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Platinum Samples has announced the release of the Steve Ferrone MIDI Groove Library, a multi-format collection of MIDI files.

Platinum Samples is honored to announce the release of their Steve Ferrone Multi-Format MIDI Groove Library featuring over 660 MIDI files (over 3,200 bars of unquantized grooves) formatted for BFD2®, BFD Eco®, EZDrummer®, Superior Drummer®, EZPlayer®, Addictive Drums®, Cakewalk® Session Drummer™ as well as General MIDI which can be used with any GM compatible drum software or hardware.

The Steve Ferrone MIDI Groove Library includes 17 songs separated into complete song structures (intros, verses, choruses, bridges, etc.) as well as 9 additional Groove variations. The library features grooves in 3/4, 4/4 & 6/8 with straight and swing feels as well as song endings.

Steve Ferrone MIDI Groove Library features

• Played by Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Average White Band, Eric Clapton).
• Over 660 MIDI files (over 3,200 bars of unquantized grooves).
• Formatted for BFD2®, EZdrummer®, Superior Drummer®, Addictive Drums®, Cakewalk® Session Drummer™ & General MIDI Standard MIDI Files (all included).
• Includes 17 songs performed by Steve Ferrone in song sections as well as 9 additional Groove variations.
• Includes song endings.
• Played in 3/4, 4/4 & 6/8 with straight & swing feels.

The Steve Ferrone Multi-Format MIDI Groove Library is available to purchase as a download for $40 USD.

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FXpansion has released version 1.0.1 of BFD Eco, a virtual drum instrument plug-in for Windows and Mac.

BFD Eco is a streamlined, fun and affordable software instrument for acoustic drums, based on the award-winning BFD2 engine. Supplied with a selection of the best BFD2 sounds, it can also be expanded with the wide range of FXpansion and 3rd-party add-ons.

Changes in BFD Eco v1.0.1

• Interoperability improvements with the upcoming BFD v2.2.
• Interoperability improvements with the upcoming Zildjian edition BFD Eco DV.
• A small set of bug fixes:.
• Note timing accuracy with large audio buffers.
• Occasional state restore issues in Protools 8.0.4.
• Keymap restoration of repurposed percussion slots (tom, cym).
• Manual file import extensions fixed.

FXpansion has also announced it has lowered the price of GURU.

GURU takes the best features of hardware beatboxes, drum samplers and loop manglers, and combines them into a unique, inspirational software instrument.

Whether integrated in to your DAW or running standalone, GURU’s powerful sequencer with ultra tight timing and realtime groove adjustment is an intuitive and addictive interface with which to quickly write inspiring rhythmic foundations for your tracks.

GURU for PC and Mac is now available to purchase for $149 USD / £89 GBP / 119 EUR.

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eSoundz has announced the release of Neil Peart Drums Volume 1: The Kit, an expansion for the BFD2 software acoustic drum module by FXpansion.

Neil Peart Drums Vol. 1: The Kit features samples of the authentic Drum Workshop® Signature “Snakes and Arrows” kit of drum legend Neil Peart from the band Rush.

Recorded by producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains) this multitrack kit offers the ultimate high fidelity rock sound with incredible realism for keyboardists and e-Drummers.

Neil Peart Drums Volume 1: The Kit is now available at eSoundz for BFD2 both as a download and as a DVD package at the introductory price of $149. (The Infinite Player Library for Kontakt version is coming soon.)

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Platinum Samples has released Evil Drums Kit 1 – Pork Pie Tobacco Satin, a low resource expansion kit for BFD Eco & BFD 2.1.

Recorded by Joe Barresi (Tool, QOTSA, Bad Religion) in the Cement Room at Grandmaster Recorders Ltd. (Foo Fighters, NIN, Rancid) Evil Drums Kit 1 is a versatile Pork Pie kit suitable for modern rock, indie, pop, punk & metal.

This download only kit has been hand tuned for BFD Eco’s reduced velocity engine giving excellent playability and sound for an exceptional price.

Includes sample grooves from our upcoming Bobby Jarzombek Metal Groove Pack.

