BeatBuddy is the perfect accessory for guitarists, bassists and keyboard players, or anyone who wants live control of a beat with the hands-free ease of a pedal. Unlike traditional drum machines, BeatBuddy is a small, single pedal that offers real-time creative control, making it ideal for solo players, singer/songwriters and music educators. The BeatBuddy enables musicians to effortlessly insert fills, transition from verse to chorus, add accent hits such as cymbal crashes or hand claps, and throw in drum breaks to create an unprecedented live drummer effect. In addition to being a powerful performance tool, the BeatBuddy visually displays the beat, which makes it an invaluable educational device for improving rhythm and learning new time signatures. With non-quantized MIDI recordings of real studio session drummers, multi-layered dynamic samples and advanced loop transition algorithms, BeatBuddy accomplishes another first: a drum machine that doesn’t sound like a machine. BeatBuddy comes pre-loaded with 10 unique drum kits and includes more than 200 songs in a wide variety of styles. Beyond the pre-loaded content, musicians can also create any song or drum set with the included BeatBuddy Manager PC/Mac software, download new content from the ever-expanding BeatBuddy Online Library, and share their creations or discover user-generated content on BeatBuddy’s Community Forum.
Key Features:
- Ultra-realistic, non-quantized professional-level 24-bit sound
- Pre-loaded with 10 unique drum kits and 200+ songs in 21 different genres
- Adjust tempo via control knob or tap tempo
- Hands-free operation
- MIDI sync for integration with your MIDI devices
- 3.5mm Headphone jack for personal monitoring
- Use with or without an instrument plugged into the input
- Stereo I/O - NB: Will not alter the sound of your guitar / keyboard etc, only serves function as to keep in a sound chain to an amp if a PA/mixer isn't being used.
- BeatBuddy Manager Software allows you to creat your own songs and kits
- SD Card Slot and (mini) USB connectivity for loading more songs and kits
- Colour LCD screen with visual feedback including metronome function
- Volume control knob
- Uses 9V DC power supply (included)
- Dimensions: 5” long x 3.5” wide x 2.5” high (127mm x 86mm x 63mm)
- Output Impedance: ~26 ohms
- Input Impedance: > 1Meg ohms
- Max Input Level: 3.5 dBu
- Signal to Noise: 95 dB typical
- D/A: 24 bits, 44,1 kHz
- Frequency Response: 10Hz to 20 kHz
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