BFD2 Premium Acoustic Drum Module (Mac/PC)

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BFD 2 Premium Acoustic Drum Module

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).

Reviews

"A well laid out, if a bit full-on for a beginner, mixer system allows full control over the multitude of BFD 2's microphone options that include mics both in and outside the kicks, snaretop and bottom, overheads, close, room and ambient mics."
"Other highlights include much improved support for electronic kits... simply click on the assign pad button and a picture of a kit element pops up... hit the pad you want to trigger it with and there you go."
"With all the mixing and effects options available, adjusting the sound is just a few mouse clicks away."
"With this major upgrade, BFD has not only responded strongly to its competitors but reinvented itself as an even more powerful tool for playing or creating rich and realistic drum tracks with a wide array of editing and mixing possibilities."

Oli Bell, Drummer Magazine, Read the whole review in the October 2009 issue

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Great sounding drums, industry standard, enough said.

Stephen > read review

Great sounding drums, industry standard, enough said.
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Excellent drum software, just what I wanted. Can be as simple or as in depth as you like, top notch! Sounds are very realistic and vary greatly so you can find the perfect sound.
Perfect service provided by Andertons yet again. Thanks.

David > read review

Excellent drum software, just what I wanted. Can be as simple or as in depth as you like, top notch! Sounds are very realistic and vary greatly so you can find the perfect sound.
Perfect service provided by Andertons yet again. Thanks.
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Superb bit of kit. Articulations are extensive, easily programmed and the un-EQ'd sounds are sublime. Takes a bit of getting used to, but beginners should not be put off - for this price, nothing else I've used comes close.

Edward > read review

Superb bit of kit. Articulations are extensive, easily programmed and the un-EQ'd sounds are sublime. Takes a bit of getting used to, but beginners should not be put off - for this price, nothing else I've used comes close.
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Simply put, BFD2 is the nearest thing to a realistic drum sound you're going to get. The only other thing I've heard that comes close is the Abbey Road drums for Kontakt, but that doesn't offer nearly as much flexibility and depth.
This realism is, of course, down to the sheer amount of multi sampling (and obviously the recording quality of it), so it's not for the small hard disk/memory computer. I would say 2GB RAM minimum, but 4GB if you really want a smooth ride when using other VSTs etc. It also takes about 60GB of disk space with full install (which you want to do. There's options for installing less sounds. Don't bother. You bought it because of the amount of samples).
The other thing to note is that when you move away from the presets and start trying to shape the sound to your own specific needs, it's a fairly long learning curve. The realism comes from drum choice, virtual mic/effects setup, and beat programming, not just the samples. In the wrong hands it can sound fairly horrible. It's a beast that needs to be tamed.
But once you get your head and ears round it, it's just amazing. I actually think £150 is fairly reasonable considering the work that's obviously gone into it.

Mr. Sam Poole > read review

Simply put, BFD2 is the nearest thing to a realistic drum sound you're going to get. The only other thing I've heard that comes close is the Abbey Road drums for Kontakt, but that doesn't offer nearly as much flexibility and depth.
This realism is, of course, down to the sheer amount of multi sampling (and obviously the recording quality of it), so it's not for the small hard disk/memory computer. I would say 2GB RAM minimum, but 4GB if you really want a smooth ride when using other VSTs etc. It also takes about 60GB of disk space with full install (which you want to do. There's options for installing less sounds. Don't bother. You bought it because of the amount of samples).
The other thing to note is that when you move away from the presets and start trying to shape the sound to your own specific needs, it's a fairly long learning curve. The realism comes from drum choice, virtual mic/effects setup, and beat programming, not just the samples. In the wrong hands it can sound fairly horrible. It's a beast that needs to be tamed.
But once you get your head and ears round it, it's just amazing. I actually think £150 is fairly reasonable considering the work that's obviously gone into it.