BFD-JNF-Manual-Online.pdf

BFD Jazz & Funk Collection

Welcome and thank you for purchasing BFD Jazz & Funk Collection! We hope you

enjoy working with it as much as we do. Please read through this manual carefully.

The installation process and the Hit types used in this expansion differ from

previous products in the BFD range. Reading through this manual will ensure that

you get the most out of the sounds.

The data on the BFD Jazz & Funk Collection DVDs is compressed (using a zero-

loss algorithm), to facilitate the delivery of the highest possible level of detail.

The latest version of BFD v1.5 is required in order to use BFD Jazz & Funk

Collection. Please make sure it is properly installed before you proceed.

3 . Select your BFD folder: this is the

folder which contains the Data

folder in which the sample data

resides. Make sure you select the

BFD folder, and not BFD/Data

or any other folder. If you do not

select the correct folder, the new

sounds will not be available within

BFD. Click Next when you’re

ready to proceed.

4 . You now need to specify the

Installation Size: you can specify

the detail level and which Kit-

Pieces to install.

• Firstly, select a detail level. BFD

Jazz & Funk Collection can be

installed with one of three detail

levels, determining the maximum

amount of velocity layers (and

consequently affecting the hard

disk space usage) that are

installed for each Kit-Piece on

the DVD.

Higher detail levels have a higher impact on system resources.

Small: a maximum of 0 velocity layers will be installed

Medium: a maximum of 40 velocity layers will be installed

Large:

Installation

Each DVD contains an installer speciic to the contents

of that DVD. Please follow these steps for each DVD !

Special note for Mac users : during the installation routine, you may be asked for

your Admin password. You must have Admin rights in order to install this software.

1 . Insert the DVD and run the BFD Jazz & Funk Collection installer.

• Windows :

If the installer does not auto-run, explore the DVD contents in My

Computer and double-click BFD JNF Win Setup.exe to run it.

• Mac :

Open the DVD contents and double-click BFD JNF Mac Setup .

a maximum of 18 velocity layers will be installed

2 . Follow the on-screen instructions until the ‘Installation Path’ stage appears.

Recording notes

BFD Jazz & Funk Collection was produced by John Emrich and the engineering

team at Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland – one of the largest recording and

educational facilities on the US east coast. John’s philosophy when approaching

the recordings was to present a drummer’s perspective. This is relected in the

different methods of striking the drums (sticks, brushes, mallets, hot rods and

hands) and the introduction of new expressive articulations, such as those in the

brushed snares. The drier recording environment and John’s own methods of

tuning and micing up the drums are also vital elements of the new sounds.

Studio A at Omega was used, which features a Neve VR console and Digidesign

HD 19 interfaces for A/D conversion. No additional processing was applied,

except for subtle compression on the Room and PZM channels. The mic channels

were set up as follows:

• Next, deselect the Kit-Pieces which

you do not want to install by clearing

the check-boxes. All Kit-Pieces on the

DVD will be installed with the same

detail level during the installer routine. The info display on the right shows

information about each Kit-Piece and the Hit types it contains. Use the

scroll-bar to scroll through the list.

The installer program calculates disk space requirements dynamically, so

please be patient when selecting and deselecting Kit-Pieces.

Click Next when you’re ready to continue.

HINT : If you would like to install different Kit-Pieces from the same DVD with

different detail levels (for example, using a higher detail level on snares

can be useful), simply re-run the DVD’s installer as many times as

necessary, de-selecting the appropriate Kit-Pieces each time.

5 . Enter your BFD Jazz & Funk Collection serial number (located on the inside

front cover of the digipak containing the DVDs). You will only need to enter

your serial for the irst DVD you install. Click Next to commence installation.

Installation of each DVD can take quite a while, as a large amount of data

needs to be de-compressed and installed.

• Direct

Kick In :

Shure Beta mic through API preamp.

Kick Out :

Neumann FET 47 through Focusrite Red preamp.

