BFD3 is the third generation of FXpansion's flagship software acoustic drum studio: new levels of realism and ground-breaking features in an intuitive redesigned engine.

With stunning new kits, mix-ready presets and modelling technology for tom resonance and cymbal swells, BFD3 delivers uncompromising detail. The revamped interface has a new mixer and sound browser for the easiest BFD experience yet.

The all-new BFD3 library is designed to provide a diverse range of drum sounds out of the box. Recorded by engineers including Andrew Scheps, Rail Jon Rogut and John Emrich, it features brush and mallet sounds and is recorded in 2 rooms for varied room ambience.

BFD3 also contains a powerful built-in environment for pattern creation and editing, complete with a range of performances by legendary drummers for effortless production of drum tracks indistinguishable from the real thing.

Effortless Power

Instant Results with Unlimited Depth

BFD3 is designed to sound great while offering as much depth as you need. Browse for entire presets, quickly compile custom kits or mould any drum sound you desire by retuning, damping and processing multiple mics with the powerful internal mixing engine.

The built-in Groove section offers a versatile range of session drummer performances alongside pattern editing and creation functions. Select from a wide range of musical drum rudiments and paint your own realistic parts.

New Sound Library

Stunning Hyper-Detailed drums

With detail levels of up to 80 velocity layers, rim-clicks and rim-shots for toms and bells and splashes for hi-hats, BFD3's sounds are more expressive than ever before. The library's 160GB of audio data is squeezed into 55GB thanks to BFD3's lossless compression system meaning less space usage and playback strain on your hard disk.

4 of the included kits are recorded in LA's Ocean Studios and feature additional mono room and hardware-compressed channels in addition to stereo overhead and room mics. The remaining 3 kits are stick, brush and mallet versions of a custom Mapleworks kit recorded in a tight but vibrant room at Omega Studios in Rockville, Maryland.

Augmented Realism

Intelligent Drum and Dynamics Modelling

BFD3 introduces modelled tom resonance and bleed which provides a natural-sounding 'glue' which blends the sound of the kit together. The modelling varies with the characteristics and tuning of any combination of drums - something that cannot be achieved only by using samples. BFD3 also includes improved dynamics matching across drums and a swell-modelling algorithm for more realistic cymbal washes.

These features can be applied to your existing BFD libraries if you're upgrading (and to any expansion packs you buy in future).

Mixing and Exporting

New Effects and Workflow Enhancements

The internal BFD3 mixing engine has DCAM-modelled compression, filtering and other effects alongside great-sounding EQ and algorithmic reverbs. You can even use an external signal as a compression sidechain source.

New workflow enhancements let you hide multiple drum and ambient mics for simpler mixing approaches and it's easy to route multiple channels to discrete outputs for processing with other plugins or outboard gear. BFD3 even provides multi-channel audio export direct to disk. Grooves can be exported using drag and drop - perfect for compiling loops.

Features

7 new kits recorded in 2 locations

Dedicated rock, metal, jazz and brush kits

More detail in less disk space

Tom resonance / cymbal swell modelling

Streamlined new browser and workflow

Faster, more efficient audio engine

Extendable interface for larger screens

New effects including algorithmic reverb and DCAM EnvShaper

Wide range of mix-ready presets

Fully editable, improved groove engine

Rudiments tool for creating grooves

Grooves by Steve Ferrone, Brooks Wackerman, Bobby Jarzombek, Peter Erskine & Stanton Moore courtesy of Platinum Samples

32-bit and 64-bit support

VST, AU, RTAS and AAX plugin formats & standalone version

BFD3/BFD Eco Expansion Packs are also available.

System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Mac OSX 10.11 or later (Mac)

Windows 10 (PC)

Core2Duo 2.0ghz (or equivalent)

2GB DDR3 RAM

7200rpm mechanical hard disk or fast SSD

Internet connection for authorization and downloads

USB 2.0 port for installation

1280x800 screen resolution

Recommended for High Detail Settings:

Quad-core processor or faster (Core2Quad, i3, i5, and i7, or equivalent)

3GB DDR3 RAM or higher

Dedicated drive for audio content

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