Session Drummer 3 -vs- BFD??

I have had BFD2 for a while now and I'm still a bit frustrated with the seemingly distinct limitations it brings to users who don't yet have a set of electronic drums to trigger it.

What limitations does bfd have that session drummer 3 doesn't have. Both are triggered by midi and both can be played via keyboard or virtual drum kit.BFD offers far more articulations whether played via a keyboard or virtual drum kit.
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I have Sonar 8.5 as a sequencer (DAW), and as you all know by now there is a 5 part Drum Master Class for the Session Drummer 3 drum module plug-in. 

I would certainly like to see some more training videos on bfd than there are right now.This one here is really good but the guy goes too fast so you have to watch it about 20 times but there's a lot in it about mixing that applies outside of bfd as I'm sure there is in the session drummer master class.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0oEN3P73pk&feature=related)

  

I have to say, though SD3 is not as exstensive as BFD2 in terms of kits and even sound quality up front, the amount of info Session Drummer 3 has available in terms of tutorials are staggering. And the "improvement" in sound quality that can be had is awesome.
I'm not sure if you can trigger Session Drummer 3 with an electronic kit, but what it can do within Sonar 8.5 is pretty damn impressive!
Thank God for folks like Seth for taking the time to realize how valuable tutorials like these really are.

   
If you think the results you can achieve with session drummer 3 are awesome once you know what you're doing then just imagine how much more awesome your results will be with bfd, once you know what you're doing :)

[quote][/quote]Problem 1:
BFD is a MIDI module. In Sonar it has options for creating multiple tracks when you fire up BFD as a plug-in.
How do I assign each of those audio tracks to the BFD module like you can with Session Drummer?

It's done on the mixer page just as it is in sonar console. At the bottom you see, kick, snare, hats, toms etc. Just click on the name and you'll see a drop down list. There you can select your out puts. There are 8 stereo, the first of which is the master out, followed by 1 to 16 mono outs.

Actually, isn't that how session drummer does it? I think they all use pretty much the same method?

Obviously you should experiment but the bfd mixer is every bit as good and in some ways better than sonars. The effects that come with bfd are very drum orientated and so you don't really have to use other outputs unless you want to use third party effects. The reverb that comes with bfd is very good but only the light version but if you want to do side chaining bfd does it very well.

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Why would you use bfd without a kit? Not sure I understand. That's like going to a swimming pool that has no water :)

Would love some tutorials on "Using BFD and Sonar - Master Class"! (keep dreaming, right?)
How about something close?
 
Harpo
 

This would be useful for many users I believe.