I used the Beatbuddy and Ditto looper for years as a one-man act. The MIDI connection was a life changer! The way it locks the loop to the beat is amazing!! Great demo. Also love the A6 guitar, Godin rules!!
Been doing the one man band thing for long time now. Also own the Godin A6 Ultra, mines black. My looper setup is the MIDI Maestro, Beatbuddy, synced into the Aeros Looper. Right now I’m using an acoustic multi effects for the acoustic side, and an electric multi effects for the magnetic pickup side with volume pedals to raise and lower which ever side I want for the part in the song, for hands free mix the two. Love your set though. Nice clean sound! Thanks for making this video. I always enjoy learning how others go about it! Have a good one!
For sure. I have the bells and whistles here only because I already have them on hand, but you could simplify this set up by just using the looper and the Beat Buddy. I've accumulated the parts over years, so it's probably not where I would suggest to start.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia I have just got a Mooer groove X 2 looper it has drums but they do not quite have the beats that I want so looking at such things as beat Buddy to get a drum beat to fit to my easy type songs or maybe a drum machine to set up what I want.
@@barryhambly7711 Sounds good. You may want to ask around to make sure the Mooer syncs well with the Beat Buddy. I like the Beat Buddy because of its flexibility and natural drum sounds, and being able to work it with your foot while playing. Once you get the hang of it, it becomes more intuitive.
Lots of people in the comments section with big feelings about loopers. As someone who's dedicated his life to antagonizing gatekeepers, that only makes me want to use them more. Cool setup!
Thanks for commiserting. It never fails to surprise how personally some people take it when not everyone does exactly what they do. I foolishly think music is a creative endeavour. You seem to have more patience for responding to them than I do.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia I guess I'm just fascinated by the mindset. "Your process is different from mine and therefore bad." I've always enjoyed seeing how different people make different rigs work, and this type of playing has its own specific skill set.
Handy item - I added a chime sound effect to the beat buddy to play at the end of songs. Just assign to the extra foot pedal switch. Magical. You can also assign a cymbal crash to add emphasis. The BeatBuddy is really fun.
Pretty cool, a lot of gear though, I did something similar - my guitar goes into a zoom G1Xfour then into a mini NUX amp (as a preamp) the headphone out then goes into a digitech Trio+ (powered by a back up battery) which then goes into a Roland street ex (eliminating the mixer) the drum output of the trio goes into the streets' line in, I use a Shure mic, into a zoom v3 into the Mic input of the street, I also pick off signals to send to a tascam DR-40 to record - every thing can be powered by battery - it can go to the park or where ever.
Sounds like a good set up. I didn't set out with this in mind, so I was just using what I had already and added the ditto 4 because it syncs well with the beat buddy. I use this if I'm doing a solo show, but a pared down set up for busking, which is much more manageable. Thanks for the feedback. It's always good to hear what others come up with.
My setup. Godin A6. Transducer into mixer. Electric into a modelling pedal. I have a Korg PA600 to play drums and bass. It is controlled by home-made midi pedal. This pedal sends chord changes to arranger and harmonized. (Harmony m) Also sends intro, variations, endings. I use mobilesheets to load tabs and load song into the arranger. I will often find a lead guitarist to join me. I can switch songs in seconds.
That's quite cool, but you lost me at home-made midi pedal. Haha - above my ken. I'm more analogue with arrangements, but use Onsong for charts, etc. Thanks for the feedback.🤙
Also, did you have any trouble syncing the looper to the beatbuddy? I have a Sheeran Looper which is a great looper, but it absolutely refuses to sync with the beatbuddy.
i got a 80's ers DR drum machine , a 1st act strat, a duct taped cord, a gorrila amp , an extremely loud voice , a bass shell from 5pc. w/ batter hd only & ft. pedal wired together. a hat with some metal pan lids i installed bc brass was missing, a head full of music, dashing good looks & a soul full of heart break. ohh, and im from the poor south delta area. i keep looking at the dumpster behind local music shop hoping someone will toss away one of them neck -hangers that hold a harmonica. it would be great to add it to the mix... it sure to draw in a crowd! 🤷🏻♂️
Can you use the Trio plus live? I’ve been using it @ local gigs by prerecorded loops but occasionally I get requests and how could you use the Trio live on the fly, or what else might you request?
