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BKE Tech Beat Thang

Item ID: BeatThang

Standalone Sampling Groove Machine with 16-track Sequencer, Onboard Sample Recording and Processing, and Over 60 Effects

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The All-in-one Beat-production System You've Been Waiting for!

The BKE Tech Beat Thang sampling groove machine is brought to you by some of the world's hottest producers, including 2-time GRAMMY winner, Dallas Austin. It's the perfect way to create original beats and electronic music, wherever and whenever you want to. Choose from the massive library of cutting edge samples, import your own, or hook up a mic and create new samples on the fly. Thanks to the Beat Thang's super-intuitive layout, you'll be making beats in minutes, even if you're totally new to groove production. Keep reading to find out more about the incredible Beat Kangz Beat Thang groove workstation.



BKE Tech Beat Thang Electronic Music Production Workstation at a Glance:
  • One of the easiest ways to create grooves and electronic music
  • Loaded with amazing sounds from the world's top electronic music producers
  • Flexible I/O provides integration with all of your studio gear

One of the easiest ways to create grooves and electronic music
The basic concept behind the Beat Thang is to make sample-based electronic music production as simple and and intuitive as possible. That's why BKE Tech designed it so that nearly every function has its own button or pad - forget about navigating through endless submenus! Even if you've never tried producing music before, you'll find creating beats and grooves with Beat Thang fun and easy. But don't confuse simple with limited - Beat Thang has serious horsepower under the hood. This incredibly sophisticated beat machine gives you all of the layering, slicing, sampling, and sound-creation tools you need to make fully polished tracks. And thanks to its rechargeable lithium-ion battery, you can even use the Beat Thang to make music on the go.

Loaded with amazing sounds from the world's top electronic music producers
Great tracks start with great samples. That's why BKE Tech loaded the Beat Thang with a collection of top-of-the-line samples, from funk guitars to award-winning keyboard licks, plus all of the drum sounds you could ever ask for. With its chromatic keyboard pad and side-mounted pitch shift and modulation wheels, it's easy to see that the Beat Thang was made to give you more musical control over your sounds than a typical groove workstation. Add to that on-screen waveform editing, a powerful Autochop function, and over 60 on-board effects, and it clear to see that no sound is out of reach for the Beat Thang!

Flexible I/O provides integration with all of your studio gear
Extensive I/O that's designed to be extremely flexible lets you use your Beat Thang in a variety of fun and creative ways. In addition to an XLR combo jack that lets you sample and record directly on the Beat Thang, it also comes equipped with MIDI for use with external controllers and sound modules. Want to load up your favorite samples? No problem, just connect your external hard drive via USB or load up your samples in one of the Beat Thang's SDHC slots.

BKE Tech Beat Thang Electronic Music Production Workstation Features:
  • Powerful standalone sampling groove machine that lets you create electronic music anywhere
  • Onboard 16-track sequencer with playable mute and solo functions lets you create patterns and preform remixes on the fly
  • One octave pad layout with 8 banks lets you lay down beats and play keys over 8 octaves
  • 16 layers of velocity sensitivity per pad lets you create expressive performances
  • Onboard effects include filters, delays, reverb, chorus, Disintegrator, overdrive, distortion, phaser, chorus/flanger, pitch shifter, vibrato, vinyl effects, and much more
  • Onboard mastering lets you add power and impact to your tracks
  • Export WAV or AIFF files of your songs and loops for easy import to your DAW
  • Import WAV or AIFF to use as loops or samples
  • Record your own samples directly via the built-in XLR/stereo TRS combo jack
  • Fully editable samples with clear waveform view
  • Edit start and end points
  • Normalize, Reverse and Resample to customize your sounds
  • Autochop function allows you to quickly create mash up parts and custom kits from your samples
  • Realtime and post-recording quantization
  • Swing control lets you add shuffle to your patterns
  • Song mode lets you string patterns together
  • Virtually no load time when you switch beats and kits
  • Integrates seamlessly with Beat Thang Virtual plug-in software
  • 24-bit or 16bit/44.1kHz sampling, playback, and audio export

