60 Cycle Hum - DigiTech Trio VS. BeatBuddy
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- In this 60 Cycle Hum demo, Ryan does a shoot out and review of the DigiTech Trio Band Creator and the BeatBuddy drum machine. These two products have unique band in a box features and can be fairly seamlessly integrated into your guitar's signal path just like any other guitar pedal.
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I bought the trio plus and a day ive had its bloody excellent and loads of fun but also more playability than I could have imagined,,,,, absolutely love it
I have both and the trio is a great tool for practicing lead guitar especially if you need to nail a lick on a passage of a song. I wouldn't call it a song creator but you can definitely lay down chords as verses and chorus etc then work out vocal lines or riffs and solos. The BB is s different beast to me. I use it every time our drummer misses a rehearsal. It keeps us gelled.
lose the drumer......lol
I sold my trio because it digitize my guitar sound.
@@smoochie3331 hello there
The trio works like a looper pedal?
After the rythm line can you loop quitar cords?
@@smoochie3331 trio is truebypass
They both have their pros and cons... I ended up buying a Dr. Beat DR-880 by Boss/Roland. It's way more versatile if you don't mind spending some time w/ the manual.
Sound wise yeah the Beat Buddy does sound abit more real but I guess i'm one of the few who actually like the Trio, when you get into abit more it's actually really really flipping useful and sounds abit more full when you finally hit it just right.
Trio firmware update adds features such as toggling simple bass on/off on the original Trio without a looper. Also can connect the FX3S pedal to control mute for bass/drum or both and toggle thru several other functions. Pretty amazing a 7 year old Trio pedal is still holding it's value and then some. Amazing technology.
Hi. Firmware on Trio+ with looper also updated?
@@Racer_man Yes. However it's been a while since this update was released. Newer Trios may already have the firmware installed depending on when you purchased yours. One simple way to tell will be to hold down the guitar fx button while turning the bass volume all the way down. That should disable complex bass and set your trio to simple bass if the firmware has been installed. Do the same thing except bass volume maxed to "jam with Jacko".
@@stoneyrunva thanks. I wonder if it is still possible to update the software in the future?
Great review. I have a BB and learned a few things about it I didn't know from your review! Wish there were a Bass Buddy!!
I second that :-)
a bass buddy would be sick!
Users on the Singular Sound forum have been generating user content for specific songs, including bass and some other instruments (keyboards) as well. I took a look, as I have a BB incoming, and pretty much any semi-obscure song that was popular in it's time (I.e. America - Tin Man) is available for free. And if it's not, then request it, and people seem to respond really quickly..
I'm a old school Recording Engineer, Drummer, Guitarist and Bass player and one might think why would you want either of these. Just got the Trio + and love the thing for creating and practice on the fly or in travel I can see it a great tool with a looper and other features added this thing rocks although it you have already a creation in mind and know how you want the other parts the machine may change your train of thought. I will borrow my friends Beat Buddy would and be checking it out this week. I think for live and studio it may have a slight upper hand but to put something together quick especially those ideas on in travel and with the 3 switch pedal your able to jump around to different parts that you have looped so you can actually use it live. Trio + sounds much better thru a PA. best to split the guitars to your guitar amp or amps and send the bass and drums into your PA.
Both are Great tools and offer different things...
I sold my BeatBuddy a few months after purchase. I bought an Alesis SR18 instead, with a footswitch (and saved a lot of $$).
Now I can get any sound I want. I could not justify the price of the BeatBuddy for any reason, personally.
Cool video, Ryan!
How does the beat buddy compare with the alisas in ease of use and quality?
@@michaellambing3986 a lot of the stuff you can do on the beat buddy I can do with the setup I have now. I can use SD cards to program stuff on my computer, use the footswitch to toggle between A/B parts, and I feel like because the Alesis has touch pads on the unit, I can make beats in real time on the fly; I couldn't do that with the beat buddy. I even had the extra footswitch for the B.B, but it wasn't as versatile as I had hoped. For MY applications, it wasn't the ideal setup. It's great for some, just not my thing. The drum samples in the B.B are great, but I have a lot more sounds built into the Alesis...and they're just as solid. They're still being sold new after all these years, so that says a lot to me. There's a steeper learning curve to the Alesis, just because it's a little monster of a unit, and has a lot of features.
