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The BFD JEX Black Friday deal puts this BFD3 expansion at $15, which is 69% off, with the offer running until Nov 25, 2026.
BFD JEX Drums is a download-only expansion pack made by BFD. JEX Drums expands BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2, and its sounds come from a bespoke, hand-crafted kit out of the Xotica range by XDrum.
The core of the pack is that single hand-made kit. The kick and toms are custom XDrum instruments.
Here is what the pack contains:
That gives you a kick with two different attack characters to choose from before you touch a single mixer fader. The toms cover four playing tools, so you can switch from stick definition to the softer thump of mallets within the same kit.
The maker says the sessions used the same room and studio conditions as BFD Jazz & Funk and BFD Percussion, along with the Mapleworks kits in BFD3.
If you already run those expansions, the ambience and mic bleed should sit in the same space. That matters when you layer sounds from different packs on one bus, because mismatched rooms are what usually gives a hybrid kit away.
The maker says the finish is hand-applied tung oil, which it describes as giving a very open tone. In practical terms, a thin oil finish leaves the shell free to resonate, in contrast to a thick lacquer coat.
The included Ludwig snare comes from BFD Jazz & Funk Collection, so the pack ships with a snare to go alongside the XDrum kick and toms.
BFD JEX is download only, so there is no physical disc or box. It is an expansion, not a standalone instrument, so it loads inside BFD3. The maker lists BFD Eco and BFD2 as compatible hosts too.
Yes. The BFD JEX Black Friday deal takes 69% off this expansion pack, bringing it to $15. The offer ends Nov 25, 2026. It is a download-only pack for BFD3, so you can load it as soon as it is installed.
BFD JEX centers on a custom hand-made kit from XDrum's Xotica line. You get custom XDrum kick and toms, plus a bonus Ludwig snare taken from BFD Jazz & Funk Collection.
The maker describes BFD JEX as an add-on for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2. It is a download-only expansion pack, so you need one of those BFD players to load it.
The kick was recorded with two beater types, and the toms were recorded with sticks, mallets, brushes and rods. The maker says the sessions used the same room and studio conditions as BFD Jazz & Funk, BFD Percussion and the Mapleworks kits.
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