Singular Sound BeatBuddy Manuel utilisateur
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: What the BeatBuddy is and is not.
2. How to Plug in: Power supply, SD card, sound systems,
footswitch and instruments.
3. How to use: Content navigation, controlling the beat, and
visual display.
4. Settings: Main pedal functions, intro, defaults, active
pause, MIDI, footswitch type and functions.
5. MIDI Sync: What it’s for and how it works. Support of
External MIDI notes.
6. Tips and tricks: Get the most out of your BeatBuddy!
7. BB Manager: Download more content & create your own!
8. Technical support: Simple solutions and where
to go for help.
9. Technical specications.
10. Warranty.
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This Manual was written for Firmware version 1.4.1.
To check the Firmware version on your BeatBuddy, press the drum
set and tempo knobs down at the same time and select ‘About
BeatBuddy’. If you do not have the latest version of the rmware,
please visit: myBeatBuddy.com/downloads
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1. Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing your BeatBuddy!
What it does
BeatBuddy is the world’s rst pedal drum machine that enables
musicians to easily control the beat hands-free. Just by pressing
a pedal, you can start a beat, insert lls, transition from verse to
chorus, throw in drum breaks (pauses), trigger accent hits such as
hand claps or cymbal crashes and more! It is the closest thing to
having a real drummer. And it won’t drink all of your beer!
Content format
The BeatBuddy is a MIDI based drum machine. The beats in the
songs are MIDI les. MIDI les are like musical notes on sheet music,
which tell the musician what to play on an instrument. The drum
sets on the BeatBuddy are collections (libraries) of WAV sound les
- which are recordings of the actual drum sounds. The MIDI les
trigger the WAV les in the drum sets. That is how the BeatBuddy
is able to play any beat, any time signature, using any drum set at
different tempo settings to get a completely different sound.
Whenever possible, the BeatBuddy’s drum sets and beats were set
up using the General MIDI Drum Map, so that most beats work with
most drum sets.
Please note that not all beats and drum sets sound good together --
it may sound strange to play jazz beats on a heavy metal drum set
-- or it may sound cool! You decide.
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Content Organization
The BeatBuddy’s beats are organized into ‘songs’, each comprising
‘song parts’ (such as verse or chorus). Each song part has a main
beat loop, an accent hit and multiple lls associated with it. When
transitioning between song parts, the song parts are played in
order until the last song part is played, and then it goes back to the
rst song part.
The entire combination of songs and drum sets on your BeatBuddy
is called a Project and is all stored on the SD card. You may have
one Project per SD card.
What the BeatBuddy is Not
The BeatBuddy is not a traditional drum machine:
Drum machines have traditionally been used to create beats. The
BeatBuddy is a performance tool, and cannot be used to create
beats. New beats can be created on the many beat creation
software programs available (such as Guitar Pro, Cubase, ProTools,
GarageBand, Ableton, EZ Drummer, etc.) and loaded onto the
BeatBuddy with the BeatBuddy Manager Software (available as a
FREE download at myBeatBuddy.com/downloads).
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The BeatBuddy is not a traditional effect pedal:
Unlike other effects pedals, the BeatBuddy is not intended to
modify your instrument’s sound. It has input jacks only in case
you want to put both the BeatBuddy and your instrument into the
same sound system without the need for a mixer. The beats are
not changed by your instrument’s sound. No instrument needs
to be plugged into the BeatBuddy for it to work normally, so the
BeatBuddy can be a stand-alone tool used by any musician.
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2. How to plug in.
Power
The BeatBuddy uses a 9V 500mA center-negative power
supply.
If you use a power supply of more than 9V or plug it directly
into AC power you will destroy your BeatBuddy, and your
warranty will NOT be valid! This would be painful for everyone
- especially your BeatBuddy. Do not do this!
The power supply must have a minimum of 300mA (0.3 Amps)
for the BeatBuddy to turn on. More amps won’t harm your
BeatBuddy. If you use a center-positive adapter, it won’t harm
your BeatBuddy either, but your BeatBuddy won’t turn on.
Using your pedal board’s power supply
If you would like to use your pedal board’s ‘octopus’ power
supply (a single power supply that powers all of your pedals),
make sure it is 9V and center negative (most are) BEFORE
plugging it in! To calculate if your pedal board’s power supply
has enough Amps to power the BeatBuddy, add up all of the
Amps that your other pedals require (usually written on the
bottom of the pedal. Remember: 1000 mA [milliAmps] = 1.0 A
[Amps]) and add 0.3 Amps for the BeatBuddy’s requirement. If
this total is more Amps than your power supply can produce
(for example, the total of all of your pedals plus the BeatBuddy
is 2.5 Amps but your power supply can only produce 2.0 Amps),
then the BeatBuddy won’t turn on (neither will any of your
other pedals), because there isn’t enough power available.
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SD Card
All of the BeatBuddy’s content (beats, drum sets) are stored on the
SD card. The SD card must be properly inserted into the BeatBuddy
for it to work.
The BeatBuddy SD card comes loaded with 10 drum sets and 200+
songs in many different styles. If you lose your SD card, you can
download the default BeatBuddy content to put on a new SD card
at myBeatBuddy.com/downloads.
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Sound System
BeatBuddy can be used without an instrument plugged into it.
It will produce sound whether an instrument is plugged into it
or not. The input jacks are there in case you want to put both
the BeatBuddy and your instrument sounds into the same
speaker without the need for a mixer.
The BeatBuddy produces ‘line-out’ level analogue sound,
similar to a standard music player or computer headphones
jack. You can plug the BeatBuddy into any speaker system that
accepts 1/4” (6.5mm) or 1/8” (3.5mm) audio jacks.
However, like all audio, the better the sound system it is
plugged into, the better the BeatBuddy will sound. The
BeatBuddy sounds best when played through a high quality
full range stereo sound system. A PA system or a home stereo
system is ideal (you can plug the BeatBuddy’s headphones
port into the Aux input on your home stereo or guitar amplier,
if it has one).
Many electric guitar amps and bass amps are not full range
speakers (they clip off the higher frequencies), so they mufe
the BeatBuddy’s sound. Acoustic guitar and keyboard amps
are full range. If you’re not sure if your amp is full range, listen
to the BeatBuddy on high quality headphones to compare. If
there is a considerably noticeable difference in the audio, then
connecting it to a higher quality full range speaker system
will enable you to hear the BeatBuddy’s full potential. But as
always, trust your own ears and do what sounds best to you.
If you have the BeatBuddy plugged into an amp, any effects
on the amp will affect the sound of BeatBuddy (unless the
BeatBuddy is plugged into your amp’s AUX jack, then it is ne).
So if your amp’s distortion is on, the beats will sound distorted.
It is highly recommended to have your amp set to a ‘clean’
neutral tone for the best sound and use other effects pedals
instead of the amp’s effects. If you are using BeatBuddy with
other effect pedals, it is recommended to place BeatBuddy
after all of the other pedals in the effects chain so that the
BeatBuddy’s sound isn’t affected by your other pedals.
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BeatBuddy will never damage your amp’s speaker through
normal use. Though, if you prefer using your amp exclusively
for your instrument, you may use a separate amp for
BeatBuddy. This will also allow you to enjoy the built in
effects of your main amp for your guitar without affecting the
BeatBuddy’s drum sounds.
One additional issue that may arise from using the same amp
to play your guitar and the BeatBuddy’s beats is that on some
amps, the sound of the bass drum will cause the guitar to
tremolo, or waver, a bit to the beat. While some people love
this effect -- if you would like to reduce it, lower the Bass (Low)
setting on your amp.
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