Singular Sound BeatBuddy Reviews

Probably the best drummer you can fit in your pocket

Not cheap but sounds organic like a drum kit and never misses a beat :-)

The Best.

There is no extra word to say about this product. It is the only product that always receives updates and has complete features inside the drum machines.

It has improved itself tremendously with new updates. If you want a drummer, here is Beatbuddy.

Great hardware and sound , let down by flakey software

Great sound and build quality, however the Beat Buddy Manager software is very flakey and needs a complete re-write. Adding extra drum patterns etc from Singular Sound or 3rd party can be very frustrating using the BBM software. Check the forums before you purchase ! I very nearly returned my unit as the software was so awful. I eventually managed to add the extra content after a full morning in the forums, more by luck than skill !

PS: Just found that they have recently released "Beat Buddy Loader Software Ver 1.0 " Extract from the Singular Sound Website.........

"This is not intended as a full replacement for the BeatBuddy Manager. Through our research we have found that 80% of BeatBuddy users only want to add and organize content on their BeatBuddy, rather than edit content. This software has been built for this purpose. We are currently working on a replacement for the BeatBuddy Manager which will have full editing capability as well as additional features currently under development.

Just love It

For what i needed it, it does the job perfectly. But there is more in it, you want to.

A good programable drum machine, if you're willing to take time to explore it.

Mmmm

Not so useful given the price. I would go for something different next time, maybe a looperboard with drum effect inside.

sounds great

great for practice or even gigs.

sound quality is spot on.

software isn't really friendly and extra content is really overpriced, so that's a downer.

because of that I'm not really convinced that this was the right choice.

Easy to use. I like the pop drums.

Very easy to use. sound quality is great. However, I downloaded some free drum library online, it doesn't work.

Incredible drummer

sounds of quality and easy to manipulate and navigate through the menus. All as expected and way better than any other beat machine. My only "would like" is for it to be able to run with batteries.

I used to play with some drum machine tracks but they never sounded like the real thing so I decided to get the BeatBuddy; no regrets!

Excellent sound, the build quality is solid.

Very good product with manny options. Easy use a specially with midi controller.

Great job

Does the trick.

Casual home user.

Takes a bit of getting used to.Not for everybody.

Beat Buddy

Great product. Using it for backing rhythm with acousic guitar. Great sounds. Previous machine was Alesis SR18, which ceased to be after only 18 months! So happy I tried the beat buddy, it is far superior and has a great online backup and support group from Singular Sound. I use it on a microphone stand with the Beat Buddy dual pedal for the functions. I find this easier to navigate the machine itself. It is also great for silent practice since I can plug the guitar into the unit and use headphones to practice.

Handy practice and jamming tool

Great build and concept. The drums sound great and the addition of spontantious triggered fills are really great. It's easy to use and great for practicing and jamming with other people.

great, good sound, good utility, just a little cheaper and it would be 5 stars...

The best!

Upgrading my drum machine from Alesis sr18 to the beatbuddy. Wow! What a huge difference. The drum sounds are phenomenal, the drum patterns sound awesome (not quzntized!), many features and very easy to use. With the software (beatbuddy manager) you can change, arrange or make your own midi patterns. I bought the B.B. premium library memory card from the singular sound site and already have tons of songs!

Excellent product

Great sounds, features, quality...

Recomendation!

Love my new buddy!

Use this for accompanying solo acoustic practice and performance. Is a great machine in its own right in terms of ease of use out of the box, range of drum kits and range of styles. Ability to upload tracks and assign a playlist order to kits is great but the real fun is in controlling the patterns, transitions and rolls/hits on the fly. Really responsive in this regard. A bonus i didn't anticipate is it has improved my own rhythmic and percussive playing as you seek to match the rolls and transitions. Are there cons - I think the outros are a little weak on some sets, but not a deal breaker, and the pause, intro, transition, outro cycling can be tricky if you're adrenaline is going (i.e. one tap, versus hold, versus double tap!)- so separate footswitch a bonus. (Note i had some issues with Lead FS-2 footswitch compatibility- but that is not a beatbuddy product/problem). All in all, very happy I picked one of these up!

Very good

I like this machine. great for practicing with and I would imagine playing solo gigs. software was a little hard to get used to though and you need to do a lot of work to get the sequencing as you need it. Nice sounding though and very good quality.

Perfect sound!

I use it at home when I repeat, it sounds great, the sound is true drums.

It's a step ahead of the digital sound we used before, plus the 6 fillings that together with part1 / 2 that complements the accompaniment.

You can improvise yourself in front of the listeners and together with BeatBuddy you are 2 now on stage. I recomand,

As a two piece we needed a beat to our set. We researched a lot of other pedals and this one always came out on top. We used it at a live gig the other day and the sound was second to none - it was amazing. Extremely happy. The only con I would mention is that it can be a little confusing transferring midi files over but once you can comprehend that you're flying. Excellent pedal.