FXpansion BFD Converter - Manual (Page 3)

• A guide to the conversion process
1. Choose the DFHS Path: this is the folder which contains the Toontrack
library you want to convert. For instance, if you want to convert DFHS
Drummer, choose “C:\Superior\Drummer” (this is just an example - the
location of the Drummer folder can vary).
2. By default, the BFD Path is set to the Data path specified in the BFD
Options panel. However, if you wish to write to another folder (if you don’t
have enough space on your existing BFD drive, for example), you can
browse for another folder.
• To use the sounds from this other folder in BFD, you will need to set up
a second Data path to this location in the BFD Options panel, using the
‘Data Path 2’ setting. Please see the BFD documentation for further details
on how to do this.
3. Specify the library to convert using the Convert from setting. This must
match the library contained within the DFHS Path you selected in step 1.
• If this does not match the library contained within the specified DFHS
Path, the sounds will not be converted properly!
4. Choose the Conversion Type. This tells BFD Converter whether to convert
all the contained sounds, or only individual Kit-Piece types, like the kick
drums or the hihats.
• Please note that this option is not applicable when converting the
Percussionist sounds. These must be converted in their entirety.
5. Click the Do It! button and put the kettle on! The conversion process can
take a very long time (a full C&V conversion on a G5 Mac takes around 1
hour or more).
6. Once the progress bar has reached 100% and the log window displays the
message “ < -- Job Complete -- >”, the process has finished. You can now
use the converted sounds within BFD!