FXpansion BFD Supplemental - Manual (Page 14)


iv. Mixing in BFD
BFD contains a substantial array of mixing and audio routing facilities. These give you a
virtually infinite way of shaping the sound of your Kit. It is a very good idea to read section
10:1 of the reference manual before going further in this tutorial, in order to understand
the audio architecture of the BFD library.
Mixer functions
With a Kit loaded and playing, you can explore the Mixer.
Bus Mixer area (ref. manual page 24)
• The Direct Master, Overhead, Room and PZM faders in the Bus Mixer area allow you to mix the
mic bus signals. You can achieve a wide variety of drum sounds just by playing with these faders.
• The Distance controls for the Overhead, Room and PZM buses allow you to shift the mics further
back in the room, while the Width controls adjust the stereo field from mono to enhanced stereo.
• The Master level fader and Dynamics control affect the overall volume and the overall velocity
scaling of incoming notes.
Kit-Piece Mixer area (ref. manual page 21)
• You can adjust the pitch of the Kit-Piece with the Tune controls (snare sidestick tuning can be
disabled in the Play Options panel).
• You can also adjust the level of the Kit-Piece in the ambient mic buses with the Kit-Piece Trim
controls.
• Each Kit-Piece additionally has a Dynamics control, which scales the velocity of the incoming
notes up or down, effectively resulting in the Kit-Piece being played more loudly or more softly.
Direct Mixer area(ref. manual page 23)
• This area of the Mixer controls the signals in the direct mic bus: that is the primary direct close
mic’d signal and the bleed channels.
• The Direct Trim and Pan controls adjust the level and stereo position of the direct mic channels
(direct signals are mono).
• BFD’s kicks and snares are both recorded with 2 mics. Kicks are recorded with a mic inside and
outside the drum, while snares are recorded with a mic above and below the drum. The Kick
In/Out and Snare Bot/Top controls allow you to blend between these mics. The phase of the 2
signals can be flipped with the Phase trip switches.
Chapter 3: Tutorial BFD supplemental manual