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FXpansion BFD2 Manual User Manual

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9:5 Positional snare control

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• Variable snare controls

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9:6 Controlling cymbals

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chapter 10: BFD2 PREFERENCES

customizing BFD2

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10:1 Preferences page overview

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10:2 Data preferences

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• Preference Options

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• Data Path

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• Startup

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10:3 Groove preferences

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• Show Groove Session preferences

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• MIDI Import

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• Editor Preferences

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• Metronome

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10:4 Session preferences

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• Session MIDI prefereces

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• Session Playback preferences

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10:5 MIDI preferences

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• MIDI Channels

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• MIDI Input Transformations

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• MIDI display

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• Key Mapping preferences

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• MIDI Learn Note Wizard preferences

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10:6 Engine preferences

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• Streaming Engine

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• Synth options

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• Fade preferences

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• Detail

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10:7 GUI preferences

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• Control behaviour

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• Mixer GUI Options

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• Kit Page

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• Keyboard Shortcuts

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Chapter 11: PROGRAMMING TIPS

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11:1 Building the kit

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11:2 Using Velocity layers

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• The importance of utilising BFD2’s velocity layers

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• Deploying velocity layers effectively

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• Dynamics controls

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11:3 Using articulations effectively

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11:3 Damping, tuning and tightening

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• Damping kicks, snares and toms

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• Tightening closed hihats

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• Tuning the kit

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11:4 Layering

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• Introduction to layering

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• Simple layering using the Link function

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• Layering individual articulations in the Mapping page

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• Creative and experimental layering

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11:5 Programming patterns

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• Drumming fundamentals

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• Transcribe, study and edit existing drum parts

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• Physical interfacing with the computer

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chapter 12: MIXING AND EFFECTS USAGE

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• Overview

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• D.CAM FX

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12:1 Mixing basics

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• Mic channel usage

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• Panning

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• Gain levels

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• Approaching EQ and compression

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12:2 EQ and filtering

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• EQ

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• Filter

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• Filter Mod

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12:3 Dynamics processing

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• Common compression parameters

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• Advanced features in BFD2’s dynamics processors

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• Comp Chan

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• Comp Bus

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• Noise Gate

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12:4 Distortion

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• Drive

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• Bit Crusher

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12:5 Other effects

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• Gain

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• Delay

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• Flanger

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• Chorus

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• RingMod

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• Frequency shifter

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• TinCanVerb

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12:6 Mixing each part of the kit

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• Kicks

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• Snares

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• Hihats

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• Toms

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• Cymbals

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12:7 Routing scenarios

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• Creating sub-mixes for processing mic channels

together

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• Mic channel separation

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• Creating sends to an external reverb

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12:8 External processing

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• Artificial reverb

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• Distortion and re-amping

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• Noise

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• Resampling and re-sequencing

2.0.1

Dec 2007

manual revision 2