P2P | 26 June 2022 | 5.27 GB
8 Bit Kit
Expansion for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2
Esoteric drums and cymbals
World and junk percussion
Roto-toms and warped hihats
Vintage analogue drum machines
Created by 8 Bit Audio’s S. Husky Hoskulds
Perfect for hip-hop, abstract rock, electronic and experimental music
BFD 8 Bit Kit is an expansion pack for FXpansion’s BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2 with dozens of esoteric, vintage and modified drums, percussion and beatboxes – all prepared and tuned in unique ways before being captured by a strange and wonderful array of microphones (in full 24-bit 44.1kHz quality!).
8 Bit Kit is the brainchild of S. Husky Hoskulds whose 8 Bit Audio production company has produced recordings for Tom Waits, Fantômas, Joe Henry, The Wallflowers and many more.
The philosophy behind 8 Bit Kit is to deliver fascinating and different sounds: kicks detuned and hit with paint rollers or with chains attached; modified snares with calf-skin or kevlar heads fitted; unique cracked and warped hihats. Other highlights include bongos, hand drums, tambourines, claps and junk percussion alongside vintage analogue drum machines recorded both dry and played out over a custom PA rig in the drum room – these sound great layered with other drums or naked in your mix.
Selected sounds are also provided in ‘amped’ versions with additional texture and grit for your mix. 8 Bit Kit was recorded with mics as weird as the drums themselves including parabolic ‘spy mics’, Calrec Soundfields and mics with gramophone horns attached. The room used at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles offers an intimate, tight sound that sounds great on its own but also integrates well with the larger rooms in other BFD libraries.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Requirements: Windows 10 version 1909 and above, OSX 10.12 and above for Mac, BFD3 version 3.4 and above. Internet connection for product download
This is an updated library from inMusic Brands. The installer is original, with the exception of changing the serial number in one of the files to bypass the library activation later
Install the library
Launch BFD3, go to the Tools – Set up content locations tab
Press the Search Folder button and specify the folder with the installed BFD 8 Bit Kit library