BFD Player Expansion Pop Essentials drum kit artwork for BFD

BFD Player Expansion: Pop Essentials Drum Sample Pack for BFD

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BFD Player Expansion: Pop Essentials is a drum sample expansion for the BFD drum software. It features a Gretsch purple maple kit, a Tama Bell Brass snare and Paiste cymbals for pop and rock drum tracks.

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01Overview

Pop Essentials is an expansion pack for BFD, the drum production software. It is derived from the BFD3 Core Library and built around a 1980 Gretsch maple drumkit. The set includes a kick, three toms, a Tama Bell Brass snare and four Paiste Signature cymbals. The kit is aimed at pop and rock songwriters who need a drum sound ready to use in a finished production.

Best for

Pop drum tracks
Rock drum beats
Fills and tom patterns
Cymbal accents
Songwriting demos

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

02Key features

What you get

Gretsch purple maple kit recorded from a 1980 kit
24x18 inch kick drum and three rack and floor toms
14x6.5 inch Tama Bell Brass snare
Four Paiste Signature cymbals including a dry heavy ride
Expansion for BFD Player 1.1.0 and later
Not compatible with BFD3
Windows 10 and macOS 10.13 to macOS 13 Ventura supported

03In depth

Drum Kit and Cymbal Sounds

The expansion centers on a Gretsch purple kit with a 24x18 inch kick, a 14x12 inch floor tom, a 12x9 inch mid tom and a 10x7 inch high tom. Each drum gives you a separate voice to build fills and tom patterns.

The snare is a 14x6.5 inch Tama Bell Brass. The cymbal set adds a 21 inch Paiste Signature Dry Heavy Ride, an 18 inch Full Crash, a 14 inch Hihat and a 17 inch Power Crash, covering timekeeping, accents and hi-hat patterns.

Requirements for BFD Users

Pop Essentials is an expansion for BFD and needs the BFD Player 1.1.0 or later to load. It is not compatible with BFD3.

On Windows, you need Windows 10 version 1909 or later, a dual-core 2.5GHz CPU and 4GB of RAM, with 8GB recommended. Plan for about 10.5 GB of free disk space for all content. On macOS, the expansion supports macOS 10.13 through macOS 13 Ventura, including Apple Silicon Macs, with the same CPU and RAM requirements.

04Specs