How to use Addictive Drums 2 in Cakewalk by Bandlab

[@h.cheatham1576]

I too would like to see you dive deeper into this plugin! Thanks in advance!

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure

[@orderd29]

Another superb video. There's a very fine line between overwhelming people with something they're unfamiliar with and presenting the information in a clear, concise manner. You always get the balance spot on.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you, that's really encouraging to hear :)

[@mimojapan]

Another gem, ... the intro made me smile. Thanks for sharing, Cheers!

[@CreativeSauce]

Haha, cheers man:)

[@mimojapan]

@@CreativeSauce By the way, in terms of workflow: I find it handy to always have the "Console View" open full size (Shift+d) and then switch between Track/Console view by just hitting "d" :-)

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you :)

[@WiLdTiger1951]

MIDI is Data. I have a Roland MIDI Module I purchased basically to get a good Thunder and Rain voice for the song I was obsessed with writing. I also have a selector switch with several inputs and outputs for MIDI so I can chose different MIDI Modules and/or keyboards. I took a college course long ago called Computers and Music that went deeply into MIDI. Today however so many advances have been made since I took that class. I need to learn (remember) how to do so many things. Assigning voices, creating clips out of audio, etc. I do appreciate your style of teaching. Especially when you explain the flow of a signal. Having this understanding is very important. I found Attack Time, Sustain, Decline, etc. quite interesting. The pre and post I still find confusion for some reason, I'm glad you are addressing this in this video. Thanks for all the information.

[@arpeggioblues5924]

Discovered an interesting technique. When you get a single track for each drum (AD2) you also get the "Drum Master" and the "Drum Buss" (along with everything else).. When I mixed them I spent more time working on all the individual drum tracks but waited on the Buss and Drum Master tracks... then panned the Drum Master complete Left and the Buss complete Right.. what I heard was nice spread of sound. Panning each drum track to the position where they physically sit in the mix, surrounded by the master/buss tracks.. try it.. really nice sound.. many possibilities can even send to reverb on the master and buss and set them more wet than dry.. very nice touch.

[@positivemutations9754]

With every one of your videos my eyes bug out at least once when I hear something new and useful. Instrument Tack Per Output!? Thanks for another awesome video!

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure :)

[@davetube2ful]

do you know why i do'nt see Instrument Tack Per Output on ad drums on mine

[@pierrecarter3090]

Hi Mike, hope you'll see my comment. I saw this video a couple years ago, and I listened to it to make a recap of AD-2. I realized that I forgot some detail you talk in your video because I followed your suggestion about creating a template with all my favorite settings, therefore loosing little creation, lol! At around 22:30, you're talking about the FX track created, and you mention that we need the Master track to hear the FX track. Honestly, until now, I never used the Addictive's FXs, only using inserted or sent FX plugins. However, today, after new tests, I discovered that the FX track generated by Addictive is working fine without the Master track, even if the gain level is not really high. Just wanted to let you know. As always, thanks for all help you give to us.

[@AndreasHogstrand]

Very useful as all your videos tutorials are! Thank you Mike! Yes, please, a deep coverage video about AD advanced features would be great.

[@michaelparson-mcnamara782]

Well, again I learned a bunch in each section! Thanks so much! I would love to see how you use AD2 in a track, especially focusing on the transform part of beats and in terms of sculpting/customizing fills in an arrangement. I spend a lot of time on those two areas and would love to see some expert tweaking and learn from your perspective. I see those two elements as being two of the more amazing tools of AD2! Thanks as always!

[@ant-1corkofficial716]

Thank you! Was stuck on how to put each drum kit piece on separate channels like in “session drummer” The drum map is great!

[@pianomanny1397]

Thanks so much Mike. You are the consummate teacher on this product. All the best to you.

[@JRYKRL]

I used last weeks midi vid to augment my real drums with ad2. Got the same result but took the long way around. This saves sooooo much time. Thanks!

[@dougkoempel5304]

Mike, your tutorials are exceptional-just so well-done on so many levels!! Thanks!

[@Stealth259]

I just bought AD2 at 30% off this morning before this seeing this video. Their support during my demo time was very good

[@czr7j9]

You can link the e.g kick drum to the drum trigger (Flexi) and move the volume either side of the image which makes the drum sounds combine and sound better and there is a volume next to their image as well.

[@daviddriesen5242]

Hi Mike, thanks for this excellent video. I would find it very interesting if you would dive a little deeper into AD2. Your videos are extremely well explained and they are nice to watch. Looking foreword to more of this.

