M-Live B.Beat 128GB

My band recently used the B.Beat for backing tracks, MIDI, and video projection for a show, and it worked well! Figured I'd share my experience with it. When I first got it, uploading the files to the B.Beat was very slow until I updated the firmware. Afterward, everything went smoothly and quickly. I found the app well designed, and I loved being able to easily select outputs, rearrange songs, and keep everything organized. I also appreciate being able to run a second one as a spare on stage. I did run into a problem with MIDI for lighting, so I reached out to the company for support. My show was in 2 days after I contacted them, and they solved the issue quickly. Stefano was incredibly helpful and kept me updated during the entire process. It was the best experience with technical support staff that I had ever experienced. I feel confident that if I ever run into an issue again, they will take care of it. They're proactive with improvements and new features, which is an added bonus. Overall, I like the B.Beat a lot for its capabilities and design. I don't know of any other company that's currently doing what M-Live is doing.

I bought this to reinforce live sound by allowing a full band to play modularly with a backing track should certain members not be free for a show, while also allowing the band to sync their midi devices.

The sound quality is about what you put in to it. If you want to have the best quality, mastered and EQ treated mono WAV files is absolutely the way to go. It will play the sound from the channel you assign it to exactly as you dropped it in. I haven't noticed any additional saturation, EQ anomalies, or compression. It plays the files perfectly.

The included app is very intuitive and it's very simple to get what you want out of it in terms of dropping WAVs in. I found the midi implementation to be a small headache as I can't get certain PCs (Program Changes) to always trigger correctly, and even troubleshooting using a midi device in between the instruments and the B Beat seems to confirm that it occasionally just doesn't send the messages. Not sure what to make of that but maybe a firmware patch will resolve it. In terms of syncing to tempo and start/stop on loopers, I haven't noticed any problems at all. The problem seems tied to the sending of PCs from from what I can tell.

The amount of memory on it is insane for the price. We haven't begun to experiment with video files yet but at present I've got 25 songs on it with several backup routing available (such as bass, drums, guitars, percussion, as required for each show) as well as Midi data, and I've barely made a dent in the memory. Maybe this will change a little in the future when video files are dropped in, but it also allows for looping of video clips and arranging on the app, so don't anticipate it getting too full.

I was a little surprised at the build quality. It feels robust in some ways but fragile in others. I find myself being really careful around it as it's hard plastic and feel that a bad knock to the ground could do some serious damage to it. Guess I'll just be extra careful!

Overall this bit of kit fills a niche that previously involved midi slave devices and looper pedals doing things they weren't designed for - if you have a need to have backing tracks for your show and don't want to go the laptop route, this is an absolute no brainer solution to that problem.

I used to use a laptop with an 8 output audio interface and a USB midi dongle and a HDMI dongle to run our backing tracks with lighting and video. It usually sat in a messy pile on the floor next our drummer so he could control the tracks with abelton live which involved him leaning over and touching the screen with his sweaty finger while holding a drumstick in the dark. Not always the best results. If the opening band stepped through our spider web of cables and something came unplugged it was a nightmare.
then came b-beat. I run 8 tracks of audio (6 outputs plus a separate headphone output) video straight out of the HDMI port and midi to run my lights straight out of the midi port. there is a lot of setup on the front end. you have to bounce your audio, video and midi all locked together. same start point and end points. it takes a bit of focus to get everything just right but once it locked together you are good to go. it's easy to change the set order on the go. but unlike a laptop system you can't really tweak all that much from inside the b-beat. if you are connected to a computer it's easy to edit things. so do your homework and double check that everything is correct before playing a show and this thing is a lifesaver.

We've been searching for a solution like this for years — and the M-Live B.Beat has literally upgraded our lives. We're a modern metal band relying heavily on high-quality backing tracks, click tracks, FX, gang vocals, synths, and synced visuals. This unit handles everything with ease.

The ability to play backdrop videos while sending multi-output backing tracks is absolutely incredible — especially at this price point. Setup is straightforward, the interface is clean, and the reliability in a live context is rock solid. No more messing with laptops, audio interfaces, or complex DAW rigs on stage.

What really stands out is its versatility. Whether you're a solo artist, a band, or even a theater production, this device adapts to your setup. And it's compact, which is priceless for touring or gigging in tight spaces.

In short, this is the piece of gear we didn’t know we needed — until we got it. Now we can’t imagine doing a show without it.