BBMMANUAL(VER1.4)DRAFTVERSIONWelcometotheBeatBuddyManagersoftwaremanual!:)Thismanualwillguideyouthroughallthebasicsofusingthesoftware. Itisdividedintothreesections(followingthislittleintro):

1) Section1:GettingStarted(Theseareallthebasicconcepts/termsyouneedtoknow)2) Section2:ConqueringTheBeatBuddyManager(Thisisthemeatofthemanual.Thissectionwill

showyoustepbystepallthebasics)3) Section3:Miscellaneous(Justafewlittlenotesattheendwethoughtweshouldaddin)

Thingswereworkingon(notincludedinthisversionofthesoftware):

1. Undo/Redo2. MIDIeditortoeditthebeats.

NEWadditions/improvementstothesoftware:

1. Copy/Paste2. DragandDrop3. SongtracktoMIDIfileconversion4. Anupdatemenuoptioninwhichyoucancheckifthereisanewerversionofthesoftware

available.Minimumsystemrequirements:1.DualCoreCPU2.Atleast1GBofRAM3.WindowsVistaorlater.WillNOTworkwithWindowsXP.4.Atleast1GBoffreeharddrivespaceFilelimitations:ThereisnosizelimitforindividualWAVfilesinadrumsetaslongasallsuchfilesfitinsidethetotalsizeof100MBallowedperdrumset.Foranaccenthit,thesizeoftheWAVislimitedto15secondsofsound.Thesizewilldependsonitsformat(16/24bitandmono/stereo).Themaximumsize(24bitstereo)isapproximately3.78MB.Forthemidifiles,thereisalimita500notesperfilebutthereisnolimitoflength.IntroductionWhattheBBManagercanandcannotdoThissoftwarecurrentlyallowsyouto:

1. RearrangeandeditthecontentontheBeatBuddy.2. ImportnewsongsanddrumsetsdownloadedfromtheBeatBuddyLibraryandCommunityForum..3. UseyourownMIDIandWAVfilestocreateyourownsongsanddrumsetsontheBeatBuddy.4. ExportsongsanddrumsetstosharewithfriendsortheBeatBuddyCommunityForum5. BackupyourBeatBuddycontent.

TheBeatBuddyManagercurrentlydoesNOTofferwaysto:

1. EditMIDIfilestocreatenewbeats(asofyet).2. EditWAVfilestochangesoundcharacteristics. 3. Makeyoubreakfastinthemorning.

Feedbackisalwayswelcome!Ifyouhaveanysuggestions/feedback/comments,pleaseemailusatcontact@mybeatbuddy.com!Pleasepostanybugreports,featuresuggestionsandyourcoolnewcontentinourforum:http://mybeatbuddy.com/forum[SECTION1]GETTINGSTARTEDGraspingBeatBuddyconcepts

1) Keydefinitions:

Project=Theunifiedbodyofallyoursongs,folders,drumset,etc.Visuallyspeaking,itsthisentirething:

Folder=Whenthetermfolderisusedwithinthecontextofthesoftware,usuallyitwillmeanthefolderswithinthesoftwareontheleftside.Ifthemanualisreferringtoafolderonyourcomputer,thetermdirectorywillbeused(e.g.whenweretalkingaboutthefolderinBBWorkspace)toavoidconfusion.

Also,theentirefolderslistofsongsappearintheleftsubmenuofthefolderselected,forexample:

Youcanselectasongfromthere,orfromtheexpandedlistofsongstotheright(seescreenshotforsonginnextparagraph)Song=InBBterminology,asongreferstotheprecompiledbeatsontheBeatBuddy.Butbecauseeach"composition"consistsofseveralseparatepatterns/beats(i.e.theintro,outro,fills,mainparts),thetermsongisused.Alternatively,thetermBBsongcanalsobeusedanditissynonymous.YoumaywanttousethetermBBsongwhensonginitscommondefinitionisbeingdiscussed(e.g.Ilovethissong!WhatsongBBsongshouldIuseforit?)TheentirescreenshotshownbelowisaSongoraBBsong(thewhitetextshowsyouwhatasongiscomposedofintheBeatBuddy):

SongPart=Anentiresectioncomposedofmultiplesongtracks.Eachsongparthasanumbertotheleftofit.Seetheabovescreenshot.Theentiresectionoutlinedinredisasongpart(asawhole). SongTrack=ThesongtracksaretheindividualMainDrumLoops,DrumFills,TransitionFills,AccentHits,Intros,andOutros.Basicallythesearewhatsongpartsarecomposedof.

