FXpansion BFD Eco - Manual (Page 35)

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Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin in Cubase SX
Launching BFD Eco
1. With a project open, bring up the VST Instruments panel.
2. Click on an instrument slot and select the BFD Eco plugin. Cubase SX automatically creates all additional BFD Eco outputs in its mixer.
By default, all channels in BFD Eco are routed to the Master channel in the BFD Eco mixer, which is hard-wired to the first stereo output (output 1-2). In
order to separate channels into discrete outputs, you must first route the relevant channels to the desired BFD Eco outputs in the BFD Eco mixer.
3. Assign a MIDI track in the Project Window to BFD Eco.
If you encounter any problems performing the steps above, please consult your host’s documentation or contact the manufacturer’s tech support channels –
BFD Eco operates in the same way as any other multiple-output instrument plugin.
Recording BFD Eco’s output as audio
To do this you either need to use Cubase’s export functions – make sure you enable the ‘Offline’ button in the BFD Eco Status bar before performing an
offline or non-realtime export. Alternatively, you can use BFD Eco’s audio export features, which are described in the BFD Eco manual.
Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin in Cubase 4 or later
Launching BFD Eco
1. With a project open, bring up the VST Instruments panel.
2. Click on an instrument slot and select the BFD Eco plugin. If Cubase asks you whether it should create a MIDI track routed to the plugin, click ‘Yes’.
3. Cubase 4 does not automatically create additional BFD Eco outputs in its mixer. To enable the additional outputs, click the output button in the VST
Instruments panel for BFD Eco (it is to the right of the ‘e’ button that shows the plugin interface). In the pop-up list that appears, you can enable individual
or all outputs. This button is described on page 63 of the Cubase 4.1 plug-in reference PDF manual.
By default, all channels in BFD Eco are routed to the Master channel in the BFD Eco mixer, which is hard-wired to the first stereo output (output 1-2). In
order to separate channels into discrete outputs, you must first route the relevant channels to the desired BFD Eco outputs in the BFD Eco mixer.
3. Assign a MIDI track in the Project Window to BFD Eco if you did not click ‘Yes’ in step 2.
If you encounter any problems performing the steps above, please consult your host’s documentation or contact the manufacturer’s tech support channels –
BFD Eco operates in the same way as any other multiple-output instrument plugin.
Recording BFD Eco’s output as audio
To do this you either need to use Cubase’s export functions – make sure you enable the Offline button before performing any offline or non-realtime export.
Alternatively, you can use BFD Eco’s audio export feature when exporting Grooves.
Using BFD Eco as a VST plugin in Sonar
Launching BFD Eco
1. With a project open, use the Insert menu to insert BFD Eco as a soft synth:
Insert • Soft Synths • [VST plugins folder name] • BFD Eco
2. In the synth properties dialog box that appears, you can choose to set up BFD Eco’s additional outputs in the Sonar mixer. Unfortunately, this dialog box
does not include an option to create all the required stereo and mono outputs, so it is recommended to choose ‘All Synth Audio Outputs: Stereo’, and
afterwards manually change the stereo channels created for BFD Eco’s mono 1-16 outputs to mono channels. If you do not know how to do this, please
consult your Sonar documentation or contact Cakewalk support.
By default, all channels in BFD Eco are routed to the Master channel in the BFD Eco mixer, which is hard-wired to the first stereo output (output 1-2). In
order to separate channels into discrete outputs, you must first route the relevant channels to the desired BFD Eco outputs in the BFD Eco mixer.
If you need to use BFD Eco’s MIDI Out function, remember to check the ‘Enable MIDI Out’ checkbox in the synth properties dialog.
3. If the ‘MIDI Source’ checkbox was not left checked in the dialog box, you need to create a MIDI track and route its output to BFD Eco.
If you encounter any problems performing the steps above, please consult your host’s documentation or contact the manufacturer’s tech support channels –
BFD Eco operates in the same way as any other multiple-output instrument plugin.
Recording BFD Eco’s output as audio
To do this you either need to use Sonar’s mixdown functions – make sure you enable the Offline button before performing any offline or non-realtime
export. It is also recommended to disable the ‘Use Fast Bounce’ setting in Sonar’s preferences. Alternatively, you can use BFD Eco’s audio export feature
when exporting Grooves.