[@EclipsianVanadis]

Instead of routing all of the drum tracks to a drum bus, you may find it more useful to make use of a patch point. That way you can mix different kits that come in at different times, change the balance between the submixes, and then finally route those signals to a Drum Bus

[@CreativeSauce]

Great tip, thanks for sharing:)

[@lupiyorro]

¿¿¿ What do you mean "patch point" ???

[@EclipsianVanadis]

@@lupiyorro it's a feature in Cakewalk that lets you route the output of multiple tracks as combined inputs for another audio track

[@timothyreynolds6255]

Another super video! Thanks so much, Mike. Best wishes from Nevada.

[@rogue4605]

Your videos are always very informative and so easy to follow, as someone looking to become a sound engineer this had made my classes a lot simpler so thank you and keep up videos looking forward to much more.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you Rogue, much appreciated :)

[@ericgiova1663]

Let me tell you your Creative Sauce is SPICY! Awesome, as usual. You are a GOLD MINE for novices (I can't know for others)!!! Best audio channel around. Period.

[@ChrisM541]

Thank you so much for this! I had AD2 installed in CW Bandlab via my old purchased Sonar license but I never knew you could do this (damn piano keys previously, lol). Cheers bud.

[@julieemery7575]

Can you pls make a video that will teach me how to add more flair to my drum fills? i'd like to use flams and triplets and stuff, is there a way?

[@blackiewheeler4706]

Mike, I agree that Addictive Drums are the best and I have been using them for years. Thanks for all your informative videos !

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure!

[@anthonyrom3110]

Great - yes, an AD2 video would be superb.

[@jimfogle184]

Love the new video intro! Great video for anyone using any virtual drum instrument. I'm sure the simple, hybrid and advanced setup technique demonstrated can be applied to any drum virtual instrument with multiple output capability.

[@patrickmcclellan8726]

Mike, you have a wonderful gift of knowing that question which is brewing in our heads while we are watching. This is another video where all of my questions are answered, even the ones I didn't know to ask:-)

[@lance134679]

I've just been doing all the processing and mixing of drums in AD2, and I'm pretty happy with the results. One of my favourite built-in effects is Tape & Shape - it easily adds sizzle, thump and snap.

[@GaryMeadowsMusic]

Thanks, I learned some new things that will be very helpful .

[@andrewhurren4937]

Always love your presentations Mike. My method over the years has been much different. Not sure whether better or worse. Because all midi drums are one note per drum (or percussion) I use CAL to divide the midi track into separate note midi tracks (split note to tracks.cal), then assign an instrument to these tracks. This also allows for a different instrument if you prefer a different sound. eg Addictive snare and Toms and BFD cymbals for example. Also individual tracks can be transposed to change the note instrument easily, or dragged in 'midi view' to a different note sound. All relatively simple to do. Thank you for showing your method. I always learn something from you and greatly appreciate your KZbin videos.

[@hoffy1003]

Thanks so much man for the video. I have Addictive Drums2 . I use them rarely because I've been using BFD3. But, as of recent BFD is becoming a "technical, monster Pain in the ass". I think it's time to get back to basics and try Addictive Drums again. Thanks Mike.

[@komkejdi1900]

Wow...Thanks a lot. Yes, go deeper in this plug in. I would like to know more about the quantize thing too. Also, I would like to know what are the favorite drums of users in general. I don't have thousand of dollars to spend. I do mostly pop stuff.

[@danaelston9848]

Well done brother!! This is staying in a template!!

[@metalrhubarb]

Great primer on AD2. Thank you. I bought it in the Black Friday sales last year and I'm a little overwhelmed by the channel strip and overheads setup. I'd love for you to go into those in more detail. Cheers!

[@kahuna20001]

In the Drum Map Manager, when you change the Out Port, you don't need to highlight all the drum rows. You can just select the Out Port of just one row while holding down Ctrl-Shift, make your selection from the drop down list, and all rows should change to that selection.

[@keimurr1]

I went to download the AD 2 drum Standard map setting .and they said the page has been removed..is there another way this can be done??

[@dancrook6908]

Hey Mike. I would love to see a video dedicated to AD2. Keep up the great work that you do.

[@boblawsonmusic]

I use Mic Icons for my overheads. Great Video as usual.