Thanks for the question. I've never used the Trio plus, so I'm not very familiar with it. It strikes me that using a looper for requests would require a large library of beats and would be hit-and-miss as to whether you could make work. I'm sure there are musicians better than me who do it though.
I brought a Godin guitar with nylon strings and a built in guitar synthesizer years ago. Unfortunately the D string used to cause runaway feedback all the time. I sent the guitar back to Godin and they weren't prepared to do anything about it so $2300 down the drain. I regret that I didn't buy the solid body version but I was pretty devastated.
@JamdeLuxe07 if it's "of course", then why would you make the comment? You clearly want me to use terms that please you, which makes you no better than the woke mob. You could at least demonstrate your values through your actions, or lack thereof.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia nope wrong. I just said as a gal, I prefer "one-man band". If you don't enjoy the feedback, why post anything in the first place? I'm not the censorer 😄, nor am I better than anyone.
although it takes balls to get up and fill the stage by yourself, these things fit for practice. recording ...maybe. never did like the solo stuff. mostly sounds generic and sterile, and i wont mention too fake. did i mention that? there is nothing like a full band of live people, talent levels, influences, styles and more are what make a band and a song. bands are not stupid, especially if they click. the thought of a solo person filing the whole scene is ridiculous, and, to me most times disappointing.
Mate, I've done both for the past 40 years and believe me, You need to pull on Different Sets Of Skills, Talents & Expertise to do one or the other ! Of course there's nothing like a full band, but in a full band you DO have FAR LESS components to worry about AND far fewer hats to wear !!
@@josephbusuttil3030 woooo. i meant nothing personal. i guess im a little biased. i played in the 80s when all the clubs started hiring one man bands for half the price. people still came just to socialize, and they saved bucks while bands started cutting each others throat to get gigs. just local stuff. (im in northeast u.s.) i havent played in years. most ceremonies around here now are djs. lots of people in cities, especially music recording towns, do the one man thing to get exposure. like i said when there is a full band you get a certain flavor, recipe, you dont get with a solo act.
In my day, it had come down to Duos, with a beat box, unless you could afford to pay for a drummer, yes synthetic “bands” sound sterile, but they said Depeche Mode would never make it, as well. So much of music boils down to how much can one tolerate , and for how long !?
Just saw a band with a singer, a drummer, an iPad and a guitar player. At one point the iPad was playing at least six instruments. The band didn’t even pretend; they’d even have the iPad do an 8 bar intro while they swayed to the music. Nobody cares anymore. My one man rig got me back into playing music.
I hear ya' - at least they had some live players. Lip-syncing has been around for a long time, and using a sampler on stage is some measure of pre-recorded music, but I guess ultimately however you make your act work is alright, and let the audience be the judge.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia yep. I wish I’d known that 30 years ago. I was too ‘pure’ and spent too much time trying to resolve issues, scheduling five or six people, or trying to get the bass player to just play bass and not cascading 13ths into jazz bliss for a country song. lol.
@crdudley 😂 me too. It's nice to have everyone grooving as a unit, but sometimes there has to be an adult in the room to direct things. I guess that's why a lot of successful musicians get called a-holes or fight a lot, because they're always telling others what to do.
@@markc5009 plus now, when I gig again I can keep the money. I used to be net negative after paying the musicians and the bar tab-we were a dirty country band, after all… anyway, thanks for the info. Have a good one.
