Brushes kit features a beautiful Premier Gen-X drum set and a mint condition Ludwig Acrolite snare drum famous for its rich sound and tone. Fairfax Vol 1 does indeed sound very ‘American’, with a sound XLN describe as ‘beefy, punchy and muscular’. Hello Thank-you Brando I did as you suggested and it worked and it didn't work: I am able to open AD2 from the Insert synth, Vst2 tabs and it creates the multi tracks however, a pop up window opened up when I added the new path and when I opened AD2: ' Addictive Drums 2 Wrong Binary Location This Binary is not the same as the one updated by XLN Online Installer. Their RealSweep system lets you make realistic sweeps complete with accent strokes and lifelike stops resulting in the most irresistible grooves! Production-ready presets give you instant access to great sounds. Because there is such a range of kits available you can choose below which kits you need NKS compatibility for. Addictive Drums 2 offers a variety of expansion drum kits that have have now all been made NKS compatible. With brushes it's all about the nuances and accents. The original Addictive Drums instrument was launched in 2006 and has undergone near continuous refinement with a single goal in mind: To help you get the ultimate drum sounds in your music. Welcome to the XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2 NKS Library for Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol / Maschine. If your music needs brushed drums, you need XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Modern Jazz Brushes.