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Introduction 
I/O Module Panel Layouts 
Snare and Tom Trigger Zones 
NFUZD USB Key (Drive) and Data Management 
NSPIRE Series I/O Module Navigation 
Trigger Settings 
Hi-Hat (HH) Trigger Settings 
Kit Menu 
Reverb 
EQ 
Mixer Menu 
Saving a UserKit 
Adjusting the MIDI Map 
Trigger Function Settings 
Click Menu 
SEQ Menu 
Integration with Computer 
Setup Suggestions 
Sync Key 
Auto O

 and Sleep Mode 

BFD Eco NFUZD Edition 
NSPIRE Series I/O Module Settings 
Getting Started w/ BFD Eco NFUZD Edition 
Basic Mixing Adjustments 
BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E

ects 

Grooves Page 
Options Menu 
Help Menu 
Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets 
Changing Drum Sounds 
Adjusting Instrument Parameters 
FX Slots 
Instrument and Mixer Faders 
Getting New Professional Sounds 
User .wav Samples 
Exporting Sound Banks 
Loops 
Installing Sound Banks 
BFD Eco Jukebox Player 
BFD Eco Master Output Recording 
BFD Eco Mixing Tips 
Included Sounds

Keymap:

 The keymap is the assignment of MIDI notes to di

erent samples and functions within a musical instrument. 

Latency: 

Latency is basically the amount of time between hitting the drum pad and hearing the sound. There are a number of factors that 

contribute to the performance of your system and the amount of latency introduced. When you hit a pad, the signal starts there and 
travels through the module, over the USB or MIDI cable, into the computer processor, through the software application(s), into the audio 
processing part of your audio interface, through the amplifier section and to either speakers and/or headphones. 

Learn: 

Learn is a function that allows you to assign parameters to a MIDI event. Select the Learn function and strike the trigger pad or turn 

a MIDI controller dial and it will be assigned to that parameter. This is a quick way to make assignments. 

MIDI: 

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. 

MIDI Grooves: 

MIDI grooves are preset MIDI recordings of drum parts that can be triggered by a MIDI event and put together to form  

full compositions. 

MIDI Velocity:

 Velocity is measured from zero to 127. It is applied to the volume response of the trigger pad and the sound it generates.  

Pan: 

This is a short way to refer to the panning of an instrument within a stereo field. 

Plugin: 

The general term for a computer program that enhances another program. In this case we are referring to e

ects and  

instrument plugins. 

RTAS: 

Real Time Audio Suite. This is a specific plugin format for the older versions of Pro Tools Digital Audio Workstation. 

Sample Articulation: 

This is the actual articulation of the sample. For example a Snare Drum sample has multiple voices such as Hit, Rim 

Shot and Cross Stick. 

Sample Rate: 

This

 

is the average number of samples captured within one second. The higher the rate, the higher the resolution. 

Standalone:

 Stand Alone refers to the ability to run a computer application by itself without the need for another program. 

SW:

 Software. 

Tool Tips: 

This is a function that can be turned on and o

 in di

erent computer programs. If you hover your curser over a software button, 

a small pop–up window will give you an explanation in a little pop–up window. 

Transport Controls: 

These are controls for Play, Stop, Record, Fast–Forward, Rewind, and other control features. Think of this like your  

media player.

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Страница 1: ...U S E R M A N U A L O P E N...

Страница 2: ...the NSPIRE Module 59 Loops 60 Installing Sound Banks in the NSPIRE Series I O Module 61 BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Jukebox Player 62 BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Master Output Recording 63 BFD Eco NFUZD Edition...

Страница 3: ...NSPIRE I O module does not include a massive amount of sounds We focused on quality over quantity The NSPIRE system uses uncompressed wav files to provide you with superior audio performance engineere...

Страница 4: ...light Please connect the power adapter directly to a power source If you must use an extension cable make sure it is no longer than 25 and at least 18 AWG Note This product should only be mounted with...

Страница 5: ...Audio distributor Do not use or store in the following locations Subject to direct sunlight or extreme heat on stage in an enclosed vehicle or near heat generating equipment Damp or wet environments...

Страница 6: ...ging BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loop...

Страница 7: ...co NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New...

Страница 8: ...d Sleep Mode BFD Eco NFUZD Edition NSPIRE Series I O Module Settings Getting Started w BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu C...

Страница 9: ...FUZD Edition NSPIRE Series I O Module Settings Getting Started w BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD...

Страница 10: ...Edition NSPIRE Series I O Module Settings Getting Started w BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Editi...