2)Whenimporting/exportingprojects(afewthingstokeepinmind)AllofthedefaultcontentontheBeatBuddyisstoredintheSDcard(andonyourcomputeronceyouimportprojectfrompedali.e.createanewproject).YoumayonlyhaveoneProjectperSDcard.YoumaycreateandsavemultipleProjectsonyourcomputer,althoughonlyoneprojectatatimecanbeopenedintheBeatBuddyManager. Youcanhaveasmanydifferentprojectsonyourcomputerasyouwish.TheBBManagerallowsyoutoeasilyswitchbetweenthem.Everytimeaprojectissaved,aprojectfileisbydefaultcreatedintheuser_libdirectory,whichisasubdirectoryofBBWorkspace(inWindows,theBBWorkspaceisfoundinDocuments).Note:Thepedalcanoperateonlywithasingleprojectatatime.IfyouareusingyourownSDcardwiththebackupcontentloadedontoit,orafriendhasletyoucopyoneofhisprojectsontoanSDcardthatyouhave,justmakesurethatthefourdirectoriesDRUMSETS,EFFECTS,SONGSandPARAMSshouldbelocatedinthetopfoldersoftheSDcard,andnotinanysubfolders.Thismeans,thatwhenyouopenthedrivecontainingyourSDandlookatitscontents,youshouldseeallfouroftheaforementioneddirectories.Ifyoudonotdothis,yourBeatBuddypedalwilllikelyencounterissueswiththeproject.Sothisisimportant!IMPORTANT:IfyousaveaprojecttoanSDcard(bydoingImportExport>>ExportProjecttoPedal)thatalreadyhasanotherProjectsavedonit,youwilloverwritetheprojectcurrentlyontheSDcard.Moreonthislater,butjustkeepitinmind.ForWindowscomputers:WhenyouinstalltheBeatBuddyManager,adirectorywillbecreatedonyourcomputer(filepathisusuallyC:\Users\Username\Documents)calledBBWorkspace,whichiswhereitwillbebydefault.ThisiswhereallBeatBuddyManagercontentwillbestored.Youmaychoosetosaveitsomewhereelseonyourcomputerifyouprefer,justrememberwhereyousaveditto. ImportingContenttoBBManager:WheneveryouwanttoimportcontentfromanSDcardthathasthedefaultcontentonit,oraprojectyoudwanttohaveonyourcomputer,youwillneedtoImportProjectfromPedal:

Whenimportingaproject,orcreatinganewproject,youwillbepromptedforadirectorylocationonyourcomputerandafilenametosavetheimported/createdproject.ThedefaultdirectoryresidesinasubdirectoryoftheBBWorkspacedirectory..Afolderwillbecreatedattheselectedlocation.Withinthisfolder,therewillbeotherfoldersandafilewitha.bbpextensionthisisyourBeatBuddyProjectfile.Whenopeningaproject,thisisthefileyouclickon. YoucancreatemultipleprojectswiththeBeatBuddyManager,andyoucanexportitasasinglefileformat(viaFile>>ExportSingleFileProject),soitisconvenientandeasytouploadandsharewithyourfriends.Justrememberwhereyousavedit! [SECTION2]CONQUERINGTHEBEATBUDDYMANAGERIntroOkay,soyouhaveyourBeatBuddyandnowyouwanttobeabletousethesoftwaretopersonalizeyourSDcardscontent(allyourBBssongs).Wealreadycoveredinthelastsectionhowtocreateandimportprojects.RememberthatnomatterwhatchangesyoumakeintheBeatBuddyManager,youwillneedtosaveandsynchronize(synchronizingwillbeexplainedsoon)thechangesifyouwantthesechangestobeappliedtoyourBeatBuddy.Thisiscrucial,sopleaserememberthis.Note:Ifyouhappentomakeamistakeonasonginyourproject(e.g.accidentallydeletingasongpart,orawholesong,etc)thereisnoUndo/Redofunction!!WewillhopefullyhavetheUndo/Redofeaturebythenextversionofthesoftware.Inthemeantime,ifyoumakeamistakeandyouneedtoundoit,justclickthetop

