Description
B.Beat PRO16 is ideal for Live performances with Stereo Sequences or up to 24 Tracks, also with Video, Text and Images.
B.BEAT reads and plays Music files in WAV, Multitrack Audio, Stems, Midi, Video Mp4, Mov and JPG formats. You can use Backing Tracks up to 24 Mono or 12 Stereo tracks, record up to 12 channels. B.BEAT PRO16 can store a high number of Backing Tracks. It has two HDMI outputs to transmit video synchronized to music and lyrics for on-stage prompter. You can upload sheet music and display it on Wi Fi connected Smart Devices. B.Beat PRO16 has a digital mixer to adjust the 24 audio tracks, 16 separate outputs, click and headphone management. Remote control via App via Wi Fi or cable, Midi Clock send.
128 Gb to 1 Tb internal memory (ver PLUS)
16 Separate outputs / 12 inputs
Sound Card (Win iOS) 12 in / 16 out
Click and metronome management
Prompter app for lyrics and sheet music
DIGITAL MIXER.
B.BEAT Includes a digital mixer to handle 24 tracks on 16 separate outputs, 12 inputs, a Headphone output for Click*, return from Mixer and Backing tracks. With the 16 outputs, the tracks that make up the Backing Tracks can be sent to the Stage Mixer. A Stereo or Mono audio signal can return to B.Beat from any source via the 12 available inputs, and B.Beat also recognizes the Click track and can route it to any of the 16 available outputs and simultaneously to the Headphone output*. When the headphone output is activated with 4 convenient potentiometers, the musician can balance in real time what he wants to hear on headphones during the performance.
*when the headphone output is activated it uses two audio channels, so the available outputs become 14.
Sound Card
Sound Card
B.Beat PRO16 is also a 12-channel Digital recorder. Recorded tracks, up to 12, can be automatically inserted into Audio projects. In the PLUS version, recording can also take place while B.Beat PRO16 is playing a base. At the end of the recording you can decide whether to insert the new tracks into the pre-existing base.
B.BeatX on stage
B.Beat is designed to have maximum reliability during LIVE performances. There is a special button on the [LIVE] panel that can be used the moment the Show starts because from that moment on, the B.Beat processor will be committed to maximum performance without wasting resources. This minimizes the risk of unintentional Crash, and preserves the user from operating errors.
B.Beat PRO16 has a Synch system to use it in conjunction with Auto Switch systems that prevent it from stopping in case of Crash.
Two video outputs
B.Beat PRO16 has two HDMI video outputs, this is because on stage there is often a need to have a Video Wall accompanying musical performances, and at the same time the display of Lyrics in the Prompter version. Song lyrics can be written and synchronized very easily through the B.Beat Manager program. The same can be done with the Sheet Music, which can be uploaded as PDFs and for each instrument on the stage you can have a dedicated sheet music. The sheet music can be viewed on Smart Devices via Wi Fi.
Organizing performance
B.Beat PRO16 handles individual Backing Tracks that can be organized into convenient Playlists, or into full-fledged Shows composed of multiple Scenes of various types. Projects can contain Music, Videos and Images but also MIDI tracks to send messages to the various devices that are used for Live. The philosophy behind B.Beat is to simplify the management of Backing tracks and Videos during a Show. With B.Beat there is no need to bring Computers, Tablets, Sound and Video Cards, Cables, Mixers to the stage.
Preparing B.Beat for the Show
Metronome and Click
B.Beat has a dedicated Metronome session. You can very easily manage a metronome directly on stage. The audio Click of the metronome can come out on one of the 16 outputs, and at the same time to the headphone output, if it has been set. The same thing happens with the Click when it is recorded on the Backing Tracks. When the Click track is present in the multitrack Backing Tracks it is recognized and sent to a separate output and to the headphones.
B.Beat can read MTA (multitrack Audio) format files produced and distributed by M-Live through Song Service site. MTA Files are multitrack files that B.Beat reads at 8 stereo tracks. The Backing Tracks are organized as follows: Track 1 Drums, Track 2 Bass, Track 3 Guitar, Track 4 Keyboards, Track 5 Orchestra, Track 6 Wind Instruments, Track 7 Click, Track 8 Melody. Audio projects with 16 separate stereo tracks are also available, which can be freely adapted to B.Beat with any DAW.
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET.
Internal Audio File Format | PCM (uncompressed) 48 kHz 24 bit |
Compatible Audio formats being imported (which will be converted to the internal format) |
● WAV 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz 16/24 bit ● MP3 fixed bit rate [64 - 320] kbps ● MP3 VBR ● OGG fixed bit rate [64 - 320] kbps ● AAC ● STEMS ● MTA M-Live |
Internal Video Format | H-264 HD / Full HD (1280 x 720 / 1920 x 1080) |
Compatible Video Formats When Importing |
● MP4 ● MOV |
Compatible Image Formats | JPG, PNG |
Video resolution for text | 1280 x 720 |
Digital Processing Internal Audio Outputs |
16-channel D/A 24 Bit Sigma/Delta 48 kHz. Typical S/N ratio = 112 dB |
Input |
● 12 Line Jack 6.35 mm mono inputs, unbalanced ● Impedance 10 kΩ ● Range 18dBu, 6 Vrms ● THD+N typical -93 dB ● SNR typical 107 dB |
Digital processing Internal audio inputs |
12-channel D/A 24 Bit Sigma/Delta 48 kHz. Typical S/N ratio = 112 dB |
Output |
● 16 Audio Outputs Jack 6.35 mm mono, balanced ● Range 10dBu, 2.5 Vrms ● 20dBu range, 5 Vrms (balanced) ● THD+N typical -94 dB ● SNR typical 112 dB |
Display | 2.4" OLED, 128x64, Monochrome |
Jack Headphone Output |
● Stereo Jack 6.35 mm output ● Typical SNR 105 dB ● Range 6dBu, 1.5 Vrms |
Internal memory | 128GB, 1TB PLUS Version |
Network interface | RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet socket |
MIDI port |
MIDI OUT DIN 5-pin standard MIDI IN via USB-MIDI cable (optional) |
Pedal | Switch Pedal N/O or N/C, Jack 6.35mm |
Power supply | 12VDC, 2A, max consumption 19W |
Video |
2x HDMI Type A output Maximum resolution 1920x1080 with video |
USB ports |
2x USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Type A for Memory Stick, WiFi USB interface. Max total current delivered for the two ports: 500mA |
External power unit | AC/DC Adapter Mod. 13/90288-00 INPUT 100-240VAC Freq 50-60Hz OUTPUT 12VDC - 2A |
SOFTWARE AND MANUALS
B.BEAT MANAGER SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL.
The B.BEAT user's manual is also available online in PDF format.
You can download it by clicking HERE and view it conveniently online.