BFD Drums

BFD 3.5 review

Software acoustic drum studio with modeled tom resonance and cymbal swells. Best for detailed acoustic drum production. Price not published on the developer's site.

Key features

• 51-kit core library with 60 presets
• Drum Editor for tuning, damping and mics
• 82 effects including 13 AIR plugins
• 82 Groove Palettes
• Modeled tom resonance and cymbal dynamics
• Multichannel export

BFD 3.5 alternatives

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  XLN Audio

  Addictive Drums 2

  $179once

  Studio-recorded drum plugin with mix-and-match kits and an expandable sound library.

  VST3not supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
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  Toontrack

  EZdrummer 3

  €179once

  Award-winning drum plugin with seven studio kits and AI-assisted songwriting tools.

  VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
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  Toontrack

  Superior Drummer 3

  €399once

  Comprehensive virtual drum studio with 230GB+ of acoustically sampled drums and mix tools.

  VST3not supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported

Sources: www.bfddrums.com