kcinsu Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/10/akais-rhythm-wolf/?ncid=rss_truncated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andihow Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 cooooooooooooooooooooool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Poor Roland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancolecreate Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeyemusik Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Aye, I just saw the frenzy kicking off about it on gearslutz..... it also seems there is a new APC40, a mini version of that, a mini key PAC combo thing and a 16 pad version of their sample playback thingie. Seems akai are going hog wild. Still this is all more fuel to the option paralysis fire. Defo no need to rush into buying anything these days, chances are a new and cool alternative is just around the corner anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokn Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Poor Roland. this. doesnt get any better than this i guess. edit: sooo happy that alot of amazing AND cheap gear is coming out these days. f'ck computers anyway, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willochill Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Thanks for posting this, there's no way I'm not getting my hands on this by the end of the year. Last year we had the Korg Volca series (although I thought the beats was really the only good one of the lot), now this... hardware is becoming cheaper and cheaper my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andihow Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 i hope they make the drums not so similar to the original x0x machines. wonder what they'll sound like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 kinda weird how all of a sudden theres this revival of analog stuff and tons of it hits but for years there wasnt so much in the way of new analoggins weird but cool that its happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancolecreate Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 supply and demand! Analog has now reached the point where anyone who know any little bit about synths thinks that analog is better. So basically there is just now a market for it. Remember that all these companies that make this gear, Akai, Roland, Korg are all giant corporations and they need some solid evidence that a market exists before they jump in a new direction. Really you can thank Korg as they basically tested the waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Bro Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Akai just destroyed the competition lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Well, let's hear it in action first.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Bro Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 As long as the snare is good I think they're onto a winner although I'm surprised they excluded a clap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 if this sounds good, WILL be buying it. it is exactly what need. don't *need* analog leads, pads, strings, bells, keys (though they're obviously preferable) do feel that *need* analog bass, and to a certain degree analog drums. just can't get down with VST bass we'll see how it sounds first. cant wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 akai , you are now a contestant on the price is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 yeh the price is so hot that these things are prob going to be snatched right up just based on that, unless it hits and sounds like total ass, which seems unlikely fair amount of knobs, thing just looks like a serious contender for possibly most affordable, versatile analog drum machine ever very interested in hearing it and i wasn't in the market for an analog drum machine. volca beats didn't blow me away based on youtube demos, i'm sure its great to use but it just didnt wow me. hoping this does edit- it's also kinda interesting that this is coming from akai. what was the last analog anything theyve done? this? looks like they only did a couple analog synths back in the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud capture Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 can't wait to hear this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhylumZunami Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 yo imma have to take advantage of this sweet deal too bad it don't come out till summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 another thing that's cool to consider about this, is that if akai, who is known for samplers and only did very few analogs ever, is now stepping into the analog ring, maybe korg just set off a mini revolution, and hopefully this all has some impact on the world of music... edm style wubs and gurgles done with massive might sound 'cool' the first time you hear them, but it became a gimmick quickly. i guess some analog synths were exploited for a few gimmicky sounds like the hoover, but in general i just think the people who go after an analog synth are more about composing good music with a nice sounding instrument rather than making gimmicky FX garbage (and i'm not saying massive or other vsts cant do good music). hopefully this is a thing happening here. some kind of renaissance. not necessarily of all-analog production, but more discerning taste.. (PS everything i said there is prob kinda dumb but its an attempt to express some kind of more general optimism i'm trying to feel here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 interesting point. It'd be nice to get a bunch of these recently released boxes and crank out some pretty, ambient techno.. That said, I kinda prefer digital drum machines (alesis hr16 ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhylumZunami Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 another thing that's cool to consider about this, is that if akai, who is known for samplers and only did very few analogs ever, is now stepping into the analog ring, maybe korg just set off a mini revolution, and hopefully this all has some impact on the world of music... edm style wubs and gurgles done with massive might sound 'cool' the first time you hear them, but it became a gimmick quickly. i guess some analog synths were exploited for a few gimmicky sounds like the hoover, but in general i just think the people who go after an analog synth are more about composing good music with a nice sounding instrument rather than making gimmicky FX garbage (and i'm not saying massive or other vsts cant do good music). hopefully this is a thing happening here. some kind of renaissance. not necessarily of all-analog production, but more discerning taste.. (PS everything i said there is prob kinda dumb but its an attempt to express some kind of more general optimism i'm trying to feel here) seeing how popular the volca set is and noticing many people who strictly use VST's started using them, i'd have to say the world will be seeing many more affordable analog pieces which is great because yah boy can't afford over half of whats out there. $200 is a steal imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokn Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 hear and see it here: http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=17051 As long as the snare is good I think they're onto a winner although I'm surprised they excluded a clap. Is it even possible to recreate a clap with analogue synthesis? I don't think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 sure is.. getting quite okay claps out of the A4.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 no sound demo :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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