[@rager-69]

If you plan on using a separate MIDI track (a throwback to early versions of SONAR), I think checking the MIDI source box during track creation will do that for you and map it to the synth. Also, the Synth Track Folder check box may be useful to allow for collapsing the Drum tracks for less clutter when working on other tracks. It doesn't affect the console pane, just the track pane.

[@bzolsen]

Mike, thanks so much for this. I used the template you set up for SI Drums and it's excellent. I started using the free Steven Slate Drums, which has some of the same capabilities as AD and sounds pretty good for my needs. I'm putting together a template for it a la your SI Drums template. I'll be happy to send it and the drum map to you when it's done. I also found the Spitfire LABS Percussion and Drums plugins, and made drum maps for them; happy to send them to you so you can post them on your site.

[@brownsnakestudios277]

Great vid and info on AD2

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you!

[@roberto_alves]

Right on the day I beat the air drums with my fingers, imitating you, the jingle is new and different! lol

[@CreativeSauce]

Lol, got ya!

[@Capgpro1]

Me too. lol

[@MrSh8ky]

Thank you Mike. You are always so concise and informative in your delivery of your videos. I find ( as I’m sure we all do) your tutorials to be invaluable as I go about making music on Cakewalk. Without your tutes and tips I’d be stuffed. Another brilliant AD2 video, guess I know what I’ll be working on today. By the way I would love to hear a more detailed video on AD2 as I have the plugin and using about 5% of its potential. Keep up the brilliant content, it is very much appreciated. Cheers Marty from Melbourne 🇦🇺

[@hooklombardo]

Thanks!

[@Ray-um3if]

Hi Mike, great video thank you. I already use AD2 but I always learn new stuff from your video’s. Any more in-depth Addictive Drums content would be gratefully received. Thank you 😊

[@kayve214]

Mike is the best person in the world! :D at least in my opinion :D

[@markconnell4898]

Fantastic tutorial! I've been planning to buy a virtual drum plugin. You convinced me to bite the bullet and purchase AD2. So a deep dive video would be greatly appreciated. But please continue referencing AD2's use in CbB whenever applicable.

[@nodaysback1]

Hey Mike, I hope u'r well.. That was a great vid! Thanks.. My work flow is a little different, but it's good to see how other people do the same things. The in depth video on AD2 that you mentioned would be fantastic!

[@timothyreynolds6255]

Loving this video (again)!

[@broxetelrecordings]

So this is how it works. Thank you ❤

[@thespacealienssmogandgrog4283]

Fantastic! Thanks. Learned so much!

[@davidakers7120]

Just starting out and this really helped...thanks

[@jobbo_]

When I open AD2, I have it play the beat "classic startup". While that plays, I then setup all the individual outputs as pre-fader and add tracks. This usually results in tracks for Master (which isn't really used but I put my MIDI there), kick, snare, hi-hat, toms 1-4, flexi if necessary, then Overheads and Room. I add 3 buses for drums: Kit (for all kit pieces), Mics (for room/OH) and Drums (the ultimate output for all drums). Getting Cakewalk to add a track automatically for every output is a bit much, I find.. But once you've done all this you can save a track template, which is a super powerful feature. I've never known what is meant by "Bus" within AD2.. I don't use it

[@philsspace69]

I think the BUS within AD2 is for parallel compression and such.

[@Herr-Lefe]

@@philsspace69 So it seems. Start a beat and then check out and compare the master track and the bus track,. You'll probably hear (and see) a difference; which makes sense if you for example would like to apply some reverb consistently on all the toms, and no other kit piece.

[@WobbieWobbit1]

great video, Mike. Thanks, useful and concise and i always learn a little trick here and there outside of the main subject. been really enjoying your live streams too and also the facebook group. you are doing top work all round! respect.

[@DC-fq2ro]

Great video as usual. Helped me no end and I've saved the third way of doing it as a template :) Did you do another part to this to show how to record the midi of each output to separate tracks using an electronic kit at all?

[@Dromeusik]

Big thx for the drum map !

[@sevenfifteen]

I always have my finger ready, so imagine my confusion about the intro xD Ok, haven't watched past the first 30 seconds, I liked already, I commented already, I don't own AD and don't plan to buy it, but still know that when I watch the rest of the video now, I will learn something new or at least get ideas. Thanks, Mike.

[@CreativeSauce]

You are a great pleasure to have as a viewer :) Thank you!

