Yes, it means that if you have the drum set that was used to make the song, you should hear the bass and strings.
There could be several reasons why you don’t hear the bass and strings:
- The recommended drum set has not been downloaded and imported into the BeatBuddy Manager (BBM) and then activated. SOLTUION: follow the instructions from this link to find the drum set: How to find drum sets or songs on this forum and the old one
- The setting on the pedal itself might not have been enabled to use the default drum set (the one that’s in use in the BBM. SOLUTION: make sure the setting on the pedal is Enabled for the Default Drum set.
- The drum set might have the bass and instruments panned to one side and the drums panned to the other. SOLUTION: use both the left and right outputs on the pedal.
Because I usually provide versions of the song using different instruments, I used v1, v2 and v3, etc to keep track of the versions.
v1 stands for DOP or drums one-press version
v2 stands for OPB or drums and bass guitar one-press version
v3 stands for OPBk or drums, bass guitar and keys one-press version
Clicking on this link might help: Is there a guide to what OBPks and all those other Acronyms stand for listed anywhere?