New BFD pack inspired by the signature drum sound of
Metallica's Black Album.
LONDON, UK (October 14, 2016) - Audio software developer FXpansion, now part of the leading music technology company ROLI,
are pleased to announce the availability of BFD Black Album Drums
produced by Chocolate Audio. This new expansion pack for BFD3 is
inspired by the drum sound featured on the 1991 "Black Album" by the
band Metallica.
"We managed
to track down the same exact kit, record in the same studio (the former
One On One in CA), with the same mics and recording techniques as the
original drums," said Simone Coen from Chocolate Audio "We also enlisted the skills of renowned recording engineer Mike Tacci who was the assistant on the 'Black Album'."
The original
1980 Gretsch kit along with Zildjian Cymbals, a Ludwig 1970s vintage
Black Beauty and a Tama Bell Brass snare were all lovingly recorded in
meticulous detail by the same team as BFD Imperial and BFD Modern Retro.
With 17 kit pieces in total, sampled with up to 286 samples per
articulation and captured by a vast array of vintage and sought after
mics including high hanging Neumann U87s, AKG C12s and Telefunken ELAM
251E tube mics, this pack captures one of the signature sounds in the
history of Rock music.
"Being in this room again brings back a lot of memories, but it feels like yesterday." said Mike Tacci, engineer for the Black Album Drums. "The
room hasn't changed at all, the acoustics are the same and it's an
amazing sounding drum room. It's an historic room for Rock records."
BFD3 is the
third generation of FXpansion's flagship software acoustic drum studio,
delivering new levels of detail and realism with stunning new kits,
mix-ready presets and modeling technology for tom resonance and cymbal
swells. The revamped interface has a new mixer and sound browser for the
easiest BFD experience yet.
Price and availability:
BFD Black Album Drums is available to purchase and download directly from FXpansion for USD $125.00 here:
BFD Black Album
Drums requires a registered copy of BFD3 which is available to purchase
as a download or boxed USB version from FXpansion for USD $349.00 here:
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