Beat Thang Named DJzone Best DJ Innovation at NAMM 2012

January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The BKE Crew at NAMM 2012DJzone Magazine, the leader in online news and information for the DJ industry,  announced the winners for the 11th annual Crystal Disc Awards, which honor outstanding engineering professionals and products.  The 2012 Crystal Disc Awards presentations took place during the 2012 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, Ca. The Beat Thang earned the award for Best DJ Innovation of 2011-2012.

“DJzone continues its tradition of recognizing innovation and quality in the DJ, lighting and music industry,” said Sid Vanderpool, Publisher of DJzone Magazine.

To be eligible for the Crystal Disc Awards, products must related to the DJ industry and be reviewed at the Winter NAMM Show, DJ Times Expo, LDI Show or submitted directly to DJzone Magazine. Only two of these coveted awards are presented each year with exception of the Crystal Disc Lifetime Achievement Award that is presented periodically.

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Vibe.com: In Depth with Dallas Austin and The Beat Thang

September 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dallas gives Vibe.com an in-depth look at the Beat Thang in this pair of videos.

Part 1

Part 2

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Van Rhuehl: Producing With Beat Thang (Review/Tutorial)

September 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Beat ThangDarius Van Rhuehl is the owner of Backhouse Productions and is also a producer of pop, rap, hip-hop, and R&B beats for TV. He attended the Juilliard School of Music and has studied music production from multi-platinum producer Michael Wagener.

Van Rhuehl recently posted a three-part series on the Beat Thang that is part review, part tutorial including best practices for producing music on the Beat Thang. Follow the links below to see what he had to say.

Producing beats with Beat Kangz’ Beat Thang – Part 1
“In this series of articles, we’ll talk about Beat Thang’s features, design, ergonomics, sound quality, and ultimately, explore whether the kind of beats you’d expect from a world-class studio can be produced just with Beat Thang and a set of headphones…” Read More HERE

Producing with Beat Kangz’ Beat Thang – Part 2
“In the previous segment, we said we were going to challenge Beat Thang’s “15-minute music production guarantee.” It’s a challenge you can’t lose. And yes, within 15 minutes, I was dropping beats like an ugly baby, and creating some very complex, layered, film-score style electronica.” Read More HERE

Producing With Beat Kangz’ Beat Thang – Part 3
“Once you’ve got the drum loop bangin’, do a scratch rap track and make it as close to finished as you can. Once you have the drum loop, bass, and rap track, then you can start filling in the empty spaces. Remember, rap beats are all about drum beats and words. You don’t want your beats stepping all over your rap.” Read More HERE


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DJBooth.net Beat Thang Review

August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

DJBooth.net
The reviews are coming in, and the heads at DJBooth.net add to the growing list of accolades.

Their reviewer says:

“After playing with this [Thang] for about 30 minutes, the best part I noticed about it was the sheer number of features and option you had at your fingertips.” – DJBooth.net

Click HERE to read the entire review

 

 

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The Boombox on AOL: Dallas Austin Sheds Light on Beat Thang, New Artist + More

August 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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Dallas sat down with The Boombox to tell them about the Beat Thang.

Dallas Austin is sagacious. The esteemed songwriter-producer knows what works and what doesn’t when it comes to his music business. Just look at his track record, creating magic in the studio for the likes of TLC (‘Creep’), Michael Jackson (‘Wanna Be Where You Are (Remix)’) and Gwen Stefani (‘Cool’), among others. Hits like the aforementioned aren’t made without dripping a little bit of blood, sweat and tears in the studio.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE

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iStandard Producers Reviews The Beat Thang (Video)

August 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment


The folks over at iStandard Producers got a chance to bang around with the Beat Thang. Here’s what they had to say:

“After nearly five years in development, the Beat Thang levels the playing field – simplifying music production down to its core…” TJ Devoe – iStandard Producers

Sounds like they made some nice tracks with the Thang for the video as well. According to the credits, all music used in the video was made on the Beat Thang.

Originally posted at: http://blog.istandardproducers.com/2011/08/beatthang/

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Ubergizmo: Beat Thang is a music machine that lets you record on the go

July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The folks over at Ubergizmo are hip to Thangs:

Sometimes when you’re out running errands, inspiration and even a melody for a song might hit you out of nowhere. By the time you get home the mood is lost and what could have been a Billboard #1 hit has been relegated to just a distant memory. If that sounds like a familiar scenario, then have you ever considered bring with you a portable music machine? If you have, then perhaps Dallas Austin’s Beat Thang rhythm generator (among many others) is something worth considering.

Read More HERE

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