FXpansion BFD Supplemental - Manual (Page 7)


Using BFD ReWire in MOTU Digital Performer 4.52 and earlier
Please note that it is only necessary to use ReWire if you require multiple outs and do
not have DP 4.6 or higher. The major disadvantage when using ReWire is that BFD’s
settings will not be saved with your DP project. This is because it runs as a separate
application, with audio and MIDI being passed between the programs using the ReWire
protocol. If you do not require multiple output functionality, or if you use DP 4.6, it is better
to use the AU version.
1. Run the BFD Rewire Applet (located in your OSX Applications folder).
2. Set the “Output setup” to
BFD Groups, BFD All or BFD Ultra. If you want to use
BFD Stereo then it’s unnecessary to use ReWire mode, as AU provides the same
functionality, with the added ability to recall settings within a project.
3. Make sure the BFD ReWire device is enabled.
4. Launch DP and, in a project, create the relevant number of Aux tracks (4 for BFD
Groups, 14 for BFD All and 28 for BFD Ultra).
5. Configure the Aux tracks to receive input from BFD ReWire Bundles. Whether you
use mono or stereo bundles depends on which version of BFD you’re using.
For example, when using All Outputs, You should configure 11 of the Aux
tracks to receive input from New Mono Bundle/BFD (ReWire):BFDs #6 7
onwards: this sets up the mono direct outputs. For the stereo tracks, select New
Stereo Bundle/BFD (Rewire):BFDs #0 1-1 2 for the Overhead bus, and those
numbered
#2 3-3 4, and #4 5-5 6 for the Room and PZM buses respectively.
6. Run the BFD Launch ReWire application (also located in your Applications folder) 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 AU or MAS plugins.
7. You also need to create a MIDI track in DP in order to trigger BFD. Create a new
MIDI track using Project/Add Track/MIDI Track and route the output to BFD
(ReWire): BFD (ReWire)RW Bus-BFD (ReWire)RW target.
Using BFD AU in MOTU Digital Performer 4.6 or later
DP 4.6 and later versions support 16 outputs from an AU plugin, so cymbals 2 and 3 are
mixed into the 16th output. You cannot use BFD Ultra in DP at this time.
If you wanted to work with
BFD All:
1. In a new project, add BFD as an instrument track, using the Project/Add Track/
Instrument Track menu option. Select BFD (all outs) (stereo).
2. Add 12 new Aux tracks.
3. Assign the input to each aux track to one of the BFD Bundles in the New Mono
Bundle and New Stereo Bundle menus. You should assign BFD (all outs)-1 3-4 and
BFD (all outs)-1 5-6 as Stereo Bundles, and all the others from the Mono Bundles
menu. The original channel delivers output 1-2 from BFD (
Overhead in BFD All).
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