FXpansion BFD Supplemental - Manual (Page 6)


8. Run the “BFD Launch ReWire” application (found in the same location as the BFD
ReWire Applet) in order to bring up BFD’s interface. ReWire is a protocol which
streams audio between two separate applications.
• The BFD Launch ReWire program is effectively a different application, and therefore
needs to be manually launched. It follows that the BFD ReWire interface will not
behave in the same way as your Pro Tools RTAS plugins.
9. Finally, create a new MIDI track in Pro Tools and assign its output to BFD (Rewire)
RW target - channel-1. You can now trigger BFD via MIDI using an external
controller or just by programming it in the Pro Tools Edit window. Please consult your
Pro Tools documentation for more details on using MIDI in Pro Tools.
When you want to record BFD’s output to audio tracks, you won’t be able to record the
output directly onto these Audio/Aux tracks which contain the ReWire plugin. You need to
output the Audio/Aux tracks to Buses, then record the Buses into new Audio tracks.
Using BFD RTAS in Digidesign Pro Tools 6.7 or later
Pro Tools 6.7 and subsequent versions support multiple outputs from RTAS plugins.
1. Insert the Groups, All or Ultra multi-channel RTAS versions of BFD onto a stereo
Audio track. This will output the Overhead mics as its stereo output pair. The first
stereo pair of a multi-out RTAS instrument is the primary outut, which cannot be
assigned to an Aux output.
2. Now add the relevant number of Aux tracks. The number and type (stereo/mono) will
depend upon which version of BFD you’re using (Groups requires 3 stereo Auxes,
All requires 2 stereo and 11 mono Auxes, while Ultra requires 5 stereo and 22 mono
Aux channels.
3. Assign the relevant outputs from the BFD instrument as the inputs to the Aux tracks
(after BFD is inserted, its outputs will become available as input sources).
4. Create a MIDI track and assign its output to BFD.
Using BFD AU in MOTU Digital Performer
How you use BFD in Digital Performer depends upon which version of DP you use.
Firstly, you must have at least version 4.1. Versions of DP before v4.6 do not support
multiple outputs from AU plugins. If you require multiple outputs from BFD, you should
either use ReWire, or upgrade to DP 4.6. Some users have also reported success using
the Audioease VST Wrapper, which wraps the VST version into MAS format.
Using BFD AU in MOTU Digital Performer 4.52 and earlier
Because of limitations in AU support, if you would like to use the multiple output
capabilities of BFD with DP 4.52 and earlier versions, you will need to use ReWire.
To use the stereo AU plugin in Digital Performer, do the following after lauching DP:
1. In a new project, add BFD as an instrument track, using the Project/Add Track/
Instrument Track menu option. Select BFD (stereo out) (stereo).
2. The plugin will appear, along with a new track in the Tracks Overview, which you
can use to control BFD.
Chapter 2: Using BFD in your host BFD supplemental manual