The BeatBuddy is a drum machine in the form of a guitar pedal. Musicians control the beat live while playing their instrument with their foot by tapping once for a fill, holding the pedal down for a transition, and double tapping for an outro.
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Overview
Singular Sound launched the BeatBuddy drum machine guitar pedal in 2014 and raised nearly $350,000 on IndieGogo. It became one of the most successful music accessory crowdfunding campaigns in history. The BeatBuddy has received numerous awards in the musical instrument industry, from the industry's highest honor of "Best in Show" at the National Association of Music Merchants to Guitar World's Platinum Award for Excellence, and also induction into the Guitar Player's Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Controls
The pedal is foot-controlled to start, stop, fill, and transition, with rotary knobs for adjusting volume, tempo and drum set. An additional accessory dual footswitch may be plugged into the BeatBuddy to provide control of accent hits, pause/unpause, as well as tap tempo and hands free content navigation.
BeatBuddy Mini
In 2015, Singular Sound announced the release of a new product, the BeatBuddy Mini, a less expensive iteration aimed at music students.
References
External links
- BeatBuddy's home page
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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