Yikes. 😁 That‘s something you may have expected some 12 to 15 years back. 👨🦳 Today there are developments like Loopy Pro that not only make for much better sounding and more professionally usable and more versatile setups, but more affordable ones, too. And who would want to invest in a car load of more or less awkward pedals when there are much better and cheaper units that make all the functionality available in one box? Maybe you‘ll want to step out of your time machine for a minute and have a closer look at today‘s stuff? ✌️😎🎸
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia YEP, YEP & YEP .... Laptop screws Up, THEN what do they do - I'm not knocking modern tech, I'm tech savvy myself, but relying on ONE box fits all is really flying by the seat of your pants ... a bit like putting all your eggs in the one basket as they say ! I'll stick to my trusty Hardware over the more fallible Software route and day !
I used the Beatbuddy and Ditto looper for years as a one-man act. The MIDI connection was a life changer! The way it locks the loop to the beat is amazing!! Great demo. Also love the A6 guitar, Godin rules!!
Been doing the one man band thing for long time now. Also own the Godin A6 Ultra, mines black. My looper setup is the MIDI Maestro, Beatbuddy, synced into the Aeros Looper. Right now I’m using an acoustic multi effects for the acoustic side, and an electric multi effects for the magnetic pickup side with volume pedals to raise and lower which ever side I want for the part in the song, for hands free mix the two. Love your set though. Nice clean sound! Thanks for making this video. I always enjoy learning how others go about it! Have a good one!
Thanks for the input. I agree. I learn a lot from others' setups and seeing how everyone makes music. 🎉
Big learning curve for anyone that is not into it but wants to start you make it look easy as you know how to use them
For sure. I have the bells and whistles here only because I already have them on hand, but you could simplify this set up by just using the looper and the Beat Buddy. I've accumulated the parts over years, so it's probably not where I would suggest to start.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia I have just got a Mooer groove X 2 looper it has drums but they do not quite have the beats that I want so looking at such things as beat Buddy to get a drum beat to fit to my easy type songs or maybe a drum machine to set up what I want.
@@barryhambly7711 Sounds good. You may want to ask around to make sure the Mooer syncs well with the Beat Buddy. I like the Beat Buddy because of its flexibility and natural drum sounds, and being able to work it with your foot while playing. Once you get the hang of it, it becomes more intuitive.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia Thanks that sounds good I will look at videos of reviews of Beat Buddy on here working it with your foot would be fine
Lots of people in the comments section with big feelings about loopers. As someone who's dedicated his life to antagonizing gatekeepers, that only makes me want to use them more. Cool setup!
Thanks for commiserting. It never fails to surprise how personally some people take it when not everyone does exactly what they do. I foolishly think music is a creative endeavour. You seem to have more patience for responding to them than I do.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia I guess I'm just fascinated by the mindset. "Your process is different from mine and therefore bad." I've always enjoyed seeing how different people make different rigs work, and this type of playing has its own specific skill set.
Handy item - I added a chime sound effect to the beat buddy to play at the end of songs. Just assign to the extra foot pedal switch. Magical. You can also assign a cymbal crash to add emphasis. The BeatBuddy is really fun.
I have been a solo act @ 20 years. You have a nice setup. You did a great job🥳
@@brucedelaney9606 thanks for saying so.
Pretty cool, a lot of gear though, I did something similar - my guitar goes into a zoom G1Xfour then into a mini NUX amp (as a preamp) the headphone out then goes into a digitech Trio+ (powered by a back up battery) which then goes into a Roland street ex (eliminating the mixer) the drum output of the trio goes into the streets' line in, I use a Shure mic, into a zoom v3 into the Mic input of the street, I also pick off signals to send to a tascam DR-40 to record - every thing can be powered by battery - it can go to the park or where ever.
