M-Live B.Beat Plus

The M-Live B.Beat Plus is a professional, standalone multitrack audio backing player, video playback device, and live show controller
designed to completely eliminate laptops and external soundcards from live music rigs. Built by the Italian manufacturer M-Live,
it steps up from the original B.Beat Evo by adding extensive real-time arrangement flexibility, automated guitar modeler controls, and a generous 256GB internal storage capacity.

Key Hardware Specs

Audio Track Capacity: Plays up to 16 mono or 8 stereo tracks simultaneously (expandable up to 32 tracks in specific modes).

Physical Audio I/O: Equipped with 6 balanced 6.35mm line outputs, 2 line inputs, and a dedicated 6.35mm headphone output with an integrated metronome/click click track.

Video Output: Includes a dedicated HDMI port capable of outputting synchronized video (MP4, MOV), background images, or lyrics up to 1080p.

Control Connectivity: Built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet for transmitting chords and lyrics to mobile tablets via the Prompter app, alongside 3.5mm MIDI I/O and a dedicated start/stop foot pedal input.

Standout "Plus" Features

Live Loops and Markers: You can define specific sections of a song using markers and trigger live loops or jump arrangements on the fly.
This allows you to extend a chorus or skip a solo in real time without breaking the playback.

MBC Foot Controller Support: Fully compatible with the optional M-Live MBC Foot Controller via USB-C, giving you hands-free control over song structures, markers, and live looping on stage.

Guitar Amp Modeler Integration: Allows musicians to program automated MIDI patch and scene changes directly onto the timeline for major guitar modelers like the Kemper Profiler or Fractal Axe-FX III.

On-Board Mixing: Features a built-in digital mixer with a 3-band EQ applied to every individual track, allowing fast sonic changes directly on stage without a separate physical mixer.

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B.Beat Plus: The Ultimate Backing Track/Playback/MIDI Rig?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdMZS0DO9uA&t=1658s

Tracks/MIDI/Video/Etc WITHOUT A LAPTOP "B Beat" - Full Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UVoB7KTVTM

This unit is a wonderful tool and as a musician I can certainly see its use in many applications. On the other hand, as someone who tours internationally with many large areas and theater shows, the editing and multifunction capabilities of programs like Q-Lab are still the standard in an industry that has the choice and financial ability to choose the best. The best tours typically use two laptops with matching programs and files feeding media servers and are triggered but a remote that fires both GO cues at the same time. In he event of an issue, they can switch from one laptop to the other with very little problem. Redundancy is vital as any automation system WILL fail at some point.