Apr 26, 2014 Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for BKE Tech Beat Thang at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. BeatKangz Beat Thang Expansions Sound Pack Housematic-WAV PROGRAM PATCHES DISCOVER 10 JULY 2013 425MB Brought to you through collaboration between BKE and the UK Sound Designers at Tekniks, Housematic Sound Pack comes loaded with nearly 1,000 hard/tech house samples and over 30 construction kits ranging from 126-136 BPM for use in crafting your next dance floor hit.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly truth.Overall a very good piece of gear, but there are so serious issues which stand in the way of me giving it higher marks.I should begin by saying that I've been working with drum machines since the beginning, since the early 80's when they became available.I've owned loads of hardware, from many manufacturers.This unit is truly built like a tank, and most of the controls feel very solid.Many of the sounds are excellent - having tons of character and nice stereo field use. It is quite easy to get a handle on and begin programming - no question.The downside: It is quite 'glitchy'. This thing operates more like a small computer than a regular piece of hardware. It gets locked up and sometimes crashes for no apparent reason.
Some of the samples/kits take quite a while to load, which can be a pain in live performance.Also, no volume control??? Using it in a live situation, this can really suck - especially because it sometimes makes noises that you don't want coming through a massive sound system.Another big issue is that in trying to get from one sound to another, or scroll through and name sounds, etc. Is really poorly designed. In a studio setting it's a bit frustrating, but live, a real pain.I am hoping that BKE can resolve a few of these issues in the future as software updates.I had some problems using it to import audio via USB - but I just may have to delve into the manual a bit for more insight.The sampling works quite well and some of the controls are very well laid out and intuitive.Also, I had a problem downloading the 'virtual' version (so that I could more easily edit, organize and name, etc.) but the website shut me down, saying that I didn't have an account (not true). There seem to be some issues with their site at the present (June 2014) When I tried the 'Contact' links, neither of the 2 on the website worked at all.I got this thing used on Ebay for just over $400.That's what I truly feel this unit is worth. Great potential, but some serious bugs and flaws.I also found that, even with 3,000 sounds, there are lots of drum hits missing. I'm sure it's very well suited to the Hip/Hop/Rap/Urban styles, but I found LOTS of omissions when trying to use it for other styles.
I realize that you can add your own sounds, but with such a large library, I expected more. Also, on the site, you can purchase many sound libraries to use with this, but I haven't found anywhere that I can hear them first. Who's going to spend $99 on a description?
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