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FXpansion BFD2 Manual User Manual

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3:4 Mixer toolbar and utility panel

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• Reset Mixer

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• Add Aux

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• Remove Aux

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• FX Power

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• Mixer view switches

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• Utility Panel

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3:5 Mixer channel controls and indicators

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• Controls/indicators in Regular and FX/Sends views

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• Controls/indicators available in Regular view only

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• Controls/indicators available in FX/Send view only

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3:6 Using the mixer

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• Selecting channels

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• Rearranging channels on the mixer

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• Channel processing order

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• Keyboard shortcuts for mixer operation

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• Channel context menu

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• Signal Routing indicators

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3:7 Using FX

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• The FX rack

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• Basic FX controls

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• Managing FX with the Effect context menu

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• Swapping and copying FX between slots

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3:8 Using Sends and Sidechains

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• Sends panel

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• Send indicators

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• Using sends for parallel processing

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• Using Sidechaining

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3:9 Mic tools panel

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• Direct controls

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• Ambience bus controls

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• Master bleed controls

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3:10 Mixer preset panel

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3:11 Audio Export panel

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chapter 04: GROOVES PAGE - overview

an introduction to BFD2’s groove engine

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4:1 Introduction

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• Key concepts

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• BFD 1.x users

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4:2 Grooves page interface

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4:3 Loading and saving in the Groove page

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4:4 Undo function

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4:5 Transport, tempo and time signature

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• Transport

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• Beat light

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• Tempo

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• Time signature

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• Playback position

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4:6 Using the Groove Engine

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chapter 05: GROOVES PAGE part 1

palettes, grooves and fills

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5:1 An Introduction to the Palette

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• MIDI channels and key ranges

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• Palette and info inspectors visibility

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5:2 Loading Palettes

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• Palette chooser

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• Loading BFD 1.0 and 1.5 Bundles

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5:3 Loading Grooves

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• Using the Groove chooser panel to load Grooves

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5:4 Playing Grooves in the Palette

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• Triggering Grooves with MIDI notes

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• Triggering Grooves with Preview buttons

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• Auto-Play and transport controls

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5:5 Working with Grooves in the Palette

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• Selecting Grooves

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• Operations on Grooves in the Palette

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• Blending elements of other Grooves in the editor

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• Slot context menu

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5:6 Groove Actions

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• Summary of available Groove Actions

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• Start Actions for Grooves and Fills

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• End Actions for Grooves

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• Slot End Actions for Fills

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5:7 Importing BFD 1.x Grooves and MIDI files

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• Importing BFD 1.x Grooves and Bundles

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• Importing MIDI files into the Palette

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• MIDI Import panel

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5:8 Groove and Palette Info Inspectors

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• Documenting Grooves and Palettes

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• Palette and Info inspector visibility

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• Groove Info Inspector

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• Palette Info inspector

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5:9 Saving and exporting Grooves

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• Saving Grooves

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• Exporting Grooves as MIDI

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• Export Groove as Audio

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5:10 Saving Palettes

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chapter 06: GROOVES PAGE part 2

editing, recording and groove FX

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6:1 Introduction to the Editor

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• Editor interface overview

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• Other topics covered in this chapter

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• Playing the currently selected Groove

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6:2 Editor Grid

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• Kit-piece and Articulation lanes

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• Events

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• Ruler and Groove length

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• Velocity lane

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• View controls

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• Zoom and scroll controls

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6:3 Grooves toolbar

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• Left and right mouse button tools

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• Hearing events during editing

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• Select tool

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• Draw tool

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• Erase tool

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• Mute tool

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• Velocity tool

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• Undo button

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6:4 Other Editor functions

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• Editor display settings

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• Metronome

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• Grid controls

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• Grid-based destructive processes

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• Edit menu

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• Keyboard shortcuts

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6:5 Combining elements of other Grooves