The information contained in this document pertains only to content produced by GoranGrooves and compatible with BeatBuddy, updates published in August 2024 and thereafter.
It does not apply to updating BeatBuddy content produced by anyone else.
All content updates are available exclusively at the GoranGrooves Library.
How to update GoranGrooves drumsets for BeatBuddy #
There are two groups of GoranGrooves-produced drumsets for BeatBuddy available for updating:
- “Default” drumsets
- “Premium” drumsets
How To Update Default Drumsets For BeatBuddy #
Updating default drumsets is easy. You can update either the entire default project to GoranGrooves Default Content v2.2 or update the individual default drumsets.
Important facts:
- The “Drumsets only” installer is supplied with the GoranGrooves Default Content for BeatBuddy.
- Installers provided for Windows and MacOS will update the drumsets within a BeatBuddy project directly on your SD card.
- The installers will enable you to pick what drumsets from the lot you wish to install.
- If drumset names differ from the version you have installed in your BeatBuddy project, the installer will update them and all references to them within your BeatBuddy songs to keep the “default drumset” setting for each song up to date.
- Any changes you may have made to the drumsets will be permanently lost after their update.
For step-by-step instructions on updating Default Drumsets for BeatBuddy, please see this document.
How To Update Premium Drumsets For BeatBuddy #
Updating GoranGrooves premium drumsets for BeatBuddy is easy and identical to installing them.
Important facts:
- The installers provided for Windows and MacOS will install/update drumsets directly on your SD card.
- If drumset names differ from the version you have installed in your BeatBuddy project, the installer will update them and all references to them within your BeatBuddy songs to keep the “default drumset” setting for each song up to date.
- Any changes you may have made to the drumsets will be permanently lost after their update.
For the step-by-step procedure, see this document.
How to update GoranGrooves Beats for BeatBuddy #
Updating GoranGrooves beat/ song packs for BeatBuddy is easy and identical to installing them.
Important facts:
- The installers provided for Windows and MacOS will install/update BB song packs directly on your SD card.
- If song or folder names differ from the version you have installed in your BeatBuddy project, they will be updated along with their contents.
- The installer replaces folders and songs. After their update, any changes you may have made to those songs will be permanently lost. Therefore, export anything you wish to keep from your project, using the BeatBuddy Manager Online software, then re-import it after the update.
For step-by-step instructions on installing (and updating) GoranGrooves Beats for BeatBuddy, see this document.
How to update GoranGrooves Default Content for BeatBuddy #
Updating GoranGrooves Default Content For BeatBuddy is easy and identical to installing it.
Important facts:
- Since the Default Content is an entire project consisting of drumsets and songs, updating is essentially installing a new version of the project.
- The most current version is 2.2.
If you are updating from version 2.1, you may wish only to update the drumsets. Please see this document for the instructions. - If you are updating from versions before 2.1, the update essentially means installing the project’s latest version.
- If you created your own content using portions of a previous version of the Default Content, you will need first to export your content to your hard disk using BeatBuddy Manager Online software, install the latest version of GoranGrooves Default Content, and then import your custom content into it using the software you used for export.
- The installers provided for Windows and MacOS will install the GoranGrooves Default Content for BeatBuddy project directly on your SD card.
See How To Install The Latest Version Of GoranGrooves Default Content for BeatBuddy for step-by-step instructions.
How to update GoranGrooves Complete Collection for BeatBuddy #
Updating the GoranGrooves Complete Collection for BeatBuddy is easy and identical to installing it.
Important facts:
- Since the Complete Collection is a full project consisting of drumsets and songs, updating is essentially installing a new version of the collection.
- If you created your own content using portions of a previous version of The Complete Collection, you will need to first export your content to your hard disk using BeatBuddy Manager Online software, install the latest version of GoranGrooves Complete Collection, and then import your custom content into it using the software you used for export.
- The installers provided for Windows and MacOS will install the Complete Collection directly on your SD card.
- For the list of changes and all that is new, visit this section on its product page.