Others have tried using the BB as a sound module. Here’s some results from a quick search :
I’ve tried for 2 days to turn the BB into a midi drumsound module, triggered by Ableton Live, but in vain!
I took another drum machine, and there everything is working fine, so the midi information is streaming well from Live! till the midi input of BB! I know also the span of notes that I can use (between C1 and C3).
Let’s start from here: I reset the BB to the factory settings and then what?
Is it possible to give me a step-by-step list of settings to make it a sound module? I’m really tire…
Can BB Drum Kits work as Sound Module ? - I wish to use Foot MIDI Keyboard for the receipt of the general joint sounding in Mix of additional notes of BB Drum Kit or BB Bass Guitar - simultaneously with Play Loops BeatBuddy Patterns. I plan to use for this purpose two very easy MIDI Foot Controllers : Keith McMillen - Soft Step & 12 Step, that is able to work together for such aims. Also on occasion I wish to use an additional man and a standard synthesizer for hands, that has MIDI OUT, to get …
I know that the BB does not send or receive MIDI over USB - you need to use the MIDI breakout cable. I think the first thing you’d need to do is to enable MIDI IN and Note On from within the BB’s settings.
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