massivecake wrote:what happened to my original post? anyways, Ill ask the question again but in a differant way. Why would i buy virtual thing over other possible software such as bpm? or for that matter, beat thang & virtual beat thang vs any other beat production setup?
You can get BPM and MPD for less than beat thang and virtual thang, and it will prob work just as good, if not better, for less. I understand you are also targeting the hardware market - the mpd and BPM combo is a software setup so technically comparing bpm/mpd and bt/btvirtual is a non comparison, but, if you are going the route of offering a superior product for beat makers, there has to be pros adn cons as to why i would choose bt/btvirtual over other possible setups, especially when you toss in price for features; beat makers make that comparison all the time e.g. fruityloops/mpd vs mpc, mpc vs mv8000,mpc1k vs mpc2500, guru vs mpc, asr10 vs sp1200, ableton+mpd vs hardware, and so on. so it makes sense to want to compare beat thang/bt virtual vs. other possible setups, especially new products such as bpm or maschine.
IMO virtual thang should also be able to compete standalone with other software, otherwise it might as well be another blue box,mpc maid but for beat thang. and if thats the case, you just sold yourself short; yeah maybe beatthang offers something mpc users wanted for years, thats true, but when you got software like bpm offering what mpc users wanted for years, for cheaper, i think most will pick bpm because it offers less risk...........unless you can convince us otherwise.
picking a beat production setup involves more than just comparing features. price, useability, image, and company credability all play just as important roll as the feature list. and if you are trying to convert mpc users, or experienced beat makers, price and risk(risk of wasting time/money) plays an important role.
I dont want to see what has better features, I want to see what is a superior beat production setup that takes everything into consideration and is worth my time and money.
peace
no one can answer that question for YOU
you pick the one or ones that work for you in your setup.
for some folks, bpm plus and mpd is all they need.
others still prefer an mpc
some are looking for similar features with added things that they can't do on the mpc
it's not always a clear cut decision for one over the other....
no one needs to convince you why you need one over the other, you need to look at the capabilities and decide which is better for your setup.
I think pretty much all of the software "beat machines" out there now are great, including the virtual thang...
they all work in their own way too, so it's not really a decision on which one for me, I like them all and plan to try each and every one.
that's the beauty of software, you don't have to limit yourself to one decision like you used to with hardware...
now, if you're comparing the beat thang hardware and something like an mpc 1000, 2500, 5000, 500, well that's a whole different decision.
depends on what you want.
but as an mpc user, out of the current lineup of mpcs, based on features/specs I'd pick the thang...
I don't need a "nerve center" like I have in the mpc 4k, it's just used as a basic sequencer/sampler....I don't have any outboard gear anymore, so it's not doing that task.
but then the next man may still need that, so that's why I think it comes down to the individual to make the decision on their best setup, everyone else can just offer an opinion lol.
