3/15/2023 0 Comments 8bit drummer come get some![]() I know this kit(s) is going to get a lot of use. I’ve been waiting a while to hear a kit as good as that, and truth be told I would have bought it after hearing the excellent demos. For free, it is the jewel in the crown! At least for me. I guess that whole country/rock/whatever kind of thing put some people off and it didn’t sell? I don’t know. Really surprised they were giving it away for free. Really impressed with the range of sounds it offers. It’s something like 20 odd gigs packed up but about 50 gigs when expanded. I was surprised at the quality of the Horsepower expansion. Mr_Arkadin, for example, who is a most discerning user! It might suit someone else’s ears perfectly. And I have a couple of jazz kits, I think - the Maple. I think we were limited to just a few choices, but after listening to the demo, that stood out in a big way for me. I also just chose the Horsepower freebie as well. But that means nothing if the samples and articulations themselves are not top-notch. Great price for a very useful little kit of samples. Swan Percussion (used Deluxe Bucks so got this for about $15).Horsepower (freebie choice with BFD purchase).I’ve not gone in to all of them in great depth. I got a few expanders when I was still using Eco. Never actually dared use it in any music though! I’m no jazz fan, but the freebie I chose was Jazz Noir (as I already had the others on offer) and I was surprised at how good it was.įor a bit of fun? 8 Bit Kit and Hugh Padgham Big Fill Kit, the latter slammed through an SSL Talkback compressor for that Phil Collins’ sound. I would maybe avoid the more specialist ones (orchestral, marching drums, decatom, taiko and noh etc.) if you want a broader pallete for now, so maybe go for full kits (like Modern Retro, Vintage Recording Techniques, The Black Album) rather than specialist drums to keep value to a max. Most of the expansion have some value somewhere. It all depends on what you’re doing I guess. I also like 8 Bit Kit for its grungy Tom Waits’ style drums. Percussion is a handy one to have for all the other hitty stuff that isn’t drums. Still good if you’re not into those genres but something to consider. However I am currently in an American/Country/Folk/Alt Country kind of vide at the moment so this fits perfectly. Given that you seem to be going for it (not something I would recommend in the current state, but at least you’re aware), then I’d have to go with Horsepower. I didn’t exactly answer your questions, but hope this helps anyways. Soon you’ll have a short list of kits that cover a lot of ground. Then when you require something else, rinse and repeat. It will become a staple that you know you can go-to for certain projects. Just find a kit that you really dig and then learn it inside and out. It can be overwhelming when you have so many choices. So I’ve yet to really use the Core library. My plan is to do the same with Modern Retro for the next track I work on. So it’s been a process of learning the kit itself, how to process it and to see how far you can tweak it with all of BFD3’s controls. I’m using it on a track I’ve been working on for the past few months. Since I upgraded to BFD3, I’ve pretty much just been using Horsepower as my kit to learn the ins and outs of BFD3 itself. Always fun to load up those kits and bring me back to the days of BFD2 and all the songs I used it on. This is what helped make BFD2 the king of drum vsti’s at the time. Although a bit dated, London Sessions really is a staple. I’m sure they’ll be some decent Black Friday sales coming up. For a first expansion, I’d suggest getting something that does include cymbals, so you can expand on what you have with BFD3 Core. Very versatile as you’d expect it to be, covering all genres.Īs far as expansions, I just have Modern Retro and Horsepower. Drew got me my replacement licenses in 20 mins, but that was on KVR, where he was pretty active.Īs kafka said, the Core library has enough content to keep you going for a while. I had no issues with my old BFD1 & 2 licenses. No LM de-authorizing issues, no crashes and has been very stable. I’ll just say that with all of the previous problems, BFD3 has been working fine for me on macOS for the past couple of months. ![]()
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