Trouble finding a good blues beat

BeatBuddy General
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I purchased the BB in order to accompany myself playing some traditional Chicago blues stuff (Muddy waters, etc). I know there are a whole section of Blues beats, but I am having trouble finding something that goes with these songs (just something simple). Maybe I am doing something wrong. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Kev

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Tell us the songs you’re interested in and folks here will probably upload something that suits you.

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Search the web for midi blues drum loops. My belief is BB bought professionally recorded drum tracks so why not me. The price range is $20 -$30 for a package with hundreds of Blues loops.
http://mybeatbuddy.com/forum/index.php?threads/midi-mania.1367/

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How about “Blow Wind Blow” by Muddy Waters and “The Last Time” by Jimmy Rogers

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Then what do I need the BB for?

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BeatBuddy is a tool empowering you with a hardware way (read: you don’t need to use computer anymore) to play MIDI files.

I know nothing of any other compact device that is possible to do this.

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To play the midi files you download. Midi files just contain information which controls the samples in the Beatbuddy.

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Thanks-good point

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How do I load these into the BB? Does it matter that I am using a Mac>

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You should be able to do this with the Mac beta, create a new song and add the loops to it. Look at the tutorial sticky for the information on how to do that. If it is a long midi file over 500 midi events then you will need an external program to chop up the midi files and resave them, then add them.

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I looked at the Mac beta-to me it’a a bit daunting. What do you mean by the “tutorial sticky?”
thanks

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http://mybeatbuddy.com/forum/index.php?threads/bb-manager-tutorial.1522/

You either wait for the official Mac version, or use the Mac beta. Just follow the instruction and give it a go what have you got to loose? I can’t comment on the Mac beta, but you may find my tutorial videos helpful as well…

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Thanks

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“Blow Wind Blow”

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“The Last Time”

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Thanks for the 2 files

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You should have made a bigger list Kev …lol
Awesome , thanks Charles (Y)
love the blues … :wink:

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Kev, Here is a simple beat that I use a lot for blues. It’s very simple as a “Boom-Chuk” beat but you can add your own fills, transitions, etc. Try it.
Sincerely, Fingerstylepicker.