Looks like the best would be to have both and turn of the drums on the Trio
The Trio doesn't even come close to what the BeatBuddy does imo.. with the premium card & footswitch I find it one of the best inventions ever made for the guitarist..
The manual let's you know that there are two sets of styles per genre, they are grouped by time signature, the right-most three are for 3/4 time, the rest for 4/4 time.
I need to make a follow up demo showing what I've learned with each
I just feel like there is an overwhelming amount of songs on the beat buddy and you would need to really play around with it to find your sounds. It would be annoying for me to scroll through all of the song folders to find a rock sound to fit my guitar if I'm making music. On the other hand it would be amazing to jam to once I find the right song type and use the transition tools such as fills, outro, intro. Plus I could probably make use of importing some midi drums, "I'm not sure how tedious that process is but it is still cool." I could always just use my laptop and play my midi drums through there as well though so it may not be really enticing to go through that process. The Trio is amazing as well because it can pick up a beat that you make very quickly but doesn't have the live type of versatility that the beat buddy does with the transition tools and I think that is its major downfall. The complimentary bass line is an outstanding technological feature but to be honest it wouldn't be all that useful. The Trio being about $100, and the Beat Buddy being near $400 says it all about the quality of each one, but it boils down to what you rare really looking for. Are you going to play live? Do you just want to Jam? Personally I'm leaning toward the Trio at the moment and will maybe get a Beat Buddy later on because its way cheaper and easy to use. I might get the Beat Buddy later on if I feel it is necessary. I hope this helps.
Buy the Beat Buddy " Buy once cry once . 😎👍
They have a update for the Trio that gives you a simple bass mode & many fixes of bugs….
i know! ive been meaning to do a follow up video. ill get to it someday. maybe.
I think you can turn the bass off on the trio and use it as a drum machine as well.
yep
What about SDRUM and the TRIO+ models?????????????? VS the BeatBuddy
I laughed when you said "that sounds phat!!" :-D
The BeatBuddy rocks!
I have the trio plus looper it is really awesome
The Trio+ drums are more digital to my ears!
The Buddy sounds far more natural.
I've got the Trio, the SDRUM and BeatBuddy pedals. I was really impressed with the Digitech stuff at first, but after getting ahold of the BeatBuddy, to me, the Digitech stuff sounds very weak. I'm a songwriter, and while great to write with, none of these pedals can replace a live drummer for performance or tracking. Ive tried! Lol They do sound more human than most drum machines that I've heard, but at the end of the day, they still have that robotic machine feel. Im annoyed that you can't adjust the mix of the kit in the BeatBuddy as well. The hats to me are way too overbearing. Just my take. I've got mixed emotions about all 3 pedals.
I´ve got the Trio + and the Beat Buddy Mini too. And I agree you. I love the Beat Buddy for practice, and it ist a verry good tool for it, couse it´s easy to use. The visual metronom helps me. Butb no mashine can replace a human Drummer or Percoussiionist. Musik is for bringing people together. It´s a kind of konversation. Sometimes I use this helper live, but verry careful. For example to bring the Puplik in Rythem, and if they are, I turn it verry quiet.
I can't decide which one of those 3 to buy. I almost wanna go with the sdrum. But I keep thinking I'd use the beat buddy the most to improv noise on top of it
The ultimate would be the quality and functions of the Beat Buddy with the added functionality of the Trio eh ?
Totally. Being able to either auto detect or program both drum and bass would be an incredible addition to the feature set.
+Whores of Babylon (Official) Yes, that's the exact thing I thought after I dropped coin on the Trio and realized it wasn't really what I wanted as far as performance tool. It's a practice tool not a performance tool but if the BB could auto detect that would be the stuff...
They're coming out with a Digitech Trio Plus model soon; it's got metal, punk, etc drums & added functionality.
To make it more like the Beat Buddy, a pedal not simply for jamming but for live play situations.