Страница 11: ...tored on the NFUZD USB Key and contains the installers needed to install run your BFD Eco NFUZD Edition software The first thing you must do is copy the entire contents of the USB Key to a folder on y...

Страница 12: ...in the NSPIRE Series I O Module revolves around the three Function Buttons labeled F1 F2 and F3 The area on the screen directly above those keys will inform you of the function for the key and will ch...

Страница 13: ...performance Once you have the settings correct you will find it much easier to set mixer levels and dial in a great performance quickly and easily Press the Trigger button to access the trigger settin...

Страница 14: ...tings cont Threshold Minimum amount of striking force that will generate a trigger signal Note There are two things to keep in mind when adjusting this parameter Not only can you allow lower strike le...

Страница 15: ...o O and Sleep Mode BFD Eco NFUZD Edition NSPIRE Series I O Module Settings Getting Started w BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help...

Страница 16: ...eshold is set low you may end up needing to raise your mask time to ignore vibrations for sources near that pad It is a balance between the two that yields a great response Retrigger Time This is a se...

Страница 17: ...he pedal travels from fully open to closed The NSPIRE system uses four discrete samples for the HH as well as Tip and Shoulder samples for the most realistic HH sound and performance You also have con...

Страница 18: ...FD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds Saving Trigger Settings Make sure you have your NFUZD USB Key installed in the module 1 Press the SET button on the bottom right of the I O module 2 Use the F2 butto...

Страница 19: ...ion LCD Brightness This parameter will allow you to adjust the brightness of the display screen Auto O This lets you set a time value to turn your module o automatically if there is no activity for th...

Страница 20: ...nu Pressing the KIT button will bring up a simple screen that will allow you to use the data dial to scroll through the factory and user presets This is the main performance menu for the NSPIRE I O Mo...

Страница 21: ...INST on the main KIT page This will show you the channel and the trigger zone last triggered at the top and the name of the current instrument will be highlighted Remember that there are multiple zon...

Страница 22: ...reation tools You will use the software to pick the appropriate size and head style for the sound you are trying to achieve It is the same process as picking out your acoustic drum set Volume This is...

Страница 23: ...you would find with most mixers and PA systems The REV level in the F1 REV section of the Kit page is the return amount for all of the individual kit piece reverb settings Each channel has its own se...

Страница 24: ...Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds Reverb A...

Страница 25: ...eters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BF...

Страница 26: ...ts Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing...

Страница 27: ...Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds Mixer Menu cont F2 ADV This parame...

Страница 28: ...Kit You do not want to change from the Kit on the main Kit screen when you are producing your own User Kit That will wipe out your work Once you are happy with your results press the SET button on the...

Страница 29: ...re you keep a copy of this data The USB key is used to read and load the maps 1 BFD 2 TD 20 This map is also found in most software 3 SD2 4 EZ Drummer 5 SSD 6 GM 7 Empty_07 8 Tom2Loop 9 Ballad 10 Stac...

Страница 30: ...ombinations if you choose to change the sounds with external voices Stack This mode generates two internal voices along with two external MIDI signals that can be set up on two di erent channels The k...

Страница 31: ...s User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds Click Menu The Click Function uses the...

Страница 32: ...nal Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds SEQ Menu The SEQ section is in...

Страница 33: ...le One of the ports is for adding data to the module and the other is for direct computer connection The NSPIRE Module is a MIDI Audio interface That means that the NSPIRE module will also output the...

Страница 34: ...Sounds Setup Suggestions The first and most basic setup is to simply plug your NSPIRE I O Module directly into your computer using the provided USB cable This stand alone setup will allow you to integ...

Страница 35: ...ing Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master...

Страница 36: ...Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mix...

Страница 37: ...winning BFD Eco We call this BFD Eco NFUZD Edition The BFD platform includes expansion opportunities of over one terabyte of award winning sample data that can be downloaded directly into your compute...

Страница 38: ...UZD Edition NSPIRE Series I O Module Settings Getting Started w BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD E...

Страница 39: ...alling Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds Launching BFD Eco NFUZD Edition The software can be run as a stand alone application You d...

Страница 40: ...ing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition cont I O settings You can play BFD Eco NFUZD Edition directly from the NSPIRE module The I O Settings menu is where you choose the audio and MIDI routing Make sure that you h...

Страница 41: ...d with BFD Eco NFUZD Edition BFD Eco NFUZD Edition is a drum software instrument that uses multi sampled drums played with a variety of articulations Multi sampled refers to the fact that all of the i...

Страница 42: ...dule Settings Getting Started w BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sou...

Страница 43: ...ition Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Ins...

