Joe Vitale Jr - BeatBuddy MINI 2 Drum Machine Review Performance
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- The amazing Joe Vitale Jr is back with another killer review about the new BeatBuddy MINI 2 drum machine from Singular Sound.
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Features overview
2:02 Functions
3:07 Tap structure
5:48 Demo: "Like No Other"
11:10 Conclusion
The review and performance by Joe is impeccable.
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This is the way reviews ought to be done! Integrating the pedal into a performance, great!
Thanks for the comment! :)
Excellent! The demo is what sold me. Thanks Joe!👍
Got it ! Have it on order now , can’t wait ❤. Great video , thanks a lot !
Great demo. Love this tune👍
Great Video! Loved your performance and how it’s used. Just bought both! Thanks again. All Video should be this clear and concise. Great production value as well!👍🏻
How are you liking the pedal ? I bought the mini 2, without the other pedal. I'm thinking I really need that second pedal for live performances.
how much did you pay for them?
A very informative review with a catchy song as well. I just bought one of these and can't wait to integrate it into my sound. Thanks Joe! 😎
Awesome Al!
Thanks for the great demo!
Excellent demo. Good song too.
Got all the info I was looking for.
One Beat buddy mini 2 added to my shopping list.
Thank You
Hi there, thanks for the comment. Joe Vitale is amazing! Make sure to order yours here: singularsound.com/product/beatbuddy-mini/
Fantastic!!! Love that song. Great job. Just subscribed. Thanks for a great start to my day!
Excellent Review!!! I want one!!!!!!!!
Great job , very helpful
Excellent demo, clear, concise and easy to follow. Loved the song as well. Thanks.
🙂🙂
Great demo all around!
Excellent demo, thank you. A good friend of mine just gave me the beat buddy and pedal, im looking forward to practicing with this. Thanks again for a great display on how it functions.
Hey John, great to hear and have fun with your BeatBuddy!
Thanks for this amazing invention. Probably the greatest pedal ever made... Ingenious.
Thanks for the kind words! :)
Excellent review of a great piece of kit - must get one
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Wow, you have a great voice! And btw, nice review, i want this pedal, maybe someday :D
Nice demo. Great skills!
I like to think he's singing this song to the beat buddy.
Good song at the end! I forgot I was watching a beat buddy demo.
Excellent demo and performance. This one sold me on the BB2.
Great! Thanks for the comment!
Best demo of gizmo I have seen yet. Good job.
Thanks for tuning in🙂
Great review! It even sounds like there's a bass guitar with your song!
Joe Vitale Jr is the man! Killer review ;)
Thanks guys! He's the man
He’s lost a lot of weight since the Secret Movie
Well done, a very informative review - thanks!
Thanks for tuning in!
Loved your dad’s music . His voice and delivery are so unique. Day’s Gone Bye❤️Roller Coaster Weekend had some really good songs on it. Just bought my BB2 today. I hope my unit does not have a glitch? I heard a shrill sound in place of a beat a few times but I am just getting used to it(10 mins). Hopefully it will warm up or something. I would hate to send it back. Song was ok.
Hey Joe great review. I just ordered mine. Hoping an old dog can learn a new trick. TY
Nice demo and great song.
Awesome review great playing and great voice!
Thanks Ben😁
Wow that's the coolest demo ❤. Nice groove song 😊. I wish I could have joined you with my Bass 😉.
Wow, you have a great voice! And btw, nice review...
Yes! Thats what we Need to see and hear to inderstand this pedal/ any pedal! And i also like the Song! Very honest 80s vibes ❤
Really good song, outstanding vocal and guitar accompaniment.
Really helpful - thanks! 🙂
Thank you for tuning in!
Great demo Joe.
Thanks for the comment Rob. Joe is amazing! ;)
Perfect performance and demonstration! Sold me, mines in the mail front Sweetwater. Thank you
Thanks man, I need to cancel my other order on another drum machine and hopefully that'll happen, then I can order this one and great tune as well.! I'm a Brazilian jazz guitar composer myself.
