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«  Groove box »

Published on 12/16/12 at 11:49
Midi in, basic but effective implementation twelve o'clock
All small buttons, I have small fingers
A lumberjack must see ...
Is minus, but I see it as an advantage in the fact that this is an argument when making the choice to take this BaR.
A midi out would have been a + undeniable
I think it is well designed in that what it seeks.
Plenty of room for memory patterns, kits, songs (1 song = 128 patterns!)
No, we must face the facts, this is damn good

UTILIZATION

In 25 minutes I almost went around the machine, create a pattern, configure noon, edit sounds, mutes, create a chaining patterns, separate outputs, assign a shuffle ...
I allemenad the manual, but a simple consultation at Mfn allow to have the English manual .. tried in French, I'm English so I do not care.
Moreover, making the music seriously today without mastering English?
Honestly who rattle is complicated because contol never put his hands in machines of high and ultra full range ..
There is no secret, a good machine is hard to access functionality from the power it brings.
And the mfb is very simple and very complete in its effectiveness.

SOUNDS

There is definitely the highlight.
I did not encounter excessive breath. Nothing embarrassing, and I also boosts the edge of the console quite dramatically because it really sounds like it excellently well
The stereo output is very strange, the pan is centered on the left .. if I take a single mono jack everything is in order ... inconstancy of mfb I suppose, quite incomprehensible.
Must be found combined with mfb, but I find it funny, it may be a way from Manfred Fricke stay in the philosophy of "do it yourself", the semi-industrial scale?
However, what comes out of the speakers is really great, I want to emphasize. Both sharp, kitsch, nostalgic, imperfect, and very inspiring.
She's doing great on drum & bass beats. If there is behind some processing, compression, reverb little air, delay unstructured and well placed, it sounds really hell.
You have to see it to this machine it is: excellent sound universe in cheap and affordable. A good zicos with specific ideas can do wonders with this machine.

OVERALL OPINION

What can I say?

Objectively, for this price, it is a dream. Sequencer ala you know, big potential sound interface very simple but proven.
If I could go Manfred week, and give a few tips:

* Midi out
* Double the size (or even triple, although the compact is an advantage), design and ergonomics as a mixer ... a track, an instrument, a row of parameters, output .. you know what I mean
* Encoders, this is the crap, everyone knows why they are bent all to the intégerer in their bikes?
* A good old 12db filter assignable track.

I think there is now working elsewhere. it's all very exciting ...

The final word is that this beatbox in terms of sound, is the most honest that I was given grind for the price. And it's not just the price in these cases