Trigger|iO
USB/MIDI PAD TRIGGER INTERFACE
The
Alesis Trigger|iO is a powerful new electronic percussion
interface designed to capture the feel of a real drum performance
while also harnessing the expansive capability of software
and hardware sound modules. The Trigger|iO converts input
from your favorite percussion pads to make them usable as
MIDI note messages for triggering sounds in software and hardware
devices.
Featuring
both MIDI and USB connectivity, the Trigger|iO can be can
be connected to your favorite software or hardware synth or
drum module, and comes bundled with FXPansion's BFD Lite —
a professional software drum module with high-quality acoustic
and electronic drum kit libraries.
Features
_10 TRS Trigger Inputs for Single or Dual Zone Trigger Inputs
(compatible with various Manufacturer Pad Triggers, including
Alesis, Roland and Yamaha)
_20 Programmable Presets for Storing and Recalling Various
Setups
_Includes FXPansion's BFD Lite Software Drum Module (Mac and
PC) with Professional Quality Acoustic and Electronic Drums
in standalone, VST, AU and DXi plug-in formats
_Easy Interface for Quick Editing and User Setups
_USB 1.1 Plug and Play (Windows and Mac), MIDI Out
_Hi-Hat Input for on/off or Continuous Control
_Up/Down Footswitch Input for Selecting Kits Remotely
_Customizable Trigger Settings for Sensitivity, Assignment
of MIDI Channels, Note Numbers, Crosstalk, velocity curve,
threshold, retrigger time and pad type
_Mounting Holes for Optional Drum Stand Mount
Specifications
10-1/4" TRS Trigger Inputs
1- 1/4" TS input for Hi Hat Continuous control messages
1- 1/4" TRS input for up/down value footswitch
USB 1.1 Jack
MIDI Out Jack
20- Presets (can
be overwritten)
Weight: 1Lb and
15 oz
Dimensions: 8.5"
W x 5" D x 1.75" H
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BFD
1.5
BFD
is a software acoustic drum module featuring multiple articulations
and mic positions, sampled with superior expressive detail.
Integrating directly into your sequencer environment, its
flexible and intuitive interface allows you unprecedented
freedom to build varied and stunningly realistic drum tracks.
Features
* 7 premium vintage and modern drumkits: 9 GB of 24 bit, 44.1
kHz audio recorded with $150,000 worth of microphones, preamps
and converters
* Multiple articulations such as tip, shank, closed, half-open
and open hihats and snare rims, sidesticks, drags and flams
* Eliminate the ‘machinegun’ effect: up to 46
velocity layers
* Multiple mic channels: mix between direct, overhead, room
and PZM mics
* Dampen, tune and adjust the velocity response of the sounds
* Custom disk-streaming playback engine dedicated for multi-channel
acoustic drums
* Flexible output routing: stereo, 8-out, 17-out and 34-out
plugins provided*
* Trigger BFD with hardware MIDI controllers and MIDI tracks
in your sequencer, or use the built-in Groove Librarian to
quickly build convincing drum parts
* Advanced keymapping system with MIDI learn, allowing flexibility
for any input device, from electronic drums to finger-drumming
MIDI keyboard setups.
* MIDI automation of BFD Mixer parameters with MIDI learn
* Realistic drum performances on demand: Groove Librarian
allows auto-accompaniment and quick sequencing of MIDI drum
parts
* Use the library of over 2000 MIDI Grooves or import your
own
* Intelligent humanization system injects realism into your
drum parts.
* MIDI Out and drag and drop from Groove Librarian*
* Provided in VST, RTAS, AudioUnit, DXi and ReWire formats
and as a standalone application, for MacOSX and Windows platforms.
* functionality depends on host support
Loading
kits and kit-pieces
BFD
puts a large, expandable library of expressive, expensively-recorded
drums at your fingertips. Load up to 18-piece kits, or quickly
compile custom kits from the variety of provided instruments.
Mix and match toms, build experimental layered kits and more
with just a few mouse clicks, assisted by the descriptive
information display and clickable previewing.
Kit-piece
damping controls
Dampen
drums by subtle to extreme amounts, while retaining BFD's
natural ambience.
2
mixer pages
The
mixer area has 2 pages, each showing the controls for 9 kit-piece
slots. You can load 2 kicks, 2 snares, 6 toms, 6 cymbals,
a hihat and a percussion instrument. These categories are
not, however, hard-wired - you can load virtually any combination
of kit elements.
Kit-piece
mixer area
Tune,
velocity-scale and control the ambience levels for each part
of the kit.
Direct
mixer area
Adjust
direct (close) mic levels and pan. Additional kick and snare
controls blend between and flip the phase of inside and outside
kick drum mics, and top and bottom snare mics.
Ambient
bus controls
Mix
levels of direct, overhead, room and PZM mic buses. You can
even move mics further back to create the impression of larger
rooms, and adjust the stereo width.
Keymapping
and outputs
Setting
up BFD for triggering and remote control couldn't be simpler.
Extensive MIDI learn makes it quick and easy to map any electronic
drum triggers and keyboards, and any control or fader on BFD's
interface can be remote controlled via MIDI. Advanced keymapping
tools let you set up multiple keys for individual articulations,
with optional layering, adjustable velocity curves and ranges,
velocity-sensitive damping and much more.
The
comprehensive output routing matrix makes it possible to route
individual direct, bleed and ambience channels from each part
of the kit to individual plugin outputs. Create custom submixes
and isolate individual kit elements for further processing
through plugins in your host mixer, or outboard equipment.
Groove
Librarian
As
well as working as a triggerable sound module, BFD can function
as a synchronized automated drummer using the substantial
and varied included library or by importing your own MIDI
files. The Groove Librarian lets you intuitively build drum
parts by triggering patterns with MIDI notes in real time.
It can also just keep playing along with your sequencer, cycling
or shuffling between patterns with adjustable fill periods.
If your host supports it, you can drag and drop Grooves into
your sequencer's arrange page, or record the entire output
of the Groove engine as a continuous MIDI stream.
Advanced
humanization
Adjust
the feel of the Groove Librarian's drumming in real time to
make it more tight, loose or syncopated. Additional timing
and velocity randomization including the 'anti-machinegun'
mode, contributes further realism to your drum parts.
Integration
and recall
Individual
kits, banks of Grooves, keymaps, MIDI remote control layouts,
mixer setting, output routings and entire plugin states can
be loaded and saved as presets. When BFD is used as a plugin,
the entire plugin state is saved and recalled with your host
project. BFD works as VST, RTAS, AudioUnit and DXi under Mac
and Windows, and can also be used as a ReWire slave or a standalone
application.
System
Requirements
* BFD System Requirements: 1 GHz Pentium III or Athlon (Windows)
* Apple PowerMac G4, OSX 10.2.8 733 MHz (G4 1.2 GHz recommended)
(MacOSX)
* 512 MB of RAM (1GB Recommended)
* DVD drive(For installation)
* Windows 2000 or XP or MacOSX 10.2.8
* 9 GB of free hard disk space (Separate drive recommended)
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RET-
Hardrive
The RET 250 GB
or 320 GB hard drive comes preloaded and optimized with 8
GB of BFD drum sounds. This plug and play VPT package requires
the user only to load the BFD interface on their computer.
The users computer is connected to an external 250 or 320
GB hard drive via a USB connection.
