BFD3 just stopped working as in no audio output, where it was working fine with no changes made to it or the system. This is installed on a system with no internet so nothing was able to deactivate it or mess with it. All the expansions and the core are installed and all is activated just zero audio output. This is the "uMAN" release which is the latest release of the 3.4.xxx version.

The same version was installed on a test machine first that is also sans internet. It was working last time I checked it there and since then that one has stopped working as well - just like the one on the production machine. Both installs on two separate systems both hosed for no good reason at probably the same basic time.

Anyone else have this happen and find a solution possibly?

 

Last edited: Oct 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM

I would simply uninstall and reinstall it; perhaps the software has a time limit.
If that doesn't work, I would install an older version from team R2R or V.R.

inMusic Brands BFD3 v3.4.4.31 CE-V.R
Team V.R | 24 Jun 2022 | 40.1MB

Spoiler: User samsun wrote

User samsun wrote:
I installed this over the latest R2R
FXpansion BFD3 v3.2.2.2 Incl Patched and Keygen (WiN and OSX)-R2R
making sure to change the installation path of the Standalone so it copied over the R2R one at location:
C \Program Files\FXpansion\BFD3

I then opened the Standalone and blocked from connecting to internet with Firewall and added the B'FD3 Core Library' Folder/Content Location back in settings at (my) location:

D \BFD3 (FXpansion) CORE LIBRARY\BFD3 Core Library
With R2R version you could only stretch the GUI bigger left and right (had no up and down arrows in GUI to change it)
This one however does have the up, down, left and right arrows but it still does not make the text bigger on a 4k monitor (text in GUI is so small).

Any hidden settings anywhere then I have not found as yet
This also installs a BFD License Manager at location named 'BFD License Manager' at
C \Program Files\BFD Drums\BFD License Manager

which when opened does not seem to have a 'Work Offline' button.

I closed that newer License Manager and Opened my Older R2R FXpansion License Manager named 'licensemanager (dot) exe' and blocked from connecting to Internet with Firewall at location:

C \Program Files (x86)\FXpansion\LicenseManager
I hit Work Offline and under 'Licenses' column 'BFD 3' Version '3.4.5.28' under 'Status' Column was already 'Authorized and ready to use' so did not have to do anything else.

Please Note: There does not seem to be any uninstallers for the newer 'BFD License Manager' or the R2R FXpansion 'licensemanager (dot) exe' under Windows Add/Remove Programs so just left the latest one installed for now. Will see how it goes.

Hope this helps