I’m looking at buying one for solo acoustic/electric-lite gigs I have that are coming up this spring and summer. I think people are really hungry for “live” entertainment. having been cooped up for the last couple of years and I’ve been watching a KZfaq channel called “The solo gigging life”. Very laid-back, but he has touted the benefits of using the TC-helicon player acoustic, along with a beat buddy. To tell you the truth, I’ve been a little chicken to spend the extra 400 bucks on yet another drum machine… But, having watched your video, I think that this may add final touch for my music. So it looks like Sweetwater is gonna make a few more bucks off of me before we’re done.🥹

@@Theweeze100 That is awesome! If I were doing live solo acts where I wanted the ability for on the spot flexibility, the Beat Buddy would be a part of my rig without question. I feel like once it become second nature, it will add a lot to a live show.

I’ve used one for several years. It takes some time to learn how to use it. I like it and play out with it quite a bit. It doesn’t speed up and it won’t play to loud or fight with the bass player!

​@@Theweeze100so, do you get it? Is it as good as it seems?

Thanks for watching!

Excellent! It really is a super fun pedal once you get smooth with it!

That is awesome! The Beat Buddy for solo gigs is exactly what I'd use it for.

No problem! Thank you for watching!

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

No problem! It's a super cool unit!

It was something he really needed when was on house arrest

I only worked with about 6-8 tracks, mostly straightforward 4/4 rock/pop beats. I'm sure there are a lot of country style beats. They say that there are 24 different genres to choose from.

It is a ton of fun to play with!

That was a pretty crazy story.

I rode in on a horn swooped bungo pony .

Wait? I’m interested what this has to do with that channel

You bring up good points! But I feel if someone where to spend time with it setting up a live show setlist, I feel it would be come second nature. Kind of like playing lines/chords without looking at the neck of your guitar. The screen is small, I can read it pretty well, but I could see someone with slightly shotty eye sight having a problem.

Not really. I use mine all the time in just that setting.

I made a platform for a mic or music stand - like a waist high pedal board for the BeatBuddy (plus my mixer) and it works perfectly. Having the external pedal on the floor helps a lot too. Also, the font size can be changed, so seeing the screen isn't the problem you might imagine. I was sceptical about buying it, but it has far exceeded my expectations and is an incredibly creative enhancement that makes my performances more interesting and varied. Like any tool, you can overdo it - cue the guy who uses a harmoniser in every song with the same setting. I include it only on about half my numbers, when it makes the song better. Oh, and I just upgraded the firmware to the latest version (second upgrade in about 6 months) so the people at Singular Sound are on the project with continuous development. I've never regretted this purchase. Hope this helps.

I'd say if the plug fits, and they're both 9v, I'm pretty sure you'd be good. I've used my generic 9v power supply and my pedal board 9v on a ton of different pedals and have never had a problem.

Correct! There is an individual Left and Right input on the side of it.

You create songs in software called Beat Buddy Manager on a computer. Then you export to an SD card that goes into the Beat Buddy. Truth be told, the Beat Buddy Manager software is cumbersome and buggy. It’s workable. But takes perseverance.

Came here to say that 😂.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6ymgJWIqL-6cYU.htmlsi=_7Y7fUewcDFedsJ8

Are you thinking velocity or volume? If you are thinking velocity on the drum samples, I don't think you can. I haven't tried, but the way the unit is setup, I don't think it would be possible.

@@ZachWirchak I currently use a traditional stomp box to manually kick a four on the floor beat live , having those dynamic highs and lows makes for a much more interesting performance , I just want to do the same but with my foot free to do more looping It seems there is no drum machine out there that can do it unless I take a laptop to gigs !

Its called AI, you can do it now.

You can do that in Beat Buddy Manager. Join the Singular Sound forum.

What would replace an SD card?

internal recording and a cable to to save your beats to your computer@@hexchad765