I have all 3: Beatbuddy, Aeros, and Midi Maestro. I hated them at first, until I made a discovery. The Aeros comes with one “song” preloaded, in only one time signature, 4/4 time. I was trying to loop songs in different time signatures, and was having constant sync problems. I would record loops in time with what I was hearing, but when played backs the loops would be out of sync, often a measure late or early, sometimes even worse! You have to pre-load “songs” into the Aeros in each time signature you will be using. A lot of blues type music is actually in 6/8 time, although it is often counted out as 4/4 time.,and that was the problem. Once I pre-loaded “songs” into the Aeros in all the time signatures I use, everything works perfectly!. I am using OnSong on my IPad to control the setup on the Beatbuddy, and as long as a “song” is loaded into the Aeros in the right time signature, everything else syncs up. It doesn’t matter what beat you are using, or what tempo, as long as the right time signature is there then the Aeros will respond to tempo and beat automatically. I select whatever song I want to do on my IPad, and immediately the Beatbuddy, Midi Maestro, and Aeros are set up and ready to go. I can literally end one song from my set list, and with a single tap on my IPad, start the next song. I have suggested to Singular Sound that they pre-load the Aeros with every time signature the Beatbuddy is capable of, which would save customers literally days of frustration, and also publish a manual so people can See how to get all of this gear set up properly!

This combo is amazing. I finally dropped the cash for them both on the used market, and I couldn't be happier. Lots of firmware updates since this video too.

I'm not interested in any of those two products but I find the quality of your reviews exceptionally good. Thanks for your work, I've learned a lot from you.

Best Aeros review and walkthrough I've seen, period. Excellent detail, very clearly presented. Really appreciate the timeline on the left so we can skip forward if we want. Thanks so much for the care and high quality production. And nice dry sense of humor as well. Cheers and happy looping!

Wow I found your channel looking for an Aeros review and am blown away by your video indexing and how easy it is to jump around important sections. All vloggers could take a page from your book - subscribed.

Outstanding review of both of these products. Thanks

Thanks for the great review!

This was exactly what I needed for my duet band back in the day. Oh well!

Your reviews are the most comprehensive and in-depth I've found. Im a solo guitar player, vocalist and live looper. I replaced my Alesis SR16 with the BeatBuddy just before Covid, and have played it out a number of times. I've been extremely happy with how well this works during live performances. I have it midi synced to a Pigtronix Infinity Looper, which works well, but is limited to two tracks, and it's various modes are not all that intuitive. I've been considering swapping the infinity out for the Boss RC-600 but that 'Song Part' integration with BB and Aeros is a pretty cool feature. And when you add in the simplicity and intuitiveness of the Aeros, I think I'm sold on the Aeros looper.

EXCELLENT Video presentation Man. Excellent! 👍🏻❤️

That looks like a set up perfect for on-the-fly gigs

Didn’t see a guitar, wasn’t sure about watching. Glad I did. I actually got most of what you were explaining! Thanks for posting

Thank you loopop💓🙏💓

great video !! thanks loopop! stay safe!!

I really wish the SP404 could overdub like a looper. It's nearly impossible to make continuous drones and long drawn out pads unless you import them into an audio editor and then throw them back in. But I love the SP404mk pads and other bells and whistles. I think until then, a looper will work better for me for looping live ambient.

Man .. I'm like a kid in a candy store when watching your channel. 😀. Thanks for everything you do Sir ..

Great vid!

This was helpful. Thx!

BeatBuddy is a terrific tool. It was the first KickStarter I ever backed and I have been extremely happy with it. You need to set your songs up using the editor beforehand, but that would be the case with literally any drum machine. As a live tool, it simply can't be beat. The single-footswitch design is just brilliant and you can expand on it if necessary. The sound quality is much, much better than what I expected. The headphone jack makes it a great jam tool. Really not a whole lot to complain about with it. Hopefully firmware updates pushes the Aeros where it needs to be! I love the concept and am very tempted to snag one to pair with my BB.

