Still for sale?

2 hours ago, paul_c2 said:

No, but the signal levels are mismatched such that you'll have little or no signal; or if you do manage to turn it up, the noise level would be very poor. Hence, why you need an audio interface - it will convert the instrument level to a digital signal eg USB.

Ah ok I'm with you! 

I'm struggling a bit with the initial setup, I've got my bass plugged into the Zoom B3, which is plugged into the pc via USB. However in order to hear the bass, I have to plug headphones or amp into the B3, which means I can't hear the output from the pc. 

Am I expected to continually change my headphones from the B3 to my pc back and forth? 

Thanks for all the replies. 

If I plug in my bass directly in the 'line in' port, will it blow my laptop sound card? 

Hi guys, 

I want to do some recordings instead of just endlessly recording ideas on my loop pedal. I need to decide what software to go for, maybe Ableton or Fruity Loops. I plan to record line-in with my bass & guitar, and use my Beat Buddy for the drums. 

I've got this old M-audio unit but I'm wondering do I even still need this? I've got a Zoom B3... 

M-Audio 9900-65145-12 Fast Track Pro

https://www.amazon.com/M-Audio-9900-65145-12-Fast-Track-Pro/dp/B005DD8RUE

Thanks for the help! 

Beat Buddy footswitch, like new contion, comes with cable and original box.

Like new Crybaby GCB-95 guitar effects pedal. RRP £90. Works perfectly, still has protective plastic on underside.

Collection or can deliver within the Coventry area or post.

Sold me a footswitch at a great price with quick postage, top guy! 

They don't really sound like proper drums though 

Does anyone use wireless headphones when practising?

I bought These: 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M8FLGB2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0771B5C8W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But there is so much lag! It makes playing impossible, so I'm sending them both back. 

Any suggestions?

5 hours ago, mic mac moe said:

If you get one, it's worth having the extra footswitch. I don't think it's necessary to get their branded one, surely a stagg thingy would do

I managed to find a great deal on a new beatbuddy, got it for £160 new. 

Do you think it's really worth getting the footswitch? I can't find anyone confirming cheaper footswitches will work 

1 hour ago, mic mac moe said:

I traded some stuff for mine. 

Not a bad idea. Do you know if there's any difference between a 2016 version and a 2018?

The more I look at the BeatBuddy the more I like it, but even the second-hand ones are going for £200+

9 hours ago, Cuzzie said:

Singular sound beat buddy mini second hand hovers about £100 - it’s invaluable.

Failing that get an audio USB interface of your choosing, like a presonus or a focusrite Scarlett.

They come bundled with a free DAW which will have beats on them, you can use garage band, or you can buy EZ Drummer and have a massive world of beats to patch into a tune

I thought the cheapest Beat Buddy wasn't worth having?

I had a look but it's too expensive for me 

Hi guys,

Apologies if this is in the wrong section, I wasn't sure where to post it.

I'm in need of a good drum machine to jam with and to create drum tracks for my recordings. So far I've been using my keyboard, but the drum tracks aren't the best and it's too difficult to manually record them as I'll go out of time.

I had an Alesis S-16 a few years ago but it didn't impress me, the drum tracks were boring and there wasn't much in the way of funk (I play a lot of funk). I've also got a Zoom B3 and Boss RC3 but the drums on them suck.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the following:

Boss DR-670

Boss DR-5

Boss DR-202 (like the look of this the best)

Boss DR-3 (looked kinda sucky in youtube videos)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Does anyone know how I can get this awesome bass effect? I've got a Zoom B3

Thanks!

On 07/03/2014 at 08:59, Raslee said:

I use the Chameleon (Herbie Hancock) one that someone put up - t'is a very good replication, we do a few bars of that track as a link in my functions band

I've been searching for this tone for ages, do you know where I can download this patch?

Very interesting! I'll definitely have to have a play around with the software.

Can you tell me where i can find the Zoom patch folder?

9 minutes ago, stewblack said:

For instance I  just opened the factory presets folder, played with the A0 patch. Got it how I liked  it and saved it  into my User area  overwriting patch J8 (which I never use) and renaming it. The original remains untouched and I have  my version of it saved in my user area, nothing lost, all retrievable.

Ok thank you for the info Is that using the Edit&Share software? I'm assuming the software won't get overwritten as soon as i hook up the B3?

I don't get why Zoom have changed how they did things on the B2.1u. That was perfect, you had to press 'Store' if you actually wanted to save something. Funny that!

9 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Store button allows you to store the patch away from the pedal in your user area.

 

So it essentially allows you to overwrite another preset, that can then in turn be changed at the flick of an effect. Which will then autosave, not letting you revert to what you had and no way of knowing if you forgot. Unless you manually write it down on a piece of paper

1 hour ago, Quatschmacher said:

See amended post above @jjl5590

Brilliant, i'll definitely have some fun with that!

I might just get rid of the entire J-row effects and use that as my own creations 

That z-tron is pretty cool, will have to have a play around with that. 

What is the purpose of the store button? 

54 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Hi - I too have recently added this excellent pedal to my board. Can't see how to turn off the auto save, it's definitely an option on my ZoomB1 but I must admit I keep it on there anyway as I like it. You have to overwrite the presets there are no empty slots. But  you can download the factory presets if you want to reinstall them the Edit and Share software makes all of this easier. You just sit at your PC and don't end up bending down to mess with the board, you can save and share your created patches with friends or for  future reinstall. It's just easier to use than doing it all on the pedal. Not used Looper or drums sorry. Nor do I know of this Cubase, sorry again.

Check this out -  the dropbox folder is still active, some good stuff there.

Thanks for the info, so there are no user patch slots, and any changes to the presets are automatically saved?! That's insane!! 

Hello everyone,

I've just become the proud owner of a used Zoom B3, I've only had it for a few hours but i've already run though everything it has to offer. I like how easy and simple to use it is. However, I do have some burning questions (I have read the manual):

1. My most important question - How on earth can you turn off the ridiculous auto-save feature? I can't get my head around it. On the B2, you had to click 'store' when you wanted to save a change. It seems on the B3, every change is saved automatically.

For example, if I go on patch A2 (SLAP WAH), I can change all the the effect parameters within it. Without thinking, I changed the Wah effect to something else, then switched to another patch. I turned off the B3, and came back to it a while later. To my dismay, when I went back on patch A2, it had auto-saved my patch change. So it was still called SLAP WAH, but it had no Wah effect in it!! I had no idea which wah it was supposed to contain, so I had to do a factory reset. How can this be?! Am I doing something wrong? What is the purpose of the 'Store' button?

2. Where are the User slots? I have patches from A0 to J9, and then it reverts back to A0.

3. Is there any way to stop the B3 loading up the 'Rhythm' section everytime I unpause the drums? For example, if I'm using the looper, I'll be pausing/unpausing the drums whenever I'm making changes etc. It's really annoying to have to keep re-loading the looper everytime I unpause the drums.

4. Since I bought it used, is there any way to download Cubase without the CD?

5. What is the purpose of the Edit&Share software? It seems to just do what you can do on the B3 itself?

5. Is there any way to get the bass effect from RHCP - Sir Psycho Sexy? I think he was using a Multron, but can be recreated with a Q-Tron or Bassballs?


Sorry for the long post and thanks for the help!