how do i get keyboard sounds onto beatbuddy pedal

BeatBuddy General
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how do i get keyboard sounds onto beatbuddy pedal

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  • make sure you’ve updated to the latest f/w and BBM versions
  • download a song with keys (OPBk) and note which drum set it requires
  • find, download and install that drum set from Resources/Drum Kits into the BBM
  • in the BBM, click the Drum Sets tab and scroll to the kit you just imported and click the checkbox
  • try out your song in the BBM; Save Project
  • use the BBM to sync to your SD card
  • note that some drum sets separate the bass and drums into L & R channels and will require that you use both the left and right pedal outputs (or the headphones jack)
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Thanks Persist
I’ve tried and that works fine but How do the keyboard parts get embedded in the song or Kit ?

Keith

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For that you’d probably need to hear from those users that upload the kits here: Phil, Phil Flood and GarryA

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You have to do both. Get the keyboard part in song and in the kit. There are quite a few keyboard kits already posted to the forum. When I build these, I have the keyboard sounds mapped to midi starting at C3, C4 or C5. Download a couple and open them up to take a look at those kits. I just posted a method for doing that under “How to change relative kit volume” in Technical Support. Instrument sounds are added to a drumkit using the Add Instrument function in the BB Drumset Maker. You have to add a wav for each note.

To get the keyboard into the songs. You need to edit a midi. Take a look at post #9 in this thread for that tidbit.

http://forum.mybeatbuddy.com/index.php?threads/connecting-reaper-to-your-beatbuddy.5532/#post-33391

Start by looking at that stuff, and then experiment a bit. Then feel free to ask me questions.

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Many thanks Phil I will give it a go and get back to you with some questions . The beat buddy pedal is excellent and I had no idea of the full versatility when I purchased it . I used it on a gig last weekend only for a couple of songs and the audience feedback was very good with comets such as "Wow that drum machine took you to another level "

I’m really impressed at the help available on this forum.
Thanks
Keith