Damn. that ContinuumMini is so nice. :D

LOL! 10:18 to 10:24 :"...I would need substantially lower lighting and maybe candles or and edison bulb for a proper ambient jam,," Thanks for the excellent and detailed demo with so much helpful info. Thanks for showing all the parts, and for showing how it works with BeatBuddy. Cheers!

Very helpful thanks much

The Ditto X4 also hooks up and syncs with both of them perfectly, providing an extra 3x3 mode lol. This is what I currently use with a ZOOM G3xN to complete my one man band sound.

Just ordered the loopstation , can't wait . Wish the headrush looperboard worked out but mine just glitched way to much. Could not count on it for live performances.

Very good review as always. For the aeros you could have specified that the loops can have multiple lengths despite the quatization. it's a big plus.

GREAT review of two extraordinarily ‘deep’ pedals!! I can’t believe how much you covered on those pedals in such a short time!!! Very good review and enjoyed the jamming you threw out there! I could listen to a lot of your playing.. very cool!!

I think this is a fantastic combo for someone who plays bass/guitar and don't want to use a computer: basically you get a foot controlled daw in your pedalboard. Too bad the looper's so expensive, but i really dig the beat buddy and I'm probably getting one.

Another quick bit about Beat Buddy, seeing as how it does not have a sequencer or anyway to trigger/program onboard, I have been having loads of fun connecting it downstream from my UNO Drum via MIDI. You can mute the UNO Drum (or any drum machine for that matter) and use the UNO simply as a drum sequencer or combine the two for some fun. I used to use my BB as a brain with my DIY MIDI drum set with a trigger-to-MIDI converter. The velocity layers make it really playable. Some expensive Roland kits don’t even have multi sampled velocity layers. Lastly....the pedal is basically a sample player. On the user site, you can find pianos and some basic instruments mapped out over the keyboard, AGAIN, with velocity. There’s no ADSR, so you’re best to try instruments with a short decay.

I've been using the Aeros / Beatbuddy combo for a couple of years now. I play guitar and sing solo. They are tricky to set-up and sync for sure. The best I found was to connect them via midi. You want to use the BB as the master and the Aeros as the slave, and yet the BB needs to be AFTER the Aeros in the signal chain so you don't record the drums as part of your loop. It's confusing, and to make matters worse, you must delete your previous loops or add a new song when changing drum patterns, / songs or the Aeros retains the previous song's tempo. Also, for the life of me, I cannot figure out song "parts" in 6x6 mode. It's some sort of 2 step process, and that doesn't work live for me. That said, I love both devices. I have other drum machines, and they all suck compared to the BB. It just sounds great. Get an external foot switch though for performing / looping. It allows single tap pausing / stopping, and that's absolutely critical for stopping things on beat. Looper is awesome in 2x2 mode - song parts are easy - but you are limited to 2 - more than enough for most pop / rock / blues music. I like to record verse and chorus as open chord instrumental intro. Then, I return to the verse, capo up a few frets, and play open chord inversions over the loop - it sounds beautiful - and I sing as I play the inversions. Switch parts for chorus, then back to the verse or I'll play a lead melody for a few bars, then go back to the verse. For outros, I'll remove the capo, and go back to playing open chords, and then stop the looper, then the drums while I keep playing guitar and singing unacompanied. These devices allow a solo perfomer to build complex arrangements on the fly, and then to deconstruct them piece by peice to gracefully exit a song. Obviously, this sort of set-up is not for beginners! It took me years of practice with more basic loopers to get the whole loop timing thing down. Aeros will quantize your loop, and you don't have to nail the start and stop cues after laying down a loop, but your timing still needs to be very good or your loop will sound wierd / stretched and won't groove right. Each device is it's own instrument, and integrating them and arranging songs takes a LOT of time / work. It's totally worth it if you are a solo artist like me. Obviously both devices are basically useless in a band setting, unless you need a drummer. BB is great as a standalone drum machine for anyone who hates metronomes (Me!) but wants to develop good timing - (everyone should - playing in time is fundamental to being a good muscian)

Very cool

Sheesh dude! You need a vacation... Good content

Came here for the Aeros.... Ended up being interested in the ConinuuuMini. Man that thing is cool sounding.

