The AD2 “kit” has 18 Kitpiece Slots. Each one shows you an image of the currently selected Kitpiece. Click on the image to audition the sound. The pad is velocity sensitive; the higher up you play the louder the volume.
Kitpiece Slot functions
- Kitpiece Mute & Solo
- Midi Activity indicator
- Up/Down buttons for Kitpiece selection
- Load button (opens up the Kitpiece Browser with an overview of the available Kitpieces)
- Tom Sets (opens up a menu with options for loading toms in groups, for example, all the Sonor Toms). Note that the Pitch settings of the toms are reset when loading a Tom Set.
- Kitpiece Slot Name
- Edit button (takes you to the Edit Page with this Kitpiece selected)
- Drag’n’drop the Kitpiece Link symbol to link from the Kick or Snare drums to other Kitpieces so that they play at the same time
- Kitpiece Volume (for quickly adjusting the overall level for a Kitpiece)
- Currently loaded Kitpiece Name (click to get a list of all available Kitpieces, same as clicking the L button)
Kitpiece Browser
Here you can view all the available Kitpieces that can be loaded into the Kitpiece slot. (It will also show Kitpieces that you do not currently own, these are marked with NO LICENSE tags.)
At the bottom of the window, the left section shows some Kitpiece Info. Next to that the available StrokeTypes for a given Kitpiece can be heard by clicking on the small Play buttons.
There is also a Product Filter dropdown that lets you filter out Kitpieces belonging to a specific ADPak.