A few days ago, I received an update from the BeatBuddy mailing list that announced that BeatBuddy had won the prestigious “Best In Show” award at NAMM.
First off, I’m not at all surprised about this. I raved about it before it went to market, and was absolutely blown away by it when I finally received one.
And since I’ve had the BeatBuddy, it has been an absolute game-changer for me. Funny, I actually intended to use it live, but haven’t had enough time to practice with it and write down the settings I’d use for various songs that I perform in my solo gigs. Right now it’s the “cold season” at the restaurant I perform at weekly, so I’m seated behind a piano, which makes access to my pedals a bit difficult. But once I’m playing on the patio, I’ll be using the BeatBuddy fo’ sho’!
But just because I’m not gigging with it, doesn’t mean I’m not using it. I’m not even recording much these days, but I still get song ideas, and the BeatBuddy has been an invaluable tool to help me visualize and realize a song. And for just tooling around and practicing, you couldn’t ask for a better way to play to a beat when you don’t have a drummer around.
I’m so excited for the Singular Sound guys who’ve made this thing possible. It’s an incredible tool that has brought so much value to my songwriting process.
Guitar Gear 
HI Dawg ! I received my BeatBuddy also as I was in the Kick Starter promo. I’m just learning to use it. It’s a blast. I’m just using it right out of the box but I know you can update the firmware and download the BeatBuddy manager software. Are you doing any of that ? Just wanted your opinion if it is something I should consider doing. Thanks!
George
I’m in the beta program for the manager software for the Mac. It works great. You can rearrange songs and even build your own out of the existing ones, and even add your own loops (that’s a bit of work that I haven’t had much time to do).
But what REALLY excites me is that Singular Sound will be releasing different song sets in the future by different drummers that users can purchase. This is going to really bring out the power of the BeatBuddy, because then you’ll be able to load your own custom sets.
In any case, this pedal will have a huge impact on the music industry. It’s not just a gimmick.