Hi,
I was able to get the new version installed, but I am getting a license error/notice on startup for the Sonic Reality Vinny Appice expansion despite the license manager showing authorized.
I also am getting the license error for the BFD2 content I had and cannot load my BFD2 presets. Should BFD2 license holders be authorized for London Sessions to get around this?
Also, is there any way to get the Eco or Zildjian content authorized?
Thanks.
Greg
funkybot - I was also getting the error to load BFD content until I installed the new version in a new directory, not where the previous version was installed.
Also had to manually move my presets though.
Greg
Thanks Musicmanicny, I tried installing to a new folder too with no luck. Was previously in D:\VST Plugins\FXPansion\BFD3, now it’s in D:\VST Plugins\BFD Drums. Still no dice.
Using Windows here.
I’ve just seen talk of a new version on the Reaper forum and came to look.
I guess I need to set up BFD on another computer if there is a chance its going to completely break my installation. I use BFD every day so I need a working copy.
This release went straight to the public? Or did I miss something?
Also Windows here. I changed the directory for the application, not the plugin FWIW. I was was previously in c:\program files\fxpansion and changed to c:\program files\bfd drums
@Musicmanicny
What Zildjian content are you referring to? BFD1, BFD2, and BFD Eco software is discontinued, and users were supposed to get copies of Eldorado and London Sessions as replacement content, but that hasn’t happened. I have reported it to the web team and will know more soon.
@funkybot
Definitely install to the factory default BFD Drums locations and not the FXpansion ones. The content import bug should be fixed in a 3.4.1 build soon.
I’ve reported the support form issue to the support team.
Hi Drew - sorry I thought that the Eco_DV showing up as not licensed was the Zildjian Digital Vault. Maybe it isn’t. Is the advice to delete the eco and eco_dv directories? Even though the software/engines are discontinued the messaging about the content isn’t clear,. Any thoughts on my Sonic Reality issue?
Right, so Eco and all it’s variations in terms of software, are not included in the migration. We currently have an issue with getting people the right content packs. So you should really get a copy of Zildjian Digital Vaults Vol. 1. If you email support@bfddrums.com and show them your BFD Eco DV serial number (your FXpansion one) they should be able to give you a copy of the pack.
Also the Sonic Reality issue is an odd one - it’s not loading any of the content at all??
Drew, so 3.4.1 should fix the import settings issue? If so, I’ll wait for that. Just did another uninstall/reinstall using all default paths and ran into the same issue. Sounds like there’s a few of us running into this.
You can totally fix that yourself by:
That is effectively what the migration process does. All your presets and kits should now be in 3.4 and the dialog should disappear.
I have this and v3.4.0.24 does not find it. The content is located in my existing BFD2 directory. (BFD2/Audio/Zildjian)
That’s not the ideal installation location for that pack. I think we need to do some reconfiguring of your install locations. I’ll PM you.
@BFD_Drew None of those old FXPansion\BFD3 folders even exist on my machine anymore. I had already uninstalled all things FXPansion BFD3 related yesterday while trying to fix this on my own.
Now those folders existed the first time I installed the 3.4.0.21 update but after I ran into this issue I wiped all the FXpansion BFD folders. I think there’s something else going on here. How is it determining I have BFD3 content to copy? That seems to be where the problem is.
Want to take this via email?
Oh wow. That seems to be totally borked then! This didn’t come up in QA, so I’m thinking there is some peculiarity that got overlooked. I’ll email you.
Right, on Windows, to stop yourself being annoyed by the constant nagging of asking to copy files, here’s what you can do - please make sure you’re comfy using the Registry Editor:
This will stop BFD from nagging you about copying across old files. I HIGHLY recommend you still do this manually though. You don’t want to lose any of you precious kits or presets that you’ve created and saved out.
Migration at the first start is successful if you start BFD3 one time as administrator.
Next time you can start BFD3 normal.
Greetings jhkaufi
Yeah, there are a couple of similar, minor points on MAC, that you just have to work through a bit.
Make sure that BFD has permissions to your Documents and your Removable Volumes. That’s an old one, but it bears repeating.
It’s better if you add and scan the path to each expansion separately, instead of searching an entire drive. I found it got bogged down and got stuck on a few if I did them all at once, but got through them all just fine when I added them individually.
If you have some libraries that have become unlicensed in the process (I’m looking at you, BFD2), make sure they’re unchecked from your Content Locations, or you’ll re-open to the content location page every time.
Also, BFD3 is more sensitive to multiple Volumes with the same name than before. I have a backup FXpansion drive that I often have online, and I now have to eject it. I think this is really a Mac OS issue, because the same issue just cropped up in ProTools recently.
Besides from the missing bfd2 and Zildjian digital vault content I could complete the migration and 3.4 works in standalone as well in vst.
However if I disconnect my windows 10 pc from the internet and start BFD (standalone or vst) I get a message that it has been disabled because it needs the licence manager. When I reconnect the ps to the internet, everything works fine again.
Does this mean that bfd will only run when the pc is online? As I have a dedicated studio / audio pc I don’t let it be connected to the internet.
BFD3.4.0.24 standalone is working great. Everything fired up and sounds good to me.
I cannot for the life of me get Reaper to see the .dll tho.
I shall keep trying 
EDIT: Nevermind, got it working