I love that ability to switch between parts. I have the Headrest Looperboard, and Its hard for me to get into it

I have been doing a lot of research on Beatbuddy. I saw the sobriety button, immediately purchased

Is every parametre midi cc compatible? Like start stop rec overdub etc? And thanks for the review!

Can you create seamless sound on sound loops by recording a blank loop then recording in overdub mode?

Hi Thanks for your informative demo review - is it possible to store whole arrangements, either with the beat buddy or the Aeros, so it can play a whole song back without having to change the parts manually, as I would like to use this setup as backing for live duo gigs. Many thanks

Very nice reviews! I noticed you have a review on the Boss RC-500 as well. Have you had any luck using the RC-500 as a midi master to the BeatBuddy as a midi slave? I would like to see the RC-500 control the tempo of the BB so that you can record a loop on the RC-500, then start the BB in-sync with the loop. If so, would you consider posting a video on that process, explaining any special components necessary to get them to work together?

Just FYI, I own the whole kit (beat buddy, Aeros and the MIDI Maestro). I currently would not recommend the Maestro, as the company has released it without a functioning firmware....its a paper weight. The Aeros still has a ways to go as well, particularly external MIDI control.

Hi thanks for this. How is the sound from keys being generated..via a vst in a daw? I'd like to loop sounds generated in ableton...but hear them to so what is best...headphones from looper? Or some other mysterious audio routing?

Can you slave the MIDI clock of the AEROS to other drum-machines / hardware / software? If yes, how well does it perform? Does it stretch the audio to fit tempo changes without changing pitch?

How would this compare with the TC Helicon Voicelive touch 2?

How does this compare to other loopers? I'm not interested in needing to switch between layers/tracks like in 6x6 mode. I want just one button per stereo track so everything is immediate with minimum distraction. I'm looking to supplement a live jamming setup to cover switching songs. Any alternatives?

Thanks for sharing. Could the Aeros Looper "mix down" all its tracks into the SD card as a wave file?

Quality and thorough review as usual. However, what other loopers have you used? Have you tried a boomerang III?

I have both a Roland VS-2000 CD and VS-2480.CD Is there anyway to record or connect the BeatBuddy with either of these recorders? The Rowland 2000 does show the midi is recording but can't get any playback audio.

Question , as a guitarist, vocalist what would be best for me? The Electro Harmonix 95000 or this?

hmmmmm...I do not know if I could find a place fr those..I would have to get my hands on those and see how they work in person...

I recently purchased a BeatBuddy and considering purchasing the Aeros to accompany it. However, I read a review that stated when loading a saved loop, the 2 don't always sync up correctly. Have you experienced this scenario? Thank you for your time and expertise. Great video.

Great overview. Anyway of hooking up headphones?

Good review, thank you, I like it but it is a bit pricey. Any chance you can get hold of a Noodlebox Sequencer for review, it's not out yet but looks a bit more accessible price-wise?!

Curious if midi sync can be achieved with the Beatbuddy, Aeros and a multi effects such as headrush gigboard so that the time based guitar effects automatically allign with the bpm of the Beatbuddy?

I preordered the Aeros and got it back when it was a work in progress. Maybe it has fixed all of the bugs and added all of the thing it initially advertised but it definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.

Can you provide me a link to get the continuu mini

What is the easiest way to get Beatbuddy to play the parts in the structure of the popular song that the parts were programmed for?

If you record a song with a specific drum patch and you save the loop on the Aeros, will it save the drum beat as well or do you have to remember what drum patch you used and do it manually when you go back to the loop?

Excellent overview, much appreciated! Your thoughts on using this as an "idea/songwriting station" vs working directly in a DAW?

Singular Sound... Isn't that the company owned by that guy on whom the movie War Dogs was based on? Not that I'm complaining if the product itself is good.

I guess it’s better than an iPad for some reason I have a cheap stereo looper for simple stuff otherwise IPad

How does the Aeros Looper compare to the Boss RC505 and The EHX95000? Also, is it really made to go with the BeatBuddy or is it possible to drive/slave it to other MIDI devices? Thank you.