rightXoftheBBManagerwithoutsavingorsynchronizing.Thenreopenthesoftware.Everythingwillrevertbacktothewayitwas(exceptforanythingyoudidntsaveyet,somakesureyousaveintendedchangesoften!). Thefollowingaremissionsforyoutocomplete.Eachmissionisdescribingascenarioinwhichyoulllikelyfindyourselfthatis,ofcourse,shouldyoubeusingtheBBManageroftentocustomizeandedityourprojects.Startwithmissionlevel1,andcontinueontomission2.Sometasksarebuiltonpreviousmissionslessons,sodothemallinorder.Whenyouhavecompletedallthemissions,youwillhavefullcontroloverthesoftware,andyoushouldfeelfairlycomfortableusingit.MISSIONLEVEL1:BASICCUSTOMIZATIONSLetssaythatyouareinterestedincreatingasetlistforagigyouhaveonSaturdaynight.Forthisgig,youwanttocreateacustomizedfolderthatcontainsexactlythesongsandsettingsyouwant.Youplantodothefollowing:takethreesongsfromdifferentfoldersonyourBeatBuddy,putthemintoonefolder,andhavetheminaspecificorder.Also,youwouldliketoeditandsavetheBPMonforeachsongaswellashaveadifferentdrumset.Letsseehowtodothatwithonesong.Theprincipleremainsexactlythesamefortheotherfoursongsthatyouwanttoimportintothisnew,customizedfolder.Hereswhatyouneedtodo:

1) Createanewfoldera)Organize>>NewFolder

Itwillautomaticallygotothebottomofthefoldersmenu(leftbottomsideofyourscreen).

b)Nowrenameyourfolderbyclickingonitonceafteritisselectedalready(NewFolderwillhighlightdarkblueandletyouchangethefoldersname),letsnameourfolderGig1.Noticehowontheleftsideofthefolderthereisnoarrowiconlikeontheleftsideoftheotherfoldersaboveitthisisbecausethefolderiscurrentlyempty.

2) Exporteachindividualsongthatyoudliketohaveinthatnewfoldera)Gotothefolderinwhichthedesiredsongislocatedontheleftsidemenu(allthosenamesaboveGig1arefolders),andclickonit,soitshighlighted.(e.g.Ifyouwant'Blues2'gotothe'Blues'folder,andthenclickonthesong).ForthisexamplewearegoingtouseBlue2whichisthesecondsongintheBluesfolder(thetopfolderbydefault).Notewhereyouareontheleftmenu,andyoucanseethatthesongitselfishighlightedontherightsideofthescreen.

b)ImportExport>>ExportSong

c)Apopupbrowserwindowwillshow.Nameitasyouwish(pleaserememberthelocationitgotsavedat,whichmostlikelywillbeMyDocuments/BBWorkspace/user_lib/songsinWindows.Ifthepopupwindowdoesntbringyouthere,thenyoushouldnavigatethere,unlessyouspecificallywantthesongssomewhereelse.Itssuggestedthatyoukeepallyoursongsthereforsimplicityssake).Also,whenwegettothenextpartofimportingthesong,itwillbeimportedastheoriginalfilename,andnotthenameyousaveitas,soyouwillhavetochangeitinthesoftwareifyouwantittoshowupontheBeatBuddyasthatname.Forthisexample,letsnamethesongMySong

RepeatthisoperationforanyothersongsyouwanttohaveinGig1andcontinueontothenextstep.

