A Solo Performance & Review of the Aeros Loop Studio + Beatbuddy

[@DavidPackouz]

Thanks for the great review!! Very gratifying to see people enjoy the products we make. A lot of very cool updates coming soon!!

[@ChicagoJo3]

Fantastic review. I was a very early adopter of BeatBuddy, and unfortunately now can't afford the aeros.... The most killer feature of BeatBuddy in my opinion is how it times fills. The fills automagically vary in number of bars in such a way as to always land correctly on the one. That small feature - which really isn't small - told me how the device had clearly been conceived by musicians with performing musicians in mind. You're right that it's way more than an overpriced drum machine.

[@pabloparada9957]

I shouldn't have smoked, come across this product, then this review, then this comment and then have looked up what for a person makes such good stuff. Dude *what a life* you've had

[@DavidPackouz]

@@pabloparada9957 I can barely believe it myself 😅

[@rickthestick8]

I'm currently using the Beatbuddy, 3 MIDI Maestros and the Aeros. One MIDI Maestro controlling the Beatbuddy, a 2nd MIDI Maestro controlling the Aeros and the 3rd for changing patches on my Integra 7. This is by far the most capable looping system available in the known universe! I will be posting some videos as soon as I master this new setup.

[@rickthestick8]

@@matthewharrison7868 thanks to Singular Sound! David and the crew offer the best customer service and they keep updating the firmware to make it better. Thanks for subscribing!

[@dotonemanband]

Thanks for putting this video together Benn. Just received the Aeros looper July 2020 (my 1st looper) and a learning curve ahead. Your demonstration gets me motivated ...

[@jwstout007]

Didn't realize you played the upside-down lefty, crazy to watch, and an extra level of entertainment value. Great demo!

[@Deathoutofhell]

I think he made a video about just that - I just don't remember if it was after this or before ;)

[@Realzero12]

I saw that too lol

[@chatolars]

Man, the last jam was Absolutely stunning....beautiful .✌️

[@Ryahan]

I trust your videos, man. Thanks for each one, especially reviews. Appreciated.

[@fourbeatmusic]

Incredible video review. You nailed every single feature and possibilities you can get with both units. Keep on making great content!

[@LeonTodd]

That second improvised song was gorgeous!

[@mikebryant4146]

Great video. This will inspire me to dust off my long-unused Beat Buddy!

[@scienceofsound]

Another excellent video Benn. Thank you.

[@GARDNSOUND]

Once again great content, Benn!

[@deepsynth3495]

Are you still alive, how’s the fam? Cale

[@victorkoval3783]

Thank you! Exciting and accessible!

[@TheSteveblair]

Nice work Benn. The last loop session sounded awesome. Keep up the great work.

[@MariaOrtiz-qp2gb]

I love the quality of your videos, exquisite as always

[@Touchguitar]

Thanks Benn, great channel, great attitude, fun to watch you play!

[@wizardmix]

For what it's worth to you, I was researching hardware loopers was equally compelled by the Aeros, stumbled on this demo and you're the first musician I've heard use it whose music I actually enjoyed. That's not to say that the other musicians weren't good, they were great, they just weren't playing anything interesting to me. It was all showy solos and technique peacocking, very little actual creativity, atmosphere, feel, soundscape and grass roots songwriting. So you've done more to sell me on this thing than any of the sanctioned, vetted and sponsored guys did. For that, I'm subscribing. PS I'm a source audio guy too and I've been using an old Roland Midi control that once belonged to the Doobie Brothers LOL. Thing is wrecked. I've been looking for one with digital readouts so I dunno, maybe I too am out 1350?

[@sterlingmcvay2469]

Very nice!! Improvisation #2 was very Creative!! It's nice to see someone use it in such a Creative Way. Thanks for Sharing!!!

[@michaelmattson3515]

Great sense of humor. Thanks & good luck.

[@RickySweum]

Great video! Good review of these cool new pedals, and excellent loop jam! All the best

[@nicosuj]

I didn't realized I was on x1.5 time speed until the Stevie Wonder part, and have to say, the first improv sounded great that way! A great mishap. The second improv, I honestly I want it to available to buy. Keep doing great stuff

[@filipedelbel]

What an awesome video! You really know your stuff!

[@oldmanzen6682]

I also picked up a Headrush and had to return it after a wasted weekend trying to get it updated. I'm quite interested in this looper. Thanks for the video.

[@ArturTadevosyan]

Ben thats really crazy, because i could tell almost the same story. I had a vhs from that concert and Jacos loop performance had huuuuge impact on me too! I was 10 years old at that time and i was dreaming about to have that cool unit too.