We hope so too! You can check this cool video using our new Aeros and the BB together. czcams.com/video/6_1-bAGq4DU/video.html
This looks great for my solo/duo acoustic gigs to fill out the sound! Added to the "buy list"!
😁😁
Great demo thanks agree with last comment
😁😁
Man. Worth watching just for his performance.
You create some interesting movement you guitar playing, love how use that beat buddy.
Great voice, dude!
very nice
Great review
Thank you Max!🙂
Diggin the song just ordered this pedal
Thanks for the comment and welcome to the family!
Good voice, cool song and very good pedal.... Tks
Thanks for the comment!
What ever happened to the new BeatBuddy Manager ?
Not much happening in the developer department at Singular Sound !
It was a looooooooooooooooooooooooong time since we saw an update !
We are finalizing a new version of the BB Manager now that fixes some of the most common bugs. Stay tuned ;)
I love this damn thing. I am getting down with this pedal, and my Headrush Prime, Antares Auto tune vocal. "I LOVE MUSIC" 😂
Awesome!!
Ese pedal es fantástico!!!👍🏻😎 Joe Vitale jr. Eres genial👍🏻⭐️
Vou comprar
Check it out here. singularsound.com/product/beatbuddy-mini/
Nice move, I got how it worked after about a minute and a half of your song. Not bashing, seriously complimenting you on your strategy. That said, thank you, I was on the fence about this beat buddy 2, but you convinced me. You got a new subscriber.
Thank you for the feedback and kind words!🙂
Great song Joe
Nice song.!
Great demo and Awesome song.
Feels like 2001 all over again lol
🙂😁
great video and song, I had to play along on bass!
Thank you Jack and awesome!😁
Can it be turned on and off without removing it from a pedalboard? Does it have to be on to pass a guitar signal? Other loopers seem to make it difficult and the only way to turn them off is to remove them from the signal chain which is very annoying for my setup. Thanks in advance for answering this.
I just discovered this item today and was wondering if it’s possible to run this into a Headrush FRFR Cab (or any other modeler cab), so that I could use one cab for a Drum PA/Guitar cab?
Example, guitar to board to cab. Add BBM2 to cab. I could then set the BBM2 next to the board and then have a full on rhythm setup without adding more speakers. Any reason why that wouldn’t work?
Going into the Headrush cab will work fine. We recommend a full range speaker to experience the best audio quality.
Playa, you can do whatever you want.
Ok. This really REALLY intrigue me. So can i use this for all songs? New songs and old songs? Pls answer.
The BB MINI 2 plays a variety beats at any tempo. This means you can jam with the pedal any of your favorite songs. Feel free to email us at support@singularsound.com for any further questions.
Is it possible to make quick changes between different patterns, e.g. ZZ Top's "Waiting For the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago"?
Hey there, unfortunately the BB Mini2 is limited to content that it has on it, and in the order/folder hierarchy it comes with.
The big brother, the BeatBuddy, has the ability to connect to the computer via USB or using the included SD card, once connected you can use the BBM (BeatBuddy Manager) to edit the songs themselves (the beats, fills, sections etc) and also create setlists for easy song selection when using the footswitch+ for hands free song changing (not included)
Hello SS! Great demo. I'm very interested in this product. My question is: is the pedal programmable? i.e. my band plays 2 set lists of 15 songs. Sometimes our drummer can't make it to a rehearsal or gig. So can you program 30 different beats / tempos, name them and easily dial them up? If not, what type of product can do that? Thank you!
You can program the regular BeatBuddy. www.singularsound.com/products/beatbuddy
Been using it and finally got around to seeing what others are doing..i mostly doing acoustic solo and am introducing it as filler in between songs..lets you get in the mood for the next song..throw in something different..i still find it a lil cheesy but people bob thier head more when its used..it definitely changes the room I've noticed..I'll be playing some bluegrass and go into an r&b beat..people are like whaaat??
Love to heat this, awesome!