3) Importeachsongintothatfoldera)ClickontheGig1folderwithintheBeatBuddyManager

NOTE:Keepinmind,thatthebutton+Song isNOTtoimportasong,butrathertocreateanewsongfromscratch.Itwilljustopenupanemptytemplateinthefolderyouarecurrentlyin.b)ImportExport>>ImportSong(itshouldmostlikelybringyoutoMyDocuments/BBWorkspace/user_lib_songswherebydefaultitshouldbesaved,ifitdoesnt,thennavigatethere)

c)ChooseallthesongsthatyouhavesavedpreviouslyandpressOpen.

Note:Youllnoticethateventhoughweareinthenewfolder(Gig1)thatwecreated,theimportedsongshowsupasitsoriginalfilename.Youcanchangethenameofthesongwithinthesoftwarebyclickingonthesongsnameeitherbysingleclickingitsnameontheleftpaneorinthefieldindicatedbytheredoutlinebelow(andthatsthenamethatwillshowuponyourBeatBuddysscreenwhilegigging):

Afterwemadethesongnamechange:

4) NowletssetthedefaultBPManddrumsetstosomethingelse.Whatwechangehere(aslongaswesaveandsynchronizeofcourse),willbethedefaultsettingsfortheBeatBuddypedal.Wecandothatbychoosingtheoptionswewantinthemenusrightunderthenameofthesongthatwejustchanged:

HelpfulTip:Ifyouwouldliketotestacertainsetting(BPMand/orDrumKit)onasongwithoutmakingchangestothatsong,youhavethishelpfuloptioninthecentertopscreen:

Youcanplayanysongthatiscurrentlyselected(itsalwaystheonehighlightedinBLUE,bothontheleftpaneaswellasintheexpandedlistofsongs)inanytempowithanydrumset.Ifyoulikeit,thenyoucansaveitaccordingtotheinstructionsrightabove.

5) Nowifwewanttorearrangethespecificorderofthesongs,wewilldothatbyclickingonthearrowsshownbelowintheredoutline(theothersongsshowupintheGig1folder,becauseIfollowedsteps13twomoretimesandimportedthesongsIwanted).

6) Synchronize!Dontforget!Remember:Whilesaving(ctrl+sorFile>>SaveProject)savesthechangesyoumadetotheprojectfilethatislocatedonyourcomputer,synchronizingappliesthosechangestotheSDcards

content.Whileyoumaynotalwaysneedtosavetheproject(savingisonlynecessarywhenchangestosongsordrumsetsthemselvesaremade),youalwaysneedtosynchronizeifyouwanttoseethechangesappliedtoyourSDcard:

IftheSynchronizeProjectoptionisgreyedoutandyoucantclickonthatoptionitmeansyourprojectisnotcurrentlylinkedforsynchronizationwithyourBeatBuddySDcard.Inthiscase,allyouhavetodoisExportProjecttoPedalthiswilloverwriteyourSDscontentwiththecurrentproject.Whenpromptedtolinkforfuturesynchronizations,chooseyesonlyifyouintendtobeworkingwiththisasyourprimaryprojectonyourBeatBuddy.[OPTIONAL]COMPLETETHEFOLLOWINGOBJECTIVETOTESTYOURUNDERSTANDINGObjective(level1):Createtwonewfolders,nameoneofthemBarGigandtheotheroneWedding.PlacefivedifferentsongstakenfromanyofthefoldersandputtheminBarGig.PlacethesamefivesongsintheWeddingfolder(hint:youdonotneedtoexportthemagain,becausetheyarealreadyexported).Makeallthesongssetatthedefaulttempoof140,andchangeallthedrumsetstoPercussion.

