User Guide

9
INSTALLATION AND GETTING STARTED
System Requirements
BFD requires a substantial amount of computing power. Here is the minimum rec-
ommended specification:
• 1 GHz Pentium III or Athlon (for Windows platform)
• Apple PowerMac G4 733 MHz (for MacOSX platform)
• 512 MB of RAM (preferably 768 MB or more)
• DVD drive (for installation)
• Windows 2000 or XP, or MacOSX
• 9 GB of free hard disk space
• 800x600 resolution with 16-bit colour graphics (1024x768 or higher rec-
ommended)
On the Mac, it will not work on OS9 or earlier versions.
BFD works by streaming all its samples from the hard disk, so in order to prevent
glitches during playback, please follow these guidelines.
• Try to install the BFD audio data on a clean, defragmented hard disk.
• If possible, install BFD on a dedicated drive, separate from those used
for the computer’s operating system and any audio data used with the
sequencer.
• If you use a notebook or laptop, try and use an external FireWire drive for
the audio data. Laptop drives (often as slow as 4200 RPM) can be quite
slow for BFD’s disk-streaming technology.
Installation
BFD comes on two DVD’s. The first DVD contains the stand alone program,
plugins, and several drum kits. The second DVD contains only drum kits. Before
installing, always check to see if there is a newer version available on our
website. Please see the following webpage for full details on obtaining updates, or
if you are encountering problems during installation:
http://www.fxpansion.com/product-bfd-userFAQ.php