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2015/05/08 11:26:19
bapu
Since I got the London Session expansion and since they say it's a BFD3 ONLY pack it go me to thinking, did I structure my FXPansion samples folder properly? Seems I have it reversed.
 
Now it goes like this under the FXPansion folder:
BFD Eco
    ->BFD2
         ->BFD3
            ->BFD3 Core Library
            ->BFD3 Expansion Packs
               ->London Sessions
 
Seems like it should be like this under the FXPansion folder:
BFD3
  ->BFD3 Expansion Packs
  ->London Sessions
  ->BFD2
     ->BFD Eco
 
Then BFD3 points to BFD3 (and will pickup BFD2, BFD2 points to BFD2 and picks up BFD Eco and BFD Eco points to ummmmm BFD Eco.
 
I also assume it could just be flat
BFD Eco
BFD2
BFD3
 
And do multiple pointings for BFD2 and BFD3 
 
 
2015/05/08 12:26:25
ltb
Mine were installed flat into the main fxpansion folder on my samples drive.
BFD Eco
BFD 2
BFD 3

Curious, why did you get London Sessions when they're already in BFD2?
2015/05/08 13:18:40
bapu
carl

Curious, why did you get London Sessions when they're already in BFD2?


I guess I was under the impression there were improvements for BFD3 since they said this release was for BFD3 only.
 
My Bad.
2015/05/08 13:40:55
ltb
Actually I think it should be offered free to those who purchased BFD3.
The samples from BFD2 were simply left out of BFD3, they should be included.
 
It's like purchasing Omnisphere v2 & not getting the content from v1.
2015/05/09 07:42:05
twaddle
As long as all your kits are in their own separate folders you should be okay, you don't then have to have all those kits in one master folder as you can spread them out over multiple drives if you like, as you said, you can then point BFD3 to them in the content locations page.
 
I have mine all in the one, "master/mother" folder that I called FXpansion which is on an SSD drive (pic included)
 
As for the London sessions being in a BFD3 version the only difference is that the samples are converted into the new BFDLAC lossless format which does take up less space and puts slightly less load on your disks but they don't sound any different as you have clearly discovered :-(
 
http://www.mediafire.com/view/vmq5wfj6ojk6qwa/fxpansion_folders.jpg
 
 
Steve
2015/05/09 12:02:14
bapu
$75 bux down the drain.
 
I guess I could try and sell them to a BFD3 only user?
 
BTW, I went with the "flat" layout like you twaddle, but for me somewhere down the line I installed all BFD Eco packs under BFD Eco, BFD2 packs under BFD2 and now BFD3 under BFD3. And I have the Gen16 Digital Valut.
 
Then I just pointed BFD Eco to the samples drive for BFD Eco and Gen16, BFD2 to sample for Gen16, and finally BFD3 to BFD2, BFD3 and Gen16 samples.
 
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