WhenyoutakeoutyourSDcardandplaceitinyourBeatBuddy,doyouseeallthechangesyoumade?Ifso,congratulations!Youpassed!Youarereadyforlevel2.:)Note:Youcanalwaysgobackanddeletethefoldersifyoudonotwantthembyselectingthefoldersyoudonotwantontheleftmenu(oneatatime)andonthedoingOrganize>>DeleteFolder.Ifyouwanttokeepthechanges,remembertosaveandsynchronize!MISSIONLEVEL2:BASICEDITINGCongratulations!Younowknowallthebasicsofusingthesoftware!Sonowletsdelveintoaskillthatoncelearned,willprovideyouwiththeabilitytopersonalizeyourBeatBuddyssongs,andthatskilliseditingthesongsthemselves!Hereiswhereyoucanreallygetcreative!Letssaythatyoudonthappentolikethewayaparticularsongisbydefault.YoudratherhaveadifferentaccenthitinBlues2,replacethefirstdrumfillofpart1ofasongwithadifferentdrumfill,youdliketoaddawholenewparttothesong,andthenchangetheorderofthepartsofthesong.Youdalsolikeforthesongtohavemoredrumfills.Allthisisexplainedbelow.IMPORTANTNOTE:Inthecurrentversionofthesoftware(ver1.4)thereisnoundo/redo!Soifyoumakeamistakethatyouwanttoundo,oneworkaroundistoexittheprogramwithoutsaving(evenifyoudonotsynchronize,savingappliesthechangestotheprojectonyourcomputer,somakesureyoudonotsave),andafteryoureopentheprogram,youshouldseethemistakeundone,alongwithanyothereditthathasntbeenchanged.Thisworkaroundwillonlyworkwithsongedits/accidentaldeletions,notdrumsets(fordrumsetsthatareaccidentallydeleted,youwillneedtoreimportthem).First,rememberthatthexsthatyouseeinthesoftwareareallfordeletingsongtracks(A),songparts(B)orentiresongs!(C):

TheXsatA=Deleteindividualsongtracks,suchasonlythefirstloop,onlyonefill,etc.TheXsatB=Deletesentirepartwithinasongthisincludesallfills,transitions,andaccenthitsassociatedwithasinglepartTheXatC=ThisdeletesanentiresongNOTE:AllsongpartsmusthaveaMainLoopinatleastonesongpart.ThisistheonlyrequiredtrackofasongpartthatMUSTexist(allothersongtracksareoptional).Ifthereissomethingwrongwiththesong,

youwillseetexthighlightedinRED.Now,ifyouwanttocreatenewsongparts,justclickonthe+signs,andblanktemplatesofsongpartswillappear.Ifyoudliketochangetheorderthesongpartsinasong,youcanactuallyrearrangethemasyoulike,byclickingonthearrowstotheleftofthem.

ModifyingSongTracks

1) Ifyoudliketoimportsongtrackssavedonyourcomputer,youeitherleftclickonanindividual

songtracksyoudliketoreplaceorifyoucanclickonthe icontoaddasongtrack.Thiswillbringyoutoabrowserwindowinwhichyoucanchoosewhichfileyouwouldlike:

ShownabovearethefoldersinwhichthedefaultMIDIfilesarestored.TheaccenthitisalwaysintheWAVformat.AlltheothersongtracksareintheMIDIformat.Bydefault,onaWindowsmachine:TheMIDIfilesarelocatedat:Documents/BBWorkspace/default_lib/midi_sourcesTheWAVfilesarelocatedat:Documents/BBWorkspace/default_lib/wave_sourcesNOTE:Thebrowserwindowmaynavigatetouser_lib/midi_sourcesandyouwanttobeindefault_lib/midi_sources(unlessyoutryingtoreplacetheaccenthit,inwhichcaseitisdefault_lib/wave_sources).Thisiswhereallthedefaultcontentisstored.

2) DragnDrop(3waystouseit)A)YoucanSWAPbetweentwosongtracks:Action:Leftclickonasongtrackandhold!Dragittowhereyouwanttoputit,andrelease!

NotethatwhenswappingbetweentwosongtracksthecolorsareREDandYELLOW.B)AndyoucanCOPYasongtracktoreplaceanother(originaltracksstaysthesame):Youmayalsochoosethisoptionifyouseeanothersongimmediatelywithinreachofyourmousecursor.Action:PressCtrl+LeftClickonasongtrackandhold!Dragittowhereyouwanttoputit,andrelease!