[@adikickass84]

Talk about coincidences, jeez. I'm an ableton user and was having trouble using the free version of the SSD5 drum plugin because for some reason it just doesn't show up in the plugins folder for ableton (tried everything). Long story short, I downloaded cakewalk and Addictive drums 2 today to try see how they sound, and i must say even the free version of AD2 with its limited features sounds amazing. The cakewalk drumkit that comes with the DAW is pretty good too, but I would say MtPower Drum Kit and Addictive Drums 2 is the way to go for bedroom producers lol.

[@StuSutcliffe60]

Great great help this video! Thanks!

[@rickyfloyd8712]

hey love the videos can u do one on how to get you new plug ins to show up in cakewalk?

[@pravo.]

Great information Mike cheers good work.

[@seanwalsh999]

Hi Mike what a timely video. I just purchased a Soundcraft MTK22 so I can control AD2's individual kit pieces while I Triger AD2 with my E-drum kit. I have got the latency down to about 20 milliseconds, which is just a tad to slow, so I may have to go back to using a midi controller to control Cakewalks midi learn function for individual track volume control. Any suggestions, anybody? The Soundcraft MTK has 22 USB multi-track recording 22 track USB returns. The only other option was the Behringer X-air18 but its mixer functions are all digital ( at that price point ).

[@danielandradepimenta]

You're the best!!!! Thank you for the great material!!!

[@eddiestremler180]

I love all your instructional Cakewalk videos and I am inspired. If it wasn't for you then i would be lost trying to figure out the DAW. Watching the Addictive drums was beneficial for me although I have Slate Drums. Wondering if you worked with that also? Other than that I will keep watching and learning, Thanks Mike!!

[@CreativeSauce]

Only the free version so far, but thinking to give it a go!

[@eddiestremler180]

Thanks for Everything Mike!!! It is much appreciated!!!

[@joseluisrey284]

Excellent explanation how to use this powerful axe

[@oriomenoni7651]

Superior Drummer 3 has an Amount know that provides variations on an instrument's part. Does Addictive Drums 2 have something similar? Is it possible to have AD2 create variations on a groove such as adding ghost notes etc.?

[@normandbeaudoin1694]

I do not find the link for import Ad2 drum map. Somebody can help me?

[@terrisweets]

It appears that you could have set up the separate midi track initially instead of cutting and pasting the number one midi track. Is that true? Also, do you actually need the buss channels in the tracks in cakewalk? It seems redundant. Loved the video and have listened to it at least 5 times. Hope you are doing well and refreshed after your rest and recreation in Bali!!

[@MerrilynAir]

Not getting separate tracks for the cymbals. Any thoughts?

[@mahnosam]

Your vids are awesome! Do you have any plans to make such comprehensive howto of BreakTweaker? It was on sale recently and seem fun.

[@dawidsun]

Hi, Is it possible to print sheets music of individual beats directly from AD Drums ?

[@דודשוקרון-ש2ק]

Hi Mike How do I make sure the kick and snare were on separate channels? Because by default they open together in the same stereo channel to the right and left Thanks!

[@sclose1970]

Great video. I watched it previously before I purchased AD2, and now that I have it I'm rewatching it. One small problem: The link to download the drum map isn't working. Is there any chance you could fix it or is there another site to download that map? Thanks!

[@CANNIMAGINE]

How can I add new midi patterns to addictive drums? If I record using my keyboard or drum machine can I save those patterns to use in other songs in the beats list?

[@mrlionel1965]

I find myself referencing these videos constantly, mainly because I forget stuff..lol. I have SSD5. Is the processes you mention the same?

[@martin_brown]

Hey! Your videos are amazing and help me a lot! Can you advise me a plugin that is similar to sound toys but free? Thank u 🙏

[@arpeggioblues5924]

I LOVE AD2..

[@CreativeSauce]

:)

[@rofzilus]

Liked and subscribed of course!

[@ethyyz3053]

My cakewalk doesn’t come up with con audio I only have 6 plugins can someone help ?

[@keithsykeshome]

Thanks for this tutorial Mike - very informative as usual and helpful. Just one (so far) question .... I have created a track template with this set up of ADD2 however the kick and snare have very high input levels and I am unable to vary the levels. Any suggestions?

[@RonnieVaiArovo]

Addictive Drums 2 sounds good and I like the snare roll sound. Would you say it's a better sounding software than Steven Slate Drums 5.5.4?

[@CreativeSauce]

In fairness, I've only used the free version (which is great), but I need to try the full version.

[@andreybodrey1345]

Hi Mike! Hello from Russia! please tell me why after the last update of Cakewalk all built-in tools disappeared except for TTS1 which does not work?

