XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Boutique Mallets｜Warm, cinematic soft‑mallet drum kit expansion
Boutique Mallets is an ADpak expansion for Addictive Drums 2 featuring a boutique kit played with soft mallets, delivering a warm, full-bodied hit with a cinematic sense of space. Whether for film scoring, ambient pop, or folk ballads, you can quickly shape sounds using a variety of mix presets and AD2’s built‑in effects — from intimate close-up tone to a wide room ambience with one click.
Key Features
- Acoustic drum samples played with soft mallets, producing a warm, rounded, cinematic attack
- Installed as an ADpak expansion and loaded/edited directly within Addictive Drums 2
- Includes a range of mix presets to quickly achieve usable sound scenarios
- Multiple mic layers (close, overhead, room/ambient) adjustable independently to shape space
- Rich velocity layers and round‑robin sampling for more natural playing and to avoid mechanical repetition
- Works with AD2’s built‑in processing chain: EQ, compression, saturation, transient shaping, reverb, and more
- Can be combined with other ADpaks/Kitpieces to build custom hybrid kits
- Compatible with AD2 MIDI Grooves and user‑friendly parameters for fast, smooth arranging
- Supports electronic drum mapping and custom key mapping to improve playability and recording
System Requirements
- Platform: macOS, Windows (64‑bit environments)
- Requires: installed and authorized Addictive Drums 2 main application
- Download & authorization: requires internet connection and the XLN Online Installer
- Storage: additional disk space required to install the expansion sound content
- Host compatibility: DAW capable of loading VST/AU/AAX plugins
Plugin Formats
- AAX
- AU
- VST
Supported Hosts and Workflow Integration
Load Boutique Mallets as an Addictive Drums 2 plugin in mainstream DAWs that support AAX/AU/VST (such as Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One, Reaper, etc.). You can browse and drag‑and‑drop MIDI grooves from within AD2 onto your DAW timeline, trigger sounds via MIDI keyboard/electronic drum kit and optimize feel with custom mappings. You can also import AI‑ or other tool‑generated MIDI patterns into AD2 for sound replacement and mixing.