[@omnaraiya]

Good to see you had a good experience with the Aeros. I was scared off buying based on some early bad reviews regarding bugs in the firmware. Ive been using my beatbuddy with the boomerang 3 which works pretty well considering how old it is but an upgrade may be in order now that it looks like they’ve worked out the kinks on the Aeros.

[@rickthestick8]

I recently switched from the Beatbuddy and Boomerang III with the Sidecar. I now use the Beatbuddy, 3 MIDI Maestros and the Aeros. It's hands down the best looping rig available. I will be doing some videos of the gear in the near future, ...still getting used to it.

[@michaelmattson3515]

Fantastic explanation and musical experience.

[@davec3487]

Very beautiful compositions!! I would pay to hear you live!!

[@C4103]

I have an FCB 1010. The firmware chip isn't soldered in as far as I've seen. I've taken the back off mine and a friend's, and they both had DIP sockets. Either way, you don't need to buy a Eureka PROM or whatever if you have firmware 2.4 or greater. As long as you have 2.4 or higher (of the official firmware) you can use FCB 1010 Manager to write a program to it using a MIDI SysEx message. I use the FCB 1010 to control clip / scene looping in Ableton for my live stream.

[@autophader3176]

Not sure if you'll see this Benn, but figured I'd shout it out in case you're reading -- a few friends of mine doing server hosting at home have taken out Comcast business lines with Gigabit down and up without too much trouble. They don't actually run businesses and have been able to just setup arbitrary LLCs to meet the requirements. You likely have a much more legitimate claim to a business line, and I'd explore that avenue. This may depend on area, but that's where I'd start looking for more upload bandwidth.

[@radical_ans]

I'm glad the buttons are sock friendly. I rarely wear shoes these days.

[@kcapkcans]

good to see that the Aeros Loop Studio comes in a left handed model

[@shroomatic]

Nice performance! like this.

[@RudolfKruse-o4v]

Oh my word! Great video. If I am not mistaken, I saw the bottom portion of an Sy 1000 in there. If so (hence the opening exclamatory) too crazy... because I have nearly the same setup, including a Schechter. Thank you for going deep on this subject.

[@jdavis.fw303]

WAIT!!! What!?!?!?! You play a guitar upside down lefty!!! 🤯 I thought that was the thing of myths only. Watching you play it fluidly is breaking my brain. I realize its not a stretch to imagine that like most things it just takes practice, but I've never actually seen anyone do it.

[@charlesezrarevmongoosecane5097]

That beat buddy is every guitar song writers dream. I need to seek one out

[@honeysucklecat]

My first ‘looper’ was a Roland Chorus echo, which was neat but I didn’t like the sound of tape hiss, so I replaced it with a Digitech Echo Plus, which had the ability to do an 8 second loop, sounded great, but the minimum loop time was too long, so I had to get a second delay for that. This was when Reagan was still President, or maybe early Bush Sr. Spent the next 30 years trying to figure out how to find a looper that could beat synch well, could do the basic things I want. I find it so amazing that there’s really just nothing but crap out there. Take Ableton’s Looper, for example. There’s no wet/dry feature. How amazingly lame. What I finally got to work was using Reaper’s ReaDelay, and Reaper’s JS volume plugin in front of it. I built a controller using TouchOSC (OSC, not MIDI, because with MIDI, you can’t zero out the feedback.) The JS volume is set to zero. When I want audio to go into ReaDelay, I shut off the JS volume. This works pretty well. I usually use 4 loopers at once. Each can have it’s own length. I still have to use a mouse to change the loop length, but that’s not so bad. In Reaper, I have a track template set up with the mapping ready to go. I’ve also been playing with the Super 8 looper that is part of REaper, and.....well.....it’s, um, okay I guess. I’m still riding it’s learning curvecoaster.

[@ultratone]

First heard shadows and light freshman year at berklee ‘87, just after finding Pat Metheny and starting on that discovery. Such a great time in my life and so much amazement in music then period. Gonna have to pull that one out today. Thanks. Oh, and you’re a bad ass. Cheers!

[@gotonkar]

Just got the Aeros and still figuring out if I like it. I'm typically trying to map how I did things on a RC-1 and the RC-300 I had for a month, but I need to learn how to use the Aeros. And though it doesn't have a drum machine like the RC-300 or 600, using it with a BeatBuddy sounds better and this video is going a long way to making me feel better about the path I'm down. I came on tonight looking for BeatBuddy integration videos and this is a great one. Thank you. Earned a 'subscribe'

[@graviton9282]

That was pretty good. Nice evolution of the tracks...

