BFD Player Expansion: Vintage Rock drum preset artwork for BFD

BFD Player Expansion: Vintage Rock Drum Kit for BFD

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BFD Player Expansion: Vintage Rock is a drum preset expansion for the BFD drum software, built around a Ludwig Super Classic kit and Zildjian cymbals for 1970s-style rock drums.

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01Overview

BFD Player Expansion: Vintage Rock is an expansion for BFD Player that focuses on the sound of 1970s rock drumming. The kit is built from Ludwig Super Classic drums, with two floor toms and two rack toms, a Ludwig 400 snare, a Ludwig Jazz Festival snare and a set of Zildjian cymbals. The developer describes it as derived from its Vintage Recording Techniques expansion. It requires the BFD host software.

Best for

Classic rock drums
70s rock beats
Rock fills and crashes
Retro drum production
Rock song demos

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

02Key features

What you get

22x14 inch Ludwig Super Classic kick drum
Two floor toms at 18x16 and 16x16 inches
Rack toms at 13x9 and 12x8 inches
14x5 inch Ludwig 400 snare drum
14x5.5 inch Ludwig Jazz Festival snare drum
Snares switchable between wires on and wires off
22 inch Zildjian A-Custom ride cymbal
Six Zildjian cymbals including crashes, splash, hi-hat and China

03In depth

Drum kit and sound sources

The core of the pack is a Ludwig Super Classic kit. It includes a 22x14 inch kick, two floor toms measuring 18x16 and 16x16 inches, and rack toms at 13x9 and 12x8 inches. Each drum is sampled separately, so you can pick the tom sizes and tuning that suit your arrangement.

The snare section includes a 14x5 inch Ludwig 400 snare and a 14x5.5 inch Ludwig Jazz Festival snare. The developer notes that the snares can switch between wires on and wires off, which lets you change the snare character without loading another instrument.

Cymbals and percussion for rock beats

The cymbal set is made up of Zildjian pieces: a 22 inch A-Custom ride, 16 and 19 inch A-Custom crashes, a 12 inch K splash, a 14 inch Quick Beat hi-hat and a 19 inch K China. Together they cover the ride, crash, splash and effect sounds common in classic rock recordings.

Use the ride and crashes for choruses and fills, the splash for accents, and the China for harder, trashier hits.

04Specs