Singular Sound BeatBuddy 5-stars Reviews

Game Changing

This pedal has revolutionised the way I jam and reherse at home. It has also completey changed the way I write and demo songs. Those are all the obvious pro's. The build quality is relatively good and the controls are easy and intuitive. Another crucial pro is that the online community around the pedal is growing and very supportive etc. it will only get better.

As for the Cons:

Its expensive

Its chunky

Its accompanying software is not good...

Given that its the first generation of Beatbuddys its safe to say they will only get better but despite the cost, I'm very happy with my purchase, consider buying an addition footswictch to get more functionality out of it but do your own research on that bit.

(P.S. Check my review on the accompanying footswitch)

studio dream

been waiting for this product all my life.no more getting my beats from a keyboard pattern.so easy to use,sounds fantastic,built like a tank and brillint build quality.use it in my studio all the time so if you want a buddy....go get this one.

shoot your drummer!

I won't waste any words on this; save on booze, naggin' and endless waitin' for your drummer: buy this wonderfull stompbox, use it as it comes or download almost every immaginable (midi)drumtrack and start rockin' !!!

Excellent !

Je possède le BeatBuddy depuis maintenant un mois et je suis ravi. Je l'utilise avec ma guitare électrique et un looper. N'étant pas un pro du rythme moi-même, je suis ravi d'avoir un guide rythmique infatigable, simplissime à utiliser, et au son parfaitement réaliste. La construction et l'ergonomie sont vraiment bien pensés. Bref, je suis ravi et recommande chaudement à quiconque souhaite une rythmique facile à mettre en place et à piloter du bout du pied.

I've been owning the BeatBuddy pedal for the last month or so. I'm delighted. Using it with an electric guitar and a looper. Not being very good at rhythm myself, I particularly enjoy its tireless ability to guide me, its simplicity to use, plus the very realistic sound. Building and user interface are really well thought through. In short, I'm extremely satisfied and warmly recommending the thing to anyone willing to have an easy, yet powerful, rhythm companion.

Great drum machine with lots of uses

I had been looking around for a while for a small, easy to use drum machine. As a guitarist, I needed something I could use in my studio for backing, but also take along to band practise etc. if our drummer didn’t show, or sometimes working on guitar parts with our other guitarist.

I didn’t want to waste time getting into programming drum loops, and a lot of drum machines seemed to be designed for drummers, or people that wanted to spend the time creating loops.

I saw the Beat Buddy, and it is ideal. It’s aimed at musicians who want an easy to use device to provide drum backing. It can sit on the pedal board (put it last in the chain), or can go into a P.A. or monitors, which is what I do (sounds better through FRFR speakers). It’s controlled like a pedal, and if you can dial up a drum style (rock, punk, blues, metal, etc.), put in the tempo and you’re off, so easy to get something quick going, and there are loads of styles, kits and patterns to choose from. There’s a 4Gb SD card included to store the data.

The sounds are real recorded drum kits, so they sound ‘real’ and don’t sound digital or artificially processed.

One touch of the pedal will start the loop, with an intro section followed by the main pattern. Pressing the pedal once will insert a fill, this will synch to the pattern being played so if you hit it a bit early or late it will compensate, so you don’t have to be exact. Press again twice and the outro pattern will play. There’s a colour coded display which will indicate which part is playing.

If you get the additional footswitch you can get another 2 functions, to add additional cymbal crashes, and to pause the drums completely.

This is how I’m using it, but I’m only scratching the surface. There is software included to create drum patterns, or amend any existing ones, the pedal attaches to PC via USB. Also there is an online community who have written drum tracks for many songs, these are available to download and store on the pedal.

So it’s easy to get started with, but you have complete control of the patterns if you need it.

I use mine all the time in various scenarios, it’s very versatile and sounds great.

Your personal expandable drummer in a pedal !

Excellent designed drum machine in a pedal.

It uses standard MIDI files so the possibilities are pretty much endless.

Accepts any time signature. 3/4, 4/4, 9/8, 21/8 etc etc-no problem for the visual beat indicator.

Comes with BeatBuddy Manager where you could edit everything about the BB including building your own songs and drumsets.

You can use any drum samples (wav files) for drumsets (Max 100MB)

The only negative thing I have found about the BB would be the loose connection jacks for the stereo ins and outs that doesn't grab the cable connectors very tightly (Same issue with the external BB footswitch).

It does not affect me very much because I have my BB on a pedalboard but if you have it on a stage there could be a problem if someone was to step on you cables as they come out very easily.

Beat B7ddy

It's got authentic drum sounds. My problem is these devices are still too complicated for me to use to their potential. There just isn't enough information how to use it . However it's easy to use if you want basic beats.

Genius!

This thing is genius!

Finally - I have an easy to use drum machine to support myself live and can pack into my pedal board with no fuss.

The MIDI in/out cable is definitely worth it too - I can now sync my betabuddy to a midi clock (which syncs other pedals), and then connect my looper to the beatbuddy. So everything is synced in perfect time.

This thing is easy to use, and the user forums are helpful. I am limited by my own creativity, rather than anything technological. This means that this pedal will stretch me and help me improve as a musician. Result!

I seriously recommend purchasing this pedal, also with its accessories. I have had it for only a few months, but I am still delighted with it

beatbuddy review

was waiting awhile to get my hands on this pedal . it was worth the wait its fantastic for someone who does not get the chance to play with a real drummer this is the next best thing.great tool to make practising much more interesting for the home alone player.great fun delighted with it