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Direct Mixer area
This area of the Mixer controls the sound of the Direct mic 
channels, and does not affect the Overhead, Room or PZM 
mic Buses. 
The Direct mic channels include the close mic channel for 
each Kit-Piece, as well as the bleed channels for all Kit-
Pieces within the kick and snare mics (see section 10:1 for 
more details).
Trim (Direct Trim)
Controls the level of each Kit-Piece’s Direct mic channels, 
between -inf and +6 dB.
Pan
The Pan control adjusts the position in the stereo fi eld of 
each Kit-Piece’s Direct mic signals. When using the BFD 
Groups, BFD All and BFD Ultra versions of the plugin, Pan 
settings will only be effective when one of the Kit-Piece’s 
Direct mic channels is routed to a stereo output.
Kick In/Out (kick 1 & 2 only)
This control adjusts the blend between signals from the mic 
placed inside the kick drum, and the mic located outside it (all 
kicks within BFD are recorded with this mic setup). 
You will notice graphical feedback in the Drum Room display 
while this parameter is being changed. 
If you click the
Phase fl ip button, the phase of the Kick In
mic channel is inverted.
Snare Bot/Top: (snare 1 & 2 only)
Using this control, the blend between signals from the mics 
below and above the snare drum can be adjusted. 
You will notice graphical feedback in the Drum Room display 
while this parameter is being changed. 
If you click the
Phase fl ip button, the phase of the Snare
Bottom mic channel is inverted.
Chapter 5: Mixing in BFD
Direct Trim
controls
Pan
controls
Snare
Bottom/
Top
Phase Trip switches for Kick In
and Snare Bottom channels
Kick In/Out