Singular Sound BeatBuddy Drum Machine Pedal

8 new firmware updates

Not convinced you need a BeatBuddy? Here are some firmware updates that may change your mind:

1. Settings Menu help system (“?”) — Because who has time to read the manual when you wanna rock?
2. Run from an external footswitch — Keep the BeatBuddy at eye level while using an external footswitch (sold separately) for loops, fills, and transitions. Everything BeatBuddy’s onboard switch could do, an external switch can now control.
3. New accent options — Have a one-shot you like? Now you can use it across all songs and parts, and configure its level for subtler or more obvious accents.
4. Higher polyphony — 64 simultaneous instruments (increased from 24) means richer, fuller backing tracks.
5. Bigger bass — Drum sets that include bass now sound fatter and more alive.
6. Fill finessing — Now you can set drum fills to begin an 1/8th or 1/4 note after you press the switch, for smoother transitions.
7. Delayed post-fill loop start — For more true-to-life drumming, BeatBuddy delays its loop start MIDI messages until after fills have completed.
8. Bug fixes across the board — A host of bug fixes make the BeatBuddy more rock solid than ever.

Control beats, fills, and transitions with your foot

Drum machines are great tools, but many of them are tough to use in a live situation. Singular Sound designed the BeatBuddy with a control scheme that is easy to understand and execute onstage while playing. Its single footswitch lets you start the song, insert drum fills that change each time, transition to different parts of the song, end the song, and more. Controlling a drum machine has never been easier. And with the optional 2-button footswitch, you can add accent hits, pause the drummer, scroll through songs, tap tempo, and more. Singular Sound’s BeatBuddy lets you control every facet of your drummer with the tap of your toe.