DigiTech SDRUM vs BeatBuddy (Comparison Review) SHORT version 

Sir, The reason the Sdrum played a different beat than the one you loaded is because it was set to 3/4 time. You ought to put it on 4/4 time and you will see the difference. I have one and I guarantee you it works perfectly well. Also i find the sounds of the Sdrum much more dynamic than the Beatbuddy. I own both of them and find the sound of the BB a bit hollow to my ears. With the BB, i don’t get exactly what i want as for the Sdrum, i can enter in a few seconds the exact feeling for example, a rythme with only kick drum on first part, then you can enter a normal beat with the snares on second part and you also have a third part too called the Bridge. All that can be done on the fly. You have misrepresented the product. Before doing a video comparison, would have been good to study the manual of the Sdrum. Believe me, i have both 😊

I watched this video some time ago(a month, maybe months) I finally got it and he's right. Many, many times I try to play the drums using the strings and it's iffy. It'll play both kick and snare. So, it can be difficult "getting into it" you know, the rhythm of things. I love my digitech 350rp. Been a fan for over ten years, even bought a second one. And I'll be a fan of digitech forever. I'll just have to wait until they make the right adjustments for the Sdrum. Another issue is the lack of a proper rpm. I need to know what the bpm is and not need to guess! Lol I'll try the other pedal next.

You have to have at least a little rhythm if you’re gonna use sdrum both are great what one won’t do the other will I have both you are only limited by your music abilities and tech ability !!!!

you can add drum rolls when you want them with the sdrum also and pause when you want, it just takes a little while to learn all the features of it..the beat buddy is alot better sounding and has more features by far tho..

You must read the manual. By the way, there is a pedal to play along with the sdrum. Compare a criative pedal (sdrum) with a kind of tape record, doesn't seems too klever. Another tip: if you use a radio, you've got even better sounds that on the beatcrapybuddy.

How does a drummer fit in that little box? Professional at that!

After the test of Time - there is no comparison. The Beatbuddy is far superior. (I think this was the last DigiTech pedal they made which was kinda sad. After all, the Digitech RP7 was the first AWESOME multi effects unit I ever owned.

Beat buddy is for people that want pre made or pre programmed music with software Sdrum is live create on the fly different show every night. In fairness the foot switch would have expanded its usefulness. It seemed like you were trying to record your drums instead of set a basic beat then change parts with the optional foot switch I.’m thinking of buying a drum machine that will sync my jamman solo xt I also don’t want it on the floor so FS is a must thanks for taking the time to make this

Beat Buddy sounds far more natural to my ears!

Very good video, thank you. I too am a guitar player and have little skill in tapping out beats. Even though the Sdrum is less expensive, in the long run, you get what you pay for and I could see myself being frustrated trying to deal with a "moody" pedal, regardless of the saving in money. I am buying the beat buddy. Thanks again

Do you plug the beat buddy into speakers or an amp? Nice video.

I've had the Beatbuddy for 4 years now, and I'm still very happy with it. I've expanded it, which made it even more awesome. It's like a sober drummer at the ready whenever you want. 😉

Beat Buddy sells for $388 + 64 foot switch (CAD). So, are you surprised that the SDRUM doesn't sound as good for almost half of the price?

Of course the SDRUM is not nearly in the neighborhood of what you tapped because you were nowhere near a decipherable rhythm. You have to at least be "close" to the meter for the quantization to work correctly.

Lots of stuff on it?

Excellent that you showed how long the digitech takes to get the beat memorized and ,"sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't' so, not good for a live gig. Yes, Beatbuddy does sound better and seems more user friendly. Thanks for a great review!

Would the Strum work if I used a synthesizer or keyboard, using higher an lower keys?

How on earth can SDRUM know what grove n spaces you require when entering a pattern if there is no tempo timed click track for you to do it too ? ! ?

SDRUM is kind of old school drum machine. Lot has happened in the area of beat automation in the past 15 years, and more thought can be incorporated to better its usability

Agora o beatbuddy ja tenho que escolher s.d. saber o ritmo que vou tocar não há pocibiludade de alguem sair cantando e ja acompanhar na hora

Beat buddy is $299 Sdrum humm cost $79?

