Singular Sound BeatBuddy User manual

Quick Start Guide
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Congratulations and thank you for
purchasing your BeatBuddy!
This is the Quick Start Guide.
If you need more detailed information,
please read our
full Manual available at
myBeatBuddy.com/downloads
The BeatBuddy sounds best when
played through a full-range, neutral
stereo sound system.
Many guitar and bass amps are either
not full range (they mue the higher
frequencies) and/or provide distortion
which lowers the quality of the
BeatBuddy’s sound. Acoustic guitar amps,
PA systems, and home stereos tend to be
neutral and full-range. If you’re unsure
about your sound system, listen to the
BeatBuddy with high quality headphones
to hear what it should sound like.
Tip: Plug BeatBuddy’s headphone port
into your home stereo or your
amp’s aux jack, if available.
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The input jacks are there in case you
want to put both the BeatBuddy and your
instrument sounds into the same sound
system without the need for a mixer.
If you are plugging other pedals into the
BeatBuddy, the BeatBuddy should be
last on the pedal eects chain, after the
looper, so that the BeatBuddy’s sound isn’t
aected by your other pedals.
The BeatBuddy does not change
your instrument’s sound!
You do NOT need to have an instrument
plugged into the BeatBuddy for it
to produce sound.

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First tap: Start beat (with optional intro ll)
Tap once: Insert ll (dierent ll each time)
Hold down: Begin transition
Release: End transition, advance to next song part
Double tap: End song (with optional outro ll)
When no song is playing: Hold down to enter
tap tempo mode
When song is playing:
Pause/unpause beat
When no song is playing:
Advances to next song/folder
Hold to enter/exit folder
Inserts accent hit (can be any sound &
dierent for each song part)
Option*: Dedicated tap tempo
*Footswitch functions can be changed in the Settings menu by
pressing the Drum Set and Tempo knobs at the same time

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1. Visual Metronome:
Shows where the beat is in the
measure
2. Name of song
3. Folder where song is stored
4. Time signature of beat
5. Playback status
6. Drumset currently selected
7. Volume and tempo values
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a. Volume knob: Adjusts the volume of
the beats. Does not aect the sound
level of any instrument that is plugged
into the BeatBuddy
b. Drum Set knob: Changes the drum set
(sounds) being played by the beat.
Rotate to scroll, press to select.
Hold to save as default drum set.
c. Tempo knob: Changes the tempo
(speed) of the beat, measured by BPM
(Beats Per Minute).
Hold to save as default tempo.
d. Up/Down arrows: Scroll up and down
in the screen menu
e. Left/Right arrows: Selects folder/song
(right arrow) exits folder (left arrow)
f. Tap button: Enters Tap Tempo mode:
Press the button or pedal to the tempo
of a song, and the BeatBuddy will
calculate the tempo BPM
g. Headphones Volume: Controls the
volume sent to the headphones jack
(including beats and any instrument
sound, if present)
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Footswitch attachment
We highly recommend that you use the
ocial BeatBuddy footswitch
(sold separately). We designed it to be
whisper quiet and withstand the heavy
use of a BeatBuddy performance.
The momentary switches are capable
of functions (such as hold) that are
impossible in latching switches.
SD Card
All of the BeatBuddy’s content (beats, drum
sets, settings) are stored on the SD card.
The SD card must be properly inserted
into the BeatBuddy for it to work.
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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Download BeatBuddy Manager:
myBeatBuddy.com/downloads
The BeatBuddy Manager software allows
you to re-arrange your BeatBuddy content,
load content that you have downloaded
from the BeatBuddy Library or from the
user forum as well as create your own
songs using General MIDI les and create
your own drum sets using WAV les.
Download premium new content:
myBeatBuddy.com/library
Share the content you create,
Discover user-generated content, &
Discuss ways to use the BeatBuddy on our
community forum:
myBeatBuddy.com/forum

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We’re here for you
[email protected]
Please note: If your BeatBuddy starts
acting strange, try unplugging for a minute
then plugging it back in.
If that doesn’t work, the les on the SD
card may have been corrupted and you
must replace all the les on the SD card
with the SD Card Backup les available at:
myBeatBuddy.com/downloads
Warranty
Your BeatBuddy comes with a 2 year limited
warranty on parts and workmanship from the
date of purchase. During this period we will
repair or replace (at our option) defective
units free of charge.
The warranty remains valid only if the serial
number on the unit is not defaced or removed.
It does not cover damage due to misuse,
unauthorized tampering, accident or neglect.

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Validate your warranty and receive a FREE
bonus drum set from the
BeatBuddy Premium Content Library!
Just register your BeatBuddy
within 30 days of purchase at
myBeatBuddy.com/start
Get a FREE Drum Set from the
BEATBUDDY
PREMIUM CONTENT LIBRARY