Beat Thang is ALIVE

YouTube via BeatKangz. Note the pitch bender on the left at 2:05.
"I'm Alive......Yes I am a Beat Thang...... I'm not like any other Thang.......I dont Care about your Rules or your Stat Quo....... I'm very hungry!!!! I feed off positive and negative energy! I have come to Earth for one reason........To Vaporize anything that gets in my way!!"

CDM: Beat Thang drum machine hands-on tour

YouTube via cdmblogs
"createdigitalmusic.com gets a private tour of a late prototype of the upcoming Beat Thang drum machine, with the device's creators. Shot in Anaheim near the NAMM conference."

CDM: Rockwilder + Beat Kangz

"Producer Rockwilder joins the crew from drum machine maker Beat Kangz -- and the music tech upstart has a little trash talk for the industry. Drum machines have no soul, eh?"

How To Enter The Kang of All Battles - BeatKangz Virtual Environment

YouTube via BeatKangz
"Here are the instructions on how to enter the biggest Internet Beat battle and Artist battle of all time. If you are a Beat maker or Artist you need to see this. It's going down real big with Grammy award winning super producer Rocwilder and Beat Kangz. Make sure you visit www.Beatthang.com for more details and to get started.
Good luck!!"

Rockwilder using Beat Thang Virtual!!!

YouTube via BeatKangz
"Super Producer Rocwilder has a new secret weapon! Beat Thang Virtual!!! Beat Thang Virtual is the hottest new beat making machine on the planet. If you aint up on thangz...... Better watch this!
Rockwilder just Finished Producing 50 cents new single "Do you think about me" on itunes now. He loves the new sounds in Beat Thang virtual!
He's currently using it on major record slated for release in 2010!
Check it! www.BEATTHANG.COM"

Do you think about me 50 cent produced by rockwilder

Beat Thang Virtual In The Studio with IcyCold & MX Dub

YouTube via BeatKangz
"13 year-old IcyCold & his 11 year-old brother MX Dub are veteran beat makers. This is their first time playing Beat Thang Virtual."

Virtual Sampling

YouTube via BeatKangz. How to sample with virtual BeatKangz

Update:

Virtual Sampling Jay Z Run this town

Beat Thang Virtual Features

YouTube via BeatKangz
"In This Video We'll show you some of the cool features of Beat Thang Virtual."

VirtualCommercial001

YouTube via BeatKangz
"BEAT THANG VIRTUAL SOFTWARE AVAILABLE NOW!!!

www.BeatKangz.com

Visit Tha Beat Kangz and Get Up On Thangz!!!

Join Our on-Line Community and Keep Up On Thangz. Welcome To Tha Kangdom!!!"

Beat Kangz Meet Afrika Bambaataa

YouTube via BeatKangz
"Atlantic City, New Jersey Hosted the 2009 DJ EXPO where Beat Kangz Electronics Demoed The Beat Thang Virtual For the Creator OF Hip-Hop Dance Music Afrika BamBaataa.

Purchase a copy of The Beat Thang Virtual And BKE will send A Copy of BTV to A School Of Your Choice!!!

Visit www.BeatKangz.com and Get Up On Thangz!!!

Big Up's To The Zulu Nation, Soul Sonic Force, Afrika Bambaataa and All of Hip-Hops Pioneers!- Beat Kangz Electronics"

THE ZRO HOUR: Interview with THE BEAT KANGZ and Preview of THE BEAT THANG Sampling Drum Machine

THE ZRO HOUR: Interview with THE BEAT KANGZ and Preview of THE BEAT THANG Sampling Drum Machine from EDAYE on Vimeo.

"When beatboxer Chesney Snow told me about a drum machine he was working on (Chesney provided human beat box sounds for the drum machine) with Tennessee production crew THE BEAT KANGZ, I combed the net for more info as I picked their brain. I had posted a couple of articles on THE BEAT THANG- synthesizer, sampler, sequencer- and connected with their publicist for the interview above. It was suggested that we do it through Skype, which was a great idea. It was my first time using Skype and though I had a bit of technical difficulties during set up, I was able to record our great conversation about THE BEAT THANG, the desktop version THE BEAT THANG VIRTUAL and the iphone app THE PLAYA THANG!"

