BFD Heavy

FXpansion is proud to present BFD Heavy, a BFD2 and BFD Eco expansion pack containing a pair of immaculately recorded Yamaha birch drumkits, supplied with a set of presets perfect for heavy rock, metal and other styles that require powerful, weighty drums.

The Recording Custom is the kit that signalled Yamaha's arrival as one of the dominant forces in the world of drumming. This all-time classic birch kit comprises 2 powerful kicks, played with felt and wood beaters, alongside 4 toms featuring superb attack and sustain, and played with sticks. The Birch Custom Absolute, meanwhile, is the culmination of Yamaha's 25 years of experience in crafting birch shells. Offering a great alternative to maple, birch shells feature excellent mid and low end, with a sharp and vibrant attack. The 5 toms are played with sticks and mallets, while the kick is provided in wood and felt beater versions.

A bonus 'lite' Yamaha Jimmy Chamberlin signature snare is provided to complement the kits. This steel-shell snare is provided in 4 versions played with sticks and mallets, with the snare strainer on and off. Full-detail versions of this snare are available in the Yamaha Signature Snares vol.2 expansion pack.

BFD Heavy's expressive articulations include rim shots and rim clicks on the Birch Custom Absolute toms, while the bonus snare kit-pieces feature half-edge samples for expressive programming and electronic drums positional sensing support. The recording sessions took place at Omega Studios in Maryland, USA, using premium mics and preamps by Neumann, ATI, Neve, API and Violet, amongst others. Recording conditions were identical to those for other Yamaha-based downloadable expansions and the BFD Jazz & Funk, Percussion, B.O.M.B. and JEX libraries. BFD Heavy is also designed to sound great with BFD2's built-in sounds as well as with BFD-compatible libraries recorded in other locations.

What's included
This download-only BFD v2.1 expansion pack includes the following kit-pieces:

Recording Custom 10"x10" Power Tom
Recording Custom 10"x12" Power Tom
Recording Custom 16"x16" Floor Tom
Recording Custom 16"x18" Floor Tom
Recording Custom 18"x22" Kick Drum
Recording Custom 18"x24" Kick Drum

Toms played with sticks, kicks played with felt and wood beaters.
Featuring Remo heads (Toms - Clear Pinstripe / Kick - Powerstroke 3)

Birch Custom Absolute 8"x8" Tom
Birch Custom Absolute 9"x10" Tom
Birch Custom Absolute 10"x12" Tom
Birch Custom Absolute 14"x14" Floor Tom
Birch Custom Absolute 16"x16" Floor Tom
Birch Custom Absolute 18"x22" Kick Drum

Toms played with sticks and mallets, kick played with felt and wood beaters.
Featuring Remo heads (Toms - Coated Ambassador / Kick - Renaissance Powerstroke 3)

Bonus snare in 4 versions:

Jimmy Chamberlin signature steel 5.5"x14" Snare (Sticks, Strainer on)
Jimmy Chamberlin signature steel 5.5"x14" Snare (Sticks, Strainer off)
Jimmy Chamberlin signature steel 5.5"x14" Snare (Mallets, Strainer on)
Jimmy Chamberlin signature steel 5.5"x14" Snare (Mallets, Strainer off)

Equipment used for the recordings
Kick In - Shure Beta 52 / API 3124 preamp
Kick Out - Neumann FET 47 / API 3124 preamp
Kick Resonant - Yamaha Sub Kick / Neve VR console channel preamp
Snare Top - Shure Beta 57A / API 3124 preamp
Snare Bottom - EV N/D457 / API 3124 preamp
Snare Side - Violet Design Flamingo Jr. / ATI 8MX2 preamp
Toms - Violet Design Globe / ATI 8MX2 preamp
Overhead - Matched pairs of Nuemann KM184s or Violet Design Black Knight mics / ATI 8MX2 preamps
Room - Violet Design Globe with protoype omni capsules / Focusrite Red preamps
Amb3 - Nevaton MC404 stereo mic placed in the center of the room / Metric Halo ULN2 preamps