FXpansion BFD2 £234
This once-pioneering drum module was starting to look just a little old hat, but a major update has brought it bang up to date.
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 18 Mar, 11:04 am GMT
Manufacturer's description
BFD2's easy to use interface is redesigned from the ground up to give you more power and control for shaping your drums than ever before. It's fast and easy to set up and integrate into your digital audio workstation of choice.
Create expressive, complex drum parts using 55GB of rare, vintage, boutique and classic drumkits. Recorded at AIR Studios in London, BFD2's sound library combines extreme realism with stunning sound quality.
Mix your drums with flexible routing, submixing and built-in EQ, compressors and other effects.
Meanwhile, BFD2's Groove engine offers advanced editing, performance and humanization functions for creating realistic drum parts. You can even lay out a full song's drum track entirely within BFD2!
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
Massive sound library. Excellent groove editor. Easier to use and more reliable than v1.5. A self-contained solution. Good onboard processing.
Cons
Potentially complex. Large disk footprint for library. Positional data not supported for cymbals.
The bottom line
BFD2 is a big step up from v1.5, and should be strongly considered by anyone looking for a virtual acoustic drum kit. Current BFD users, meanwhile, should simply upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
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Specification Show
BFD2
- Price:
- £234
- Additional Requirements:
- 7200rpm hard disk
- OS Requirements:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP 1 or later
- RAM Recommended (GB):
- 1.00
- Required Hard Disk Space (GB):
- 60.00
- Virtual Instrument Type:
- Drums
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