The small number of connections, however, also aid in the portability of the Beat Thang overall. I’m a bit disappointed in the overall number of inputs and outputs as some other competitive machines on the market often have more input and output options to connect many more devices. There’s also another set of ¼-inch L/R outputs and a single TRS/XLR combo input with a volume control knob. There are two ¼-inch Headphone outputs which is a cool feature for collaborative work. Next there is a MIDI IN and MIDI OUT along with a TRS footswitch port. There’s also a USB connection to connect the Beat Thang to a computer so that you can use it as a MIDI controller for any production software. There’s two SD card slots and a USB hard-drive connection for importing and exporting songs and sounds. Each knob has two hard plastic navigation arrow buttons underneath them to change other on-screen parameters.Īround the back there are the inputs and outputs along with USB connections for various uses. There are two oversized knobs on either side of the screen with have a nice feel to them which are perfect for navigating through the many options on the screen.
On the right side of the screen are the on-board effects which include Freak, Delay, Verb, Bang, and Blang. To the left of the screen there are buttons to call up Instrument Kits, Drum Kits, Patterns, or songs. There are four hard white buttons directly underneath the screen which change function dependent upon which mode the Beat Thang is in. The screen is nice and bright and everything is easily legible.
Towards the top of the machine is the color screen which can be used to navigate through the thousands of sounds, record/playback track view, setting parameters, and even waveform editing. There’s the Play/Stop/Record buttons, track cue buttons, navigation buttons and Menu buttons to easily set the different modes and properties. There’s a Tempo button in between pads three and six which allow the user to TAP the BPM of the track.
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On the left side of the Beat Thang is the Pitch control and on the right side is the MOD control. The only minor gripe I could find with the pads is that they are not situated in the traditional four-by-four Pad layout that some producers and beat-makers may be familiar with. They always register a “hit” no matter where the pad is pressed and the sensitivity can be adjusted in the setup menu so that the pad reacts just right to the touch. These buttons are velocity sensitive and they feel really good to the touch. There are 13 oversized pad buttons that are situated in a Piano-Key style layout that are used for drumming and triggering samples and sounds. All of the buttons on the Beat Thang have a cool Blue LED illumination to them and they are all rubberized in feel.
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