[@DEMBEATSPRODUCTION]

Thank U Mic🙏🏾

[@nochecristal2012]

Hey Mike, I am Nelson, and I hope you will. I would like you to help me with this impasse that I have with Studio One bundle, I just lost them, I do not see them anywhere, neither the FX. How do I do to get them back into the browser. I have reinstalled the Artist version, but I see no positive results... Please help me, if you can.

[@ДенисП-ю9л]

Hello Mike. I want a Drum Map. where to get it?

[@jeridumusic]

Good instructions...

[@vanessajazp6341]

The AD2 Bus fader perplexes me. I cannot find any purpose for it. Not the Cakewalk Drum bus you generated, but the Bus output on AD2 itself.

[@DevinJuularValentine]

I have an electric drumkit but no matter what I do I can't get latency to be low enough on my windows computer. It's so frustrating! I have used aiso4all but having it be limited to use the sound driver on one program at a time just doesn't work for me. I want to use Addictive Drummer to jam along to music too, but there's no way to have aiso4all on Cakewalk and then play anything via Spotify for example. I know this is a bit if a specific problem but do you, or does anyone have any solutions? Other than importing tracks to Cakewalk... I just put Spotify on random and play along to things but the stock sounds on my kit are not inspiring like they are on AD2. I've tried to install things that claim to let aiso4all be shared by other programs but it's not worked so far. And also at the end of the day even the latency with aiso4all is not that great compared to just plugging in to a Mac. I don't know why it's so hard for Windows to just fix this issue. My computer is probably three times as powerful as my housemates Mac but the Mac just works with the drums!

[@sgtg7061]

I bought an audio interface device and it solved it for me. Just make sure to completely delete asio4all when you install the software for it cause they will conflict

[@bobpourri9647]

Drum map link does not work:(

[@mananakoa2412]

Doesn’t cakewalk have its own drum suite though?

[@crimadellaphone9374]

I dislike the Drum Map because when you try to sample the note/drum too fast it brings up the properties. I found out that editing the master.ini in the Cakewalk core folder is much better. Simply scroll down a little ways until you see note names, then you can just add custom note names with a tittle. Example: [SI-Drum Kit] 36= Kick 2 37= Snare 1 The name you give it will be visible in "Use these notes instead" list when you right click on the piano roll in piano roll view, 'the midi editor'. Then your custom note names will be used in the actual piano roll to the left of the editor, not in the Drum Map view.

[@CreativeSauce]

Interesting tip, thank you!

[@bzolsen]

One of the best things about the drum map is that you can rearrange drum notes so they make sense for you. I like to have my drums set up in a certain order (top to bottom) and the Drum map lets me mak all the drum plugins consistent. Also, like to have the various articulations for each drum (tip, shank, choke or center, side, rimshot, click) in a consistent order for all drums. It makes it much easier for me to follow what's going on, and I ca move unwanted articulations out of the way. I suppose you could remap all the notes to have the same effect, but all you have to do with a Drum Map is dragging a note up or down then dropping it where you want it.

[@michaelneuman4851]

Do the deeper video please.

[@CreativeSauce]

:)

[@RonnieVaiArovo]

Nice UA Apollo Twin X4 Mike standing there being sexy in the darkness ;) is it new? :)

[@CreativeSauce]

Haha - well spotted Ron. Yes, just giving it a good run through, and started recording my first song with it. will probably give it a spotlight once I feel I know it well enough. Its pretty deep!

[@bugsycline3798]

jeez, I wish you would have shown how to get the drum pattern to repeat more than one measure. You just straight to edit the pattern after you show me how to get the beat on the time line... Any tips?

[@charleshuguley9903]

Finickety: adj. combination of finicky and persnickety.

[@CreativeSauce]

'Persnickity', I like that!

[@650thunderbird]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@martinserver76]

Sorry, but it don´t work. I am not able to start AD.

[@sgtg7061]

I followed the instructions exactly how he did it and my hi-hat audio stopped?! Anyone else have this problem? And no its not muted or turned down

[@oinkooink]

This is why I left Cakewalk for Studio One. It always felt like you needed a MENSA degree to configure routing and setup. Overly complicated.

[@music_creator_capable]

Hello!

[@billjohnson1939]

I really like your videos but not the ones where the product your showing is so costly! Thanks for all the rest of them.

[@rhetriver]

I have Addictive and like them, but I prefer Superior Drums. Just my opinion.

[@rhetriver]

But, that was a great instructional video in any case.