Evil Drums Kit 1 features

• Recorded by Joe Barresi at Grandmaster Recorders, Ltd Hollywood, CA.
• Drums played by Bobby Jarzombek (Halford).
• 44.1kHz 16 bit with a maximum of 24 hand selected velocities.

The Evil Drums Kit 1 for BFD Eco and BFD 2.1 is available to purchase for $50 USD.

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FXpansion has announced the release of BFD Sleishman, a set of 2 expansion packs for BFD2 and BFD Eco that capture the sensitivity, tone and dynamic range of Sleishman drums.

Sleishman’s extraordinary free-floating drums enjoy legendary status by those drummers in the know, and by those lucky enough to own them. The Sleishman system of suspending the shell without any physical contact with lugs and other hardware results in unbeatable sustain and purity of tone. The drums’ patented tuning system keeps both heads precisely in tune with each other, resulting in a very unique sound.

This means that the BFD Sleishman expansions offer a very individual drum flavour: ultra-refined and full of thick, sustained tone.

BFD Sleishman features

• 2 Low-cost, download-only expansion packs for BFD2 and BFD Eco.
• BFD Sleishman Drums features a 20″ kick; 10″, 12″ and 14″ toms; and a bonus ‘lite’ snare.
• BFD Sleishman Snares features 4 premium snares, some played with rods or brushes.
• Extra tom articulations when used with BFD2.

BFD Sleishman Drums and BFD Sleishman Snares are available to purchase as a download for £25 GBP / €35 EUR / $50 USD each. A bundle of both packs is available for £38 GBP / €52 EUR / $74 USD (Save 25%).

More information: FXpansion / BFD Sleishman

FXpansion has announced the release of BFD Eco, an easy but powerful software instrument for acoustic drums.

BFD Eco is a streamlined, fun and affordable software instrument for acoustic drums, based on the award winning BFD2 engine. Optimized for flexibility and power while being incredibly easy to use, BFD Eco is provided with an extensive built-in library of drum sounds and patterns, and is also compatible with the wide range of FXpansion and 3rd-party add-on expansions.

BFD Eco gives you easy access to the some of the best sounds in the BFD2 library, recorded at London’s Air Studios. The included sounds are full of dramatic levels of detail and mojo… Anything but sterile, BFD Eco is imbued with a musical character that sets it apart from the homogenized, flat sounds found elsewhere.

Included are a multitude of presets that showcase BFD Eco’s powerful, punchy-sounding mixing section. The EQ and dynamics/effect processing allow you to sculpt the raw sounds and lush stereo ambience for any situation. DCAM circuit-modelled compression, filtering and drive provide hardware-style tone and grit, while an integrated version of Overloud’s Breverb plate algorithm can be used for artificial reverb effects.

BFD Eco also contains a Groove section containing over 1500 drum patterns to drag into your DAW, to sequence on the built-in Drum Track or to simply loop continuously. Preview patterns in sync with your project and use the humanization effects to adjust the feel to your needs. You can even export a stereo mixdown from the Groove engine – ideal for generating loops and breakbeats to use as audio tracks or in any sampler instrument.

Other advanced features that set BFD Eco apart from the competition are its customizable keymapping, electronic drum support, the ability to combine kit-pieces from different expansion libraries, and an interface perfectly balanced between ease of use and powerful flexibility. BFD Eco also can be upgraded to BFD2 – both are fully preset-compatible to enable a seamless transition.

BFD Eco features

• 5 kicks, 6 snares, 12 toms and 3 hihats.
• 11 cymbals and selection of percussion.
• 15 built-in effects including EQ, filtering, dynamics, drive, reverb and more.
• Groove section with over 1500 patterns and advanced humanization.
• Customizable keymaps and electronic drum support.
• Built-in Stereo audio export.
• Over 40 great-sounding presets.
• Full plugin integration for your digital audio workstation.
• Compatible with FXpansion and 3rd-party expansion libraries.
• Upgrade path to BFD2.

BFD Eco is available to purchase for PC and Mac (Standalone/VST/AU/RTAS), priced at £84 GBP / $149 USD / 94 EUR excluding local taxes where applicable.

More information: FXpansion / BFD Eco