FXPansion BFD Drum no limit Demo

I went to Borders Book store for lunch just to get way from work, and I noticed the new August issue of Computer Music Magazine

In this issue, they are featuring a DVD containing a no limit functional demo version of BFD Drum module, For all of you who haven't heard of the drum module... it's awesome. This is way better that their previous DR-008. This BFD sounds like a live drum kit, and you have the ability to control mic placement, quantize, have ramdom velocity variations, humanize timings, change fills, selefct various drum replacements or change drum kits, select distance and spacing plus much, much more. The Mics are overhead mics floor mics, PZM mics, bass drum mics and more.

The overall pricing for the full drum Module is $299.99 for all 9 GB of it, but man the kits are hot.!!! It works with a number os sequencers including Project5 and Sonar.

Don't let the this edition of the August magazine leave the shelves without you. Can't wait to get this Magazine home and load the DVD into DAW and give it a try. The Magazine also has a four page turtorial on how to use the BFD and a full manual on the DVD. In addition, the DVD is loaded to the brim with Samples and other goodies.


BFD Demo for PC/MAC

Peace,

The overall pricing for the full drum Module is $299.99 for all 9 GB of it, but man the kits are hot.!!! It works with a number os sequencers including Project5 and Sonar.

The site list price is $329.00. I got a cross grade deal due to buying GURU recently.

The walk through and tutorials show a lot of features that aren't obvious, such as laying down consecutive triggers by click/dragging the mouse horizontally, and reducing a full pattern with a ctrl/key combination.

Example: full trigger layout in sequencer:
- - - -_ - - - -_ - - - -_ - - - -
hit the control key combo and the pattern reduces like this:
- - -__- - -__ - - -__ - - -
Do it again and get:
- -___ - -___ - -___ - -
and again:
-___ -____ -____ -
One more time or more randomizes the triggers! You can reverse the changes with another control key combo.

There's also velocity control of each trigger controlled by click/dragging vertically. The color/shade of the trigger indicates the velocity level,

Volume control of each drum line depends on where you click its button. There's also a great fade out feature for sequenced notes using another ctrl/key combo.

The sounds are fantastic, and you can swap out elements of any kit, to build your own. This is a very well thought out piece of software. I’m waiting impatiently for it to arrive.

I think the basic program comes with six or so kits, and a bunch of swap out pieces... a very generous selection. And you can purchase additional kits.

i googled TrapKat
looked very inviting till I saw the sale price

well when that ship comes in,
this is definitely a few steps up from Trigger Finger

and real functional pedals -- very nice

re: BFD -- last thing I need is another drum synth/sampler
how much less one that sounds 'real'
somehow my gear lust is slacking off

even if it's just the cost of a magazine

however, until Rene comes up with a Dimension reload/extension pack, Kontakt2 Experience pack has my eye

I picked it too, hard not to for that price. Haven't played with it yet, but maybe someone that has can answer me a question: when you are using the midi grooves, do they get dumped into P5 or Sonar so you can mess with them even more, or are they only accessable within BFD.

And I will second that whole thing about having too much stuff!
Oh, I just woke up and read a bit of the tutorial and answered my own question.
Here is another:
Anyone have any idea how this compares with Stylus RMX?

I used it in P5 last night - the kits sound great - I'm well impressed.

I know some people had an issue getting this demo to work - FXPansion issued a fix, if you search their forum over at KVRaudio.com you'll find it.

ORIGINAL: philly

I used it in P5 last night - the kits sound great - I'm well impressed.

Philly, if you don't mind, can you include the steps you took to get the Demo to woek in P5?

apparently my steps are not working properly.

Are you actually from Philadelphia, PA? Ever heard of Yeadon?

Thanks,

Peace

MysticMizer,

I can hear it the drums playing and I see the volume meter registering the icoming sound in the P5 track pane, but after i arm for recording and then press record, nothing gets recorded. When I insert another instrument and then press record, it records the other instrument. I kow it works because I;ve used it woth Sonar, but I had to "bounce" to get it to appear as a audio track.

Drop it into a track, open it up

the instructions tell us to insert as an instrument, what exactly are you referring to when you say "Drop it into a track" is this your short way of saying insert it as an intrument, or are you bringing BFD DEMO in another way?



Thanks,

Peace

ORIGINAL: James D

ORIGINAL: philly

I used it in P5 last night - the kits sound great - I'm well impressed.

Philly, if you don't mind, can you include the steps you took to get the Demo to woek in P5?

apparently my steps are not working properly.

Are you actually from Philadelphia, PA? Ever heard of Yeadon?

Thanks,

Peace

Hi -I just installed the *.exe file from the CM DVD, opened P5, inserted BFD stereo out from the list of dxi's then just used some of the P5 stock midi drum loop, made some loops of my own, then just rendered to wav. Nothing special. BTW I'm not from Philly - my name's Phil.