However if importing tracks from Beat Thang to the DAW, you can put the effects on or off for each tracked being exported to the thumb drive. The only issue I have is that when you are using the hardware version, the effects apply to the main outputs as a blanket, so selecting a compressor for the bass for example is applied to the drums, synths and sampled sounds audio coming out of the output. Song writing your with your patterns is way more easier than DR 770 or Roland R-5. Ability to export each track, so if you put your individual drums and cymbals on different tracks, your high hat, snare and bass drum etc are all on their own tracks for your DAW (using a thumb drive) The interface is lit up (for them dim lit rooms)Ħ.

Beat Thang seems to prefer user made samples and patterns and songs saved to the SD card. I have sampled all of my DR 770 sounds, all of my r-5 sounds and some of my friend's drums here in my studio. I have years of experience with Roland's products and I have to say Beat Thang offers more.

Even though Beat Thang comes stocked with tons of 'urban hip hop sounds', most of them are not part of blues based rock and roll which I play and write. A drum machine with the ability to play user made samples. Although I'm not a rapper per say I appreciate Beat Thang for what it is. Most of the haters seem to be hip hop haters, and most have never even used one, or one in working order. But after a factory reset and a fresh 1.3 patch applied by myself, I've had no problems.

I've had a few issues probably due to a botched patching job in the factory or by a tinkering distributor. I will say Beat Thang 1.3 is way ahead of the game for me.

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