Snare Top :

Shure SM7 through API preamp.

Snare Bottom :

Neumann KMi 8 through Focusrite Red preamp.

HiHat :

Neumann KMi 8 through Neve console preamp.

Toms :

Sennheiser 41 through Neve console preamps.

Cymbals :

Neumann KM 18 through Neve console preamps.

• Overhead

Matched Neumann KM184s through Focusrite ISA 11 preamps.

• Room

Neumann U89s through Focusrite Red preamps and SSL G84 stereo compressor. The mics

were placed 0 ft. from the kit, 0 ft. apart from each other.

• PZM

Crown PZMs through Neve console preamps and compressors. The mics were placed on the

loor, around 0 ft. from the kit and 0 ft. apart from each other.

To register your copy of BFD Jazz & Funk Collection, or if you experience any

problems during the installation, please consult our support page:

www.fxpansion.com/support

You MUST be registered to receive support. Registering also means we have

a record of your serial if you lose it. Lost serials will NOT be replaced !

Registering also allows you access to the download area, containing free

bonus content such as additional Kit-Pieces.

Using the new sounds in BFD

Kits and Kit-Pieces

Hyper-detailed hihats and cymbals

The hihats in BFD Jazz & Funk Collection feature extra ¼-open and ¾-open

position Hit types, in addition to the usual closed, ½-open and open positions

found in the original BFD library. Also, brushed versions of a couple of the hihats

are included. Ride cymbals include bell Hits where appropriate. The hihats and

cymbals are captured with more velocity layers than those on the original BFD

library (around -40 layers).

All Kit-Pieces on all DVDs must be installed in order to use the ready-made Kits. If

you’re only installing a selection of Kit-Pieces, you need to compile your own Kits

from the installed Kit-Pieces, something which takes a matter of seconds in BFD.

A note about the new Hit type articulations

Certain Kit-Pieces feature only some of the possible Hit type articulations, or

feature new types of articulations substituted for the conventional BFD Hit types.

With such a large library, the usefulness of the sound had to be balanced against

the extra resources required. Please consult the Kit-Piece listing in this manual, or

the info text displays in the BFD Kit-Piece Selector panels, for details of each Kit-

Piece’s Hit types and substitutions.

Increased RAM overhead

The increased levels of detail in the new sounds cause a signiicantly higher RAM

overhead compared to the content in the original BFD library. When using smaller

amounts of RAM (78MB to 1GB), you should install BFD Jazz & Funk Collection

with Small or Medium detail levels (see Installation guide for details), or consult

the Performance Tips section in the BFD FAQ for other ways to optimize BFD for

lower memory usage: www.fxpansion.com/product-bfd-userFAQ.php

New expressive possibilities

BFD Jazz & Funk Collection features detail levels much higher than the original

BFD library. With a Large installation, snares go up to around 90 velocity layers,

while kicks and toms have around 40-0. Cymbals and hihats vary between

and 40 layers.

Many Kit-Pieces are presented with brush, mallet, rod and hand versions, in

addition to sticks. Some stick versions of snares feature a cross-stick instead

of a sidestick. Meanwhile, brushed snares feature short and long sweeps, as

well as open and closed hits, allowing you to program expressive and accented

brush snare patterns. To overcome long sweeps being cut by the BFD choking

mechanism when another snare Hit type is used, load the brushed snare into an

additional Kit-Piece slot with Hit types available – Toms 4-, Percussion or any

Cymbal slot. The irst two Hit types will be loaded into the additional slot, which will

include the ‘long sweep’ Hit type. Use this additional slot for the long sweep Hit,

and use its main Hit to choke the sweep.

