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BFD Heavy: Yamaha Drum Expansion for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2

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BFD Heavy is an expansion pack for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2 that adds two Yamaha birch drum kits and presets designed for hard rock and metal styles.

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01Overview

BFD Heavy adds two Yamaha birch kits to the BFD drum library: a Yamaha Recording Custom kit and a Birch Custom Absolute kit. The expansion includes three kicks, nine toms and a bonus Yamaha Jimmy Chamberlin steel-shell snare, along with presets built for hard rock and metal. It runs inside BFD3, BFD Eco or BFD2 and does not work on its own.

Best for

Hard rock drums
Metal drum kits
Heavy kick and snare
Aggressive tom fills
Acoustic drum programming

Developer: BFD
Category: Expansion Packs
Requires: BFD
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Expansion for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2
Two Yamaha birch drum kits with bonus snare
Three kicks played with felt and wood beaters
Nine toms, five with sticks and mallets
Snare with sticks, mallets and strainer on/off
Rim shots and rim clicks on birch toms
Half-edge samples on the bonus snare

03In depth

Kits, kicks and toms for heavy drum sounds

The two Yamaha birch kits are recorded in detail, giving you a set of kicks and toms to build a heavy drum sound. The expansion includes three kicks, with wood and felt beater versions, so you can shape attack and punch to suit the track.

Nine toms are included, and five of them come in stick and mallet versions. Rim shots and rim clicks on the birch toms add articulations for fills and accents.

The bonus snare is a reduced-detail version of a Yamaha Jimmy Chamberlin steel-shell snare, taken from BFD Signature Snares Vol.2. It offers stick and mallet playing styles, half-edge samples and a strainer switch that turns the snare wires on or off.

Requirements and who it suits

BFD Heavy requires BFD3, BFD Eco or BFD2 (version 2.1 or higher) and is not a standalone instrument. The expansion needs an internet connection for download and authorization, and a full install takes about 5 GB of hard drive space.

The kits suit producers working in hard rock and metal, where a large, aggressive acoustic kit is the goal. The developer notes that the recordings were made in similar studio conditions to BFD Percussion and other Yamaha-based expansions such as BFD Maple Custom Absolute.

04Specs