Hi, I was wondering if Bead Buddy could come up with Beats / percussions like The Indian Tabla, Punjabi Dhol some native original Beats or a Indian drums pack... ?
Make sure to check out our world beats collection for the regular BeatBuddy. library.mybeatbuddy.com/world-beats-collection/
How to balance and keep each style at the same volume? because each style has high dynamic volumes for some styles and low for others.... for example, I connect my beatbuddy mini 2 directly to the soundboard... I use the ROCK style, I adjust the volume.... but when I change it to FUNK or BLUES the volume is lower and interferes with the performance when playing live... because I'm using it in bars and events with voice and guitar.
I like your jam😂
Does the mini 2 support a MIDI clock?
It does not but the regular BeatBuddy does. singularsound.com/product/beatbuddy/
Joe Vitale Jr songs smack hard yo
I think the one thing that would make this product a must have, is a built in looper. Are there ANY plans to do such a thing? There would be no songwriting, practice, performance tool that could possibly top it.
We're currently working on our own looper pedal. Stay tuned 😉😁
@@SingularSoundOfficial any update on this?
@@mike35424 meet our new Aeros Loop Studio. singularsound.com/product/aeros-loop-studio/
@@SingularSoundOfficial yea but no combo...looper and beatbuddy in one. I get it, that would kill fomo and ultimately lose you business...but THAT is the product we WANT!!
@@shawnrussellmusic7410 great idea, we will discuss this for future developments!
Is it in Mono ore are the Drum-Samples in Stereo? I thought about using it without a guitar.
The BeatBuddy Mini 2 version comes in Mono 16-bit sound. The regular BeatBuddy is a 24-bit true stereo sound. Find out more here: singularsound.com/
@@SingularSoundOfficial Thank you, that helps. :-)
I'm thinking I can put this into a separate loop, like the EHX Tri Parallel, and record into my looper pedal.Or, use it the way he's using it, and it won't be affected by my other pedals?
We do not re recommend to record the drums into a looper since you have double audio signal and you'll not get the main benefits of the pedal main functions. We'll recommend to look a the regular BB which has MIDI capabilities to sync with MIDI devices such as loopers and effects.
@@SingularSoundOfficial Yeah, I already bought the Mini 2. I couldn't really afford to get both. I just ordered the Looper. I have another drum machine that has midi, that I might hook up. I just have to move some things around, since I have very limited space. Thanks!
Well here's what I'm going to do tell me if you think this will work because I can't find anybody asking the question I'm getting ready to ask but before I ask the question here's what I'm going to do I already have two Looper pedals so what I'm going to do is take the beatbuddy Mini 2 plug in a Looper and then plug it into a amplifier then on my other amplifier I'll have my guitar going through another Looper I hit the beatbuddy to start the drumbeat and when I feel comfortable I'll tap on that Looper which will record only the drums then once I get the drums exactly the way I want them I can rehearse my guitar over and over till I get the Sound I like then Luke the guitar once I do that I have the micro USB to plug into a 4-track recorder and upload the loop drum track which is the beatbuddy Mini 2 and the Looper that has the guitars what do you think about my idea
can you upload your own midi drums tracks to it? also do you need to adjust the tempo between every song manually?
The BB Mini 2 does not have MIDI capabilities. With the footswitch you can tap tempo the BPM when you're in "tempo" mode.
@@SingularSoundOfficial thanks for letting me know!
My question is, what will you do when you have a set of 10-15 songs performance and you have to change the pattern or the tempo or both. How do you do it while performing, and the pedal is on the floor.
Hey there, we highly recommend looking into our full size BeatBuddy for when you are doing live performances so you can create a playlist that you can use as your setlist for the beats you are going to use for your set. You can use the Footswitch+ as a tao tempo to change the tempo hands-free. If you want to change the pattern, you just hold down the BeatBuddy switch to change to the next song part on any beat.
I read a lot of comments about the beat not being right, Well I have to tell the complainers that there is a Tempo knob on the right side of the the Mini, where you can adjust the time your self, I have over 700 songs, where I have put in the tempo my self, from Buddy Holly To Merle Haggard, It took sometime But it works great.
