Addictive Drums
Addictive Drums 2 is a drum sampler and virtual instrument plugin from XLN Audio, available as an AU, VST, VST3 or AAX plugin for use in digital audio workstations and music production software. It ships with three professional drum kits (Fairfax Vol. 1, Fairfax Vol. 2, and Black Velvet), over 5,000 MIDI grooves, and a suite of sound-shaping tools including transient shaper, tone designer, EQ, reverb and delay effects. Music producers, composers and audio engineers use it to create and arrange drum tracks across genres including rock, pop, jazz, blues and electronic music. The plugin can also run standalone and supports drag-and-drop audio and MIDI export.
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1 suggestionAddictive Drums 2 ships natively on Apple Silicon—XLN Audio confirmed in their system requirements that the plugin runs as a 64-bit native build on M1, M2 and M3 Macs. The audio unit component you have installed is part of the larger Addictive Drums 2 plugin, which is updated via XLN Audio's own download and licensing system. To get the native Apple Silicon build, download the latest version of Addictive Drums 2 from xlnaudio.com or through XLN Audio's account page if you hold a license. Simply install or update the plugin bundle, and your DAW (whether that is Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Reaper, Studio One or another host) will automatically load the native arm64 variant. No separate component installation is needed—updating the main Addictive Drums 2 plugin updates all its plugin formats (AU, VST, VST3, AAX) at once. This native build will ensure the plugin continues to work on macOS 28 and beyond, after Apple removes Rosetta 2 in September 2028.
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