Worlds First Drum Machine in Pedal Form!

[SingularSound]

So do I understand correctly that it's a 9V center negative Boss-style adapter? And if so, what is the amperage requirement?

Yes, it's a 9V center negative Boss-style adapter. It uses 0.8 Amps.

 

[Adamixoye]

Yes, it's a 9V center negative Boss-style adapter. It uses 0.8 Amps.

Yikes. I'm very interested in this, and still am, but I'm having power issues as it is. Is it going to come with its own wall-wart?

 

[SingularSound]

Yikes. I'm very interested in this, and still am, but I'm having power issues as it is. Is it going to come with its own wall-wart?

Yes, it will come with its own wall-wart.

The BeatBuddy is a powerful computer so it does require more power than your standard distortion or looper pedal.

 

[sunbeast]

Yes, it will come with its own wall-wart.

The BeatBuddy is a powerful computer so it does require more power than your standard distortion or looper pedal.

Even the Boomerang 3 looper has a minimum draw requirement of 600mA or so, so I would have expected a pretty big draw from an even more involved computer like this!

 

[Adamixoye]

Yes, it will come with its own wall-wart.

The BeatBuddy is a powerful computer so it does require more power than your standard distortion or looper pedal.

I'm sure...I didn't mean to come off as critical. I certainly expected hundreds of mA, just was hoping it would be more in the <400 mA range that is friendly to 3rd party power supplies.

 

[SingularSound]

I'm sure...I didn't mean to come off as critical. I certainly expected hundreds of mA, just was hoping it would be more in the <400 mA range that is friendly to 3rd party power supplies.

Most pedals don't have a CPU which draws a lot of power so they can run on less than 300mA (like the digitech jamman looper). The Boss power supply I have powering my pedal board has an output of 2Amps so it would be able to power the BeatBuddy plus at least another 4 pedals.

But if you have many other power hungry pedals, you'll want to use the BeatBuddy's dedicated power supply.

 

[LeonD]

Any new news on when the BeatBuddy will be available?

How's development going?

 

[SingularSound]

Any new news on when the BeatBuddy will be available?

How's development going?

We have completed all major hardware engineering! See the pic below for what goes into making a BeatBuddy.

We are currently tweaking the firmware and setting up our supply chain. We're getting close! Hopefully no more than a few weeks.

Thanks again for your patience and continued interest.

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[SingularSound]

I'm sure...I didn't mean to come off as critical. I certainly expected hundreds of mA, just was hoping it would be more in the <400 mA range that is friendly to 3rd party power supplies.

After tweaking the hardware, we have gotten the power requirement down to 300mA -- so it is the same as most single pedal loopers. Thought you'd like to know.

 

[SingularSound]

The BeatBuddy 2.0 has been completed!!!

Check out my first jam with it

http://youtu.be/QWHynM7czJQ


We are now full steam ahead with content production and making a new demo video for the crowdfunding campaign!

Our campaign should start in *around* two weeks. If you haven't already, sign up to our mailing list at myBeatBuddy.com to be notified when the campaign goes live. The earliest crowdfunding supporters will get the best prices

If you're on Facebook, please Like our page -- facebook.com/mybeatbuddy -- we're posting more updates there.

And please tell your friends!

 

[Adamixoye]

After tweaking the hardware, we have gotten the power requirement down to 300mA -- so it is the same as most single pedal loopers. Thought you'd like to know.

That's REALLY fantastic news for how this pedal will potentially fit into my setup. Thanks!

 

[Adamixoye]

I got the e-mail. Prices were announced. It sounds like the crowdfunding campaign will be up within the week.

I wasn't aware you could stagger crowdfunding prices based on who is "first." It's kind of deviously clever.

 

[jebmd]

Loyalty is important. I got the email as well.

 

[gregmon79]

As did I. I can't wait to grab one of these guys.

 

[aquamentus]

Shut up and take my money.

 

[Adamixoye]

I wonder how fast the first 500 will go?

 

[Adamixoye]

Also, I've never been a part of crowdfunding before. Do you pay up front or later? In the event it doesn't reach its goal, what happens?

 

[8strings0hair]

Buskers everywhere rejoice!

 

[jebmd]

The first buyers fund production for the next round and so on. Those who want one pay when the next email arrives. I'll be one of them.

 

[etoncrow]

Seems to me I would be more likely to "tell my friends" if it was set price during this time period instead of set price up to this many units. More friends that know the worse my odds are for scoring one at a bargain price....just saying. This is completely rhetorical and theoretical because i only have two friends and I provide the percussion for both. Just what I needed, another conundrum.