I just hope that if and when BFD goes under, that they release the need to authorize it, so that longtime users can continue to use it. Since Drew left, there is absolutely no buzz around this product anymore. He was passionate and engaging with users about BFD and his communication and interaction gave us the impression that things were at least moving forward, albeit, slowly.
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Honestly i have no hopes, and i will like needed to jump to different drum sampler which tearing me apart, but i cant use dead product that is hard to authorize and brings zero updates on a table.
But lets hope i`m totally wrong.
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New to the party, running BDF3 on Sequoia, so far no issues. Got it primarily for Jazz Noir and the Erskine expansion, very impressed, much to learn. The authentication nightmare is off-putting yes but I can live with it, just. Praying devoutly for the reincarnation of this plug in BDF4.
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I own lots of drum programs. They all have pluses and minuses. I have no idea why BFD isnāt more widely adopted. It is so capable. I must be in a club of one because I donāt have any technical problems with it, aside from taking awhile to start up. I have a suspicion that eliminating background services that could interfere may be part of the secret to success.
But really. Try using Native Instruments Abbey Road or Studio Drummer and switch over to BFD. I donāt want to insult NI, but there is really no comparison.
I DO think that BFD could benefit from extensive use of tooltips and making the program more self documenting instead of having to plow through the ownerās manual. Good examples of that would be Arturia synths and effects, and also Valhalla reverbs. But the bottom line is that BFD is actually a wonderful piece of software (when working up to your expectations), and should really be experiencing more enthusiasm. And past the program itself, the expansion packs are really wonderful.
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I am in that club too. BFD is solid as a tank for me. Still the best imo. I also own a lot of the others, only for testing or comparisons, never use them in productions.
Out of all the others, I think modo drums from IK multimedia would be my choice, if BFD didnāt exist.
They still sending out marketing emails lol
Still trying to milk whatever the cow has left. If there is no news by the Spring, then itās probably over.
Unfortunately, this product is dead in the water. It was dying before InMusic bought it, but afterā¦.itās been even worse. Weāve waited 10 yearsā¦literallyā¦for this program to get itās sh** together like it was back in 2013. I hate it because BFD has always been the best drum sampler out there in terms of quality of samples, and thereās so many kits that I just adoreā¦but even with, thereās a ton of things that never got fixed with the grooves, stability of the program itself, authorization, etc.
I bought a new Mac this past summer, one of the M4s, and itās a STELLAR machine. BFD is still a sh**show on it. BFDs GUI (particularly the fader section) becomes glitched and unusable on a regular basis.
Iāve since jumped ship to and leaned into TT, which Iāve had expansions going back to 2008 anyways. BFD4 could go pound dirt as far as I care, because after A DECADE this company still canāt fix its issues. TT stuff, love it or hate it, itās rock solid in how it performs. Iām regretting every cent I gave Inmusic/Fxpansion at this point and wish I wouldāve invested in SD2/3 when I shouldāve, years ago. Better stability, FAR better drum groove library, a well-organized interface, a company that cares about their productā¦and on and on. If I were you guys, Iād jump ship too. Donāt give this company another dime.