Update: finally had the time to watch this a bit more. It's a great interview.
You might remember the Zoom Streat Box they mention from this previous post back in 2006.
It's a trip to see these guys got from there to here. I can't help but see them as underdogs in a corporate synth world. Just before 12:00 the interviewer mentions the ability to trigger vids with the pads. Made me think of this vid with the monome doing just that.
Update: iPhone app at around 21 minutes in.
You can find videos of the virtual version here. Apparently you get the software free with the hardware or if you buy the software for $149 , you get that as a credit on the hardware. http://www.beatkangz.com/

Sounds And Gear Beat Thang Website

http://beatkangzbeatthang.com

Tutorials and more.

via JK in the comments of this post

Edit kits in beat thang virtual while track is playing

YouTube via SoundsAndGear
"http://beatkangzbeatthang.com showing you a quick way to edit your sounds and samples in beat thang virtual while the track is playing, a must for many producers"

Checking out the Beat Thang Virtual filter section

YouTube via SoundsAndGear
"http://BeatKangzBeatThang.com taking a look at the filter options availabe inside beat thang virtual"

Beat Thang - the Future of Multi-Touch Synths?

Comments are coming in as usual in this Beat Thang post. I know some of you will roll your eyes when you read the title of this put, but think about it for a sec.

When I first saw the virtual instrument version of Beat Thang, I wondered how ergonomic it might be with a mouse. It reminded me of why I prefer hardware. I then remembered Windows 7 with multi-touch support is just around the corner and there's rumor Apple will be coming out with a tablet by end of this year.

Think about it. With a tablet slate device we will be one step closer to software synths being actual dedicated harware synths. Except... they will be more customizable, you will be able to have multiple synths per hardware, and... battery power.

This isn't a new concept and tablets are available now, but they are not yet ubiquitous and multi-touch technology really is just beginning. It will be interesting to see what sort of impact tablets have on the hardware manufacturers. When I look at the Beat Kangz Beat Thang, and think of it on that screen, I think of a cool piece of dedicated hardware that I can play anywhere. Think of that in your backpack.

BTW, any photoshop artist out there, feel free to mock up the Beat Thang with a tablet.

100% Beat Thang Virtual Beat

YouTube via BeatKangz. Update: remember, multi-touch is coming with Windows 7. This on a tablet...
"This Beat Was made using 100% Beat Thang Virtual Sounds, Kits and Instruments.... No sample CD's or loops.... This was made in 30 mins 100% inside Virtual and Exported as a stereo wav file..... Wait till you hear it in High Rez......For all those who think this is just another piece of Software you better think again....... Beat Thang Virtual is deadly and ready to make hits........It's loaded with ton of beats in all styles.... Not just preset beats... Platinum Traxx! We didnt hold back!"

Beat Thang Virtual Demo:Beat Using Sample Chops

YouTube via griffinavid
"Check out this quick video showing you how easy it is to get started using the Beat Thang Virtual software. In this vid, we chop up a sample and make a beat within 10 minutes. Doesn't get any easier than that."

Change

YouTube via BeatKangz
"Beat Thang Virtual quick beat using sample chops"

Beat Thang Virtual - Nadir's First Time

YouTube via BeatKangz
"Introducing the new Beat Thang Virtual from Beat Kangz Electronics. This vid shows Nadir playing with the Virtual Thang for the very first time. Beat Thang Virtual will be on sale July 17 at www.beatkangz.com"

New Music Technology Company Drops The Beat Thang

"Beat Kangz Electronics launches portable music production system

Nashville, TN - (July 13, 2009) - In the spirit of hip-hop, Beat Kangz Electronics has developed a new music production system and a virtual software package for music lovers and beat makers.