[@chatolars]

A rig rundown of your looping set up would be awesome, do you use an external mixer before getting into the looper ? Is there an Fx loop on the looper itself ? Gorgeous track the last one

[@dooldriverr]

Nice, good luck in the future of the unknown. Found and subscribed due to Bats. Gramps from Iowa

[@AwayWithWordsMusic]

Nice offering. I can see that the Aeros does very well along side the Beat Buddy. I am waiting as patiently as possible for the software to evolve as it is not useful for live performance in free form mode. I have the Aeros and the potential is keeping me from returning the unit but as of now it is sitting idol in my equipment arsenal.

[@JazzDigits]

Can your setup reproduce an actual song like loops for intro, verses, bridge, and outro. Say, some thing like Boston’s More Than A Feeling or Paul Simon’s The Boxer or Fleetwood Mac Don’t Stop?

[@warp9988]

Delicious jams.

[@pointsofhonesty]

this is the video!

[@gatorgoforth3097]

Love on a train ❤️

[@sk1e]

how one man posses so mush talents, love your music Flushbulb

[@realmartinmai]

Thank you for the great review! Did you try Keith McMillan Softstep for Midi Controlling?

[@logicalconclusion3180]

Hello brother I have the three. I play the beatbuddy by midi maestro star play and the looper recording but docent recording the beatbuddy on the looper any help thanks

[@_DRMR_]

Just stream 720p and make sure the audio is good quality (like 2-3000kbps).

[@markwallace123]

I enjoyed your video! How did you get the great bass sound on the first improv? Do you have a video I can watch on your site to explain how you get a good bass sound using the guitar. I currently have the Boss OC-3.

[@metaspherz]

"Really nice guys!" Now that's great sarcasm guys! Rick Beato has also talked (ranted?) extensively about the people that aggressively work to get videos removed even when the videos are promoting the performer and could be introducing a whole new audience to their music. Rick recently testified before the Senate on Blockers. He's all about fair use and the end of zero tolerance to stop blocker's tactics. You need to watch Beato's, How Does a 39 Year Old Song Top the Charts Again? (Rant).

[@zustomx6157]

Hey Ben, would you consider ding a video on how you play the guitar. I'm a lefty and have been lucky enough to play lefthanded guitars but what is it like to approach the strings inverted. Thanks

[@Ju8Lius]

Great video! Are there videos of a whole live performance of yours?

[@BennJordan]

Thanks! There are bits and pieces if you search "The Flashbulb live". :)

[@Ju8Lius]

@@BennJordan thanks for the answer - keep up the great work! :)

[@maxwellmiles2430]

Hey! Any update on neurofeedback project?

[@suitandtieguy]

You sound great, man.

[@kevintaylor-cox2880]

Nice review, Lovely playing and sounds, glad you didn't go down the beat boxing route...nice to see something a bit different (Improvised Song #2) ***** :)

[@maeeweis]

Have the same gear but use BB at hand height. Also added 2 button footswitch for pause and fill.

[@LandOfBits]

Benn im very curious about your guitar ! what is your current set of pick ups ?

[@Nomo_Popo]

BRAVO; splendid performances :) Hearing you covering Stevie I was thinking you'd probably make more busking in Chicago than if you were playing at the Green Dolphin or something.

[@ModerneArketekt]

You might want to check out the Nektar Pacer as a MIDI foot controller. I haven't dove in super deep with it, but it's easy to program by itself and seems to be able to do most types of MIDI signals

[@corrinmana9324]

It's expensive, but they have business plans that are different. The rep you talk to will often tell you "you don't want that" because it's a different department, so it might as well be a different company, but you can be a lot more specific about up/down ratios on a business plan.

[@LanzaMartineta]

Amazing, just came across your Chanel, today. If you were marking it for simplicity what would you give it out of ten? How soon can you get to grips with it? I would love to drop you a mail, I write and sing and want a looper. I was pretty amazed by the 9500 specs, and the mixing capabilities. I think it’s by TC Helicon, question do you know of it and what’s your opinion please, does this floor it?

[@lauren-carder-fox]

Thank you for putting together this video! Ive been using the Beat Buddy for over a year now with a Boss Looper, and frustratingly after every loop rotation, the timing gets a little more off beat. Did you ever find that this was the case with the Aeros Loop Studio? Thanks!

[@dolo747]

Song #1 was dope af

[@dovepaige]

Have you ever used the BASTL THYME I've had mine a couple years, at times it's daunting but it does seem to be a bottomless well of possibility, and in my opinion a great tool for experimentation, I really would love to hear your take/opinion on it.

