# 4K monitor problem

**URL:** https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/4k-monitor-problem/9657
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 16, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/4k-monitor-problem/9657 "2026-03-16T13:24:57Z")
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### Author: ![Viamichael](https://forum.bfddrums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@Viamichael](https://forum.bfddrums.com/u/Viamichael)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/4k-monitor-problem/9657/1 "2026-03-16T13:24:57Z")

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I cannot for the life of me use BFD with my 4K monitor. I have to keep an HD monitor as my second monitor just to read BFD. Anybody else experiencing this and are there any solutions to this issue?

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### Author: ![Pugs](https://forum.bfddrums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@Pugs](https://forum.bfddrums.com/u/Pugs)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/4k-monitor-problem/9657/2 "2026-03-20T15:54:29Z")

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I know this doesn’t help but I use BFD 3 inside Cubase 15 and it works great with a 4K TV that’s about 5 years old.

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### Author: ![Viamichael](https://forum.bfddrums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@Viamichael](https://forum.bfddrums.com/u/Viamichael)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/4k-monitor-problem/9657/3 "2026-03-20T17:06:20Z")

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That’s interesting. I’m using Sonar. The majority of plugins look fine on a 4K monitor, but not BFD. Maybe somebody from BFD and tell me if it is possible for me to fix this. Thank you.

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### Author: ![mbernbrich](https://forum.bfddrums.com/user_avatar/forum.bfddrums.com/mbernbrich/32/4011_2.png) [@mbernbrich](https://forum.bfddrums.com/u/mbernbrich)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/4k-monitor-problem/9657/4 "2026-07-13T19:24:05Z")

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I am using Cubase 13 an Windows 10

My monitor has a pixel size of 0.229 mm. The font used for the mixer instrument names is 8 pixels high (with anti-aliasing it is 9px).

 ![image](https://forum.bfddrums.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e34bdd7b5952318891e82208d629458ad01f6e11.png)

Hence, the font is 1.8mm high.

The top middle section uses even 7 pixels:

 ![image](https://forum.bfddrums.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9419a01ab4222d170a0714404e43d3148a4a2c0c.png)

This is too small to read. 😮‍💨

Different **scaling options** would be **highly appreciated**.

What I tend to do: PRESS WINDOWS+NUMPAD-PLUS to use the windows scaling option - not a solution, it is just a workaround.

@Pugs: Do you use the Cubase HDPI setting and does it increase the size of BFD??

 ![image](https://forum.bfddrums.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f7a7fa22585242f313ff876df12e04432b83a0da.png)