Using the BFD mixing and damping functions

When using sounds from the Jazz & Funk Collection, we recommend starting with

the direct and overhead channels, and dialling in subtle amounts of the room and

PZM channels to suit your taste. The same is true of any other BFD library when

approaching jazz and funk sounds, which are traditionally dominated by direct and

overhead mic positions as they sound tighter and more intimate. However, don’t

use these guidelines as a rule! A room-only mix might be even nicer for certain

types of jazz sounds, for example. Do make sure you read the BFD manual fully to

learn about the all the mixing functions. It’s also a good idea to acquaint yourself

with the damping controls in BFD, as they can be essential in getting certain types

of sounds.

Many thanks,

The FXpansion team

www.fxpansion.com

BFD Jazz & Funk Collection: Kit-Piece Listing

• Gretsch 1” Mid Tom Hand

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Hand/Tom Mid

Size: 48 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 10x1” tom

Notes: Hit with hands

Hit

• Gretsch 10” Hi Tom

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch2/Tom Hi

Size: MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 8x10” tom

Notes: Hit with sticks

Hit

DVD1

• Gretsch 18” Kick

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch/Kick 18

Size: 0 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 14x18” kick

Hit

• Gretsch 14” Snare Brush

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Brush/Snare 6x14 B

Size: 774 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: x14” Snare

Notes: Hit with brushes

Hit = Open Hit

Drag = Long Sweep

Flam = Short Sweep

Rim = Closed Hit

SS = Cross Stick

• Gretsch 14” Floor Tom Malle t

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Mallet/Tom Floor

Size: 08 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 14x14” loor tom

Notes: Hit with mallets

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Mid Tom

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch2/Tom Mid

Size: 471 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 11x1” tom

Notes: Hit with sticks

Hit

• Gretsch 14” Snare

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch/Snare 6x14 S

Size: 94 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: x14” Snare

Notes: Hit with sticks

Hit

Drag

Flam

Rim

SS = Cross Stick

• Gretsch 14” Floor Tom Brush

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Brush/Tom Floor

Size: MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 14x14” Floor Tom

Notes: Hit with brushes

Hit

• Gretsch 8” Hi Tom Mallet

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Mallet/Tom Hi

Size: 0 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 8x8” tom

Notes: Hit with mallets

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Floor Tom Brush

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch2 Brush/Tom Floor

Size: 9 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 1x1” loor tom

Notes: Hit with brushes

Hit

• Gretsch 8” Hi Tom Brush

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Brush/Tom Hi

Size: 4 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 8x8” tom

Notes: Hit with brushes

Hit

• Gretsch 14” Floor Tom

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch/Tom Floor

Size: 1 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 14x14” loor tom

Notes: Hit with sticks

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Mid Tom Malle t

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Mallet/Tom Mid

Size: 8 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 10x1” tom

Notes: Hit with mallets

Hit

• Gretsch 8” Hi Tom Brush

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch2 Brush/Tom Hi

Size: 4 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 10x8” tom

Notes: Hit with brushes

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Mid Tom Brush

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Brush/Tom Mid

Size: 7 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 10x1” tom

Notes: Hit with brushes

Hit

• Gretsch 8” Hi Tom

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch/Tom Hi

Size: 90 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 8x8” tom

Notes: Hit with sticks

Hit

• Gretsch ” Kick

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch2/Kick 22

Size: 7 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 1x” kick

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Mid Tom Brush

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch2 Brush/Tom Mid

Size: MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 11x1” tom

Notes: Hit with brushes

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Floor Tom Hand

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch Hand/Tom Floor

Size: 18 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 1x1” loor tom

Notes: Hit with hands

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Floor Tom

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch2/Tom Floor

Size: 4 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 1x1” loor tom

Notes: Hit with sticks

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Mid Tom

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch/Tom Mid

Size: 4 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 10x1” tom

Notes: Hit with sticks

Hit

• Gretsch 1” Floor Tom Mallet

BFD/Data/JNF Gretsch2 Mallet/Tom Floor

Size: 414 MB

Manufacturer: Gretsch

Model: 1x1” loor tom

Notes: Hit with mallets

Hit

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