BFD3 users may wish to export Grooves from BFD3, into their DAW without a need to rely on BFD3's Groove Engine alone. 


The contents of this article will guide users on how to export a Groove from BFD3 into the Instrument Track assigned in their DAW. 


TABLE OF CONTENTS


Note, that the following steps are generic to most common DAWs and are not tied to a specific piece of software. 


How to Export a Groove from BFD3 to your DAW's Instrument track


  1. Launch your DAW
  2. Create an Instrument Track
  3. Load BFD3 as the Instrument
  4. Explode BFD3's GUI in your DAW
  5. Load a Kit / Preset of your choice
  6. Click 'Grooves' to display your Grooves
  7. Observe your available Palettes / Grooves
  8. Double-click on a Groove or Palette to load it
  9. Click ' Groove Editor' to make any changes to the Groove
  10. Once you're happy, click on the groove, drag and drop it to your DAW's Instrument Track 
  11. Once you have performed this step, you'll need to click 'GRV OFF'.
    • If you need to audition a new groove in BFD3, click 'Palette'
  12. Click 'Play' in your DAW to playback the Groove


FAQ / Troubleshooting


Groove playback in my DAW is resulting in missed hits. What should I do? 


If your Grooves are not triggering as expected in your DAW, this will likely be due to the mapping. To solve it...
  1. Click the 3 lines on the top left of the GUI
  2. Select File > Load Keymap
  1. Select the Key Map BFD 3.0
  2. Click 'Load' to successfully load the desired Keymap. 


Groove playback in my DAW is resulting in Distortion. What should I do? 


In most cases, distortion will occur if CPU consumption in your project is too high


  • First, try increasing the Audio Buffersize in your DAW - A good starting point is 512 and working up to 1024.
  • In Windows, check whether your computer is suffering from DPC Latency - See this guide: Troubleshooting DPC Latency
  • Disable Multi-threaded synthesis & Multi-threaded mixer - This will reduce the number of cores on your computer BFD3 consumes by half:
    1. Launch BFD3
    2. Click the 3 lines on the top left
    3. Select Tools > Preferences
    4. Click the 'Engine' tab on the left
    5. Disable Multi-threaded synthesis & Multi-threaded mixer