[@InfiniteRhombus]

i saw that same concert and had the exact same reaction, whole thing is nuts. e: since im the first comment can i ask a question?: we both play left handed but I had to stop playing with the normal string set up (upside down etc) because i found it really hard to make chords ring out or do any sort of fast picking especially on the higher strings. When you initially started playing did you find it to be a hinderance or have any people try to teach you to learn "normally" at all? it made reading notation and tabs super easy but doing anything else with that sort of configuration made me want to kill myself

[@_DRMR_]

Every time I see Ben play like this it boggles my mind :D

[@sterlingmcvay2469]

I'm a Lefty as well. I tried to play right hand when I first started as I was using my dad's Eighty, TELESTAR Guitar. Playing Rhythm just felt too awkward for me, Right Hand, so then I played it flipped over Upside Down, and I could play some that Way. Then I changed the Strings to Lefty, and this Before I knew anything about INTONATION etc., but I could tell something was Off. That made start to learn how a Guitar works : Action, Intonation, Pickups. I saw a few other Lefties who played upside down and could do it well, mainly Blues Players - but that just didn't work for me. Eventually I went thru a Series of Cheap Guitars, either Converting them to Lefty, or a few Cheap Lefties, still there were issues, with them. It wasn't until I Graduated High School, that I finally got my first, Pro Lefty Guitar, a CARVIN DC SIX, if I remember the name correctly. It was Sweet. But I admire your Creativity. Go with Whatever works, For You. 😉

[@johnseitz8968]

Are you still using this setup? Aeros + BB + MM?

[@sandyturner1911]

Wow! I need a new looper. I have a NUX deluxe, but I've almost outgrown that. I have some things for sale, right now, which I will need to sell, before I can even think about buying one of these things. I really would rather have them in one box, but I see the fact that they're separate, makes them both more usable. Great looping! Beautiful guitar,and I love that you play left handed, and upside down, like Doyle Bramhall 2. I would definitely come hear you play, if not for, you know. lol! Thanks!

[@JesseFragale]

If you were integrating a guitar pedal board, but you also wanna have midi keys like a novation what would be the most ideal way to route? I’m making the assumption that a DAW would be required. Let’s say Ableton.

[@vailla]

Can you transition to another song section and start stacking loops again or you have to stop the whole thing and start a new song?

[@mymockumentary9716]

ahhh, that self indulgent moment. It's nice to think that you are in the room jamming next me, I will get my lap steel out!!!

[@cesarcarreno_]

Cool stuff! Where in the chain is the looper placed

[@winddealer1]

Enjoyed the education, entertainment and great content. Cool shirt, an omage to the Partridge Family?

[@TheNevadaProject]

Very cool style, like your stuff. Soundtrack mania! Would love to know what your thoughts on that HeadRush Looperboard are, that’s what I’m usually now but I’m bummed about the “switches issue”.

[@TheNevadaProject]

*using not usually.

[@flexwinggpipi]

I've been using the BB with a Ditto X 4 for a few years connect the 2 together with the lead to hold time and it's everything I need usually with covers etc. Great theve bought out the new brushes beats as an acoustic player

[@honeydisco]

I am on the verge of ordering one, but just saw a video by the Ricky Tinez guy who claims that this looper doesn't send midi clock upon closing the first loop. Have you tried the having it as the master clock?

[@KenithCopeland]

have been sitting here watching looper videos for the past 4 days deciding what to get next and all i want is a pedal that i can pre determine the loop length in bars (so i dont have to rely on my terrible timing). i just dont know if thats possible with anything other then a daw (wanting to get away from the computer obviously) and even been looking at hardware samplers, nothings cutting the mustard

[@sethkrieger840]

Lefty flip without the restring. Wondering why you choose to stay with that?

[@Kevindragon789]

How do You get that Bass And String Sound From Your Guitar Man👍🎶????!!!!

[@Kevindragon789]

I REALLY LIKE what Your Doing Bro Man Dude!!!👍😃✌️🇨🇮🇮🇪☘️

[@bigexpectation]

Great performance! I was wondering, what do you think about the electro harmonix 45000?

[@OrionGarcia]

The morningstar mc6 is an awesome companion to the aeros especially with the current beta which adds much needed solo and mutes i was looking for when i originally bought it (i told myself this was the last piece of gear i would purchase that was promising future updates). No regrets except for the war mongering which i just found out about ughh.

[@OrionGarcia]

Also, first time caller, long time listener. Love the show

[@mvsr990]

I think the John Q method is the only way to get a cable company's attention.

[@ceniza_honey]

is that a music man with a schecter neck? or what is going on there, lol. Great video as always!

