User Guide

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• Insert BFD as a DXi plugin. To do this, use one of the following methods:
• Open the Synth Rack (using the Synth Rack entry on the View menu)
and choose one of the BFD plugins from the Insert button’s drop-down
menu.
or:
• Use the Insert/DX Instruments menu command to display a list of
installed DXi's, and choose one of the BFD entries.
or:
• You can also right-click on the Fx field of an unused audio track, aux bus
or virtual main bus, in either the Track or Console view. Under DXi Synth,
choose one of the BFD plugin entries. This method is limited to using
only the first stereo output pair of the DXi, so is not recommended when
using BFD Groups or BFD All.
• If you used one of the first two methods, bring up the Insert DXi Synth Pref-
erences dialog (using the Insert DXi Synth Options button in the Synth Rack
view) and use the Create These Tracks… options according to which BFD
version you are using. If you used the Fx field method, click the Out field of a
MIDI track and select BFD.
• If you intend to play BFD using a MIDI controller such as a keyboard, ensure
that the Audio Engine button on the Transport toolbar is enabled, and the
required track is in focus (its titlebar will be gold).
Using BFD with ReWire
You should have already setup ReWire during the installation process. You can
change your settings at any time by running the BFD ReWire Configuration Applet
(BfdRewireApplet) at any time.
You have three options for output configuration: ‘Stereo outputs’, ‘Group outputs’,
and ‘All outputs’. You will probably want to select ‘All outputs’ to allow for individual
processing of every drum sound through your host.
Once you have the BFD ReWire device enabled you can start your ReWire host
and select BFD as a source in it. Please see your ReWire host’s documentation
on how to initiate a ReWire device within it. After you have selected BFD as a
source, you then need to run the Launch BFD ReWire application. This brings up
the actual BFD interface enabling you to use it.