BFD2
an acoustic drum production environment for your computer with
unprecedented power and flexibility. Extreme realism and sound
quality, fast and easy set up, total plug-in integration to your
digital audio workstation.
Customized 10, 18 or 32 piece kits are at your fingertips, with full
control over tuning, damping, ambience levels, velocity response and
more. Layer parts of the kit for powerful hybrid sounds perfect for
modern productions and flick through preset kit-piece profiles for
quick access to dry, damped and other useful settings. BFD2 lets you
configure your sounds like a real drum kit instead of pushing buttons
on a sampler.
You can even import your own stereo sample-sets with multiple velocity
layers so you can mix and layer your own sounds with BFD2's for
experimental kits and 'drum-replacement' production tricks.
A universe of detail and sonic power
The hyper-detailed 55GB library features sounds with multiple
articulations recorded with up to 96 velocity layers to open up new
worlds of rhythmic expression. BFD2 makes it possible to program or
play convincing nuances and ghost notes, intricately varied and
dynamic hihat parts, elaborate cymbal workouts and visceral kick and
snare lines.
The refined tone and definition of the space at London's legendary AIR
Lyndhurst studios is captured with two pairs of room mics, including a
mid/side set. Meanwhile, the kit is mic'd with stereo overheads and
mono close directs. All audio is routed through the magic of a custom
Neve desk with Air Montserrat preamps into Prism A/D converters,
sealing the foundations of a killer drum sound.
BFD2 is compatible with the entire BFD library, so if you've already
bought FXpansion or third-party expansion packs you'll be able to use
them in BFD2 and take advantage of all the new sound shaping features
to get even more out of your investment.
Mix, route and process
BFD2's flexible, comprehensive mixing console lets you blend, route,
submix and process the mic channels just like a real-world drum
recording. Tweak bleed levels, play with ambient mic width, create aux
sends and patch sidechain effects to shape your drums into infinite
variations that sound convincing and powerful. The built-in processors
include circuit-modelled dynamics, filters and distortion to deliver
fat and floor-shaking sounds, while the flanger, bitcrusher, ring mod,
delay and other effects allow subtle to extreme timbral variety.
In fact, the depth and scope of BFD2's mixer rivals that of many
fully-fledged sequencing hosts, meaning that you don't have to worry
about setting up multiple outputs in your host for mixing your drums.
If you want to take advantage of external reverbs and other plugins or
outboard you can route channels freely to any of the 32 available
outputs. However, if you're more of a musician than an engineer, you
may prefer to browse through the supplied presets from experienced
studio veterans, suitable for a variety of musical styles.
A versatile and full-featured Groove engine
BFD2's Groove engine provides the perfect environment for editing
patterns, setting up performance modes and applying humanization
effects for added realism. Although you can create and record your own
Grooves, over 5000 stylistically diverse patterns are ready for you to
slot straight into your productions or edit and combine with elements
of each other to make new, customized parts. You can even lay out a
sequence of Grooves to form a full drum track entirely within BFD2.
If you're a previous user of BFD, you'll love the new time-saving and
powerful functional enhancements in the Groove engine like the
advanced editor, synced audition previews, individual start and end
actions for each Groove and improved sorting, searching and management
of your Groove library.
And even more...
Further improvements in BFD2 include the new, intuitive keymapping
editor, easier electronic drum setup, comprehensive management of kits
and presets, a revamped internal engine, totally re-designed
interface, and several ways of exporting multichannel audio directly
from BFD2. For example, being able to quickly and effortlessly export
individual Grooves as audio makes BFD2 the ultimate custom breakbeat
factory.
SOUND LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS
* Recorded with premium mics and a warm, refined signal path in a room
with stunning clarity and definition of ambience
* Mid/Side room mic set for anything from true mono to incredible
sounding expanded stereo room sounds
* Thunderous, punchy kicks featuring inside and outside mics
* Versatile snare mic mixing: two top mics and a bottom mic
* Incredibly detailed hihats featuring 11 articulations, snares
include hits at the centre and halfway towards the edge
* Lush, complex cymbals with bell and edge hits
* 55GB of multi-channel, 24-bit 44.1 kHz audio
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
* Totally redesigned intuitive interface
* Quick and easy configuration
* Improved kit and preset management
* Reworked engine resulting in better performance and startup speed
* User import of stereo multi-velocity layer samples
* Built-in studio-grade mixing, routing, EQ, dynamics and effects
processing
* Diverse range of mix and kit presets tweaked for you by experienced
engineers
* Route audio from 8 stereo and 16 mono outputs into VST, RTAS and AU
hosts
* Advanced Groove authoring, editing and performance environment for
realistic drum parts
* Over 5000 Grooves: a huge library of instant drum patterns covering
many styles
* Synced Groove previews
* Comprehensive keymapping and automation support
* Easy setup for electronic drum trigger systems, including support
for snare positional sensing
* Built-in multi-channel audio export
* A massive range of other new features and workflow enhancements
improve on FXpansion's best-selling BFD software to make BFD2 the
most advanced acoustic drum workstation yet
Minimum requirements
* Windows XP SP1 or higher, Vista 32, P4 or better CPU (Windows)
* OSX 10.4, G5 or Intel CPU (Mac)
* 1 GB of RAM
* 60 gig HD, 7200 rpm
* DVD drive
Recommended for best results
* 2 GB of RAM or more
* Fast, multi-core modern Intel or AMD CPU
* Dedicated hard drive
* VST, RTAS or AU compatible plugin host
* Low latency audio interface
v2.0.3.15 Changes:
http://www.fxpansion1.com/BFD2_Public/BFD2_2-0-3-15_ReleaseNotes.html
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