I have the Trio but think the Beat Buddy has better sound; it's based on live recording & I'm not sure the Trio Plus will be able to complete with the unlimited changes computer access offers with the Beat Buddy, but we'll see :-)
I have a beat buddy now but find transition triggering ahead of time a bit off putting so I`m gonna get a Looper and pre trigger everything into it for various tracks methinks
Whores of Babylon (Official)
Hi dude, I got the RC3, bc when I looked are all the options, it's the one everyone said had perfect timing. You can record your drum track to a WAV file & then export it to your RC3. Then do bass & rhythm guitar over top, save it all as a "play once" file. I've got a bunch of backing tracks on mine for playing live
Boss makes some killer gear, I've used them 20 years, toured with them, never had a problem.
Btw, I already got a beat buddy & have been using it, so the WAV file export is easy with it. Peace :-)
The Trio is a machine that will put bass and drums to your song. It will learn your chords and put bass to them, that's why you buy a Trio. My Trio Plus is amazing. The BeatBuddy is a drum machine, no bass. Don't get me wrong its a great drum machine but comparing it to what the Trio does is comparing apples to oranges.
The BeatBuddy is a drum machine, but it's so much more. It's midi based with a wav bank. You can upload any midi into it and any wav files.< including bass, guitar, violin, etc.---> (Currently It's still being experimented with, but it's more versatile and customizable than people even understand.I've uploaded multiple instruments into it that are non drum based). You can even use it as a drum brain to use the drum sets live with an electric kit...possibilities are truly endless...The trio learns your current timing and notes, drops a set baseline, and is random at how it does this. Not good live, or even for practicing without playing with it for a bit. It is apple to oranges, the trio, or any other attempt at replicating this has failed. The trio is a cool idea starter for someone who cannot seem to come up with something to their music, but the BB is by far a better machine for the intended purpose.
I get what your saying about apples and oranges, but really both both provide percussion accompaniment. Beat Buddy or Beat Buddy Mini is probably what most people are looking for though.
Trio is a better at home practice tool. But like others of said, the beatbuddy simply works better for professional playing and set songs.
Get a NUX Loop Core $89 it has 40 drum beats or 80 if you count the 3/4 time of those beats it has USB to import WAV. file & upload ideas it has 6 hour of recording!!!! It can be used w/the Digitech Trio Petal for best results. It can be linked with other looper via 1/8" cable.
I don't want to figure out what drums belong with what I am playing. The problem for me with a drum machine is that it has too many choices. :)
Nice review. Thanks for the demo!
I got my BBC today and it's awesome. Software is kinda hard in the beginning but a couple of CZcams video tutorials you'll learn right away.
What is the software for? Software for what I wonder?
I have the Beat-Buddy but wish I also had Bass as well. I love the beatbuddy playability options and simple functions.
Question : Can you tether them together & play the beat buddy for drums and the trio for the bass ( turn the drums down on the trio ) ?
I have a trio+looper and it has a bit more option on beats and drum patterns also. And you can do sequences for a whole song. But it is TUFF to say gave an intro first part and a chorus without it having the same beat throughout. I’ll just say for me it has been REALLY HARD to use live other than like I said one beat through the whole song. The bass on the trio is cool. But I wish I had the beat buddy now. Or also
Can you elaborate on the issue around the Trio+ not using the same beat between sequences?
I'm looking for something that isn't too fiddly for busking. Don't want to have to teach it more than one run of chords per song or have to change parts during a song. Can you tell me if this creates simple beats that can just add that extra bit to a simple busking set (singing and playing songs not just jamming guitar). I want something that's a bit more like adding drums than a metronome but equally I don't want overplaying with fills, just a regular beat. Is the Trio likely to fit my needs?
I'm sure this has already been said many times, but I just came across this video. You do not need a footswitch to change parts with the TRIO. Just push the LEDs.
And.....I believe if you hold the Footswitch on the Trio....it goes to the next part.....dont tap it step and hold.....but I could be wrong, I'll have to see when I get home....I do have both....and with both footswitches....the only downside is Trio doesnt have BPM....but it does configure according to HOW.....you play your rhythms. It's best to strum and hold chords....too much information confuses it....but is still cool. 😎🎸🤓
... but you do need a footswitch if you're singing as well as playing obviously.