Notethatwhenreplacingasongtrack,theoriginaltrackisBLUEandthetrackbeingreplacedisYELLOW.C)YoucanDRAG(i.e.cut+paste)asongtrackifyouwantitinadifferentsectionUsefulifyoujustwanttotransferasongtracktoadifferentsongorsongpart.

Action:Leftclick+holdwhilebringingitovertothebrowsebutton( )ofthesectionyouwantitin.

3) Copypasting(usefulforsongsifinadifferentfolder,orsamefolderbutnotimmediatelyreachable)Usefulforwhenyouwanttocopyasongtrackintoanothersongwhenthatsongisnotimmediatelywithinreach.Action:Hover(doNOTclick)themousecursoroverdesiredsongtrack.PressCTRL+C.Navigatetothesongandgotothesongtrackyouwanttocopyitonto.PressCTRL+V.Whenyouhoveranysongtrackyoullnoticethatthereisacoloredbordersurroundingit:Whitewhennothinghasbeencopied

Bluewhenthetrackyouarehoveringoveristhetrackyouhavecopied

Yellowwhenyouhaveatrackcopiedtoclipboard,butitsnottheoneyouarehoveringover

Helpfultip:Ifyoudliketorandomizeyourfills,insteadofhavingthemplayinthesameexactordereverytime,youcansetthatinanyoneofyoursongsbypressingtherandomizationbuttonasshownbelow.

NEWFEATURE:ConvertingsongtrackstoMIDIfiles!IfyouhaveasongthatcontainsaparticulartrackthatyouwouldliketohaveasaMIDIfileonyourcomputer,youcanactuallyconvertindividualpartstoMIDIfiles! Hereishowyoudoit:Step1:Hoveryourmouse(anddonotclick)overthesongtrackyoulike,andwhileitishoveringoverthetrack,pressCtrl+C(thebordersurroundingthetrackcopiedwillturnfromwhitetolightblueasmentionedpreviouslywhencopying)

HoverandpressCtrl+C

Trackiscopiedtoclipboard!

Step2:Gotothefolderonyourcomputerinwhichyouwanttosavethetracktoandopenit.Makesurethatthefolderisselected(i.e.thefocusisonthatwindow,butnoparticularfileisselected).RightClick+ChoosePasteORCTRL+V

Theresthesongtrack!Step3:GobacktotheBeatBuddyManagerandchooseTools>>ConvertTracktoMIDI

Itwillpromptyoutonavigatetothefolderthesavedtrackisin,somakesureyounavigatetothecorrectlocationonyourcomputer.Whenyouareinthefolder,selectthefileyouwanttoconvert

ThenitwillpromptyoutonametheMIDIfileyouareabouttocreate.Inthisexample,wewillkeepthesamenameasthebbtfile.

Tada!ThereisyoursongtrackconvertedintoaMIDIfile

MISSIONLEVEL3:WORKINGWITHMULTIPLEPROJECTSNowthatyouknowhowtobasicallycustomizeaprojectthewayyouwant,youmaywanttocreatemultipleprojectsthatyoucancustomizeandexperimentwith.Maybeyoudliketoshareyourprojectwithafriendwhojustabsolutelylovesthewayyoucustomizedyours.OrmaybeyoudliketohaveaphysicalbackuponanotherSDcard.Whateverthereasonmaybe,thissectionisdefinitelycrucialtoknow. Note:WhenworkingwithSDcards,makesurethattheonlyfilesonthemaretheonlythefilesputonthere