[@JaneDoe-yj1ki]

He talks about it in his 16 String Instruments video on this channel

[@marcogallerin4568]

What about the EHX 95000?

[@jacofresh92]

What about the Morningstar MC6/MC8 for MIDI control?

[@OrionGarcia]

jacopo acquafresca works like a champ. Thus far ive used my mc6 to control my mpc, a roland v1hd and the aeros. Very versatile pedal

[@mq8dj22000]

Hey! You play lefthanded - Upside down!!! ME TOO!!!!!!!( Also- Cool Video!! Thanks)

[@BsYtHandle]

Thanks for the information. Do you ever review a pedal by putting a synth through it?

[@cordobassmusic]

hi, where can buy this Jazz 10 beat? is ike a even 8ths groove, thanks

[@TheLordcasio]

As of 10/26/20, the MIDI Maestro is still a paper weight. I own all three units. The Maestro was supposed to receive the software that allowed it to work in March of 2020...no dice. Another case of “lets release the unit and fix it later”. Whats more, Singular Sound favors using the one button Beat Buddy as the master controller when paired with the Aeros. I’d rather my looper tell my drum machine what to do. Singular Sound claims it works bi-directionally, but I’ve not found that to be the case.

[@davidwoods358]

This is interesting. I have been considering a looper in place of dedicated recording software. I had been using Boss BR1180cd recorders (because of their ease of use) but in time the hard drives always seem to crash and and I lose everything, plus 16 bit rate recording is not ideal anymore. Could something like this be used for idea storage, or even full song storage? I'm a bit hopeful.

[@SingularSoundOfficial]

Hi David, you can save a whole song using the SD-Card (32gb limit) and then export the wave files to your favorite DAW for post-production.

[@NicStage]

Does the Singular Sound pedal reduce the level of tracks as you add new ones, or do you have to just be careful with your levels as you record?

[@MSPatterson]

On the Comcast thing, you might be able to get a bump on the upload side by switching to a business account, if you haven't already. But it's been a long time since I've had to deal with them to get ports opened and tweak service and all that shit. Some great improv playing in here, bee tee dubs.

[@wasdwasd12321]

Curious if midi sync can be achieved with the Beatbuddy, Aeros and a multi effects such as headrush gigboard so that the time based guitar effects automatically allign with the bpm of the Beatbuddy?

[@EricInTampaAcoustic]

What effects is he using and what bass pedal?

[@timnewsom6422]

Just got the Aeros Loop Studio and could not get my studio drum machine Roland dr 880 to work with it.

[@timnewsom6422]

Continued ... I’m not going to buy the beat buddy after paying 600 dollars. The Roland still works well and has bass as well. I can use the Roland in my daw and drum programs as well. I’m impressed with the 6 track capability but you can’t use different time signatures as most songs use. I am a long time boss looper user and wanted to down size my travel rig. I have to send the Aeros back for these reasons.

[@VladoBelo]

Hi Benn :-D I have a question, I found a problem, yesterday I tried to plug the Aeros into the Beatbuddy input, that I would try the headphone output. The problem, the sound of the drums and the Aeros loops are loudly loud. The volume of mixed sounds and Beatbuddy fluctuates. The signal is OK to the main OUT Beatbuddy outputs, I can hear it via the sound card to the stereo amplifier. Please explain why this is happening. Why is there a big problem with the Beatbuddy headphone output. The sound of the drums decreases the volume of the Aeros with each beat, so that the headphone output is unusable for eavesdropping on both mixed signals, the volume of the Aeros decreases and increases. And it has no effect when I disconnect the OUT L / R cables from the main Beatbuddy outputs. The sound is only problematic in the headphone output. Can you please check if you have the same problem with volume fluctuations in the Beatbuddy headphone output? I asked the manufacturer directly, but they haven't had enough answers yet. Thank you for the advice :-D

[@burricanecarter]

I don't think you have to solder the Behringer, you just change the EPROM. Or am I missing something? Also, Keith McMillen makes a great MIDI foot controller, but maybe an overkill if you only want to do looping.

[@MDJ5]

lol, star wipe! classic.

[@kane6529]

Hey wait your playing upside down and backwards😆 sad thing is im a lefty but wasn't that defiant and just learned righthanded

[@thankfully_wokelocd-n-load3691]

Same here, lefty playing righty. It felt natural going that way.

[@kane6529]

@@thankfully_wokelocd-n-load3691 think mine was an availability thing to like I had access to a right handed acoustic and really wanted to play

[@simonhall2682]

I have to say the drums sound fantastic. I have the boss rc10 and the drums sound awful. Love the loops. Good video! Subscribed. My Boss pedal is going on ebay!