FXpansion BFD Eco - Manual (Page 25)

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MIDI CC assignments are loaded and saved with BFD Eco Presets and in host projects containing the BFD Eco plugin.
When the
Key/MIDI Lock button is active, MIDI CCs are not restored from BFD Eco Presets.
Learn context menu
While MIDI Learn mode is active, right-click on any assignable control to display the Learn context menu, which contains the Clear automation
function.
Clear Automation
Clears the control’s current MIDI assignment.
If the parameter has not yet been assigned to a MIDI CC, this function is greyed out on the menu.
Clear All Automation
Clears all current MIDI CC assignments.
Managing MIDI CC assignments
There is no dedicated preset format for MIDI CC assignments – they are simply saved within a BFD Eco Preset or with the host project when
using the BFD Eco plugin. It is possible to define a default Preset saved with your preferred MIDI CC assignments. See section 9:1 for more
details.
The Key/MIDI Lock button affects both key maps and MIDI CC assignments when loading BFD Eco Presets.
However, when loading a host project containing BFD Eco, the MIDI CC assignments saved within it are always restored.
Disk activity meter
Indicates the amount of disk bandwidth currently being used by BFD Eco.
RAM meter
Displays the amount of RAM that is currently being used by BFD Eco.
Context info
Shows the name and value of any control under the mouse cursor, or of the control currently being adjusted.
Audio stream indicator
Highlights when BFD Eco has successfully launched within the host audio engine or when the standalone application has successfully initialized
the specified audio device. In other words, it indicates whether the software is functioning correctly.
MIDI activity indicator
Highlights whenever BFD Eco receives any MIDI input.
Beat
light
Stop
Return
to start
Play
Transport controls
Play
Starts playback when using the standalone application, or when the
host is stopped (when using BFD Eco as a plugin).
Note that when the host is started, playback restarts in sync with the
host.
Return to start
Resets the playback position to the Start marker position.
This button can be used during playback without pressing Stop first. Doing so ‘disconnects’ synchronization if using BFD Eco as a plugin in a
host. To re-establish synchronization, stop and restart your host’s transport.
Stop
Stops Groove playback.
This is possible even when the BFD Eco plugin is playing in sync with the host – Groove play back in BFD Eco stops while the host keeps playing.
If you click the
Play button after using the Stop button, playback commences from the position at which it was previously stopped, and is not
synchronized to the host position.
To re-establish host synchronization, start and stop the host transport.
Panic
Immediately stops any currently playing sounds or Grooves.
Beat light
Flashes on every beat when BFD Eco’s Groove engine is playing.
Tempo
Allows you to set a tempo when using the standalone application.
To set the tempo, either click and drag the Tempo control, or double-click it, type a new tempo and hit ENTER.
When running BFD Eco as a plugin, the Tempo indicator cannot be adjusted because the plugin is locked to the host tempo.
Time Sig (Time Signature)
Allows you to set a time signature when using the standalone application.
Double-click the
Time Sig indicator, type new values separated by a “/” and hit ENTER.
Position
Indicates the current playback position, in bars and beats, of either the host (when using the plugin), the Drum Track or the current previewed
Groove.