XLN Audio unveiled their newest ADpak for Addictive Drums, the Indie ADpak, featuring tape recorded acoustic drums, has just been released.

[Indie ADpak Enlarge]

Despite the advancement in technology and the move to digital audio, our ears still cling to old analog vibe.

XLN Audio is aware of this need and made sure that when they do go down the analog route, they will do so with real analog devices. And so the idea for Indie ADpak came about.

It is XLN Audio's first Addictive Drums ADpak to use good old tape technology recording to capture acoustic drums. The recording happened in Gothenburg, Sweden, in a special studio called Svenska Grammofon Studion (translated as "Swedish Gramophone Studio"). This Studio is one of Europe's biggest (750 sq meter) analog studio and they take pride in their fine collection of vintage analog equipment. It is the ideal place to capture acoustic drums in pure analog format.

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A gorgeous ICE Custom Shop drum kit was featured in the recording of Indie ADpak. It is hand made in Sweden and it comes with the ultra rare Premier Keith Moon Signature Snare part of the 8pc "Spirit of Lily" kit. As an added bonus to Indie ADpak, a tambourine recorded with Left-Right-Hit stroke types in multiple layers and round robins were recorded for the Xtra slot iin Indie ADpak. You can create human like tambourine patterns for recordings.

Drum Kit used:

[Studer A800]

• Kick: Ice Custom Shop 26 x 14
• Snare: Premier Keith Moon Signature Snare 14 x 5, 5
• Floor Toms: Ice Custom Shop 16 x 16 and 18 x 16
• Rack Toms: Ice Custom Shop 13 x 10
• Cymbals: Paiste 2002
• Hi-Hat: Zildjian K 15
• Xtra: Rhythm Tech Tambourine, Left-Right-Hit

XLN Audio recorded the Indie ADpak using the studio's legendary Studer A800 tape machine paired with vintage mics. The signal is then passed through the main treasure of SGS, the 48Channel Neve 8048 desk that were once owned by the equally legendary band Queen and has been used by famed artists such as Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, David Bowe, Michael Jackson and many more.

[Neve 8048]

The Indie ADpak Summary Features:

• Ice Custom Shop Drum Kit (12 pcs)
• Recorded on Analog Tape
• Rare Vintage Mic and Gear was used
• Played by Fredrik Sandsten (The Soundtrack of Our Lives)
• Above 40 presets by Mark Stent, Jagz Kooner and many moore
• Recorded at quality analog recording studio, SGS - Svenska Grammofon Studion

Indie ADpak will officially be released on November 22, 2011.

Updated product information and other details are now available at XLNAudio.com

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