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By JVC Sat May 21, 2011 1:02 am
kb420ps wrote:
JVC wrote:I've just watched the video on clip on Beatthang.com. It was just Beat Kang BS as usual, just style, absolutely no substance.
Again, they don't show us no in-depth demos, like Mr. Dave Smith and Mr. Roger Linn did with Tempest drum machine.

It just doesn't make sense to me, I don't think anyone would buy this rubbish thing.

In all fairness, I don't think it's that bad of a product. I just think that they have always done a shitty job of marketing this thing.

I'd like to give them a benefit of doubt, but they don't give out any substantial product information at all! If you've seen advertisement materials for any other electrical music devices, they talk about specs, functions, examples of how to use the devices. This beat Thang video looks like as they are selling sneakers or something... It gave me an impression that they don't want to talk about the product at all...
By the way, I think the way they are marketing Beat Thang is right way, since there seems to be nothing to talk about the product itself.
Best Buy exclusive? Right, I don't think outlets like Guitar Center, Sam Ash, and Musicians Friend would want to sell this, they have better things to sell...
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By Ill-Green Sat May 21, 2011 9:20 am
JVC wrote:
kb420ps wrote:
JVC wrote:I've just watched the video on clip on Beatthang.com. It was just Beat Kang BS as usual, just style, absolutely no substance.
Again, they don't show us no in-depth demos, like Mr. Dave Smith and Mr. Roger Linn did with Tempest drum machine.

It just doesn't make sense to me, I don't think anyone would buy this rubbish thing.

In all fairness, I don't think it's that bad of a product. I just think that they have always done a shitty job of marketing this thing.

I'd like to give them a benefit of doubt, but they don't give out any substantial product information at all! If you've seen advertisement materials for any other electrical music devices, they talk about specs, functions, examples of how to use the devices. This beat Thang video looks like as they are selling sneakers or something... It gave me an impression that they don't want to talk about the product at all...
By the way, I think the way they are marketing Beat Thang is right way, since there seems to be nothing to talk about the product itself.
Best Buy exclusive? Right, I don't think outlets like Guitar Center, Sam Ash, and Musicians Friend would want to sell this, they have better things to sell...

Yes indeed.

I personally don't see this going anywhere especially at $1500. Haven't seen anything for me to push that kind of dough. I paid for the MV for that much but at least I knew what was in the box. This thing is the same as the software, just a hash of preset sounds and patterns that you mix and match.
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By dabmeister Sat May 21, 2011 10:55 am
Another sucker product for the masses. :lol:
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By Emilie Sun May 22, 2011 11:23 am
kb420ps wrote:
JVC wrote:I've just watched the video on clip on Beatthang.com. It was just Beat Kang BS as usual, just style, absolutely no substance.
Again, they don't show us no in-depth demos, like Mr. Dave Smith and Mr. Roger Linn did with Tempest drum machine.

It just doesn't make sense to me, I don't think anyone would buy this rubbish thing.



In all fairness, I don't think it's that bad of a product. I just think that they have always done a **** job of marketing this thing.


Well, we don't know what it can do but i would bet that the graphics on them buttons will wear off and so will the buyers smile as he realizes them scam.
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By Coz Sun May 22, 2011 12:04 pm
Ill-Green wrote:This thing is the same as the software, just a hash of preset sounds and patterns that you mix and match.




Exactly.

You can get all the sounds online if you search around, but I can't even be bothered to download them for free! I guess it's ok if you want overly glossy synthesised drums, but that's the shit that's killed Hip Hop for me.

I just think if you buy this you are throwing $1000 dollars down the drain before you've even opened the box. Imagine trying to get a refund off these clowns?!
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By Ill-Green Sun May 22, 2011 1:59 pm
Didn't Saint Joe get a prototype? The only thing I saw from that vid is when he just turned it on and the lights lit. Still no hands-on review of how it operates and how it would get a home in a studio.