Singular Sound BeatBuddy

As simple as it gets and as complex as you want it to be...

I use BeatBuddy for several different things:

*Practicing
*Sync slave for a looper
*Sync master for a looper
*Live sequencer playing sounds/samples on other gear (Computers, drum machines and iPads)
*Soundbank for external triggers

I don't adhere to the rules of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) in this review - myself.
Sorry about that - You can skip to the last sentence right now if you want to - and still get my opnion of the product...

First of all I use BeatBuddy as a very versatile metronome for practicing.

I also sync it up with one loop pedal, which has to be master (RC 300) - and in another setup I use another looper which acts as a slave (Infinity).
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When BeatBuddy acts as a slave it drifts out of tempo after a while.
I've tested the looper (rc 300) with DR 80 and DR 3 (drum maschines) - and I didn't notice any drifting with any of them, - so I believe it's BeatBuddy which is loosing sync after while.. This problem might have been fixed with a beta firmware update already - don't know, however the BeatBuddy developers are very responsive and there is a very active forum for end users which is monitored by the developers.

When BeatBuddy acts as a master for another looper (Pigtronic's Infinity) I don't register any flaws in tempo sync..

BeatBuddy is able to send and recieve midi notes. Recently I used it to trigger drumsets on a couple of iPad apps. This worked very well.

I use an external ctrl pedal for added functionality (pause & changing songs/rythms).
I don't use the optional BeatBuddy ctrl pedal because it produces a loud click sound when you push it - which is not great when you play semi acoustic gigs...

Using GuitarWing (or another pad controller) as a drum controller for BeatBuddy is also possible. You can trigger drum notes and/or send cc messages to change different parameters.

Again check out the BeatBuddy homepage and the user forums.

I've bought several of the extra drum kits and drumbeats. They are all well worth the money and adds to the great value of the pedal.

It's very easy to use the BeatBuddy software to create your own songs from existing beats and drumkits. You can even add your own samples and midi files.

Everything is read from a SD card - which means that you might have to buy a faster card than the one that you get with the pedal when you buy it - to get an acceptable load time for drum kits...
This was the only thing which I thought was a little annoying when I first bought the pedal.

I recomend the BeatBuddy pedal for musicians at any level.
It has a tremendous potential for the adventurous - and at the same time it is so very simple to operate even when you play it for the first time.

Great product.

Cheers