Produce and perform beats anywhere with BKE Tech's Beat Thang sampling groove machine!
Specification Detail
Internal Sound Engine 24-bit/44.1kHz
Manufacturer Presets Over 3,000
Sampling Yes
RAM 256MB
Additional Media Storage 2 x SD slots (up to 32GB each), Class-compliant USB hard drive support
Sequencer 16 tracks
Number of Effects Variable (LADSPA plug-in effects)
Effects Types Filters, Delays, Reverb, Chorus, Disintegrator, Overdrive, Distortion, Phaser, Chorus/Flanger, Pitch shifter, Vibrato, etc.
Arpeggiator Yes
USB 1 x A Type for hard drive connectivity, 1 x B Type for computer connectivity
Number of Audio Inputs 2 channels
Audio Input Types Mic/stereo line via 1 x XLR/TRS combo jack
Number of Audio Outputs 4
Audio Output Types 2 x 1/4" main, 2 x 1/4" stereo headphone
Number of Digital Inputs No digital I/O
Digital Input Types No digital I/O
Number of Digital Outputs No digital I/O
Digital Output Types No digital I/O
MIDI I/O In/Out
Pedal Inputs 1 x 1/4"
Power Supply 12V Internal rechargable lithium-ion battery
Manufacturer Part Number BEAT THANG

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Reviews

based on 9 reviews

Beat king

by John Solano from Houston, Texas
May 23, 2013
Music Background: Recording engineer, music producer, artist.
The beat thang is awesome and the production is limitless. The sounds it come with a great sounds plus the sounds they have for down load are awesome too. But if you want to put your own sounds you ca... read more [+]n do that also. I have already made 4 beats in the month I have had it. The best part is that I can leave my studio with it and work on a beat. And being able to plug my keyboard controller into it along with a condenser mic. I can sample any sound I want when I want. BKE made a product for the pros and the beginners. GREAT JOB BKE!!!!!!! close [-]

Love it

by momo from
January 10, 2013
Music Background: student, hobbyist
I can not only control other banks with a keyboard controller i can route stereo sound "thru" it (owners and users will understand the pun). Needless to say the grooves i've made are very simple but t... read more [+]hat was with no prior experience, the workflow supports much creativity, BUT when dealing with multiple patterns it might get difficult to remember the names and order of them...STILL BLOWN AWAY!! close [-]

Beat Thang Hardware

by E Hodnett from Richmond,Va
November 1, 2012
Music Background: Hobbyist
Excellent piece...

Love It, Love It, Love it

by Truckbeats from Kenner, La
October 27, 2012
Music Background: Producer
This is an incredible drum machine! Easy to use and sooooo futuristic! Other companies better step their game up soon and big time!

GAME CHANGER

by Warren Wortham from Waterloo, IA USA
October 9, 2012
Music Background: Producer, Engineer, Musician Talent Developer.
This machine is going to change the music production and DJ scene in a major way. I say this because of the following:
1. This machine is so user-friendly that my 5 year old son and 4 year old ... read more [+]daughter have both composed beats on it. Not great beats, but nonetheless they created real and complete 4 bar beats.
2. The stock samples are absolutely incredible and it comes standard with over a thousand and then you get the free Dallas Austin Sound library upon registering it. You also now get a $100 dollar soundpack rebate too. I have the Alonso Choza, A Freedom Lyles and LayLaw packs and they are incredible.
3. The unit is portable and has a rechargeable lithium ion battery.
4. They are always issuing firmware updates which add new features.
5. The sound quality of the samples do not need any processing.
6. Multiple Storage options which can be via usb stick, external HDD, memory cards or to your computer.
7. It integrates with your software version of the unit (Which You Get Free in the box with the unit along with an extra license that they encourage you to share with a friend or relative).
I caused a very popular DJ out of Seattle to delay his mix-tape release because I gave him one of the 2 licenses you receive with the software and he instantly became obsessed with the software and is treating himself to the hardware version as a gift since it can be used as a controller for the software both in standalone mode and when the software is used in a DAW as a Plug-in. close [-]
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