BFD 3.5

BFD 3.5 is the third generation of our flagship software acoustic drum studio: new levels of realism and ground-breaking features in an intuitive redesigned engine.

Designed for creating great-sounding, realistic acoustic drums. It delivers true, impactful, release-ready sound alongside a host of creative features and significant updates, BFD 3.5 delivers uncompromising detail for the easiest BFD experience yet.

EFFORTLESS POWER

Instant results with unlimited depth

BFD 3.5 is designed to sound great while offering as much depth as you need. Browse for entire presets, quickly compile custom kits or mold any drum sound you desire by retuning, damping and processing multiple mics with the powerful internal mixing engine.

The built-in Groove section offers a versatile range of session drummer performances alongside pattern editing and creation functions. Select from a wide range of musical drum rudiments and paint your own realistic parts.

AUGMENTED REALISM

Intelligent drum and dynamics modelling

BFD 3.5 introduces modelled tom resonance and bleed which provides a natural sounding 'glue' which blends the sound of the kit together. The modelling varies with the characteristics and tuning of any combination of drums - something that cannot be achieved only by using samples. BFD 3.5 also includes improved dynamics matching across drums and a swell-modelling algorithm for more realistic cymbal washes. These features can be applied to your existing BFD libraries if you're upgrading (and to any expansion packs you buy in future).

MIXING AND EXPORTING

New effects and workflow enhancements

The internal BFD 3.5 mixing engine has DCAM-modelled compression, filtering and other effects alongside great-sounding EQ and algorithmic reverbs. You can even use an external signal as a compression sidechain source. New workflow enhancements let you hide multiple drums and ambient mics for simpler mixing approaches and it's easy to route multiple channels to discrete outputs for processing with other plugins or outboard gear. BFD 3.5 even provides multi-channel audio export direct to disk. Grooves can be exported using drag and drop - perfect for compiling loops.

BFD 3.5 is an updated third generation of FXpansion's flagship software acoustic drum studio: new levels of realism and ground-breaking features in an intuitive redesigned engine.

With stunning new kits, mix-ready presets and modelling technology for tom resonance and cymbal swells, BFD 3.5 delivers uncompromising detail. The revamped interface has a new mixer and sound browser for the easiest BFD experience yet.

BFD 3.5 introduces Apple Silicon AAX support, cross-platform VST 3 compatibilities, an enhanced GUI, and a new Microphone Inspector panel. This powerful drumming software builds on over two decades of pristine, articulate acoustic drum sounds trusted by musicians and producers worldwide. BFD 3.5 offers robust, feature-rich parameter controls, enabling users to fine-tune every detail of their drum kits with precision.

NEW UPDATED FEATURES

Core library featuring 51 kits
60 mix-ready preset BFD kits with customized parameters, articulations and effects
The Drum Editor’s Tech, Model and Mic sections: Users can dampen, tune, create customized mic perspectives, adjust pitch velocity per drum and much more for every sound in your kit.
82 ready to play drum Groove Palettes and dozens of individual grooves are available within the Groove Editor to add unique and instant flavor, feel and realism to your tracks and production process.
48 cutting-edge audio effects, including 13 AIR Music Tech effects that be utilized as either track Inserts or Sends with plenty of AUX channels to work with.

AIR Music Tech effects: AIR Compressor, AIR Lo-Fi (Decimator), AIR Distortion, AIR Dyn3 Compressor, AIR Economy Reverb, AIR Expander, AIR Maximizer, AIR Non-Linear Reverb, AIR Saturation Filter, AIR Spring Reverb, AIR Stereo Reverb, AIR Transient, and AIR Tube Drive.
New ‘Mics’ control in the Drum Editor panel. Allowing flexible per channel multi-mic level and individual mic attenuation aspects. The updated Mics control panel allows you to further adjust levels and other aspects of your drum sound signals.
Revamped GUI – Introducing new icons, new colors, and clearer fonts.
Apple Silicon AAX support
Cross-platform VST3 support

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows	MAC
Windows 10 version 1909 and above	MacOS 12 Monterey and above
55GB free disk space required	55GB free disk space required
8GB DDR3 RAM and above	8GB DDR3 RAM and above
Intel Core i5 3.0 ghz and above or	Intel Core i5 3.0 ghz and above or
AMD Ryzen 3 (2017) and above	Apple Silicon M1 and above
This software requires an internet connection to authorize	This software requires an internet connection to authorize
Supported formats: VST2, VST3, AAX	Supported formats: VST2, VST3, AAX, AU (Intel and ARM - Rosetta is not required)