Cheesy nursery music bass lines on the trio,
Bought a Trio on sale. After 2 weeks it started creating an awful screech when activated. Sent it back and they can't repair it since it's End of Life and even Digitech wouldn't fix it. Got a refund but am skittish about trying the upgraded Plus model.
how about using both? the bass sounds great on the trio.. I guess you could sync
Beat Buddy should win this comparison - it's double the price of the Trio. ;)
There's a Beat Buddy Mini that sells for around $100 which is about what the Trio's are selling for used.
The Trio is going for $50 now at most stores. Oh it has updated firmware for simple bass lines ….
Well, I mean, yeah, both products seem to be OK to jam along with (but I agree the Beat Buddy has a bit more depth). But I fail to see how either pedal is superior to firing up the DAW in your PC and loading a drum sampler like Toontrack's EZ-Drummer or the very excellent Addictive Drums 2. Sure, it's a bit more work to set up the track, but really, 75% of it is just dragging-and-dropping MIDI patterns onto a MIDI track. I don't think I'd have a practical application for either product, although they might be fun to fiddle around with.
Both have their strong points....lean towards the drums from a guitarist point of view, but need a looper too.
Is it possible to get rid of the intro fill? If it is, I'm buying it.
You can turn off the intro fills on the settings menu. #KeepRocking
Yes it is possible! Totally worth it!
@@SingularSoundOfficial do you need the foot switch to access the settings menu? I have a BB but can find a settings menu
@@mindfall82 you can access the menu by pressing the drumset and tempo knobs together.
the beatbuddy sounds too clean, too clinical, too "muso" -- for lo-tech, real drum machine feel but with fills and with bass -- the trio plus is IT
Hello, tell me please. Is it possible to download the finished drum track for the whole song in wav format. ??? and play a concert without a drummer, only through this pedal. thanks
I’d be cool if you could refresh this product review with the new options
The trio is VERY useful as a time saving nutshell demo. i.e. using this to submit your ideas to a real drummer & bassist suggesting "What's your take on this?" The artists that they are, I'm sure they'll nail it.
You had them coupled but, can they be used simultaneously? That is, the Trio bass only with drums at zero, input drums using the BB.
Fender Frank I imagine it would be very hard syncing the BB drums to the trio bass lines.
Nutshell demo?
It can be unpredictable... like a hyper human human drummer!
Dang near impossible to use trio and expect the same groove every time. Drums sound so digi. Returned it in 1 day. Am going to try a beat bud most no for my solo loop gigs. Sadly,no midi sync so I will have to record by into my ehx 22500 and have drums on 1 looper track,not ideal. Otherwise it will fall out of sync. But the drum sounds are much better.
Except that the beat buddy has midi sync which works perfectly with ehx gear ...how can somebody be so wrong?
Very good review and video now I will buy a beatbuddy.
You said nothing about a 60 hz hum
I'm guessing you can upload pro backing tracks to the BeatBuddy as well. Since simply a .wav file format.
Greg Russell naw it has to be in midi format
The Drum sounds on the Trio are Beat box &10 Years Behind ..where as the Beat Buddy sounds Like a Drum Kit
thanks great comparison, what is about the Trio plus that is out now? Also, I lean towards the BB, but would there be anything or variety for Blues genre like I play? if I do a 12 bar or 8, is there anything to go with that?thanks I appreciate the feedback
+Aluchi Del Pasado The Trio+ is on our list of pedals to check out, but right now it's unfortunately not something we can get our hands on just for demo purposes.
60 Cycle Hum and what is about the other question, blues rhythm on the BB? are they ok to practice with ?
+Aluchi Del Pasado I've been using the Bb for home practice and songwriting and it's really simple to use on the fly, the beat is repeated by bar so you can do as many or few bar blues as you like and trigger transitions when you need them
You actually can change the parts on the Trio without the optional FSX3 controller.
Great side by side comparision though!
+musicmason Thanks! We're still learning all of the ins and outs.
Just wait until you try the Trio+! Great video and sound quality by the way. I have subscribed and look forward to more reviews.
more cowbell !
Ciao come faccio a sincronizzare il beat buddy con il trio band creator in modo da far partire il tutto sincronizzato. Come devo mettere i cavi?
I hear the Jaco Bass Player was tuned down in a V2. On $ale models are leftover Jaco. Good loop idea though.
@Gloopy McScoop yes, it's that good. Too good. They had to take it down few pegs.
