INSTALLATION GUIDE Welcome and thank you for purchasing BFD Deluxe Collection! We hope you enjoy working with such an exceptionally recorded drum library. Please read through this guide carefully, as the installation process differs slightly from previous products in the BFD range. The data on the BFD Deluxe Collection DVDs is compressed (using a zero-loss algorithm), to facilitate the delivery of the highest possible detail levels. BFD v1.5 (free upgrade from v1.0) is required to use BFD Deluxe Collection.
MacOSX installation • Each DVD contains an installer specific to the contents of that DVD. Please follow these steps for each DVD after inserting it in your drive: 1. Open the DVD contents and double-click BFD Deluxe Mac Setup.pkg. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions until you are asked to select a destination. 3. Select the destination drive (the drive on which your BFD folder resides) and click Choose to select the BFD folder. Click Continue when you’ve specified the correct folder. 4.
THE BFD DELUXE COLLECTION RECORDINGS The kits The kits recorded for BFD Deluxe Collection include several vintage Ludwigs and some of the best modern kits from a variety of manufacturers. There are also a number of extra drums and a large assortment of hihats and cymbals (mainly Zildjian). See the listing on page 8 for full details of each Kit-Piece in the collection.
The acoustic space BFD Deluxe Collection was recorded at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio studio complex in Chicago. The Studio A drum room used for the recordings is much smaller than the Eldorado Studios drum room featured in BFD and BFD XFL. This gives the Deluxe Collection a tighter and more focused sound than previous BFD material, something which is especially noticeable on the Room channel.
Snare Top: Sony C37P An NTI EQ3 was inserted in the signal path, with 1dB of gain at 40Hz and 1dB of gain at 2.5kHz. Hihat: Josephson C42 Hihats were mic’ed with more distance than on the original BFD and BFD XFL sessions. This resulted in less low-end in the recordings compared to previous BFD material. Toms: Josephson e22S Each tom was mic’ed on the top and bottom, with the channels summed on the console.
Luxurious levels of detail Up to 128 velocity layers BFD Deluxe Collection’s Kit-Pieces are provided with up to 128 velocity layers. The result is an unprecedented level of realism and expressive detail. Cymbals have particularly improved levels of detail compared to previous BFD material.
BFD DELUXE COLLECTION: KIT-PIECE LISTING DVD 1 • Ludwig 24” Vistalite kick BFD/Data/DLX Bison/Snare Piccolo Size: 845 MB Manufacturer: Bison Model: 14x4” piccolo snare Materials: Heavy die-cast hoops Hit, Drag, Flam, Rim, SS BFD/Data/DLX VistaLite/Kick 24 Felt Size: 1348 MB Manufacturer: Ludwig Model: 24” Vistalite kick Materials: Plastic Date: 1970’s Notes: Felt beater Hit, No snare • Sabian 18” AA Fast Chinese • Ludwig 14” Vistalite snare • Bison 14x4” piccolo snare BFD/Data/DLX Sabian/China 18 AA
• Ludwig 13” Vistalite mid tom • Zildjian 13” Z Dynobeat hihat BFD/Data/DLX VistaLite/Tom Mid Size: 289 MB Manufacturer: Ludwig Model: 13” Vistalite mid tom Materials: Plastic Date: 1970’s Hit BFD/Data/DLX Zildjian/Hihat 13Z Dynobeat Size: 2176 MB Manufacturer: Zildjian Model: 13” Z Dynobeat hihats Closed (tip + shank) Quarter (tip + shank) Half (tip + shank) ThreeQ (tip + shank) Open (tip) Pedal • Ludwig 18” Vistalite floor tom BFD/Data/DLX VistaLite2/Tom Floor Size: 557 MB Manufacturer: Ludwig Model:
• DW 14” snare • Zildjian 18” A Medium Crash BFD/Data/DLX DW/Snare DW Size: 819 MB Manufacturer: DW Model: 14” snare Materials: Black oyster pearl finish Date: 1995 Hit, Drag, Flam, Rim, SS BFD/Data/DLX Zildjian/Crash 18A Med Size: 1115 MB Manufacturer: Zildjian Model: 18” A Medium Crash Hit, Edge • Zildjian 19” A Custom Brilliant Crash BFD/Data/DLX Zildjian/Crash 19A Brill Size: 1043 MB Manufacturer: Zildjian Model: 19” A Custom Brilliant Crash Hit, Edge • DW 16x18” floor tom BFD/Data/DLX DW/Tom Floor
• Ludwig 20x14” Club Date kick • Ludwig 16x22” Mod Orange kick • Ludwig 14x14” Club Date floor tom • Ludwig 16x22” Mod Orange kick BFD/Data/DLX Clubdate/Kick Rubber Size: 725 MB Manufacturer: Ludwig Model: 20x14” Club Date kick Materials: Mahogany/poplar/maple, glass glitter finish Date: 1965 Notes: Rubber `Bomber’ beater Hit, No snare BFD/Data/DLX Orange/Kick Felt Size: 592 MB Manufacturer: Ludwig Model: 16x22” kick Materials: Blond maple, Mod orange finish Date: 1966-67 Notes: Felt beater Hit, No snar
DVD 4 • Ludwig 9x13” Mod Orange mid tom BFD/Data/DLX Orange/Tom Mid Size: 267 MB Manufacturer: Ludwig Model: 9x13” mid tom Materials: Blond maple, Mod orange finish Date: 1966-67 Hit • Gretsch 22” USA Maple Series kick BFD/Data/DLX Gretsch/Kick Felt Size: 522 MB Manufacturer: Gretsch Model: 22” USA Maple Series kick Materials: Maple Date: 1990’s Notes: Felt beater Hit, No snare • Zildjian 16” A Medium Crash BFD/Data/DLX Zildjian/Crash 16A Size: 837 MB Manufacturer: Zildjian Model: 16” A Medium Crash Hit
• Gretsch 12x12” USA Maple Series mid tom • Yamaha 24” Pro Tour kick BFD/Data/DLX Gretsch/Tom Mid Size: 397 MB Manufacturer: Gretsch Model: 12x12” USA Maple Series mid tom Materials: Maple Date: 1990’s Hit BFD/Data/DLX Yamaha/Kick ProTour24 Size: 845 MB Manufacturer: Yamaha Model: 24” Pro Tour kick Materials: Maple Date: Early 1990’s Notes: Felt beater Hit, No snare • Paiste 20” Ride • Yamaha 5.
• Zildjian 16” Z Custom Medium Crash • Backyard Drums 20x22” prototype kick BFD/Data/DLX Zildjian/Crash 16Z Size: 974 MB Manufacturer: Zildjian Model: 16” Z Custom Medium Crash Hit, Edge BFD/Data/DLX Backyard/Kick Rubber Size: 238 MB Manufacturer: Backyard Drums Model: 20x22” prototype kick Date: 2005 Notes: Rubber `Bomber’ beater Hit • Zildjian 15” New Beat hihat BFD/Data/DLX Zildjian/Hihat 15 New Beat Size: 1872 MB Manufacturer: Zildjian Model: 15” New Beat hihats Date: 1980’s Closed (tip + shank) Qu
• Sonor 14” Designer snare • Zildjian 14” hybrid hihat BFD/Data/DLX Sonor/Snare Size: 1358 MB Manufacturer: Sonor Model: 14” Designer snare Materials: Extra-light maple Date: 2002 Hit, Drag, Flam, Rim, SS BFD/Data/DLX Zildjian/Hihat 14 Hybrid Size: 1563 MB Manufacturer: Zildjian Model: 14” hihat with Quick Beat top and rock bottom Date: 1990’s Closed (tip + shank) Quarter (tip + shank) Half (tip + shank) ThreeQ (tip + shank) Open (tip) Pedal • Sonor 16x16” Designer floor tom BFD/Data/DLX Sonor/Tom Floor
Production & Editing: Steve Duda Drum Technician : Steve Albini Electrical Staff Engineering Team: Steve Albini, Russ Arbuthnot, Greg Norman Drum Hitting: Jay Starmer; additionally by Matt Walker, Elan Trujillo Photography & Production Coordination: Elan Trujillo Programming: Paul Chana, Angus Hewlett, SKoT McDonald, Andy Simper Packaging Design: Adam Ferns, www.raresense.co.