Professional drum replacement, triggering and layering. Addictive Trigger + Drum Vault is a complete drum replacement solution designed to turn recorded drum tracks into powerful, consistent and mix-ready performances.
Addictive Trigger combines intelligent drum detection with the acclaimed Addictive Drums 2 engine, allowing you to detect drum hits from real recordings and use them to trigger, replace or layer high-quality drum samples.
The included Drum Vault expands the sound collection with carefully selected kicks, snares, toms and percussion sounds from XLN Audio's extensive drum recordings, giving you a versatile selection of sounds for modern professional productions.
Addictive Trigger is designed specifically for replacing and layering recorded drums. Load it onto a recorded drum track and let the intelligent detection engine identify individual hits and generate accurate triggers.
You can use the generated triggers to completely replace the original drum sound, blend the triggered samples with the original recording or simply reinforce specific parts of the performance.
This makes Addictive Trigger useful when a recording has the right performance but lacks the punch, consistency, tuning or sonic character needed for the final mix.
Addictive Trigger uses XLN Audio's Audio Fingerprint detection technology to analyze the spectral characteristics of each drum hit.
Instead of simply triggering whenever the input becomes loud enough, the system analyzes the actual characteristics of the sound. This helps distinguish the intended drum hits from unwanted microphone bleed.
It can even recognize weaker ghost notes when other drums are producing stronger bleed in the same microphone, making it possible to achieve more accurate triggering from real-world recordings.
SuperStart automatically provides suitable detection settings when you load a drum recording, helping you get accurate triggering without spending unnecessary time configuring the detector manually.
Start with the automatically generated settings, audition the result and fine-tune the detection when necessary.
Addictive Trigger gives you several ways to approach drum replacement.
The included Drum Vault TrigPak gives you access to carefully selected kit pieces from XLN Audio's extensive collection of professionally recorded drums.
The library includes 18 selected kit pieces covering kicks, snares and toms, plus additional percussion and trigger sounds. The collection is designed specifically for layering and replacing drums inside Addictive Trigger.
The bundle includes 200+ presets designed to provide fast access to production-ready drum sounds.
Start with a finished sound and make small adjustments, or use the presets as a starting point for creating your own custom drum replacement chains.
Addictive Trigger is particularly useful when working with multitrack acoustic drum recordings. Insert it on close-mic tracks, detect the original performance and trigger the desired sounds in real time.
It can also extract useful drum information from more complex sources, including overheads and loop-style recordings, giving you additional flexibility when dedicated close-mic tracks are not available.
Whether you are trying to rescue a weak recording, reinforce a live performance or completely redesign the drum sound of a production, Addictive Trigger provides a fast workflow for getting powerful results.
The combination of accurate detection and high-quality trigger sounds makes it especially useful for modern productions where drums need to remain tight, punchy, consistent and clearly defined.
Addictive Trigger + Drum Vault combines intelligent drum detection with a versatile collection of professional drum sounds, giving you everything you need to replace, reinforce and layer recorded drums.
Detect it. Trigger it. Replace it. Make your drums hit harder.