BFD2 & Logic Pro 7 
by Carlos from Detroit Mi, USA, September 2008
Music Background:  Recording Engineer 20 + yrs. & Musician/Producer

As Of Sept. 2008 BEWARE of existing & ongoing issues with BFD2 & Logic Pro 7.2.3 such as no Drag & Drop into your Arrange Page of Logic but they won't tell you that.

I recieved an email from FXpansion Audio prior to purchasing BFD2, they informed me of a (June 29, 2008) deadline to get BFD2 for the discount price of $ 200.00 available to owners of the original BFD 1.5 so I bought BFD2 thinking it was Bug- Free since they were basically letting me know the Price differential was limited until June 29, 2008.

Now my original BFD 1.5 was great until I loaded BFD2 on my computer, it caused me to lose the Drag & Drop functions that I once had with the BFD 1.5 version and BFD2 has never had Drag & Drop for Logic 7 and I have been waiting for months now for FXpansion to address this as well as many other issues with BFD2 & Logic Pro 7 but they told me it works well with Logic 8 which I still don't have and was not planning on spending another $200.00 to get the up-grade since Logic Pro 7 has been quite efficient & very Stable.However BFD2 is a Great Sounding Drum-Software with a lot to offer if it will work with your DAW but it is Very CPU-Hungry And Not Stable At All with Logic Pro 7.2.3 Buyers BEWARE !!! NO REFUND WILL BE GRANTED

Note: My opinion is BFD2 was released Pre-maturely for what ever reason(s) and they did not do enough pre -testing on this product . (FXpansion) has Truly forgoten about the integrity of what this Software is supposed to be about which is production of (Professional Sounding Drums in a Professional atmosphere) but if they ever get all the Bugs out it will be Great but I don't think that will happen anytime soon and they don't seem to care.

Oh yeah, Notice : How many awards have they won for BFD2 and How many Big-Name Endorsements have they gotten , Hint Hint !!

  BFD2 
by John Olsen from ca, June 2008
Music Background:  lots

the guy doesn't know what he's talking about. some on the bfd forum say 2 uses the same resources aS 1. The reviewer's prob is he hasn't installed updates or has a particular prob. Ram use for me is same as 1, and cpu use is 5-6% more on my dual 2.8 intel 820d. It maybe less as I'm burning it in now and may stabilize lower-maybe not

  Single core owners don't buy this product 
by BFD2 Owner , March 2008
Music Background:  songwriter/musician/recording/mixing/project studio owner

Yes, it sounds great. It's powerful and expandable. The problem is that it's a huge cpu hog and unless you're running a core2 or quad etc, you're going to have issues. My pc has 4 gigs ddr ram, 3.2 Prescott P4, seperate drive for BFD2 etc and some kits are simply not useable for full use with the mixer. I can use the kit by itself, but not with the preset plug ins and settings etc. My cpu spikes, BFD2 freezes and I have to restart BFD2. I'm not the only one having this issue.
If you have a more modern computer with a multicore processor and lots of ram, you'll probably do just fine. It is some nice software. It's just a huge, huge cpu hog. I would compare it to running in the ball park of 15 very lush rtas reverbs at once.

  A home run from BFD 
by Larry Mal from Saint Louis, December 2007
Music Background:  Musician, Student of Audio Production

BFD has done it again. The new drums sounds are fantastic, and are even more able to be tailored than before. With a little work, I would think anyone could make BFD2 sound like the drums they wanted.

The Fibes kick drum has an incredible thump, reminiscent of a John Bonham kit you may have heard. The other kits are great as well. I should point out to any prior of BFD that the 1.5 kits show up in 2 as well, and of course any expansion kits you may have will be there as well.

In short, BFD 2 has great new sounds, all able to be much customized, it also has a fantastic new mixer (I'm still getting a handle on this one) and comes with a slew of effects. These affects range from the essential (compression for the kick) to the interesting (a reverb that is designed to be of less than great quality, to give snares an 80's "tinny" sound, possibly, or for dub reggae sounds).

I can't think of a better product out there at the moment. I should also mention that if you go to their forums, you'll find BFD to be run by a hands-on group of very nice people who will answer you questions personally. That won my admiration right there as well. Happy New Year!

  BFD 
by Bruce from NYC NY USA, December 2007
Music Background:  Musician

The samples in this product are second to none. Given that, you have do do some work to get a drumtrack out of it because there are just SO many options. The result will be far superior to the competitions after you get it right.

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