Sounds like a good set up. I didn't set out with this in mind, so I was just using what I had already and added the ditto 4 because it syncs well with the beat buddy. I use this if I'm doing a solo show, but a pared down set up for busking, which is much more manageable. Thanks for the feedback. It's always good to hear what others come up with.
very handy great video demonstration and overall great flexibility, the sounds are awesome cheers 👍
Thank you kindly!
nicely done
My setup. Godin A6. Transducer into mixer. Electric into a modelling pedal. I have a Korg PA600 to play drums and bass. It is controlled by home-made midi pedal. This pedal sends chord changes to arranger and harmonized. (Harmony m) Also sends intro, variations, endings. I use mobilesheets to load tabs and load song into the arranger. I will often find a lead guitarist to join me. I can switch songs in seconds.
That's quite cool, but you lost me at home-made midi pedal. Haha - above my ken. I'm more analogue with arrangements, but use Onsong for charts, etc. Thanks for the feedback.🤙
What ARRAGER do you use mate ?
I'm guessing a Module unit if you've got MIDI'd up Guitar like me ??
Wow!! That's an epic intro. 🥱💤💤💤
I’m sorry . . . I thought you were using the Trio Plus in your mix.
Also, did you have any trouble syncing the looper to the beatbuddy? I have a Sheeran Looper which is a great looper, but it absolutely refuses to sync with the beatbuddy.
The Ditto 4 syncs immediately and easily with the Beat Buddy breakout cable attached. Haven't had any problems with that.
i got a 80's ers DR drum machine , a 1st act strat, a duct taped cord, a gorrila amp , an extremely loud voice , a bass shell from 5pc. w/ batter hd only & ft. pedal wired together. a hat with some metal pan lids i installed bc brass was missing, a head full of music, dashing good looks & a soul full of heart break. ohh, and im from the poor south delta area. i keep looking at the dumpster behind local music shop hoping someone will toss away one of them neck -hangers that hold a harmonica. it would be great to add it to the mix... it sure to draw in a crowd! 🤷🏻♂️
There is also a Zero-Man-Orchestra: www.youtube.com/@AustrianSynthesizerSchool
Sehr cool. Danke. Subscribed.
Can you use the Trio plus live? I’ve been using it @ local gigs by prerecorded loops but occasionally I get requests and how could you use the Trio live on the fly, or what else might you request?
Thanks for the question. I've never used the Trio plus, so I'm not very familiar with it. It strikes me that using a looper for requests would require a large library of beats and would be hit-and-miss as to whether you could make work. I'm sure there are musicians better than me who do it though.
Sir how you get the drum so
sound.
Hi Cyril, the Beat Buddy drum pedal uses more natural sounding drum kits.
It’s always been a “one man band” for the last 60 years I’ve been around . Whether it’s a man or a woman .
I brought a Godin guitar with nylon strings and a built in guitar synthesizer years ago. Unfortunately the D string used to cause runaway feedback all the time. I sent the guitar back to Godin and they weren't prepared to do anything about it so $2300 down the drain. I regret that I didn't buy the solid body version but I was pretty devastated.
That's too bad, and a little surprising. Those are popular guitars and are sworn by many players.
Seems to be a complicated, heavy and expensive set up. I would go for something lighter and simpler and cheper.
My set up - guitar straight into the board, no fake stuff.
Pimping how many things in one video?
I lost count
Have a great time wi5h your free shit
One person band? I'm a female and I prefer "one-man band". Poor woke world...
I assume then that it's ok with you that I title my videos however I want.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia yes of course. Calm down woke person.
@JamdeLuxe07 if it's "of course", then why would you make the comment? You clearly want me to use terms that please you, which makes you no better than the woke mob. You could at least demonstrate your values through your actions, or lack thereof.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia nope wrong. I just said as a gal, I prefer "one-man band". If you don't enjoy the feedback, why post anything in the first place? I'm not the censorer 😄, nor am I better than anyone.
