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Beat Thang University: Visit LearnBeatThang.com

August 29, 2011 By nadir 1 Comment

You’ve got your Thang. You’re already making beats, but you’re ready to go deeper, and get into the nuts and bolts of this Thang.

You’re ready to enroll in Beat Thang University. But there’s no need to worry about tuition or registration. Simply visit LearnBeatThang.com and soak in the knowledge.

You’ll find dozens of easy to follow video tutorials with everything from How to Navigate Your Thang to Advanced Sample Chopping and beyond. Look for how to videos that help you get the most of the Beat Thang and Beat Thang Virtual. We’ll soon add production tips, sound design advice and songwriting workshops from some of the hottest producers and writers in the business.

So fire up that Thang, open your mind, and surf over to LearnBeatThang.com. Knowledge is key.

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Rowdy BKE: Dallas & Aja Discuss Their Shared Vision for The Beat Thang (Video)

August 11, 2011 By nadir Leave a Comment

There is a moment that comes in the life of every serious musician. You listen to the sound of one of your favorite artists and say, “How can I sound like THAT?” If you’re a sax player, you wonder how Coltrane did it. If you play drums, you ask how Carter Beauford gets that tone or plays that rhythm. If you’re an electronic musician, you search for the devices that give you the best sounds or allow you to create your own unique space music.

Super producer Dallas Austin and Beat Kangz Electronics president Aja Emmanuel share their memories about those moments. They explain how that similar vision is the motivation behind the Beat Thang, and the joint venture that brings the world’s first mobile music production system to market today.

The Beat Thang gives you the sounds that the pros use, AND provides you with the tools to create your own extraterrestrial emo or terra firma tango. Its so simple that kids can become great, but powerful enough that the most experienced artists can soar to new heights. Pretty soon, heads will listen to you, and say, “How can I sound like THAT?!”

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iStandard Producers Reviews The Beat Thang (Video)

August 2, 2011 By nadir 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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Cover Thang: Dallas & The Beat Thang on the Best Buy Gear Guide

July 22, 2011 By nadir Leave a Comment

Dude! We made the cover of the Best Buy Gear Guide! Check us out!

The Beat Thang is on sale now at BestBuy.com and at Best Buy Musical Instrument Stores all over the United States.

Here’s the article for your reading pleasure. Click the image to open the pdf.

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Expand Your Thang: Expansion Packs For Beat Thang Virtual

July 1, 2011 By nadir 1 Comment

Yeah, we know. You’ve been bangin’ on the Beat Thang Virtual for a while, and you’re JUST NOW starting to get into the meat of the over 3000 sounds that came with the software when you bought it. Well, guess what? We’ve got even MORE firepower for ya!

Beat Thang Expansion Packs provide you with that many more options when you’re looking for the perfect beat (Peace to Afrika Bambaataa)!

First up to bat is the Beat Kangz Series. We recorded so many sounds and built so many kits when we were designing the Beat Thang sound catalog, that there were tons of kicks, kits, hits, synths and tricks overflowing in the vault. And yes, we saved some of the freakiest, funkiest sounds for you to grab now.

Volumes 1-4 of the Factory Preset Expander Packs provide you with more preset kits and more killer sounds. Once again, the Beat Kangz do the sound design heavy lifting for you, so you can jump right in to making music. And of course, you can still edit all the sounds and kits just like you did before. Think of this as an even larger template for you to build upon.

And as if that weren’t enough, we’re enlisting some of the most talented producers in the game to develop sound packs for us. This is the Artist Series, and producers like Aaron “Freedom” Lyles (Usher, Ultramagnetic MCs, Michael Jackson), South Central’s Laylaw (Ruthless Records, Dr. Dre), and DJ Ill Factor (Justin Timberlake, David Banner) share their sound libraries, and create all new sounds to help you step your game up.

Once again, each Artist Series pack includes Beat Thang kits and instruments so you can get up and running in a hurry. BUT we’ve also provided the sounds in .wav format, so you can drop them into Reason, Fruity Loops, Live, Cubase or even your MPC.

So if you’re ready to jump off into some new sounds, cop these downloads and get down to business. And just so you know, we have more Artist Series packs in the works with some of the hottest producers in the game from many different genres. Sign up for the BeatThang.com mailing list or visit Beat Thang Blog often to stay in the loop.

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