bytheBeatBuddyManager.DonotalsousethesameSDcardforanyotherpurpose,oritmayhaveissues. VeryImportant:WhenworkingwithyourBeatBuddyprojectsitishighlysuggestedthatyoumakeabackupcopyofeachprojectinordertopreventascenariowheresomemishapoccursandyouneedabackup(e.g.lostSDcard,madeunwantedchangestoprojectetcetc).Thefollowingparagraphexplainsthemenuoptionsrelatingtoprojects.Option1canbeusedtomakeabackupcopyonyourSDcard(andthiscanbeimmediatelyinsertedintheBeatBuddyandused).Option2canbeappliedtomakeabackupcopyofyourprojectonyourcomputer.Thereareonlythreemenuoptionsyouneedtoknowaboutwhenitcomestoworkingwithyourprojects:1)ImportExport>>ImportProjectfromPedal/ExportProjecttoPedal=ImportingfrompedalimportsthecontentfromyourSDcardtotheBeatBuddyManager,andwillsavetheprojecttoalocationonyourcomputer.ExportingtopedaloverwritestheprojectontheSDcardwiththecurrentprojectopened.[Usedfor:uploadingprojectfromSDcard/pedaltoBBM,overwritingcontentonSDcard,writingcontenttoblankSDcardifyouwantanothercopyreadablebytheBeatBuddy.]

Keepinmindthatwhenyouimportaprojectfrompedal,theprojectisthencopiedtothecomputeritself.ChangesandeditsarenotautomaticallyappliedtoyourSDcardthough.IfyouwantachangetobeappliedtoyourBeatBuddypedal,youmustsynchronize.SoA)Savingyourproject=SavesallchangestotheprojectopeninyourBeatBuddyManager,butonlytothefileonthecomputer(nottheSDcard). B)Synchronizingyourproject=AppliesthechangesandeditsyoumadeonyourprojecttotheSDcard.2)File>>Import/ExportSingleFileProject=ExportSingleFileProjectcompressesthecurrentprojectopenedtoasinglecompressedfileforeasytransfer.ImportSingleFileloadsupthecompressedfiletothemanager.[ExportingSingleFileProjectisusedfor:Whenyouwanttoeasilytransferyourprojectstodifferentcomputers,ortocreateabackupcopyofyourproject.Thisisimportanttoknow!]Note:IfthisoptionisusedtoplacetheprojectonanSDcard,yourBeatBuddywillNOTbeabletoreadit!

3)File>>OpenProject=ThiswillloadaprojectpreviouslysavedonyourcomputerintheBeatBuddyManager.Thisisdifferentthanthepreviousmenuoption(i.e.thesinglefileprojects)inwhichitopensprojectsandnotthezippedformofit.Note:Itwillbringyoutoafilebrowserwindowinwhichyouwillnavigatetothesavedlocation.Onceyounavigatetothefolderthathasthedesiredprojectinit(itissavedasthesamenameastheproject),youwillneedwithinthatfoldertoselectthefilethathastheBeatBuddyicon.

Herearethreescenariosyouarelikelytofaceonadaytodaybasis(gothroughandreadallthree):Scenario1:YouwanttocreateabackupSDcardwithyourprimaryprojectonittotakewithyoutogigs.IfsomethinghappenstoyourSDcardwhileyouareoutandabout(e.g.itgetsdamagedorlost),youllhaveanotherSDcardwithyouthatyoucaneasilyinsertintotheBeatBuddy,andstartjamminaway!OnceyourblankSDcardisinsertedintoyourcomputer,followthesesteps

Step1:ImportExport>>ExportProjecttoPedal

Step2:MakesurethatthedriveofyourSDcardisselected,whichisusuallytheEorFdrivein

Windows.(Ifyouareunsureastowhichdriveitis,itsthedriveinyourfilebrowserwindowthatonlyappearswhenyourSDcardisinserted)

Step3:Whenpromptedtochooseforfuturesynchronizations,chooseyes.ThiswillensurethatonlyeditsmadetoyourmainprojectwillbeappliedtotheSDcards.Note:Youcanlinkonlyoneprojectatatimeforsynchronizations.Whicheverprojectyouchoosetolinkforsynchronization,willbetheonlyonethatcanbesynchronized. Scenario2:YourevisitingafriendwhohasaBeatBuddy.Youreallylikethewayhehascustomizedhisprojectbeingplayedonthepedal,soyoudecidethatyoudlikeacopyofthatprojectonyourlaptop.OnceyouinserthisSDcardintoyourcomputer,followthesesteps

Step1:ImportExport>>ImportProjectfromPedal

Step2: MakesurethatthedrivecontainingtheSDcardisselected.

