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Part Four : USING YOUR HOST’S MIXING CAPABILITIES<br />
As mentioned at the beginning of the tutorial, there are three different versions of<br />
the BFD plugin:<br />
• BFD Stereo: Stereo Master output only. This version mixes all microphone<br />
buses together with the Direct signals inside the plugin, outputting a stereo pair.<br />
The Master output fader controls the overall output volume of the plugin.<br />
• BFD Groups: Stereo Groups version. This version outputs each stereo microphone<br />
group as an independent stereo output. Therefore, output pair 1-2 is the<br />
Direct Master bus, 3-4 is the Overhead bus, 5-6 is the Room bus and 7-8 is the<br />
PZM bus. The Master output fader affects the volume of all buses in a relative<br />
manner.<br />
• BFD All: All output version. This is the same as BFD Groups but, instead of a<br />
stereo mix of the Direct signals, each individual Kit-Piece has its own output.<br />
Therefore, kick in, kick out, snare bottom, snare top, hihat, low, medium and<br />
high toms, and cymbals 1-3 each have an independent output, starting at<br />
output 7. The Master output fader affects the volume of all buses in a relative<br />
manner. If you are using Logic Audio, please see the Logic Quickstart guide, as<br />
the BFD All plugin works slightly differently when it detects Logic as the host.<br />
So far, you have been working with the Master output version, which mixes all signals<br />
together. This version is obviously very limited if you want to fully utilize your<br />
sequencer’s multi-output mixing capabilities, if it has them, which are vital for processing<br />
each part of the drumkit with unique EQ, dynamics and effects settings in<br />
real time.<br />
Save your kit changes if you have made any modifications you would like to use<br />
again, and load the BFD All plugin in place of the BFD Stereo you have been<br />
using, and reload a kit. This version of the BFD plugin offers the most versatility<br />
over the final mix. Please refer to the Host-specific Quickstarts if you don’t know<br />
how to use your host’s multi-output facilities, or if you are not sure if it supports<br />
them. You will see that you now have three stereo pairs (the ambient buses) and<br />
eleven mono outputs available to you. When using a multiple output configuration,<br />
BFD is operated in exactly the same way, except that each Direct Kit-Piece is<br />
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