I have all of my stage ready beats/songs in 1 folder. This makes life easier with everything in alphabetical order in 1 folder. However, within the single folder I am constantly jumping around the approximately 125 songs. The BB1 & Footswitch+ allows me to go up or down the alphabet in the single folder. AWESOME! I would love to upgrade & also get rid of the Footswitch+
However, if I decide to use the BB2 & my set list calls for “I Won’t Back Down” > “Brown Eyed Women” > “Heart of Glass” > “Alone in the Dark”, can I only move in 1 direction through the alphabet? My god, with the BB2, if I end up passing the song do I have to scroll through all 125+ songs to get back to where I was?
**Possible suggestion - double foot button press to enter “single folder explore mode”. I don’t believe any BB2 feature uses a double button press.
Double button press > enables left or right button to scroll up/down a single folder’s contents > double button press to go back to “play mode” > hit left or right button to begin the song that was highlighted in “folder explorer mode”.
Sorry, are you saying your BeatBuddy 2 does not work this way?
The BeatBuddy 2 already can use both footswitches to go up or down a list, press and hold the left main footswitch to go back and press and hold the right main footswitch to enter/select
I don’t have the BB2 yet. This is a critical feature delaying my purchase. Does the single folder navigation require you to commit the 2 onboard buttons to folder navigation only?
With 2 buttons on the main BB2 pedal I am hoping to get rid of the Footswitch+ if/when I upgrade from BB1 to BB2. What is the process/path of navigating a single folder up & down the alphabetized list of beats/songs in that folder?
No, it does not require you to commit the full footswitch, this behavior is hard-coded. However, you will likely want to either set one of the footswitches to Open Folders while stopped or set a button to either Song Advance or Song Back while stopped. If set to Song Advance or Song Back while stopped, pressing and holding that footswitch while stopped will open the folder view, like the footswitch + does.
Reminder: On BeatBuddy 2, all footswitches (on unit or external) have the same optional behaviors and can be set to have different, independent behaviors while playing, paused, or stopped.
Sets what the BeatBuddy 2 does if the footswitch is tapped while playing. If the footswitch has Act as Master Control enabled, this option will be greyed out.
No Action - Does nothing when tapped
Accent Hit - Plays the accent hit when tapped
Tap Tempo - Sets tap tempo when tapped. We recommend at least 3-4 taps to get an accurate reading from the tap tempo.
Pause - Pauses when tapped. If you want the same button to unpause, make sure you set the While Paused behavior to unpause.
Mute - Mutes and unmutes when tapped. Muting will silence playback without stopping the song.
Outro Fill - Plays an outro fill when tapped. A good solution to avoid double-tapping to play the outro/stop the song.
Next Part - Starts and completes a transition to the next part. Hold to loop the transition and release the pedal to finalize the transition at the end of the current measure.
Previous Part - Starts and completes a transition to the previous part. Hold to loop the transition and release the pedal to finalize the transition at the end of the current measure.
Half Time - Enables half time mode at the next measure when tapped, tap it again to return to normal time at the next measure
Double Time - Enables double time mode at the next measure when tapped, tap it again to return to normal time at the next measure
Stop (No Outro) - Stops the song with no outro, even if there is one in the song
Instant Stop - Stops the song immediately when tapped
Specific Parts - Sets a specific part to transition to when the footswitch is tapped. Starts and completes a transition to a chosen part. Hold to loop the transition and release the pedal to finalize the transition at the end of the current measure.
MIDI Notes (Accent Hits) - Sets the button to trigger a specific MIDI note (0-127). These can be used to have different accent hit sounds on different buttons.
While Paused
Sets what the BeatBuddy 2 does if the footswitch is tapped while paused. If the footswitch has Act as Master Control enabled, this option will be greyed out.
No Action - Does nothing when tapped
Accent Hit - Plays the accent hit when tapped
Unpause - Unpauses when tapped. If you want the same button to pause, make sure you set the While Playing behavior to Pause.
Tap Tempo - Sets tap tempo when tapped. We recommend at least 3-4 taps to get an accurate reading from the tap tempo.
Outro Fill - Plays an outro fill when tapped. A good solution to stop a song with an outro while paused.
Next Part - Switches through the parts of the current song without unpausing the song, the Master Control Label will show the Part number you currently have selected
Previous Part - Switches through the parts of the current song in reverse order without unpausing the song, the Master Control Label will show the Part number you currently have selected
Half Time - Enables half time mode while paused, tap it again to return to normal time
Double Time - Enables double time mode while paused, tap it again to return to normal time
Instant Stop - Stops the BeatBuddy 2 without starting playback
MIDI Notes (Accent Hits) - Sets the button to trigger a specific MIDI note (0-127). These can be used to have different accent hit sounds on different buttons.
While Stopped
Sets what the BeatBuddy 2 does if the footswitch is tapped while stopped. If the footswitch has Act as Master Control enabled, this option will be greyed out.
No Action - Does nothing when tapped
Accent Hit - Plays the accent hit when tapped
Song Advance - Switches to the next song in the current folder
Song Back - Switches to the previous song in the current folder
Tap Tempo - Sets tap tempo when tapped. We recommend at least 3-4 taps to get an accurate reading from the tap tempo.
Outro Fill - Plays an outro fill when tapped.
Next Part - Next Part Switches through the parts of the current song without starting the song, the Master Control Label will show the part number you currently have selected
Previous Part - Switches through the parts of the current song in reverse order without starting the song, the Master Control Label will show the part number you currently have selected
Start Immediately - Starts the BeatBuddy 2 without playing the intro or count in, even if the intro file exists and either the intro/count in are enabled
Open Song List - Opens the song list within the current folder
Go to Folders - Opens the list of folders in your BeatBuddy 2 Project
MIDI Notes (Accent Hits) - Sets the button to trigger a specific MIDI note (0-127). These can be used to have different accent hit sounds on different buttons.
To play “song 1”, I assign the left foot switch to start my beat & things get rolling. While playing the song, I’ll have the left switch do fills & move to the next sections (Will this work like the BB1 - short press creates a fill, long press moves things to next section?)
During the song I need a pause for a fancy guitar part … How does this happen? I use the right switch to do the outro & end things. A song has to end so I seem to have lost a way to pause my song.
Now that “song 1” is done, I need to go to “song 2”. How do I navigate my folder up or down the alphabet? The right switch could be assigned to move forward in my folder when things are stopped but the next song is 2 songs in the other direction. I could use the right switch to travel through 123 songs but I sure hope I don’t scroll past it. I could use the left switch but once i press it a beat will start.
I still feel like the Footswitch+ might be needed here & this will prevent me from getting the BB2. If I can’t scale my kit down, there’s no need for a BB2.