Welcome to BFD3!

Thank you for purchasing BFD3!

Please take time to study this manual in order to get the most out of BFD3's deep and powerful functionality.

•For an overview of how to operate BFD3, please read chapter 1 and the opening sections of chapters 2 and 3.

•BFD3's Groove engine, mapping functions and preferences are covered in chapters 4-6.

 

Credits

Programming: SKoT McDonald, Steve Baker

Additional programming: Angus Hewlett, Paul Chana

BFD License Manager programming: Lukasz Kozakiewicz

Tom resonance algorithm research: Alice Clifford

QA: Daniel Garcia, Wil Brooks, Michael Richardson, Drew Vernon, Mike Bugh, Tom Meaney, Jamaine Obeng, Sam Gillies

Project management: Drew Vernon

Video: Rory Dow, Ryan Sellers

Documentation: Mayur Maha, Jay Sikora

UI design: Paul Chana, Angus Hewlett, Jay Sikora

Image design: Rus Brockman

Web development: Richard Styles

Support: Alexander Smith, Sam Morris, Corey Sherman

 

BFD3 Core Library audio production, recording and editing

•Rail Jon Rogut and Andrew Scheps for Platinum Samples

•John Emrich

Grooves

•Steve Ferrone, Brooks Wackerman, Bobby Jarzombek, Peter Erskine, Stanton Moore, John Emrich (all courtesy of Platinum Samples), Jacques Mathias, Jay Sikora

Preset design

Jacques Mathias, John Emrich, Drew Vernon, Michael Bugh, Rory Dow, Emre Ramazanoglu, Tristan Klein, Jay Sikora

 

Licensing and copyright

inMusic grants the Owner of a BFD3 license the right to create finished musical works and performances with the sounds and software that comprise the BFD3 product, its expansion packs, and any downloadable content made available from www.bfddrums.com or its partners.

The making of sample libraries in any form, commercial or otherwise, be they either single hits, drumloops, or fully mixed audio clips is strictly forbidden without express written agreement of inMusic and its audio partners, and violations will be prosecuted to the full extent of international and local copyright law. The ownership of all the BFD3 audio material and associated MIDI performances is fully asserted by inMusic and its audio partners. Please feel free to contact inMusic for any clarification.

The Owner may only install and use BFD3 on multiple computers strictly under the following conditions: where multiple computers comprise part of a single composition workstation for a single composer; or where the owner has two non-concurrent sites of work, for example a studio desktop computer and a laptop computer for live performances.

Multiple installation is controlled by a machine-specific challenge and response system with a limited number of authorizations.

This software is licensed, not sold.

BFD and inMusic are trademarks of inMusic Brands Inc.

© 2021 inMusic Brands Inc., all trademarks acknowledged. 'Mac' and associated brands are trademarks of Apple Inc. RTAS and AAX are trademarks of Avid Technology Inc. VST is a trademark of Steinberg GmbH. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned are held by their respective owners and are used for information purposes only.

 

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