
I might as well have got a desktop PC, really, because the only thing I was going to get out of taking this lot on a long journey was a hernia. And a power supply for the external hard drive. Clearly, an external hard drive was another must-have for the modern-day musician on the move. I thought it would take me ages to exhaust my 60GB system drive, but I could have filled it three times over just with drum sample libraries like BFD and DFH. Suddenly, music-making with a laptop didn't seem quite so free or spontaneous, and it was about to get worse. Oh yeah, and cables to connect it all together. And a USB hub for all those copy protection keys. All I needed was a pair of headphones and a controller keyboard. At last, I thought, I could make music anywhere, without a care in the world. When I got my first laptop computer, I naively looked forward to a life of unfettered musical freedom. Is it really necessary to give up an entire hard drive in order to get your hands on a good-sounding drum library? XLN Audio think not.

An Addictive Drums kit can contain up to 12 instruments, but they are always in the same configuration, so it's not possible to have more than one kick, snare or ride cymbal.
