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11:4 Layering<br />
Introduction to layering<br />
This technique is widely used in modern production, whereby a sampled snare and kick are layered over the original drum track’s<br />
kicks and snares, doubling them up. The usual method for this production trick, called ‘drum replacement’, is fairly cumbersome<br />
- you need to isolate the kicks and snares from any bleed in their tracks, and use the transients to trigger the required sounds in a<br />
sampler. When using BFD2, it’s far easier.<br />
Simple layering using the Link function<br />
If you want to layer two snares in BFD2, load the first into the Snare1 slot as normal and then load another into the Snare2 slot.<br />
Then, using the Link function in the Kit page, link the two slots. This results in Snare2 being triggered whenever Snare1 is triggered.<br />
BFD2’s user sample import function allows you to use any samples for this purpose, including stereo samples from specialized<br />
drum replacement sample libraries.<br />
Layering individual articulations in the Mapping page<br />
You may want to layer specific articulations, for example Snare1’s main hit with an imported kit-piece in one slot, and its sidestick<br />
with a separate imported kit-piece in another slot.<br />
In order to do this, load the kit-pieces, and drag and drop the relevant kit-piece articulations onto an empty key in the Mapping<br />
page key mapping view. Play this key whenever you want the layered effect.<br />
Creative and experimental layering<br />
There is a lot of room for creativity when using layering techniques. For instance, you can use different amounts of ambience and<br />
damping for each snare, and use the tuning controls to adjust the sound further. This is even before using processing to take it<br />
even further.<br />
You can use similar methods on kicks to make them huge with thunderous low-end.<br />
You don’t need to restrict layering to drum replacement applications – it’s also great for designing strange and experimental kits,<br />
especially when used with more esoteric libraries such as BFD Percussion and 8 Bit Kit.<br />
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