What Is BeatBuddy?

Drum beats are not only groovier, but also so much more fun when combined with percussion! This collection of groovy beats was designed to take full advantage of the Standard Pro drum set.

The following rhythms were used in our iterations of drums with percussion beats:

• Swung Funk
• 3/4 Stomp
• 7/8 Backbeat
• 7/8 Songo
• Afoxe
• Afro 6/8
• Afro 6/8 Stomp
• Baiao
• Bossa Nova
• “Conga Beat”
• Pop Salsa
• Reggae Straight
• Reggae Swung
• Samba Salsa Hybrid
• Slow Ballad

Most songs are provided as drums and percussion beats, drums only and percussion only beats. This enables you to build the songs the way you like them. For lighter gigs you can use just the percussion beats or full-on drums+percussion ensemble when you want to bring the house down. Of course, you have the isolated drum set beats as well, if that is what you need.

Also included are drum fills for most of the beats. Since playing a fill in a percussion ensemble consists of various percussion instruments continuing the groove while a fill is being played, drum fills in this package were created specifically for each section. They contain fills as well as parts of percussion grooves of the background.

This release is included in the Complete Collection 2023