Paul Simon
Notes:
Song version_________Suggested kit
v4 OPBk_________________STAX Yamaha Piano & Piano
Includes: 1 song, MIDI source file and Chords & Lyrics
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover.zip (64.0 KB)
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Hi there - Iām new to BB but very keen to download a Fifty Ways drum track but this doesnt seem to play when I download it. Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem with this particular file.
Can you - or somebody here help please? Best wishes Johnnie
This is a multi-instrument and one-press version of the song so if you were looking for just the drums, this is probably not what youāre looking for as this has drums, bass and keys.
To get it to sound properly, you need to use the BeatBuddy Manager (BBM) so if you donāt have that installed, thatās your starting point. Youāll also need the user-created drum set to hear the song. This link might help to answer some of your questions and to help you locate the drum set that youāre going to need to play this song. Helpful BeatBuddy (BB) and BeatBuddy Manager (BBM) links
Download and unzip the song file to your desktop.
Search the forum using the tips I provided in the link above for the drum set. Download, and unzip (if itās a zip file, some of the drum files are not zipped) to your desktop.
Launch the BBM and use the File - Import - Song (navigate to the desktop folder where the song is located
Use the BBM File - Import - Drum set (navigate to your desktop where the drum set should be located and select Open); once imported, you need to activate the drum set so click on the BBM Drum sets tab (itās below the Virtual Machine (the working model of the BeatBuddy (BB) pedal), scroll to the bottom of the list and check the box for the drum set.
You should now be able to hear the drums, bass and keys.
Thank you so much for this - extremely helpful! I shall give it all a go and see where i get to. I confess that its really just the drum beat Iām after though. Thanks for explaining, cheers Johnnie
You can edit the track and remove the bass and keys, or use it on a drumset that doesnāt have the bass and keys mapped to those locations.
Excellent I was hoping you would say that - Iām going to have a dabble and see what i can achieve - many thanks Johnnie
This has been known to corrupt the MIDI for some users.
This was gonna be my first suggestion but when I tried the song with the Standard kit, it only played one drum instrument.
Iām living an a BBFF Editor world, not a BBM world 
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Drums only.sng (35.9 KB)
Hello ! Is it working for anyone ? I managed to upload both files via BBMO (full song and drums only version. I also got the STAX drumset) but itās not playing on my BB. Plays fine in the manager, but on the BB i only get one hit and then nothingā¦tempo and volume are OK. āStripsā are running on the screen. Any idea ?
Check that the settings on your BeatBuddy pedal are set for Default drumset: Enabled
UPDATE: I just checked the song on my pedal and it only plays the first drum hit. Iāll correct this and repost the song.
Thanks for the reply. Actually, i easily fixed it by creating a new song and importing the midi file. Set tempo and drum set, and itās all good !
Corrected file:
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover EDIT v4.sng (69.2 KB)
Will update later with all three one-press songs.
Paul Simon
Notes:
Song version_________Suggested kit
v1 DOP______________SUB-Standard Pro Plain
v2 OPB______________SUB-Std Pro PL Bass 0-31
v4 OPBk-organ______STAX AcousPiano& 2119 Hammond
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon.zip (92.5 KB)
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