Thanks
Stephen Malkmus wanted to call his first solo LP “Swedish Reggae”, but decided against it. Probably because he and his label(s) wanted it to be clear it was alt-rock not an alternative to rock. 😁
Thank you!
Comparing these things is a little wrong because they function so differently. I cannot see how the Trio can be used live (easily) Beatbuddy has problems on the set-up side but the window lets you see what's going on. I wouldn't want to perform with Trio but for practicing and writing...why not?
Sick surf setting!
To be honest I’ve used both and find The drums on both units sound like a Casio organ backing rhythm from the 1980s From my experience trio the better of the to. PS: no offence but that was a fucking terrible demo 😂
Any observations about using these with keyboards. My son is investigating electronic metronomes; he is a jazz pianist. I immediately thought he should look into an electronic beat pedal, instead. More fun, and might be more productive.
A drum machine makes it easier to feel the pocket/groove..... But...being a jazz pianist it's important for him to be able to feel the pocket/groove with a simple metronome. Some find the latter more difficult. If he's at all serious about playing I'd suggest both. I've been teaching for 35yrs+ and use a couple of different metronomes as well as a Boss DR-880, Boss/Roland's flagship drum machine for a long time now. It has programmable drums and bass as well as pre-programmed patterns, plus a built in multi-effects unit. It would take a long time to outgrow compared to the limited function of the above demos... imho. Good luck~
Uhh....is this some kind of mistake? I clicked this video thinking it was a video on how to tell the difference between trout and smallmouth bass? Instead he's doing a demo on two cool guitar pedals?
Metal was wicked guitar scary good.
Hey What's up 50 Cycle hum here, question, how do you get rid of the hum?
I have beatbuddy but i dont know how to use buddy manager
Nice comparison!
are yu locked into a certain chord progression with the bass ?
The Trio was a great invention but unfortunately with one big issue: there´s no MIDI control possibility. And the same goes for Trio+ as well. Other ways it could be perfectly paired with the BeatBuddy. Digitech should really consider MIDI controls, the same goes for their - other ways great - looper serie (Solo). Without MIDI, you can not speak about any pairing of loopers, drum machines, etc. I own both Trio, Beatbuddy and a Digitech Solo looper, but the final solution was Beatbuddy + Boss RC300 Loop station in the end, connected via MIDI, of course. And that´s great!
Sir, thank you for the amazing video, please tell me one thing,for live performances how to you find beatbuddy,because mostly drum machines are very robotic sounding, please suggest if it sounds like a genuine live drummer
Ravish Goel it sounds better than a real drummer. I usually play in the small pubs. The live drums are not going thru the PA and it doesn't sound that great. On another hand the BeatBuddy at the same places sounds great thru the PA and it's wav samples are killers. I am one of the first owners as I pre-ordered on the beginning when was still just an idea. I should say that I don't have a live drummer anymore in the band. I am programming my own beats and fills so I don't really use the files that came with the BeatBuddy for a while. I have also made my own drum kits samples but still use the ones that came with the BeatBuddy as Goran made great job with those. As I am totally relying on the BeatBuddy to preform, I bought another one just in case. Just recently I bought Ditto X4 looper and midi sync it with the BeatBuddy. Boom! Two of those are the killer combination. I hope that this helps.
Hara Salcin-Watts it's enough to encourage me to buy beatbuddy, I hope I ll be comfortable in creating my own beats and fills as it seems a lil tough task to me, it will be a great help if you upload another video related to all such things with beatbuddy because the way you have explained about these two products is the best so far, pls do this for novice like many people like me, regards
Ravish Goel there is a BeatBuddy forum where the users uploading the files free to download. You can always customize the ones you have for a start.
Ravish Goel oh I should add that I have the bass guitar lines programmed with my beats on the BeatBuddy too. It takes some time to add that but it is there forever once you programmed it in. I have 50+ songs that I am playing all set to go. Now I am enjoying in the product even more. For the time when I have a bass player available I just play the same songs without the bass guitar from another playlist that I have made. Boom!
Ravish Goel z
My only dislike with the Trio, is that "I have to play first, I have to teach it". What if I want to start a live song with drums first? = (
Beat buddy + foot switch, here I come.