Step3:Chooseanameforthisprojectandrememberthelocationitwassavedto(bydefaultitisDocuments/BBWorkspace/user_lib/project)Note:Onceyoufinishstep3,youwillbeaskedbyapromptwindowifyouwanttoopentheproject.Youdontneedtoopentheimportedprojectifyoudontwantto(asitsalreadybeensavedtoyourcomputer).Ifyoudochoosetoopenit,youwillthenbepromptedtolinktheimportedprojectforfuturesynchronizations.Onlychooseyesifyouintenttomakeityourprimaryproject(andifyoudo,allfuturesynchronizationstoyourSDcardswillbebasedonthatparticularproject).Scenario3:Youwouldliketohaveabackupofaprojectthatissavedonyourcomputer.Youdliketohavetheconfidenceknowingthatnomatterwhathappenstoyourproject(e.g.youmaymakeandsavealotofeditsthatyouchangedyourmindabout,andyouwanttheoriginalprojectloadedupetc),youcanalwaysretrieveitinitsoriginalform,beforeanyeditsweremade!(Youwillverylikelywanttodothiswithprojectsthatarehighlycustomized,likeyourfriendsprojectfromscenario2.)Hereishowyoumakethebackup:

Step1:MakesurethattheprojectyouwanttomakeabackupofisopenintheBeatBuddyManager.Ifitisnottheonecurrentlyopenintheprogram,gotoFile>>OpenProjectandlocatetheprojectandopenit.

Step2:ChoosethemenuFile>>ExportSingleFileProjectandsetthelocationtowhichyouwant

tosavethecopyoftheprojecttowhichyouwillsaveit.

Onceyouhavethatbackupsaved(i.e.thesinglefileproject),itwillbeavailableforimportanytimeyouneedit.Allyouhavetodois:File>>ImportSingleFileProject.Thenjustnavigatetothelocationitwassavedto,andselectthefile.Youwillneedtochoosealocationonyourcomputertosaveitto,aswellasanameforit,asthisprocessessentiallycreatesafulluncompressedprojectonyourcomputer.Thesingle

fileprojectwillstillremainasabackup,becauseanychangesoreditsyoumakenowwillbeappliedtothenewprojectdirectorythattheBeatBuddyManagercreatedonyourcomputer,notthatsinglefilebackup!Youcanbackupasmanyprojectsasyoudlike.:)[SECTION3]MiscellaneousPartI:Commonmistakesandhowtoavoid(orfix)them

1) Ohno!Ijustmadeamistake!HowdoIundothat?(e.g.accidentallydeletedasongpartetc)[SOLUTION:Noundo/redoasofyet.Butifyoucloseyourprogramwithoutsaving,itwillnotsavethechangeyoujustmade]

2) OHNO!IMESSEDUPMYENTIREPROJECT!!NOTHINGWORKS!!HOWDOISTARTOVER?!?!?!!?(disasterscenario,unsalvageable)[SOLUTION:HopefullyyoualreadymadeabackupofyourentireprojectinasingleprojectfileorabackuponyourSDcardaswassuggestedandexplainedinmissionlevel3.Soyoucaneither:A)ImporttheSingleFileProjectthatissavedontoyourcomputerORB)ConnectyourbackupSDcardtoyourcomputeranddoImportExport>>ImportProjectfromPedal]

PartII:UsefulResources

1) OurForums(MyBeatBuddy.com/forum)Joinouractive,vibrantcommunity!Highlyrecommendedandalwaysalive!

2) BeatBuddyTools(http://www.beatbuddytools.com)Averyusefulwebsitemadebyoneofourusersthathasmanyamazingresourcespulledfromtheforum,ourwebsite,andYouTube,allinoneplace!