The Singular Sound BeatBuddy Hands Free Metronome is a hands free drum machine, featuring complete creative control. In a compact "Effect Style" pedal housing, The BeatBuddy offers more than just a footswitch. The BeatBuddy offers an ingeniously simple, hands-free control of beats, fills, transitions, outros or tap tempo, making it the ideal partner not only for guitarists and bassists. Its well-read, multi-coloured display provides information about the current song part and has passing through an optical metronome. Its well-rehearsed by real studio drummers, unquantized MIDI Loops and Multi-Layered Sounds including 15 dynamic levels surpass conventional drum machine by far and reach an impressive authenticity.
An enclosed, bulging 4GB SD card includes 200 songs and 10 drum kits. Additional songs and kits are available online and can be easily and quickly transferred to the Beatbuddy via the integrated USB interface. For the "Late Nite Jam" to external instruments can be connected and listen via the integrated headphone output. An optional footswitch extends the functionality of Beatbuddy to access Accent and pause. For synchronization with other MIDI equipment, an optional MIDI sync cable is also available.
The main features of the Singular Sound BeatBuddy Hands Free Metronome include:
Pedal Drum Computer
Not quantized recordings of real studio drummers
Multi-Layered Sounds including 15 dynamic levels
Many different styles of music
200 editable Song Settings
Multi-colour screen (each song part with its own colour)
10 drum kits
Tap Tempo
Intro, fills and outros
Visual Metronome
Stereo inputs and outputs (6.35 mm jack, integration in Pedalboard possible)
Headphone output (3.5 mm stereo jack)
Mini USB port
SD card slot
Free Editor software (free download at mybeatbuddy.com)
MIDI Sync MIDI Sync via optional breakout cable (not supplied)
Optional 2-button footswitch for advanced options (not supplied)
Sturdy anodized aluminium enclosure
Including 9V power supply, 4 GB SD card and USB cable
I love it, it is a good companion for a guitar or bass. But, it should be either heavier or have a better anti slide surface. The pedal has a tendency to move on use. That is not good since we are not suppose to look at it while playing the guitar. The management software is on my opinion to improve a lot. It has some bugs and lack of some interesting functions. If I would have paid 200 or 250 euros, I would have rated it top, but at 339 EUR, the issues I have found become important ones. Anyway I recommend this product. Just change the anti slide surface or stick some metal to make it heavier and report the editor software bugs to product SUPPORT.
There isn't anything else around as the beatbuddy. This is not as a play once drum machine, it's interactive and made to let you play with you as a real drummer
A great experience. The item was £50 cheaper than.other sellers Once ordered I was advised of dispatch and given a delivery time. The item had a UK plug and works perfectly