Since MOOD was reviewed and such as it is Blooper was just released, and since looping is in the spot light again... Perhaps the bloop needs a lil loopop inspection? Besides, there is a USB port with some magic slated on these coming soon.

I love your reviews even when I don't like a product. Keep them coming! This ain't for me at $600.... I mean, seriously, I could get a MC707 for not much more on the used market.

Can you sync 2 aeros loppers?

Can you program the beat buddy to switch parts without pressing the pedal? Let's say 4 measures of part 1, then 3 of part 2, then back to 1 and repeat automatically?

Beat Buddy is a pretty brilliant at what it does but I'd count the 15 dollar, totally custom MIDI dongle as a solid "con". Hopefully they'll replace that with 1/8" MIDI on their next iteration.

can you sync aeros to other things like an mpc?

loopop, will we see a review of Solid State Logic SSL 2 and SSL 2+ AI's from you?

Surprised you have notdone a pro 3 video yet.

Does this actually auto quantize if your timing is off ?

Hello why the looper won't record the beatbuddy? Thanls

Thanks, as always, for the great review. Can I ask what version of the firmware your Aeros unit has? (Maybe you have a special beta-software review unit?). My unit has software version 2.13.2 and the Updates page says “ALL UP TO DATE”. However, my new song menu page does not have the “Sync Tracks Length” and “Sync Tracks Start” options that your menu shows at 9:53 in the video. I was a first-batch purchaser of the Aeros, and I have been a long-time Beat Buddy user. Happy to share my opinion if anyone has questions.

Although I have several bones to pick w/Roland/Boss’s unit, but the U I of the RC-505 loop station is still the best, the most intuitive of all the loopers out there. The 505 is obvious that it’s not a foot stomper, but, neither is the Aeros. With the menu diving involved in the Aeros, I don’t see how one could use it to its full advantage on the floor. . . unless crouching down during your song to menu dive seems convenient. The ui of the 505 is brilliant, The 16 bit recording is sometimes wonky when changing the speed of playback, the plastic body is just a bit delicate for the road, while at the same time the lighted buttons can take hard slaps and repeated hard hits. Sorry, Aeros, not convinced. Yet.

Yes!!! New review!!! And I'm 1st again!!!

Does it sync out as a master? So that a drum machine or a real drummer with headphones can be the slave. Really unclear. I know the key step is here but it’s quantized and slaved from the buddy so could just be a thru. Will clock out if you use it like a normal master looper with the start and stop stomps as the bars? For some reason this is incredibly rare on loopers.

Where the synth sound from?

9:15 how would that work with beats? I mean is it possible to have synced beats without being constricted to loop length?? because u talk about polyrythms but this would only be possible if there is SOME quantization going on...

It's missing solo for Aeros..

Seriously considered the Aeros for months but ended up getting the Boss Rc505 instead. Very happy with it.

Can Aeros Looper Record in odd meter (instead of a 4/4 bar like in 5/4 6/4 or 7/4 etc.)?

Isn't this better for guitar? I thought it might be better to do this demo using an acoustic guitar.

Oh wow, the sobriety thing is high-larious.

You left out the most important part. In real songs, a verse doesn't last a couple seconds. It can be 16 bars long, for example. When performing a song live with guitar, I can record the guitar verse on the looper. But, then I need to sing the chorus and record it as the next section of the song, instead of listening to the whole verse over and over again, waiting for it to end so I can finally start recording the chorus. You are experimenting with very short sounds. If the instrument is designed for songs, how do you make a recording without listening to it again? So, can I continue recording the chorus without stopping and re-listening to the whole verse again? I want to include listening to the recorded verse later, in my own time, according to the intent of the arrangement, not forced, as the looper will tell me. What do you say? It's a very obvious need, isn't it?

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beat buddy doesnt sync midi tho so , ?? misleading?

These "toys" are extremely complicated.. They should make a version that is simply or by choice i can switch between easy and not so easy set up all in a same machine..

Beat buddy is as bad as it’s name. So square and sterile. It was back in the box and returned faster than any piece of kit I’ve ever tried. The midi link stuff is cool though.

I've seen some terrible reviews of this :S

Love your reviews but these products look rather useless.