FXPansion BFD 2 Original Audio Data Installer Mac OSX Intel

Differences between the BFD2 boxed version and the download version?
The data in the download version has been reduced to 20-bit audio, whereas the boxed version contains 24-bit audio. The download version is only supported on Windows 7 and Mac OSX 10.5.8 or later, and is only compatible with Intel processors on Mac.

How large is the download version?
The download size is approx 14GB – this is uncompressed during installation resulting in a maximum installed size of approx 52GB.

Why has the data been reduced to 20-bit for the download version?
20-bit audio offers a dynamic range of around 120dB. This is greater than the dynamic range of most professional-grade preamps/A-D converters, so there is no perceptible loss of audio quality. Any noise introduced due to the bit-reduction process is well below the analogue noise floor inherent in the recordings, and leads to much smaller downloads.