The Nashville-based independently owned company has created The Beat Thang mobile music production unit and The Beat Thang Virtual software application with a unique set of features designed to fit the needs of the urban music community.

Packed with over 3000 brand new sounds, these products integrate fully functioning Digital FX, a 16-track MIDI sequencer, sampling and waveform editing. Designed with the musician’s ear in mind, the products are loaded with live bass, strings, synthesizers, Latin and African percussion, electric guitar as well as popular chopped and screwed effects.

The Beat ThangFlexible and user-friendly, The Beat Thang touts a sleek, light-weight portable design and a rechargeable lithium ion battery with up to six hours of playing time allowing users to effortlessly move from the studio to the stage. The Beat Thang Virtual software application can be loaded onto a PC or Intel-based Mac.

Crowned as the founders of Beat Kangz Electronics, Luke “Boom BAP” Jackson, Reavis “Rev” Mitchell and Aja “A-J-A” Emmanuel inevitably met as they crossed paths on the music scene. From recording with independent and major artists of every genre to producing promos and jingles for international brands and large networks, the owners of Beat Kangz Electronics wanted to create a line of products that the music community could relate to.

“We asked ourselves what were the things we wished a beat machine could do. As independent artists and producers, we know what it’s like to create on a grassroots level. We wanted to actually make the products we used,” said Emmanuel.

Jackson believes the products can serve producers in all genres of music. "Although our products are mainly influenced by hip-hop, the three of us come from very eclectic musical backgrounds. As musicians, we recognize that hip-hop encompasses many different genres, therefore our products will serve many users,” he said.

During a preview of The Beat Thang at the Winter 2009 National Association of Music Merchants Show (NAMM), the team noticed the demand seemed to be much higher than they had anticipated.

“We’ve gotten such great feedback at NAMM shows. We already knew that the market was being underserved, but our interaction with all the users just confirmed how much of a void there was to be filled,” said Mitchell.

The Beat Thang mobile music production unit and The Beat Thang Virtual software application will be featured at the Summer NAMM convention July 17-19 in Nashville.

The Beat KangzCollectively, the triple threat admits to being techies by nature. Their first design concept, the critically acclaimed Zoom SB-246 Streetboxx released in 2006, has been a trusted favorite of underground and major label artists, producers, and deejays worldwide.

Equally impressed with the Streetboxx was legendary production guru and former Live Nation Recordings head Bob Ezrin. After a meeting with the owners, Ezrin found the revolutionary idea of a mobile music production unit and virtual software application, created by an African American company, and owned by talented musicians to be a movement he could support.

“As musicians, they know what they need to make their music. What they have done with this new product is far more profound than what any technologist can do. And when musicians design an instrument to be responsive to their own artistic and technical needs, you can expect it to be practical as well as innovative,” said Ezrin, co-founder of Nashville-based artist development company Bigger Picture Group and producer of both Jay-Z's 2004 film documentary "Fade To Black” and Pink Floyd’s legendary album The Wall.

“Putting so much horsepower into the hands of young music makers is bound to produce groundbreaking results,” declared Ezrin, who is now a partner in the company.

Additionally, the company enlisted Commissioner Gordon, a music engineer who has mixed for artists like Kanye West, The Roots, 50-Cent and KRS-ONE, to mix the final sounds for the The Playa Thang, a playback application for the iPhone and iPod Touch platforms featuring 20 production ready Beat Kangz beats.

Finishing touches are now in progress for The Playa Thang. Plans to make the application available for download from the Apple iStore are underway.

By July 17, The Beat Thang Virtual software system ($149.00) will be available for purchase on the company’s website and The Beat Thang mobile music production unit ($999.00) will be available for pre-order to ship in October.

For more information, visit www.beatkangz.com.

To view product demonstrations, visit www.youtube.com/beatkangz."

BeatKangz Beat Thangz

YouTube via BeatKangz. "Choke Hold"