We’ve been playing 60+ shows a year with ours, from pubs to festivals. Other than that it’s just a hobbyist’s bedroom toy for those with pretty deep pockets. It would seem to me that the main use for BB is in solo/duo/trio gig situations where the performer/s need an adaptable backing rhythm with a couple of good grooving, realistic sounding parts for each song & maybe some subtle fills for changes outros etc.

It’s going to take me weeks if not months to get this thing up to gigging standard & that’s disappointing tbh. This brings mapping issues which makes everything so time consuming going back & forth. I’m having to export my midi files into Cubase where I can edit them properly. OMG what a poor piece of software, it should & could be so much better. Probably the best way is to remove the intros from the songs where you don’t want them in BB manager. Intros, I know this can be switched off but do you really want the 1st thing that the audience hears at the beginning of a song to be the drum machine? I’ve played with real drummers for 40 years + & pretty much the only time a drummer will do a fancy fill at the start is in reggae music. IMO it’s a machine & shouldn’t be calling that much attention to itself, the main thing the audience should be focused on are the humans playing not the BB. Controlling the volume via midi control on a app like Onsong seems the most practical way to deal with this & I’m curious to know if anyone who uses Onsong in this way can walk me through how it can be achieved?įills, why are they so freakin’ loud & in many cases way over the top in complexity? I’m reading that folk are getting around it adding volume pedal & sound levelers? Come on, we shouldn’t be having to do this, this is a fundamental issue. How is it possible that they can’t be saved either on the pedal or the BB manager? This is basic stuff & anyone who’s has ever gigged with drum machines or rhythm loops knows that it’s one of the most important things to get right.

Forgive me if I’m way off the mark on a few things & am missing vital points.įirstly, great forum, some super knowledgeable & friendly folk here, respect.īB, a great albeit pricey product with some fantastic potential.

I’m really new to this so I’m still getting my head around the possibilities but I’d like to share a few thoughts.

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