Anyone peeped this new gear/software yet?

[komatos]

Yeah, it's supposed to be. Ignoring the ghetto-speak (which I don't mind, having grown up in da hood), it's supposed to be released in physical form by late September/early October 2009. The software form ($149) is already available for order from their website (was released after Summer NAMM in mid-July). Has adjustable bar lengths for each track, like my beloved RS7k, which the MPC's don't (IIRC).

--komatos

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Tarpinian" <evildead at nyc.rr.com>
To: "Music-bar" <music-bar at lists.music-bar.org>
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:18:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: Anyone peeped this new gear/software yet?

On Aug 10, 2009, at 12:04 PM, komatos wrote:

> http://www.beatkangz.com/
>
> Looks like a modern street-wise MPC/RS7k/ASR-X sampling, sequencing,  
> effects machine. Coming out this October, the software came out at  
> Summer NAMM. Kinda tempting, although $1,000-$1,200 is way outta my  
> range now. If my life and finances ever get back on track, I can see  
> using this as a modern replacement for my beloved RS7k I had to sell  
> awhile back. 256MB RAM, up to 32GB storage via 2 SD cards, 16  
> tracks, 1 octave drum pad/keyboard ala the ASR-X design, 3.5"  
> screen, and totally portable by using a LiOn laptop style battery.
>
> Is the maschine y'all keep raving about like this? A standalone  
> device that can run without the software on the computer. Or do you  
> need to have it hooked up at all times to a PC/Mac? If so, this Beat  
> Thang Beat Machine beats it by a mile for my needs (hardware only  
> sampling/sequencing).
>

Is that... real?