Beat buddy..

Teetonetal

Been thinking of getting one of these for my solo stuff. I understand that you can now add bass to the midi files. 

Anyone having luck using them? Good for live? Easy or a pIta? 

Legionreturns

I had one, and it did a good job. It's better withthe optional footswitch for live play...but it's not a patch on a trio+

Teetonetal

Legionreturns said:

I had one, and it did a good job. It's better withthe optional footswitch for live play...but it's not a patch on a trio+

How come? I view the trio plus as more of a improvisation tool, rather than a live performance one. not so?

Legionreturns

It's definitely both. Saving 5 parts of a song and sequencing them and saving it to memory can absolutely make live use a joy! 

Teetonetal

Legionreturns said:

It's definitely both. Saving 5 parts of a song and sequencing them and saving it to memory can absolutely make live use a joy! 

Is it still the case that it's really easy to accidentally alter the saved parts? (this was internet wisdom on the original, I've never used one) 

Legionreturns

You'd have to twiddle one of the knobs... But your question could also be phrased "Is it really easy to alter an existing song if you want to try something different" ...so yes. I think doing it by accident would be hard, and very easy to undo even if you managed it.

Lestratcaster

I got one but not for live, I'm a guitar tutor so I use it to jam with students if doing soloing or even chord work, to help keep them in time. Its really good and the drums sound like a real kit. So just like a drummer apart from the banter and the fact you can't take the piss out of him.

Teetonetal

Hmm, well I am not loooking for a jamming tool, I use logic for that (with drummer) what I want to do is have a set track, that will be te same everytime, providing bass and maybe drums. Will be doing some covers with the device... The nice thing about Beat Buddy I thought is that you can upload a midi file, so get the real thing. That is why I'm looking that way.