BFD + FREE 8 BIT KIT description:
This item is an exclusive DV store bundle containing: FXpansion BFD Acoustic Drum Module (full version including Manual) and a FREE FXpansion 8 Bit Kit library.
FXpansion BFD is a high-quality acoustic drum module. It concentrates on impeccably recorded multi-velocity acoustic drumkits, with some crucial differences to using a general-purpose sampler with sample-CDs, or using pre-recorded acoustic drum loops.
The BFD Acoustic Drum Module Upgrade is available from both www.dv247.com and Digital Village Pro Audio Stores at this special price for a limited time for existing BFD Lite and UltraLite users and as a competitive crossgrade from Toontrack EZ Drummer, XLN Addictive Drums, Native Instruments Battery or any other virtual drum software - please contact a DV store for more details.
BFD gives you your own drum studio,with complete control of 7 real drum kits plus additional hats, snares and cymbals. Every drum is recorded from eleven different mics positioned around the kit and room so you can mix your drums by blending the mic sources just like in a real studio.
BFD's high quality drum sample library has an unparalleled degree of realism. For each type of drum type in each kit, there are a number of different styles of 'hits'. Each of these 'hits' is sampled at up to 46 velocity layers, resulting in drum parts of superior detail and expressiveness.
BFD was recorded in the drum room at a top Californian recording studio by professional engineer Steve Duda (NIN, Pitchshifter, A Perfect Circle) using over $50,000 worth of microphones from Neumann, Sennheiser, AKG and others. The drums used range from the 1920s to 2002, and include both classics and rarities.
Not only useful as a sound source for your own drum programming, BFD also incorporates a comprehensive library of ready-to-use MIDI Grooves with different styles, feels and time signatures. The library features both programmed grooves and MIDI recordings of real drummers, including top UK session drummer Chris Dagley (Jamiroquai, Lalo Schifrin, Ella Fitzgerald, Eric Clapton, Chaka Khan).
The advanced, integrated Groove Librarian allows you to drag and drop the included grooves or import your own MIDI grooves. You can then trigger them in realtime from a keyboard or let the BFD freestyle with the auto-shuffle and auto-fill features.
BFD's humanization functions inject that elusive 'soul' into your drum parts. The integrated swing controls make it easy to tighten or relax the vibe as much as required. On top of this, the sound of the Groove can be further humanized through the controlled randomization of velocity and timing.
BFD is perfectly suited to rock, jazz, funk, country, hip-hop, blues, drum & bass. In fact, anything that may require a real drumkit, from auto-accompaniment, traditional song-writing and recording, to newer techniques such as creating original drum breaks.
The BFD concept:
- Flexible mixing of multiple microphone placements
- Hyper-detailed kits: up to 46 velocity layers and a wide selection of hit types, all recorded simultaneously through eleven microphones
- Easy compilation of new kits without wrestling with time-consuming editing and combination of sampler programs, or having to load multiple whole kits
- A versatile automated drummer in the Groove Librarian
- Endlessly variable sound and feel
All this and more is provided in an intuitive, highly integrated interface, plugged into the heart of your favourite sequencing environment, via the VSTi, DXi, RTAS, AudioUnit and ReWire interfaces. A standalone version is also supplied, which uses the ASIO and CoreAudio protocols.
FXpansion BFD System Requirements:
- 1 GHz Pentium III or Athlon (for Windows platform)
- Apple PowerMac G4 733 MHz (for MacOSX platform)
- 512 MB of RAM (preferably 768 MB or more)
- DVD drive (for installation)
- Windows 2000 or XP, or MacOSX
- 9 GB of free hard disk space
- 800x600 resolution with 16-bit colour graphics (1024x768 or higher recommended) On the Mac, it will not work on OS9 or earlier versions.
The FXpansion BFD 8-Bit Kit is a discontinued add-on pack for the BFD software drum module system, offering lo-fi flavours to your drum productions. This special edition expansion pack contains a special 8 Bit Kit version. Both the BFD Upgrade and 8 Bit Kit Library are supplied without the external cardboard box. They are the slightly more environmentally friendly versions!
The original retail price for the 8 Bit Kit was over £100, but you get this special version for FREE in this exclusive bundle!
This old-skool collection of drums, cymbals, hi-hats, percussion and electronics features dozens of unique, vintage, handmade and exotic kit pieces, all captured by a strange and wonderful array of microphones.
The 8 Bit Kit expansion also includes original recordings made directly from selected vintage analog drum machines of the 70s and 80s. To further extend BFD’s versatility, these can be layered with acoustic sounds from the original BFD or XFL
pack to create rich, hybrid kicks and snares – a popular production trick of today.
The FXpansion BFD 8-Bit Kit main features include:
- Kicks: 1967 Ludwig, 1940s Leedy Mahogany, Ludwig Floor Tom configured as Kick
- Snares: Rogers Marching snare, Jody Gere 8-1/2" custom, early 1900s Lionhead with wood hoops
- Toms: Roto-toms (2 sets), Frame Drums configured as toms (2 sets)
- Cymbals: Stainless steel handmade, saucepan lids, mismatched 13-1/2"-on-14" hi-hats
- Percussion: Bongos, 13" and 15" African hand drums, Moroccan tambourine, 10" punch bowl, fight bell
The FXpansion BFD 8-Bit Kit system requirements are: :