You can use the Trio live on songs that use the same progression all the way through. Knocking on Heaven's Door, Tulsa Time, Feelin' Alright. Make the chord loading your intro and go from there. Also, you have to be tuned to 440Hz with the Trio. Trio can interpret your progression if your guitar is a little flat but the Bass will playback in perfect 440Hz tune. I use a BeatBuddy and a Looper.
Beat buddy is clearly a better drum machine, but no bass, and no looping. You could turn down the drums on the the trio, and use the beat buddy for that. Otherwise you have to buy a looper and an octave pedal to match the functionality of the trio. Honestly that's the method I would use. That way you can customize bass lines, and loops independently.
this version of the trio doesn't have looping.
Easier it would be to, connect via USB to your PC and make your own songs with Digitech trio and then go on stage and play yourself a whole songs xD
does the beatbuddy not have a looper?
No but it have a midi sync so you can connect it with the looper like Boomerang III, Ditto X4 or such.
The beatbuddy sounds awesome hooked up to a cheap peavey vypr vip amp..Then pick the bass amp button.. So for a extra 150 bucks you have a dedicated amp for the beatbuddy and can adjust all your treble bass and mids to the drums and cymbals..
@ 7:50 sounded like the Drum intro on Institutionalized for a second or two.I have both and neither one motivates me enough to take them off the shelf.Thanks for the review. I remember 5-6 years back there were people raising hell about the Creator of this Beat off Buddy being a War Criminal in some Eastern European war ravaged rape station. Kosovo, or Croatia or some Butter Cup Milk Toast B.S. Anyone hear about that and/or have knowledge of or verification of such said atrocities ? These aligations stated that profits were used to finance weapons used to kill and oppress a certain group of opposition which included women and children. I still bought the M.F.'er. I don't pay much attention to shit of political nature from the internet or any network news Oakie-Doke two step propaganda. For all I know it could have been a scorned ex-Girlfriend or conservative liberal Nazi gangsterJew Hillbilly heroine junkie hogwash.Happy Trails and L-25 for life.
This the guitar equivalent of a "Fleshlight' or a vibrator
I never liked the weird bass lines. Drove me crazy and sold it...
at 1:40 the closed captioning spontaneously says 'no'... I don't think google liked your song.
Boss RC3+Trio,powerful combination for writing and live performance if your brave.
well do i look for a better drummer, or a worst drummer because i have a bass?
No Blues settings demo? WTF?
Beatbuddy...or a computer.
I have the beat buddy ... let me know if you would like to buy it . anyone! ... ? ...I will throw in the Singular Sound foot switch for it for free.
Is it Quantized? When something is quantized it takes the human feel out of it like playing with a machine that keeps perfect time. Too perfect and rigid. I have a Boss 880 Drum machine and you don't have to quantize it and it almost feels like your playing with a real drummer. The only think the 880's bass generator seems impossible to learn to use and the directions are worthless. That's why I'm considering a Trio.
MICHAEL DAVIS the answer is no. The whole soundbank that came with the BeatBuddy is not quantized. I am making my own beats and fills too and I am definitely not quantize any of those. I have both Trio + and BeatBuddy and Trio is just a toy imo.
Thank you Hara Salcin-Watts.
I have the Beat Buddy and a Boomerang looper a fantastic combination , I got turned off Digitech after the iPB10 saga , Digitech takes your money then leaves you stranded , they were full of promises about new updates then NOTHING
So far the Boomerang III with the BeatBuddy was the best combination or thou the New Ditto with midi sync appears to be more affordable alternative for Boomerang and it sync great. This Trio is a joke imho
Hola
Have you ever tried using both at the same time?
nope, i cant imagine it would turn out well
Thoughts on whether or not the TRIO + is better than the Beat Buddy?
The trio + has updated software (that I need to load on my trio to try out) and a built in looper, I think there's not many differences beyond that, but I haven't had any time with one yet so I can't say for sure.
Trio is limited and feels and sound like a toy. I have both and BeatBuddy is far superior of those two.
+Hara Salcin-Watts but does the Beat Buddy do bass? and can you record the 5 parts like you can do on the Trio + ?
