Document Outline

• Ch.1 Introduction to BFD Eco
  • 1:1 BFD Eco basics
    • Launching BFD Eco
      • 1. As a standalone application
      • 2. As an instrument plugin within a host
    • BFD Eco’s interface
  • 1:2 Loading sounds
    • • Loading a BFD Eco Preset
    • • Loading a kit
    • • Loading a kit-piece
  • 1:3 Playing sounds
    • • via MIDI
    • • from the Grooves page
    • • previewing sounds
  • 1:4 Default MIDI key assignments
• Ch.2 BFD Eco audio architecture
  • 2:1 Kits, kit-pieces and articulations
  • 2:2 Velocity layers and mic channels
  • 2:3 Using expansion packs with BFD Eco
• Ch.3 Loading and saving in BFD Eco
  • 3:1 Preset types and kit-pieces
    • Preset pickers
    • Loading Kit-pieces
  • 3:2 Other preset types used in BFD Eco
    • Kit-piece presets
    • Key map
  • 3:3 Using the Preset pickers
  • 3:4 Lock buttons
  • 3:5 Using preset browsers
    • Preset listing, Load and Cancel
    • View Size / Sorting
    • Type (kit-piece browser for Percussion slots only)
    • Delete
    • Load from disk (Preset, kit and mixer browsers only)
    • Search
    • Quick-search
    • Sticky
    • Image / Rating
    • Info display
    • Target slot information (kit-piece browser only)
    • Drum Shop (kit-piece browser only)
• Ch.4 Kit Page and Mixer
  • 4:1 Kit page
  • 4:2 Mixer
    • Kit-piece channels
    • Ambience channels: OH and Room
    • Aux channels
    • Master channel
    • Mixer visibility
    • Selecting channels
      • Selecting multiple channels
  • 4:3 Mixer channel controls
    • Channel image
    • FX1 / FX2 Power
    • Pan (kit-piece channels only)
    • Mute / Solo
    • Level fader / meter
    • Output selector
  • 4:4 Channel context menu
    • Load Kit-piece
    • Clear Kit-piece
    • Copy Channel, Paste Channel
    • Reset Channel
    • Clear Channel FX
    • Clear Aux Sends
• Ch.5 Channel page
  • 5:1 Kit-piece preset picker
  • 5:2 Inspector
    • Large channel image
    • Tune
    • Dyn (Dynamics)
    • In/Out (kick only)
    • Bot/Top (snare only)
    • Damp
    • Tighten (hihat only)
    • Width (ambience channels only)
    • Distance (ambience channels only)
    • Ambience controls (kit-piece channels only)
      • Flip LR
      • OH/Room Amount
    • Aux sends (kit-piece and ambience channels only)
      • Aux1/Aux2 Send
  • 5:3 EQ and FX slots
    • EQ
    • FX slots
      • Power
      • Input meter
      • Mix
      • Effect picker
      • Effect preset picker
      • Tools menu
• Ch.6 Grooves
  • 6:1 Introduction to Grooves
  • 6:2 Groove browser
    • Groove list
    • Auto-Preview and individual Preview buttons
    • Category filters
    • Search
  • 6:3 Grooves Mode
    • Grooves Mode
      • Off
      • Single
      • Track
  • 6:5 Adding parts to the Drum Track
  • 6:6 Manipulating Parts on the Drum Track
    • Selecting Parts
    • Moving selected Parts
    • Copying selected Parts
    • Changing the size of Parts
  • 6:4 Drum Track
    • Ruler
      • Track
      • Scrollbar / Zoom
    • Drum Track markers
      • Position marker (blue)
      • Insert marker (red)
      • Start marker (white)
    • Track context menu
      • Cut selected Parts
      • Copy selected Parts
      • Paste before selection / Paste after selection
      • Paste Parts at Marker
      • Repeat selected Parts
      • Split Part at marker
      • Clear all Parts
  • 6:7 Additional Drum Track controls
    • Loop
    • Export
  • 6:8 Groove FX
    • Quantize
    • Humanize Time
    • Swing
    • Simplify
  • 6:9 Exporting Grooves as MIDI
    • 1. Drag & drop as host MIDI part to host MIDI track
    • 2. Drag & drop as MIDI file to disk folder
• Ch.7 Global controls
  • Bleed
  • Global Tune
  • Global Dyn (Dynamics)
  • Hum Vel (Humanize Velocity)
  • Volume
  • V2A
  • FX power
  • Offline
  • Learn
  • Disk activity meter
  • RAM meter
  • Context info
  • Audio stream indicator
  • MIDI activity indicator
  • Transport controls
    • Play
    • Return to start
    • Stop
    • Panic
    • Beat light
    • Tempo
    • Time Sig (Time Signature)
    • Position
• Ch.8 Key Map panel
  • 8:1 Key map picker
    • Default key map
      • Key/MIDI Lock
  • 8:2 Creating assignments
    • Creating an assignment
  • 8:3 Key context menu
  • 8:4 Hihat control
    • Variable mode and Pedal CC
    • Disabling Variable mode – access to open/closed only
  • 8:5 Additional controls
    • MIDI Log
    • Octave numbering scheme
    • Auto Pedal
    • Auto Splash
  • 8:6 Articulations and slots
• Ch.9 Options and Help menus
  • 9:1 Options menu
    • Set Data Path...
    • Rebuild Databases...
    • Key Map...
    • Tooltips On / Off
    • Outputs as Numbers On / Off
    • Drummer Perspective On / Off
    • Anti-machinegun Mode On / Off
    • RAM Buffer 16k / 32k
    • Load on Demand On / Off
    • Set Startup Preset
    • Clear Startup Preset
  • 9:2 Help menu
• Ch.10 FX devices
• Ch.11 Standalone application and plugin usage
  • Using the BFD Eco Standalone application
    • Tempo and time signature
    • I/O Settings
  • Using BFD Eco as an RTAS plugin in Digidesign Pro Tools 7.x or later
  • Using BFD Eco as an AU plugin in Apple Logic 8 or later
  • Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin or an AU plugin in Ableton Live
  • Using BFD Eco as an AU plugin in Digital Performer
  • Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin in Cubase SX
  • Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin in Cubase 4 or later
  • Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin in Sonar
  • Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin in FL Studio
  • Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin in Reaper
  • Potential problems