XLN Audio AD2: Boutique Mallets

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XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Boutique Mallets

XLN Audio AD2: Boutique Mallets is a unique and beautifully crafted drum kit expansion for Addictive Drums 2, featuring drums played with soft mallets to create warm, round, and organic tones. Perfect for acoustic, cinematic, ambient, and atmospheric music, Boutique Mallets offers a gentle alternative to traditional stick-based kits — ideal for intimate arrangements and detailed production work.

This expansion captures the subtle nuances and textural richness produced by mallet playing, from soft dynamic swells to warm, resonant accents. Recorded with exceptional clarity and depth, Boutique Mallets provides a distinctive drum sound that sits effortlessly in film scores, singer-songwriter productions, orchestral crossover work, and ambient sound design.

Warm, Cinematic Drum Textures

Unlike conventional stick-driven kits, Boutique Mallets offers a softer attack and fuller low-end bloom, making it an excellent choice for music that requires subtlety, mood, or emotional depth. The sampling process preserves the realism and expressive dynamics that make mallet performances so special.

Key Highlights

  • Mallet-Played Drum Kit: Soft, round, and warm tones perfect for atmospheric or intimate productions.
  • Detailed Multi-Sampling: Captures expressive nuances, swells, and dynamics unique to mallet playing.
  • Mix-Ready Presets: Includes curated presets ranging from deeply ambient to natural and organic.
  • Full Sound Shaping: Customize tuning, damping, and processing inside the AD2 engine.
  • Seamless AD2 Integration: Works flawlessly with the Addictive Drums 2 mixer, FX, and MIDI grooves.

Perfect For

  • Film scoring and soundtrack work
  • Acoustic, ambient, and atmospheric music
  • Singer-songwriter and folk arrangements
  • Producers seeking soft, expressive drum textures

Technical Specifications

  • Format: Expansion for Addictive Drums 2 (requires AD2 engine)
  • Platform: macOS and Windows
  • Content: Multi-sampled mallet-played drum kit with presets and production-ready mixes

Why Choose Boutique Mallets?

XLN Audio AD2: Boutique Mallets delivers a distinctive tonal palette that traditional drum kits can’t offer. With soft, expressive, and cinematic character, it’s the perfect choice for producers and composers seeking emotional depth, subtlety, and warmth in their percussion parts.