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BFD Eco

Easy but powerful acoustic drum software

BFD Eco is now discontinued and is no longer maintained.

BFD Eco is a streamlined, fun and affordable software instrument for acoustic drums based on the award-winning BFD2 engine. Supplied with a selection of the best BFD2 sounds, it can also be expanded with the wide range of FXpansion and 3rd-party add-ons.


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BFD Eco receives 9/10 and the Value Award - Music Tech - May 2012

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BFD Eco receives 9/10 and the Value Award - Music Tech - issue 111 - May 2012

BFD Eco review (in French) - Audiofanzine - June 2010

"BFD Eco is capable of producing excellent results." - Sound On Sound

"That's so much fun, I've got to get it for myself." - Recording Mag - Mike Metlay

"The more you play with BFD Eco, the more you realize that it’s an unusually flexible drum module whose adaptability belies the low price and acoustic-only sound sources." - Keyboard Mag - Craig Anderton

"FXpansion has done it again!...." - homestudiotips.com

"I give BFD Eco 5 out of 5 subs" - soundsandgear.com

"Eco offers a sensible combination of ease of use and flexibility, all with BFD's famously good sound." - Computer Music

"I was very impressed with BFD Eco and would recommend it to anyone that needs a high-quality, inexpensive drum sampler." - The Loop - Jim Dalrymple

"BFD Eco is among the best-sounding acoustic-drum machines I''ve used and certainly one of the easiest to learn." - Electronic Musician - Len Sasso - October 2010

"BFD Eco is no wanna-be, it’s a cool acoustic drum VI, that packs a lot of punch for its tiny price. For this reason I’m giving it my Editor’s Choice Award." - Pro Tools Expert

"The variety (and quality) of drum sounds is impressive without becoming overwhelming." - mixonline.com

BFD Eco's versatile mixing and EQ/FX section allows sculpting of the kit and lush ambience for any musical situation, with a multitude of genre-based presets to get you started. Meanwhile, the integrated Groove player delivers diverse, ready-made drum patterns full of flavour and realism.

Featuring an interface perfectly balanced between ease of use and flexibility, BFD Eco is provided as a standalone application and as a plugin for conveniently injecting realistic and powerful drums directly into your projects.

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Detail and power

Stunning sounds recorded at Air Studios

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Detail and power

BFD Eco gives you easy access to a selection of the best kits in the BFD2 library, recorded at London's Air Studios. The included sounds are full of dramatic levels of detail and mojo... Anything but sterile, their musical character that sets them apart from the homogenized, flat sounds found elsewhere.

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Mix-ready kits

Genre-based presets with premium processing

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Mix-ready kits

Included are a multitude of presets that showcase BFD Eco's powerful, punchy-sounding mixing section. The built-in EQ and DCAM-modelled compression allow you to sculpt the raw sounds and lush stereo ambience for any situation while other FX such as delay, filtering, drive, bit-crushing, ring-mod and an integrated Overloud Breverb plate reverb provide additional creative possibilities.

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1500+ patterns

Realistic drumming performances

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1500+ patterns

BFD Eco contains a Groove section with over 1500 authentic-sounding drum patterns. These can be sequenced within BFD Eco or dragged into your DAW to be edited and arranged further.

Patterns can be previewed and humanized in sync with your project. You can even export a stereo mixdown from the Groove engine - ideal for generating loops and breakbeats to use as audio tracks or to load into any sampler instrument.

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Tweak and customize

Keymapping, e-drums support and more

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Tweak and customize

Other advanced features that set BFD Eco apart from the competition are its customizable keymapping, electronic drumkit support, the ability to combine kit-pieces from different expansion libraries, and an interface perfectly balanced between ease of use and powerful flexibility.

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Highlights

  • Streamlined and fun acoustic drum software
  • 5 kicks, 6 snares, 12 toms and 3 hihats
  • 11 cymbals and selection of percussion
  • 15 built-in effects including EQ, filtering, dynamics, drive, reverb and more
  • Wide range of supplied presets
  • Groove section with over 1500 patterns, by Groove Monkee, and advanced humanization
  • Audio and MIDI export functions
  • VST, AU, AAX64 and RTAS plugins included
  • Standalone version also supplied
  • Compatible with almost all BFD-series expansion packs

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  • FAQs
  • Install Guide
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  • Manual
  • PDF

System Requirements

  • v1.5 (32-bit and 64-bit): Windows 7 or Mac OSX 10.5.8 or higher
  • v1.0.x (32-bit): Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Vista SP1 (32-bit), Windows7 (32-bit) or Mac OSX 10.5.7 or higher
  • Pentium4-based CPU or better (Windows)
  • Intel CPU (Mac)
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 7200 rpm HDD with at least 5 GB of free space
  • Internet connection for download and authorization
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