Maple Custom Absolute BFD3

P2P | 29 June 2022 | 1.08 GB

BFD Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute is an expansion for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2 containing a versatile Yamaha maple drumkit. Warm, refined and one of the most advanced kits ever made by Yamaha, the Maple Custom Absolute is perfect for all genres of music, especially pop, indie, rock, jazz, classic metal, fusion and many more. A bonus reduced-detail Yamaha fibreglass snare (taken from BFD Signature Snares Vol.1) is also included. BFD Maple Custom Absolute is recorded in similar studio conditions as BFD Percussion, other FXpansion Yamaha-based expansions such as BFD Oak Custom and the Mapleworks kits in BFD3.

BFD Marching Drums BFD3

P2P | 29 June 2022 | 2.54 GB

BFD Marching Drums is an expansion pack featuring marching band drums and percussion for your BFD3, BFD Eco or BFD2 installation. These fascinating instruments can be used for swapping into drumkits, creating street-style percussive grooves and much more.

Manu Katch Signature Snare BFD3

P2P | 29 June 2022 | 208.1 MB

BFD Eldorado WiN MAC

P2P | 28 June 2022 | 3.71 GB

BFD Eldorado: the drum samples that started it all! This expansion pack provides all the great sounds from the original BFD library recorded at Eldorado Studios in California for your BFD3, BFD Eco or BFD2 installation. With a suite of 7 vintage and modern kits as well as additional snares, kicks and cymbals, the sound of BFD Eldorado is perfect for rock and other genres that benefit from an organic, ‘live’ drum sound that’s been used on countless records since the launch of the original BFD. BFD Eldorado is also a perfect accompaniment to BFD XFL which is recorded using the same equipment and room at Eldorado Studios.

BFD Deluxe Collection WiN MAC

P2P | 28 June 2022 | 12.05 GB

BFD Deluxe Collection is a download-only expansion pack for BFD2 BFD Eco and BFD Eco DV, FXpansion’s software acoustic drum systems. Recorded with an incredible array of rare and vintage microphones at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, USA, the kits include vintage sets alongside modern classics, a boutique prototype BackYard Drums kit, several extra snares, kick versions with different beaters and meticulously recorded hihats and cymbals. The recording techniques employed contribute hugely to the musicality and definition of the sounds. Tuning, mic placement and processing of certain channels. The mics, including Josephson e22, c42 and c609, Royer R122 ribbons and the fabled Altec 150 ‘coke bottles’, were routed through the preamps on a custom Neotek console. BFD Deluxe Collection’s sounds feature stunning levels of detail, with many sounds captured with 128 velocity layers. The up-front, punchy sounds sit beautifully in your mixes before any processing is applied. BFD Deluxe Collection is perfect for rock and metal, and any other styles of music demanding expressive, intensely musical sounding drums.

Polyrhythmic Metal Grooves Pack BFD3

P2P | 27 June 2022 | 27.4MB

FXpansion and Dan Foord (Sikth, Krokodil) teamed up to produce a BFD3 Groove Pack loaded with progressive, modern and technical metal grooves. Dan Foord Polyrhythmic Metal contains more than enough grooves and fills for any songwriter to quickly create fully authentic technical metal drum tracks.

BFD Cocktail For BD3

P2P | 27 June 2022 | 585.2MB

BFD Cocktail is an expansion kit for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2 based on the Yamaha Hipgig portable drumkit. Developed in conjunction with world-renowned drummer, the Hipgig kit works brilliantly for all kinds of music. The drums feature 7-ply birch/mahogany shells and their upfront sound is perfect for pop, rock, jazz and funk amongst other genres. BFD Cocktail is recorded in similar conditions to the BFD Jazz & Funk and BFD Percussion expansions as well as the Mapleworks kits in BFD3. It has also been designed to sound great with BFD libraries recorded in other locations.