Thursday I went home a bit earlier & assembled my DD-65. I usually don't play at home b/c I arrive late and the sticks are too loud even if I use headphones. But I was early at home so I connected it into the Addictive Drums software I bought in March and played like an hour. I never really played using this setup before; I mainly used my LPD8 because of my neighbors. I had a great time! I enjoyed especially the preset kits with distortion & other back-chained effects. Let me try to explain: when you hit the crash cymbal, it's just a normal crash, but then you hit the kick afterwards, and the kick 'sucks the air' from the crash. Suddenly the crash sounds like if it was put underwater. The toms have similar effects on each other, and since all of them are driven through an overdrive processor each hit lasts long. The end result is that even by playing 8th notes the sound is rich because the different patterns result in highly different voice. So today I ordered the AD Retro extension for my basic Addictive Drums bundle. Thanks to http://www.google.com/shopping I found it on sale! So I ordered it and saved $100 and 40¢. I think it's a big deal. :) I have to wait for my license number until my purchase gets verified on Monday, but if it doesn't turn out to be scum I might buy the additional expansions kits as well. They are on sale too!
