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The BeatBuddy is a MIDI based drum
machine. The beats in the songs are
MIDI les. MIDI les are like musical
notes on sheet music, which tell the
musician what to play on an instrument.
The drum sets on the BeatBuddy are
collections (libraries) of WAV sound
les - which are recordings of the actual
drum sounds. The MIDI les trigger the
WAV les in the drum sets. That is how
the BeatBuddy is able to play any beat,
any time signature, using any drum
set at dierent tempo settings to get a
completely dierent sound.
Whenever possible, the BeatBuddy’s
drum sets and beats were set up using
the General MIDI Drum Map, so that
most beats work with most drum sets.