BFD3 worth $50?

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MrFigg
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10 Nov 2022

It’s on sale at ADSR sounds for $49.99. I’ve got Modo Drum and RDK. Anyone use it?
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10 Nov 2022

Definitely worth the $50, but it is going to eat a lot of hard drive space. Here is a helpful review I found. https://gearspace.com/board/reviews/106 ... d-3-a.html

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10 Nov 2022

ravasb wrote:
10 Nov 2022
Definitely worth the $50, but it is going to eat a lot of hard drive space. Here is a helpful review I found. https://gearspace.com/board/reviews/106 ... d-3-a.html
Thanks for that. Appreciate it. Already come to th realization that it’s just “can’t pass up a good GAS”. Thanks again though.
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10 Nov 2022

probably don’t really need another good drum plugin but I’ve been feeling the Addictive Drums UI has gotten a bit long in the tooth lately and the more flexible effects routing here seem appealing. $50 is a steal for a good drum library, so I’ll almost certainly pick this up in the next couple of weeks. thanks for the find!
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10 Nov 2022

I think I missed that BFD was acquired by inMusic (or I forgot).

Looks like "BFD Player" is planned for early 2023. https://www.bfddrums.com/drum-software/bfd-player.html
Probably lighter on disk space it's that's important to you. Maybe free or cheaper...although might not be cheaper than $50? *shrug*

It's possible an update to BFD might coincide with that? BFD4 perhaps? Has inMusic updated BFD3 since acquiring it?

BFD3 was first released in 2013, so 10 years seems like a good time to celebrate with a new version.

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10 Nov 2022

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15 Nov 2022

I've also been looking at BFD since it's been on BF sale. But I kept reading that there's been all sorts of bugs with licenses and software activation ever since InMusic took over from Roli. And InMusic have a history of not maintaining and updating software, they already have another acoustic drum plugin called Strike that doesn't get much love or active development. So personally I would steer clear. Looks like either Superior Drummer or Addictive Drums would be better buys.

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04 Nov 2023

joeyluck wrote:
10 Nov 2022
Looks like "BFD Player" is planned for early 2023. https://www.bfddrums.com/drum-software/bfd-player.html
Probably lighter on disk space it's that's important to you. Maybe free or cheaper...
I totally forgot about this. I found myself installing the inMusic Software Center and there under the free software tab is BFD Player. Looks like it was released a few weeks ago. Seems like a pretty handy little plugin. Good drum samples and included grooves in which you can easily drag and drop the MIDI directly into the sequencer. You can also follow that same link and probably download it from your account.

Comes with the free "Core Library" (5.2 GB)

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04 Nov 2023

joeyluck wrote:
04 Nov 2023
I totally forgot about this. I found myself installing the inMusic Software Center and there under the free software tab is BFD Player. Looks like it was released a few weeks ago. Seems like a pretty handy little plugin. Good drum samples and included grooves in which you can easily drag and drop the MIDI directly into the sequencer. You can also follow that same link and probably download it from your account.

Comes with the free "Core Library" (5.2 GB)

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05 Nov 2023

motuscott wrote:
10 Nov 2022
Mama never told me I'd be replaced with a computer when she got me that Ludwig Acrolite in '67.
Mine either, I got mine in “73!
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