Products from BFD

The third generation of BFD’s flagship software acoustic drum studio, with new kits, mix-ready presets and modelling of tom resonance and cymbal swells for realistic acoustic drums. BFD3 combines highly detailed drum recordings with intelligent modelling: tom resonance and bleed respond to the tuning and combination of drums and glue the kit together naturally, while a...

An expansion for BFD3 with hard-hitting drums for metal, hard rock, punk and other heavy or aggressive music, recorded in the live room of Middle Farm Studios. Middle Farm Studios in South Devon, England, is known for a live room whose pitched ceiling and stone walls give drums a distinct, roomy punch. For BFD Dark Farm, the engineers used the studio’s microphones, outboard...

An expansion for BFD3 based on the Yamaha Hipgig portable drum kit, developed in conjunction with renowned drummer Rick Marotta. With 7-ply birch and mahogany shells, the Hipgig kit has an upfront sound that suits pop, rock, jazz, funk and many other genres. The snare was played with sticks and hot-rods and the kick with felt and rubber beaters, and 15 presets in various...

An expansion for BFD3 with dozens of esoteric, vintage and modified drums, percussion and beatboxes, created by S. Husky Hoskulds. Behind 8 Bit Kit is S. Husky Hoskulds, whose 8 Bit Audio production company has produced recordings for Tom Waits, Fantômas, Joe Henry, The Wallflowers and many more. Kicks were detuned and hit with paint rollers or with chains attached and...

A collection of five premium wood-shell snare drums for BFD3, chosen for their warm, fat and round sound. Made by Canopus, Craviotto, Gretsch as well as Noble and Cooley, the snares differ in wood, shell thickness and depth, from maple and cherry to elm, walnut and zelkova, and cover metal, hard rock, rock, pop, funk, jazz and other genres. Each snare was played with sticks,...

An expansion for BFD3 that captures a rare, vintage Camco Oaklawn drum kit, ideal for all genres of jazz, funk and neo-soul. Camco drums are sought after by players and collectors alike for their clarity of tone and warm sustain, and this kit was tuned medium-high and recorded with sticks and brushes. It comes with Istanbul cymbals including a 24-inch ride and a 1930s Round...

An expansion for BFD3 featuring ten tuned DDrum Deccabon toms with identical 6-inch heads but depths varying from 6 to 24 inches. Together the toms cover a pitch range of one octave, useful for unconventional melodies, basslines, alternative tom sounds, percussive grooves, atmospheric soundtrack work and much more. Using the tuning features in BFD, the ten Deccabons can be...

An expansion for BFD3 that captures a Crush Drums Sublime AXM kit, tuned and processed for progressive and technical rock and metal. The in-house engineers tuned and processed the kit to sound loud and proud out of the box, and it comes with a full complement of Meinl Byzance cymbals plus stacked setups for more aggressive sounds. The kick was recorded dampened, fully open...

An expansion for BFD3 featuring two Yamaha birch drum kits and a variety of presets designed for hard rock and metal styles. BFD Heavy contains meticulous recordings of a Yamaha Recording Custom and a Birch Custom Absolute kit with three kicks and nine toms in total, plus a bonus reduced-detail Yamaha Jimmy Chamberlin steel-shell snare taken from BFD Signature Snares Vol.2....

An expansion for BFD3 featuring a full set of hand-made prototype titanium drums from master drum builder Ronn Dunnett. With shells made from solid titanium, the Dunnett Ti kit is one of the most advanced all-metal drum kits and is highly sought-after by studios and drummers. BFD Dunnett Ti provides two kicks, each played with felt and wood beaters, five toms, a full-detail...

An expansion for BFD3 featuring a wide range of drums and cymbals produced by Chocolate Audio, with diverse mic channel sets and beater types for versatility. The medium-sized recording room provides naturally warm ambience and direct mic signals with superb isolation, and many instruments offer alternative ambient and direct mic sets for increased variety. Thirteen stick...

An expansion for BFD3 with authentic, mix-ready Americana-style drum sounds for a wide range of genres from blues and alt-country to garage rock and folk. The Gretsch USA Custom kit, Sabian hats and Zildjian cymbals are recorded with a balance between vintage dirt and modern punch. The stick and brush kits are presented in two distinct processing styles alongside an...