FXpansion BFD Premium Acoustic Drum Module Mixing with BFD - Manual (Page 31)

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7. A demonstration of getting a good drum sound
The following guide, along with the sound examples, is a practical application of getting a
raw drum mix together. All the sound examples are linked below, or can be downloaded
as a Zip file
here .
1. Default sound 1-default_sound.mp3
This is BFD as it sounds with no processing at all. It is the raw BFD output with default
mixer settings, using a custom kit comprised of various BFD expansion packs.
2. Dry sound 2-dry_sound.mp3
This is the dry sound of the drums: the raw output of BFD with the ambience channels
muted and the direct and bleed channels set up approximately for the desired final sound.
3. Adding EQ and compression to the dry sound
3-EQ+comp.mp3
Here, some EQ and compression is introduced on the dry drum sounds.
Kick channels
Some mid-range cut is applied to
the inside kick channel and the
low-end is boosted at about 70 Hz
using a bell curve response. Some
top-end boost is also added to
accentuate the ‘click’ of the beater
at about 5 kHz.
The compressor is set to a low
ratio (:1) with a couple of dB of
compression. A slow attack mode
is used to let the transient of the
drum through, while the release is
set as low as possible. A touch of
gating has also been applied.
Similiar settings are used for the
outside kick channel, with the
exception of the top-end boost.
Inside kick mic
Outside kick mic