Страница 44: ...Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Profess...

Страница 45: ...ics tuning blending on bass drum and snare drum notated as In and Out or Top and Bottom and Damping You will also see two auxiliary sends and two send control dials for OH and Room sounds as well as a...

Страница 46: ...he Sum Input control available on stereo channels only sums the left and right inputs to a single mono signal and feeds one delay line instead of two Filter The Filter e ect provides simple 1 pole hig...

Страница 47: ...esonant filter with modulation and drive As well as the Pitch cuto frequency and Res resonance controls the filter features a Mode control to switch between low pass band pass high pass peak and notch...

Страница 48: ...arted w BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument...

Страница 49: ...e knob counter clockwise reduces scaling down to 0 where all MIDI is played at the exact incoming MIDI velocity As you turn the knob clockwise it goes to 100 scaling and is applied to all of the MIDI...

Страница 50: ...n A browser will appear and you will navigate to the desired BFD data folder Note You should select the folder one level above the area containing the Audio folder If you do not select the correct fol...

Страница 51: ...ers Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds Basic...

Страница 52: ...esets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD...

Страница 53: ...g BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets cont Changing drum sounds Start by double clicking on the photograph of the instrument at the top of each mixer channel strip This will bring up a second window that is...

Страница 54: ...Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters Instrument Adjustments are slightly di erent depending on the type of instrument Each instrument channel wi...

Страница 55: ...UZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing So...

Страница 56: ...nd Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds Getting New Professional Sounds The benefit of the NSPIRE Electronic Dr...

Страница 57: ...tion Basic Mixing Adjustments BFD Eco NFUZD Edition E ects Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Inst...

Страница 58: ...s User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco Master Output Recording BFD Eco Mixing Tips Included Sounds User WAV Samples cont The next window t...

Страница 59: ...Banks for the NSPIRE Module Now that you have made a preset in BFD Eco NFUZD Edition you can export that sound bank for use in the NSPIRE module Note You will be using a USB Key sometimes called a US...

Страница 60: ...nk that can be installed in the NSPIRE Module in place of the BFDKit 3 Sound Bank Highlight a numbered slot that you would like to use 1 Browse will bring up a browser to select your wav file audio lo...

Страница 61: ...djusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samples Exporting Sound Banks Loops Installing Sound Banks BFD Eco Jukebox Player BFD Eco M...

Страница 62: ...ws you to load in wav files to play along with If your tracks are in a di erent format you can search the web for a free audio format converter to prepare your files as 16bit 44 1 kHz wav files Use th...

Страница 63: ...ter Output Recording You can use the NSPIRE system with BFD Eco NFUZD Edition to record yourself with or without backing tracks This is a great educational tool Click on the icon for the Options Menu...

Страница 64: ...you want to have distortion from an audio signal that is too strong That will lead to problems Look at the mixer section of BFD Eco NFUZD Edition If you overdrive any portion of the audio the top of...

Страница 65: ...e This is the size of the cache set aside in your computer s memory that is used to process the audio event The stronger the computer system the lower you can set this parameter to combat any latency...

Страница 66: ...ect there are frequency dependent notches in the signal that are created by mixing the signal with a delayed version of itself Flangers tend to sound like a whoosh e ect FW Firmware FX Commonly refers...

Страница 67: ...headphones Learn Learn is a function that allows you to assign parameters to a MIDI event Select the Learn function and strike the trigger pad or turn a MIDI controller dial and it will be assigned t...

Страница 68: ...onential Logarithmic Loud and Spline Trigger Pad Sensitivity Each trigger pad generates a range of electronic voltage values The sensitivity setting is used to line it up with the MIDI velocity range...

Страница 69: ...Low Mute EBD_01 BD Jazz 16x18 Maple Remo Coated Amb with Felt Beater Ride 4 Brush 20 Medium with Brush Bongo Low Open EBD_02 BD Jazz Brush 16x18 Maple Remo Coated Amb with Wool Beater Crash 1 16 Caba...

Страница 70: ...O 5 5x14 Maple Walnut Maple with Remo Coated Ambassador Snares O Timbale High Head EBD_17 Snare Velvetone Brushes 5 5x14 Maple Walnut Maple with Remo Coated Ambassador With Brush Timbale High Rim Sho...

Страница 71: ...Grooves Page Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds Use...

Страница 72: ...ge Options Menu Help Menu Changing BFD Eco NFUZD Edition Presets Changing Drum Sounds Adjusting Instrument Parameters FX Slots Instrument and Mixer Faders Getting New Professional Sounds User wav Samp...

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