BeatBuddy Firmware 4.0.x "Playlists!"

[Carhop]

Is 4.0 still in beta,

[BrennanSingularSound]

@roybjensen

. I do notice though, that coming from the BeatBuddy I need to Scan and Repair the SD card before the Sync is successful. Otherwise BBM can’t seem to write certain files to the card. Is something happening to the card when the playlist tries to get written in the BeatBuddy?

Thank you for reporting, we are looking into this

@TheWolf2103

Great - I can confirm that bug is fixed - cheers!

Great!

@CMA

But I just wanted to say how much my new equipment means to me already, and to thank all at Singular Sound for these innovations.

So happy to hear it!!! We love being a part of the creative process

@josborn777

I’m beginning to wonder if there’s not some kind of hardware problem with my specific pedal.

We are in touch separately, the fact this is reproducible means we can likely fix it, stay tuned!

@GrafOrlok

It will be 4.0 i am confused with the aeros but to be honest i have had no problem anymore

The current official version is: 3.9.9.4
The current beta is: 4.0.0

Thanks all

[TheWolf2103]

Hi @BrennanSingularSound,

@BrennanSingularSound

The current beta is: 4.0.1

Thanks all

My current BB install reads 4.0.0 … is 4.0.1 available via the link in the first post … there it still reads 4.0.0 though …

[BrennanSingularSound]

Oops! My bad beta is still 4.0.0!

[DavidPackouz]

BeatBuddy Firmware 4.0.1 has been posted! See original post above.

[GrafOrlok]

It’s working great for me!

[Nepali_brother]

anyone having any issues with 4.0.1?
whoever has already updated, do you recommend? please…

[BrennanSingularSound]

I was going to ask the same, hahaha! How is everyone’s experience? Playlists ok? Did we catch the nasty sync bug?

[TheWolf2103]

4.0.1 is working flawless here

[mrtepayne]

I’m not trying to be stupid here but where are the instructions on creating a playlist? I updated to 4.0.1 from 3.9 but can’t find a playlist option. Thanks!

[BrennanSingularSound]

Hey, no issue this doesn’t have a manual yet, here is what was written in the original post

@DavidPackouz

• Playlists allow you to organize your songs without duplicating them or using the BeatBuddy Manager
• Any song can be added to a new or existing playlist by holding down the tempo knob while the song is selected in the folder screen
• The BeatBuddy can support 17 Playlists each with up to 128 songs
• Playlist songs can be selected by MIDI via MIDI LSB (CC:32) 111 - 127 and PC commands. CC:32, Value 111 is Playlist 1, Value 112 is Playlist 2, etc. The PC value is equal to the song order in the Playlist.
• A playlist song can be removed by holding down the tempo knob while the song is selected in the Playlist screen and selecting Remove
• Playlist songs can be reordered by holding down the tempo knob while the song is selected in the Playlist screen and selecting the Move option
• If a playlist is selected, the BB will reload the current playlist / song on the next reboot

[mrtepayne]

I’ve updated to 4.0.1 but I cannot find the Playlist option anywhere. Where do you find it? The change log seems to assume you see the Playlist option.

[BrennanSingularSound]

You just select a song, any song, and hold the tempo knob, it will ask you what Playlist you’d like to add the song to.

[mrtepayne]

OK. I figured it out. Now I have the same problem as several other people where once I add some songs to the Playlist and restart my Beat Buddy I lose everything on the SD card. It says no songs!

[Johnyhorse]

There seems to be a serious bug in the playlist system on initial usage and the file system is damaged. Use BB Manager to restore to the SSD card etc. Even when it’s working again the Playlist folders can disappear again. Its not reliable.

[mrtepayne]

I know! I tried on 2 different SD cards and both lost everything. I restored from the Beat Buddy manager. I hope they figure it out.

[BrennanSingularSound]

You are positive you are on 4.0.1 and not 4.0.0? Could you please verify in the main menu of the BeatBuddy in the About BeatBuddy page?

Thanks for reporting!

[mrtepayne]

Yes I’m positive I’m on 4.0.1. I double checked to be sure.

Thanks!

[JLHerrmann]

I upgraded to 4.0.1 without problems. Created a playlist and will play in practice with that list tonight. Will report back any problems I encounter, or if I don’t have any problems.

[JLHerrmann]

Seems to be working OK. Didn’t notice any issues with playback or scrolling through the list using the external pedal. I did have to change the behavior of my pedal as the firmware upgrade reset it. Change to start on release so that long press can end the song so that the external pedal can select the next song in the list. Once I got that figured out again, worked great.