+leoetine I link it with the Boomerang III and loop all of my parts. It is far better and nobody can convince me otherwise. I have Trio as well and it is a toy.
Depends what you're using it for. I've got both; the Trio is great for jamming around & coming up with ideas.
Best Buddy is what I use as my drummer to record my own songs & backing tracks.
Trio is quantized, Beat Buddy is recorded loops of studio drummers. So the Beat Buddy sounds like a real drummer, doesn't have that sterile feel on a demo tape.
Both awesome pedals but I couldn't use the Trio as my drummer, just a jamming till to come up with ideas :-)
I bought a Trio after all the hullabaloo after Namm named it "best of show". I don't know what they were on at NAMM but it kind of sucks!
No competition... The Beat Buddy wins hands down. The Trio being advertised as an performance tool is kind of a joke really...
absolutely, i have the beat buddy and it sound much better in person.
beatbuddy is a revolution to the small band /home player...love mine
I have both and the Trio is a toy in comparing it with the BeatBuddy.
Acoustribute A, $300 bad joke is more like it. Got a Trio Plus and it's difficult to control live and therefore useless.
Randy Brackett you should read the comments and reviews on comparison with the BeatBuddy. The BeatBuddy is my drummer for years now and I played in 4 different bands using it. The sceptical people are changed in the first 15 minutes of the gig. Marvellous tool
I don't like the Beat Buddy at all , it sounds really awful !!!! I owned one , but after 2 months , sold !!!!
In 2021 I bought the band trio + , and .... despite the fact it still is a drumcomputer that needs a few updates (??) ,
I just love the very joyful band trio plus pedal , and that's because it always creates ....
you don't know what's coming just after you have recorded your lines !!!!
..you really need to have great timing, there's no human element here..
That beatbuddy ...the drum beats are too high tech & advanced imo ......I want a simple oldschool Metal beat, like old 1983 Tommy Lee, or Lars or old Slayer, etc etc ....no big swing shuffle snazzy modern metal stuff ...... Dont think that pedal has a beat like kick-2-3-4-snare-2-3-4-kick-2-3-4-snare-2-3-4 ....or kick kick kick kick snare kick kick kick Kick kick kick kick Snare kick kick kick & so on ....... instead its all Modern with crazy pro Percussion styles to it. I want old school simple Thrash or power metal 80s feel.
TRIO+ coming soon $299
+Sin sin sinner Yep. Which means in a year, once the used market gets some, maybe we'll be able to make another video
+60 Cycle Hum Mine arrived today from Sweetwater. There are a few other places that have them in stock. : )
+Ty Gerhardt I think they meant they cant afford one now
+Sin sin sinner pretty much, lol
+Sin sin sinner it's not exactly a priority anyways
Tune that guitar
the problem with the trio band creator is the bass lines suck . I ve had generation 1 & 2 . How about a easy normal bass line for us old guys
michael cosentino doesn't the updated trio have an easy bass setting? pretty sure it comes standard on the trio plus as well
You are correct.
Beat buddy for writer? I don't think so. Its so bias judgement.
this guy can not play!
The Piano Ghost 💋
+The Piano Ghost.... And you, my friend, CANNOT spell.....LOL
Lol...grammar check checked ✔
I think the Trio was better than the beat buddy. beat buddy has all this processed crap. trio would be great for those times when you get an idea for a song. you can loop the main riff an instantly have your song filled out with what should go there. good way to see if the song is as good as we imagined it in our heads.
too bass heavy
Problem is you can't play guitar yet
yeah i know
Practice as much as you can find time to, try some LSD worked for
@@hot2jam um, I don't think LSD worked too well for you at all.
no serbian ethno? forget it, man.....not buying it :)
Your review is dumb. The trio gives you bass and drums based on a chord progression u play, beatbuddy is just a static preprogrammed drum machine.
Your comment is unnecessary Henry. Dudes just trying to do something to help people out who want to improve at something which is positive.
Stephen Malkmus wanted to call his first solo LP “Swedish Reggae”, but decided against it. Probably because he and his label(s) wanted it to be clear it was alt-rock not an alternative to rock. 😁
I'm considering buying either the Trio+ or the BB for playing live. I already have a looper and whammy octave pedal so which do you reckon?
hope you went the trio plus route