Thanks for the kind words
Can it export other Brazilian rhythms Forró, Xote, Pagode etc?
With the regular BeatBuddy you can import more beats and make your own. Find out more here: singularsound.com/product/beatbuddy
Please, can you tell me if it's possible to turn off intro completely or it is only possible for one rhythm on BB mini 2?
Yes you can! hold down the right knob for 2 seconds and it would give then option to disable intro fills. ;)
@@SingularSoundOfficial Thank you
This is a very impressive pedal and a great demo!!! I'm seriously considering getting one! How does this compare to the Beatbuddy?
Hey there, thank you for the kind words! Check out this video where we talk about the differences between the BeatBuddy and the BeatBuddy Mini 2 :czcams.com/users/shortsXzUWgNlCoUU
@@SingularSoundOfficial Thank you very much! The BeatBuddy seems to be the one to choose!
3 questions, first I am not very tech savvy when it comes to this, how easy is it to get the hang of? Is there a lot to computer work to setup?
Second, can it be used with other pedals, like a looper, or distortion pedal?
Hey there, the MINI 2 is plug in and play! Very straightforward. The Mini does not have the MIDI capabilities of its big brother the BeatBuddy, so you cannot pair it with a looper like the BB. Also the Mini2 content is limited to the default content, you cannot update it's content or firmware like you can with the BeatBuddy.
@@SingularSoundOfficial make the beatbuddy cheaper!!!!
Is there any benefit to this for home use that GarageBand doesn’t already cover?
Hey Ben, when comparing GarageBand to the BeatBuddy Mini 2, the main benefits for the mini is that you can completely control where your drums are headed live with your foot while you play your instrument. This adds an element of creativity that isn't possible with GarageBand.
new to beat buddy. So beat buddy mini 2 is the same as the beat buddy just streamlined?
The regular BeatBuddy has significant advantages over the mini. You can add/edit the beats and change the drum sounds to any of the MIDI beats. Also, the regular BeatBuddy has MIDI capabilities which will allow you to sync more pedals such is loopers and effects, and true stereo 24bit quality sound.
Can I make this pedal work as a simple metronome as well? 🧐
Yep! There are various metronomes for different time signatures, check out this list of all content included: singularsound-publicly-downloadable.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/ListofBBsongs.pdf
hi guys, I find the switch clicknoise very loud. It 's realy annoying when recording with a microphone.
Thanks for the feedback. We're working on implementing a quieter switch. Please email us at support@singularsound.com for any further questions.
LUBE IT
ow, my brain is in transition mode now. 😵💫
How many bpms? The old one only reached 250
It goes up to 250BPM as well.
Why is this song not available anywhere? It's beautiful!
Beautiful? Listen to Wait For Sleep by Dream Theatre or Angel Wine by Strawbs. Then tell me about beautiful. His song was very average.
Hi to dad❤️🎼❤️
Can you programme this?
Hi Stephen, the MINI does not allow you program/edits the beats. However, with the regular BeatBuddy you CAN using the BB manager software.
Love the song. GOD blessn rock on
Hi again S.S. - My main question is as follows, please: I don't want a Complete Collection or Groove Monkee type pack (because they do not contain genres of which I would use with my duo). There is a link (within the Beat Buddy site) which says "Don’t want the bundle? Click here to shop individual packs". If you follow this link it will take you to a page which contains drum-patters I AM interested in purchasing. These are, specifically: ALL Funk, Latin, Brazilian Perc., Jazz/Swing, Odd Time Sigs. However, it seems to be only the drum KITS, rather than the actual groves?! Otherwise, it appears the only other option is to purchase drum-beats in the STYLE of 100's of different Pop/Rock artists, which is not what I'm looking for to be honest. I hope I have explained my question OK for you. Thanks, Paul
Hi Paul, thanks for this question. You have the option to download the "Drum Beats" and the "Drum Sets". There are two different things. You can go to "Products" menu and select only what you want to download. The regular BeatBuddy allows you to change the drum set sound to any beat to combine beats with different drum kits.
