Anyone peeped this new gear/software yet?

[Andrew Tarpinian]

I guess so

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/01/26/the-beat-kangz-beat-thang/


On Aug 10, 2009, at 1:19 PM, komatos wrote:

> I also forgot to mention: It has Bob Ezrin (of Kiss, Pink Floyd,  
> Alice Cooper production fame) pimping it. So that leads me to  
> believe it's the real deal (fo shizzle, mah nizzle).
>
> --komatos
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "komatos" <komatos at comcast.net>
> To: "Music-bar" <music-bar at lists.music-bar.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:59:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: Anyone peeped this new gear/software yet?
>
> 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?
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