If you have done all the previous steps correctly, the Midi Monitor should flash and give info on the incoming midi message. Try hitting a pad on your e-drum kit and keep an eye on the MIDI MONITOR in the top left of the Map Window. You can find it in the menu that pops up when you click the menu icon in the top right corner. 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.

Here's a video that covers the basics of setting up an e-drum kit with Addictive Drums. Video: How to set up e-drums with Addictive Drums 2

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