Eu na minha opinião tenho preferência pelo ser Um por motivo de vc conseguir criar o ritmo que precisa ão vivo ja tocando

SDRUM "learn" mode works quite well with proper palm muting technique & having at least some modicum of rhythm when using the touch pads. Not to mention you had it in 3/4 while attempting to program a 4/4 beat. (Sorry dude, but ya said it yourself.... You "weren't very good at this".) I've demo'd both of these out of curiosity but don't have either unit so I’m not partial one way or the other nor trying to justify a previous purchase when I say there is no "vs" here ... These are two different types of machines, both of which have their own applications, strengths, & weaknesses. It's up to the user to determine which one is right for him/her.

Could you help me with the beat buddy

Sdrum es superior para conciertos en vivo. Suelo usar las memorias del Sdrum para guardar mis pistas creadas en tiempo real

The sdrum seems like the exact opposite of every reason why I would buy a drum accompaniment pedal.

I'm a big percussion guy so I love checking out these new gadgets. I thought the SDrum seemed cool until I tried it. I kept encountering glitches and even when it did function properly, the sound quality with the SDrum was pretty poor. I bought the Beatbuddy about a year ago and only have good things to say about it. Sound quality is excellent and the functionality is seamless with the Beatbuddy. I'm sticking with Beatbuddy nation!

Beatbuddy Compared to the TRIO+ pedal??????????

Ok three things, first off the rhythm you tapped out wasn’t a consistent speed or pattern, it essentially took a bunch of random hits and attempted to create a coherent beat which would have been near impossible even for an actual drummer to play. I appreciate you’re not a drummer but basic 4/4 timing and subdivisions are a fundamental requirement for any instrument including guitar playing also use the built in metronome if you struggle with tempo. Second you say there are no real time fills etc for the sdrum, there totally is! Just like the beat buddy there’s an additional foot switch which has three separate configurations allowing crash cymbals, fills, stops, selection of hat patterns, intensity levels and different song parts (up to three) all controllable. Third and I appreciate that sound quality is subjective and the beat buddy is considered very high quality in this regard but if you run the sdrum in stereo into a full range speaker and properly eq it. It definitely rivals any drum machine on the market for sound! I can see the beat buddy is your favourite and that’s allowed but you’ve misrepresented the sdrum here massively!

Can the beat buddy change style and beat without falling out of time, phrase, or stopping? Any drum machine is useless without the ability to do this in my opinion. I was surprised that the company would not anticipate this very basic ability in a pedal that costs $300???? It's got all the bells and whistles, but cannot do the basic switch up of the styles while staying consistent in timing, Tempo, and phrase

what is a bu,in?

Sdrum is awesome, but you must learn to use it.

use an electric guitar with a noise gate and youll have better luck with the sdrum

Someone at Digitech needs to be sat down and schooled about what musicians really need. I bought the Band Trio, thinking I could use it live and it's just too limited. Nothing more than a practice tool and things like Garage Band are better, so what's the point?

im pretty sure you only strum the bottom and high E strings, not all the low and botyom end. Maybe strumming multiple strings confuses the algorithm hence why it hasnt got a clue what you're doing. and yes, having any kind if drumming rhythm helps. its useless if you cant even make the simplest of beats

I hate the sdrum.

$300?

what I DONT like about Beatbuddy is: I set it to Rock drums ........playinG metal style and theres 12 metal beats to choose from & everytime I choose the next metal beat, it automatically swicthes my drums to Metal drums......... and wont let me continue to use Rock drums in the metal beats, so I gott amanually get it back to Rock drums each & everytime. Its Soooo very annoying.

I don’t think he is operating the SDRUM as he should plus he has a freakin acoustic. An electric guitar would have a better input than an acoustic because of the pickups. But I must say beat buddy is way better.

I choce bitebuddy

kind of unfair to pit a 60 dollar entry level pedal versus a 350 plus dollar pro set up

It is so unprofessional to be stooping down to change settings between songs.

Dude. Your tapping was not even in time and then you blamed the SDrum for poor reproduction of your beat(sic)…garbage in, garbage out.

Buy finger pads and move on.