Members cram1960 Posted May 21, 2011 Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 For all you haterz and non-believerz. Here it comez. July 17, 2011. http://www.theboombox.com/2011/05/20/dallas-austin-unveils-beat-thang-machine-and-contest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Audacity Works Posted May 21, 2011 Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 Iiiiiiiinnnnnnnteresting. Glad to see they dumped their old "spokesmen". Guess Suit and Tie Guy's beats were too much for them and they had to call in a favor from Dallas Austin. That's hardly fair! But $1500, really? Wasn't it supposed to be $499 at first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kazper Posted May 21, 2011 Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 If a Beat Thang drops in the concrete jungle would anyone hear it? only 1000 made... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Still a date in the future... They should had released it in sync with TRON LEGACY and put one in the Daft Punk scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted May 21, 2011 Members Share Posted May 21, 2011 weird, it appears the beat kangz will not be basking in their glorious hardware achievements? instead it goes to this Rowdy Electronics guy. a weird shakeup for a really weird product & company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burster Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 If a Beat Thang drops in the concrete jungle would anyone hear it? only 1000 made... If the final cost, after R&D is caculated in, is $500 each that would be $500,000. That's a huge investment for a small company. I respect anybody that has the balls to start a company and have found out how hard it is starting my own company. Check this out. After years of selling the A2D API announced the 1000th customer in Nov, 2010. I thought they would have sold more than that and shows you how small the music market is. http://www.apiaudio.com/nw_4080.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caligvla Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 I was seriously considering one of these more than a year ago ... But I bought NI's Maschine instead ... But who knows ... ??? Does it still look like the controls to a light cycle ... ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goldy McJon Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 They're fortunate that Dallas Austin was already searching for beats for 10 years before he was endorsing this product; otherwise, it would ship silent & you'd have to load your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meatball Fulton Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 Let's all come back next year and find out who ended up buying one instead of a Kronos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liliththekitten Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 Duke Nukem Forever has gone gold too. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The groin Posted May 26, 2011 Members Share Posted May 26, 2011 meh ...said the man who ordered a Kronos The Beat Thang isn't really my cup of tea but I am amused by how some people are downright offended by its very existence. I am also proper impressed with the gentlemen behind the Thang for making it the way they wanted to and not giving in to the market's expectations. Sure, it is tacky, both in appearance and name and it makes me think of the iJammer & eBumper, but just looking at it makes me happy. I mean who doesn't like LEDs and stuff? I figure it would be a very inspiring piece of hardware to work with, lol. At least it's interesting in some level, unlike all of the other recent hardware DAWs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 I am amused by how some people are downright offended by its very existence. More like offended by the childish and insulting trolling on this forum by company "representatives". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 I think the main objection from this crowd was how it was marketed not as an artistic tool, but as a piece of lifestyle bling. Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caligvla Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 But it always had good specs ... The streaming alone took it ahead of everything else hardware already ... But as you say ... Then the resesh ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 I think the main objection from this crowd was how it was marketed not as an artistic tool, but as a piece of lifestyle bling.Meh. and unfortunately the aesthetic design followed that cue as well. meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 [video=vimeo;23881021] I'd be afraid to walk down the street with that thang. I might get mugged. Much safer to carry a KRONOS. It has 9 synth engines & a grand piano built by German perfectionists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BonsoWonderDog Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 I try not to despise anything or anyone that's actually got off their butts and tried to achieve something in life...... Even if it sucks, it's better than any instrument I've ever designed and created (namely, none). Good on 'em I say......at the very least it's pretty original. But, haters' gotta hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frogmonkey Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 Thatz awezome, zeriouzly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BonsoWonderDog Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 zeriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 i don't "hate" anyone, that word is so overused. i'm just insulted that they didn't step to the plate and make good on their "Presidents' Challenge" and chose to respond to my open acceptance with epithets and rudeness instead. also, nice use of narrow depth-of-field and steadicam in the Vimeo advertisement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 Their product sounds interesting, but their 'marketing approach' sort of caught people off guard and ruffled some feathers. It was actually kind of interesting to witness the clash of cultures. Hip hop tends to be confrontational in nature. Rivalry and 'verbal dissing' are all part of the game. People on KSS were left scratching their heads, asking why these guys were getting so standoff-ish about a phrase sampler. But it's all about beef -- having one, creating one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caligvla Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 In the end, this product came to market too late ... There may be another chance for it ... But the money was to be made 3-5 years ago ... I also think hip-hop, while still wildly important, is not the cultural steamroller it once was ... It also looks kind of clunky in this post-pc age ... I know it wont have pads, but I think I'd almost rather have something like this on a tablet with a small pad controller ... (Maybe I'm not mobile cool, but I do not plan on tapping out beats on the roof of my ride ... ) Who knows ... I'm still intrigued by it ... It just seems pricey now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted May 27, 2011 Members Share Posted May 27, 2011 In the end, this product came to market too late ... There may be another chance for it ... But the money was to be made 3-5 years ago ... I also think hip-hop, while still wildly important, is not the cultural steamroller it once was ... i am finding this to be more and more true as time marches on. hip hop has irrevocably fused with dance music at this point, and that is what people are listening to. i hear more 909-style than 808 anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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