To answer this question, you need some background. There are two types of BeatBuddy content, default and user-created. The former is the multi-part songs provided by Singular Sound; the latter consists of songs and drum kits created by users. The default beats require the user to interact with the pedal (some call it “tap dancing”) while the user-created songs require a single tap to start and play the song all of the way through completion.
You can think of the default content beats as the parts and pieces of an Erector set or Lincoln Logs that you can use to build or shape your songs.
To hear the user-created content as intended by the user that put it together, you have to find the drum kit that was suggested by the user—otherwise, it may sound weird.
Click on the blue text to read more about acronyms: * Guide to BBMO acronyms
- How to find drum sets on this forum
See above.
Nothing wrong with having more options with additional drum sets—that’s where the Boutique drums come in. They should work particularly well with the default content.
For the user-created (mostly one-press) songs, you’ll definitely need to learn how to search the forum for the user-created kits, download, import, activate and select the kit that best suits the song (using either the BBMO or the BeatBuddy Manager (BBM)).
Take some time and dive into the BBMO user manual to learn more about the system. Probably well worth your time and effort: * BeatBuddy Manager Online (BBMO) printer-friendly user manual