Software Instrument for Acoustic Drums

FXpansion BFD Eco is a streamlined, fun and affordable software instrument for acoustic drums and is based upon FXpansion's award-winning BFD2 engine. Supplied with a selection of the best BFD2 sounds, BFD Eco can also be expanded with the wide range of FXpansion and 3rd-party add-ons.

BFD Eco's versatile mixing and EQ/FX section allows sculpting of the kit and the lush ambience for any musical situation, with a multitude of genre-based presets to get you started. Meanwhile, the integrated Groove player delivers diverse, ready-made drum patterns full of flavour and realism. Featuring an interface perfectly balanced between ease of use and flexibility, BFD Eco is provided as a standalone application and as a plugin for conveniently injecting realistic and powerful drums directly into your projects.

BFD Eco gives you easy access to the some of the best sounds in the BFD2 library, recorded at London's Air Studios. The included sounds are full of dramatic levels of detail and mojo... Anything but sterile, BFD Eco is imbued with a musical character that sets it apart from the homogenized, flat sounds found elsewhere. Included are a multitude of presets that showcase BFD Eco's powerful, punchy-sounding mixing section. The EQ and dynamics/effect processing allow you to sculpt the raw sounds and lush stereo ambience for any situation. DCAM circuit-modelled compression, filtering and drive provide hardware-style tone and grit, while an integrated version of Overloud's Breverb plate algorithm can be used for artificial reverb effects.

FXpansion BFD ECO Features:

• 5 kicks, 6 snares, 12 toms and 3 hihats
• 11 cymbals and selection of percussion
• 15 built-in effects including EQ, filtering, dynamics, drive, reverb and more
• Groove section with over 1500 patterns and advanced humanization
• Customizable keymaps and electronic drum support
• Built-in Stereo audio export
• Over 40 great-sounding presets
• Full plugin integration for your digital audio workstation
• Compatible with FXpansion and 3rd-party expansion libraries
• Upgrade path to BFD2

FXpansion BFD ECO System Specifications:

• Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Vista SP1 (32-bit), Windows7 (32-bit), Pentium4-based CPU or better (Windows)
• OSX 10.5.7 or higher, Intel CPU (Macintosh)
• 1 GB of RAM
• 7200 rpm HDD with at least 5 GB of free space
• DVD drive for installation
• Internet connection for product authorization