@@SingularSoundOfficial OK, thanks a lot. Would you be able to kindly link me to the Product page you reference, please? I'm not sure I navigated correctly when I tried earlier. Cheers, Paul
@@SingularSoundOfficial - I can't seem to find the 'Products' tab anywhere? Cheers.
Old video I know but does it have a polka beat?
Hey there, yep! There are two different polka beats on the BeatBuddy Mini 2 & BeatBuddy in the "World" folder.
@@SingularSoundOfficial Thank you for the kind response my friend.
Can you run this pedal into your amp?
You can but we recommend to use a full range amp for better quality sound.
I had a BassBuddy mini but my drummer kept turning it down.
Is he losing his job? ;)
I bought a BeatBuddy mini, and while i thought the sound was excellent, the actual usable beats were very limited, so i
went and got the BeatBuddy mini 2, same issue here, very limited usable beats, none the units do not even have
a basic country beat in them. Though very well engineered, to me they were a big disappointment. I guess the next move is the
BeatBuddy itself. I hope this will be a more fruitful purchase.
Thanks for the feedback. One of the benefits of the regular BB over the MIDI is the ability to change the drum set sounds and the MIDI capabilities. You can edit the existing beats or make your own using the BB Manager. Feel free to email us at support@singularsound.com and we'd be happy to help you finding the correct beat for you.
@@SingularSoundOfficial Thanks your reply ~ I secured a good deal on a new BeatBuddy & footswitch, its streets ahead of the mini and mini 2, there is no comparison, i have even managed to download new beats and drumkits. My advice to anyone considering the mini or mini 2 is to save a bit more and get the BeatBuddy.
can you put your own patterns in it?
The regular BeatBuddy allows you to add/edit the content using the BB Manager.
Hi.mini and mini2..different..?
Hey, thanks for your question,
Both the BeatBuddy and BeatBuddy MINI 2 offer the same core functionality and default content. There are however 3 key differences.
First, the BeatBuddy MINI 2 can’t load any additional content like the BeatBuddy can.
Second, the MINI 2 utilizes 16-bit sound vs the BeatBuddy’s 24-bit sound.
Finally, there is no MIDI functionality in the BeatBuddy MINI 2.
If you want to start controlling a beat live, hands free, right out of the box with no programming necessary, the BeatBuddy MINI 2 is the easiest drum machine you’ll ever get.
What's the audio connection? This can't sound good on a guitar amp
We recommend to use a full range amp or monitors speakers to get the best sound quality
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I keep reading that you have to pay 250GBP to be able to access the full library of patterns? And that the manufacturer has deliberately pre-installed only a limited amount of accompaniments so as to force you into an after-sales corner!
Hi! Thanks for the comment. The BeatBuddy MINI 2 comes with 220+ beats in different genres as default. With the regular BeatBuddy, you can add/edit all of the content using the BB Manager. We sell additional beats and drumset sounds on our BB Library Collection.
@@SingularSoundOfficial - Thank you. So can you not perform any editing on the Mini BB?
@@monsterjazzlicks since the MINI 2 does not have MIDI capabilities, the content cannot be edited.
@@SingularSoundOfficial - Oh I see. I thought editing could have been performed via the USB port and BeatBuddy software manager?
@@monsterjazzlicks yes! You can use the USB port or use the Sd-card included with the unit. You can export your project from the BB Manager to the card with all the changes.
Beats the shit out of any other drum computer I've used, buddy!
Thanks for the kind words! Make sure to check the regular BeatBuddy ;)
Yes I beat my buddy regularly!
I’m assuming your dad is THE Joe Vitale that played with CSN? If so how ironic that you would be promoting a drummer in a box. Good vid!
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Seems like you could program all of that in a step.
Can this play Hard Bop Free Jazz?
Hey Henry, check out this list of all the default content that comes on the BeatBuddy Mini 2: singularsound-publicly-downloadable.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/manuals/List+BB+Default+Song+List.pdf