FXpansion BFD Premium Acoustic Drum Module - Manual (Page 69)

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BFD AND MULTIPLE OUTPUTS
10:1 BFD audio architecture
Before explaining BFD’s output assignment system, it would be useful to explain the BFD
audio architecture.
Microphone channels
Each Kit-Piece Hit type has 8 mic channels (3 stereo, 5 mono):
Overhead (stereo)
The signal from the stereo Overhead mic set, above the kit.
Room (stereo)
The signal from the stereo Room mic set, further back in the room.
PZM (stereo)
The signal from the stereo PZM mic set, on the fl oor on either side of the kit.
Kick In (mono)
The signal from the mic inside the kick drum.
Kick Out (mono)
The signal from the mic outside the kick drum.
Snare Bottom (mono)
The signal from the mic underneath the snare drum.
Snare Top (mono)
The signal from the mic above the snare drum.
Multi (mono)
The signal from the direct mic for all Kit-Pieces except kicks and snares. This is usually
empty for kicks and snares.
The Overhead, Room and PZM mics are sometimes known collectively as the ‘ambient’
mic channels.
The Kick In, Kick Out, Snare Bottom, Snare Top and Multi mic channels are known
collectively within BFD as Direct mic channels. This concept is used in the Direct Mixer,
whose controls affect all the Direct mic channels of a Kit-Piece together (see section 5:3).
The kick and snare mics are used for all Kit-Pieces, as bleed signals are recorded
through them (see below, ‘Primary direct and bleed channels’).