Maybe check, Rachel Ammons. No Man Band
although it takes balls to get up and fill the stage by yourself, these things fit for practice. recording ...maybe. never did like the solo stuff. mostly sounds generic and sterile, and i wont mention too fake. did i mention that? there is nothing like a full band of live people, talent levels, influences, styles and more are what make a band and a song. bands are not stupid, especially if they click. the thought of a solo person filing the whole scene is ridiculous, and, to me most times disappointing.
Sounds synthetic plastic. It's crap!! Getting a three man band to gell is very difficult.
Mate, I've done both for the past 40 years and believe me, You need to pull on Different Sets Of Skills, Talents & Expertise to do one or the other !
Of course there's nothing like a full band, but in a full band you DO have FAR LESS components to worry about AND far fewer hats to wear !!
@@josephbusuttil3030 woooo. i meant nothing personal. i guess im a little biased. i played in the 80s when all the clubs started hiring one man bands for half the price. people still came just to socialize, and they saved bucks while bands started cutting each others throat to get gigs. just local stuff. (im in northeast u.s.) i havent played in years.
most ceremonies around here now are djs.
lots of people in cities, especially music recording towns, do the one man thing to get exposure. like i said when there is a full band you get a certain flavor, recipe, you dont get with a solo act.
In my day, it had come down to Duos, with a beat box, unless you could afford to pay for a drummer, yes synthetic “bands” sound sterile, but they said Depeche Mode would never make it, as well. So much of music boils down to how much can one tolerate , and for how long !?
@@josephbusuttil3030and personalities to tolerate, or not !
Most of the time, musicians or artists suck: egotistical sociopathic meglomaniac. "I can't make it to practice because my girlfriend won't drive me."
Ugh... Best Buddy sounds like crap. Nice guitar though. Bye.
... you MUST be a Drummer, NO ?
Just saw a band with a singer, a drummer, an iPad and a guitar player. At one point the iPad was playing at least six instruments. The band didn’t even pretend; they’d even have the iPad do an 8 bar intro while they swayed to the music. Nobody cares anymore.
My one man rig got me back into playing music.
I hear ya' - at least they had some live players. Lip-syncing has been around for a long time, and using a sampler on stage is some measure of pre-recorded music, but I guess ultimately however you make your act work is alright, and let the audience be the judge.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia yep. I wish I’d known that 30 years ago. I was too ‘pure’ and spent too much time trying to resolve issues, scheduling five or six people, or trying to get the bass player to just play bass and not cascading 13ths into jazz bliss for a country song. lol.
@crdudley 😂 me too. It's nice to have everyone grooving as a unit, but sometimes there has to be an adult in the room to direct things. I guess that's why a lot of successful musicians get called a-holes or fight a lot, because they're always telling others what to do.
@@markc5009 plus now, when I gig again I can keep the money. I used to be net negative after paying the musicians and the bar tab-we were a dirty country band, after all… anyway, thanks for the info. Have a good one.
Yikes. 😁
That‘s something you may have expected some 12 to 15 years back. 👨🦳
Today there are developments like Loopy Pro that not only make for much better sounding and more professionally usable and more versatile setups, but more affordable ones, too. And who would want to invest in a car load of more or less awkward pedals when there are much better and cheaper units that make all the functionality available in one box? Maybe you‘ll want to step out of your time machine for a minute and have a closer look at today‘s stuff? ✌️😎🎸
Yikes. I took your suggestion and crushed my laptop with my feet. All this new-fangled tech. I guess I'll go back to backing tracks on cassette.
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia yeah. Well, bless your heart.
It’s true,when you purchase a setup and learn to use it, a couple years later all the products have been combined into one box
@@MunicipalManMusicMedia YEP, YEP & YEP .... Laptop screws Up, THEN what do they do - I'm not knocking modern tech, I'm tech savvy myself, but relying on ONE box fits all is really flying by the seat of your pants ... a bit like putting all your eggs in the one basket as they say !
I'll stick to my trusty Hardware over the more fallible Software route and day !
@@josephbusuttil3030 I'm just working with what I already have, and just keep everything at foot level.