this is a strange machine

balazs · Post by **balazs** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:14 pm

http://www.beatkangz.com/main/product

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYQp9-cha4I

DREWDANK · Post by **DREWDANK** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:50 pm

the buttons look anoyying...but the lights on the pads are sweet!

and i dont think its an mpc "killa"

WHAT BOUT THESE MIKO'S
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O0_YOsvX1o

iG9 · Post by **iG9** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:04 pm

That could be pretty dope with the rechargable battery. It's amazing no one thought of that before. If it comes out under a G and gets decent reviews I'll prolly cop one. Wearing their "culture" on their sleeve like that is kind of off putting though to me personally.

axiom gates · Post by **axiom gates** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:52 pm

when i first saw it i thought, kinda shady lookin but a interesting idea none the less. apparently from the same minds as the zoom streetboxx

iG9 · Post by **iG9** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:27 pm

yeah they go on about all the awards they've won and how they're industry vets but outside of the streetbox i've never heard of them. box might be promising though.

HxC · Post by **HxC** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:00 pm

LOL at the marketing- talking shit about the competition & using slang with a porno looking site. Brilliant! If this thing's any good it'll make waves.
I'm interested to see what the 'wireless' thing is all about.
I'm going to wait & not hate.

balazs · Post by **balazs** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:10 pm

yeah man, this machine seems mad cheese. But i aint gonna lie, i wanna check this out.

fauna · Post by **fauna** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:14 pm

i also received their unsolicited electronic note (re: SPAM) about this box.

looks a little like the ASR-X, to me:

http://www.vintagesynth.com/ensoniq/asrx.shtml

i'm not a big fan of drum machines anyway, but if they make a sampler version, i'll listen.

EDIT: Oh, i see it is a sampler too. Okay. I'll read their spam and see what they have to say....

HxC · Post by **HxC** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:26 pm

With the piss poor quality of the vids & pics I at first thought it might be a hoax- but it looks like there's a 'real' one in one of the vids. I'm sure Roland & Akai have sent their legal counsel a heads up. Poor Roger- they ganked his Linn2 color scheme too_

kel · Post by **kel** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:56 pm

"the beat thang"?

that is either really awesome or really stupid

iG9 · Post by **iG9** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:11 pm

yeah it's a terrible name. focus group motherfuckers focus group!

whyse0ne · Post by **whyse0ne** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:19 pm

this line made me laugh

We are not a huge greedy corporation that's trying to make a quick buck by exploiting a culture.

looks interesting though... I just can't stand that website.

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:17 pm

I didn't know fischer price got bought buy some thousadnaire hood stars. :lol:

Looks like a Toys 'R Us samplers to me, plus the youtube video is so amateur.

PHeMoX · Post by **PHeMoX** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:14 pm

hXc wrote:With the piss poor quality of the vids & pics I at first thought it might be a hoax- but it looks like there's a 'real' one in one of the vids. I'm sure Roland & Akai have sent their legal counsel a heads up. Poor Roger- they ganked his Linn2 color scheme too_

I still think it's stinky business, it has hoax written all over it.

I mean, come on... 'secret features' ? Get real. :p

It looks cheap, the marketing is even cheaper... if it's real, it's going to be terrible .....at best. :roll:

We are not a huge greedy corporation that's trying to make a quick buck by exploiting a culture.

That's some funny shit indeed.

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:39 pm

i shudder at the "1500 pre-recorded sounds" and "300 production ready preset patterns"...i can just imagine kids editing those shits and serving them up like they've made a hot beat

i'm with you guys - looks horrible but i'm intrigued