Beaterator

by Rockstar Games

Product Features

• Rockstar Games Social Club integration where players can upload their songs and beats for the world to enjoy, chat with others players, and more.
• Through the two main modes, Live Play and Studio, players get both graphically driven music mixing functionality and a professionally organized 8-track mixing method.
• Craft your own unique sound like the professionals using all manner of instrument emulators.
• Arrange full-length songs in minutes using Timbaland's library of loops and sounds.
• Perform professional-sounding music right out of the box.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001KWBMNQ
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 29, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,172 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #5 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Rhythm

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A co-production between Rockstar Games and music producer Timbaland, Beaterator for PlayStation Portable (PSP) is based on the Web-based music mixing tool of the same name. It features original music and a sound-kit, which includes thousands of loops and sounds produced by Rockstar and multi-platinum producer and entertainer Timbaland exclusively for Beaterator. Designed to put a world-class mixer at your fingertips, it enables easy, powerful and innovative music creation, regardless of the user's experience with music. Mix by sight and sound in Live Play. View larger. Control 8 full tracks in Studio Mode. View larger. Create the right sound in Drum Crafter. View larger. And the perfect tune in Melody Crafter. View larger. Gameplay and Modes Containing literally thousands of individually sampled sounds and pre-produced looped audio sequences, as well as various modes, Beaterator has the feel of both a tradition musical game where rhythms are tapped out and a real high-end, yet portable music mixer. Action in both these areas draws inspiration from modern musical genres and their production techniques, the most obvious of which being the various sampling techniques found in hip-hop and electronica. The difference here is that the tracks created are all about what you want. Play DJ with the huge amount of pre-produced content, or put on your producer's hat and create your own loops and samples. The choice is yours. The game contains many sub modes, but the two main ones are: Live Play and Studio.   Live Play An easy to use visual song tool for beginners, Live Play Mode is designed to have users producing professional sounding music right out of the box. Within it players choose a genre of music, and using up to eight pre-produced tracks associated with that style, they set to building a song. This is done by assigning each of the track to specific buttons and graphically representing them in the four corners of the available screens. In the event that players wish to streamline this even further, the mode also contains three exclusive Timbaland instrumental songs, that can be used as a musical backdrop and can be remixed adding samples from the tracks mentioned.   Studio Studio Mode is similar to Live Play in that you are blending individual loops to create a new song, but in a deeper more advanced way. Instead of a tactile visual representation of the tracks in front of a DJ, players work on tracks arranged on a professional looking 8-track sound board, complete with a wide variety of control knobs, time coding of the song and more. Players can also import new samples and loops--including voice recordings and .wav files--from the PSP's mic and/or memory stick and can even add individual notes within a set scale, so you are always in tune. Using sub-modes, like Sound Editor, Melody Crafter, Drum Crafter, Synth Loop and others, they can then create their own loops, which can in turn make up a single track, blended into a yet greater whole if they so chose. In this players can add virtually as many layers as they want to the music they create, which can then be saved and uploaded to Rockstar Games Social Club for the world to enjoy. What's Rockstar Games Social Club? The Social Club is a member’s only website destination for leaderboards, stats, tournaments, ongoing special competitions, virtual events, soundtrack mp3 shopping and more for Rockstar titles – launched with the console releases of Grand Theft Auto IV and carrying on to support virtually all Rockstar releases to come. Simply register a membership account to link your game data, then compare and compete with your friends and millions of other connected players online. Key Game Features Massive library of Loops and Sounds - Includes thousands of loops and sounds produced by Rockstar and multi-platinum producer and entertainer Timbaland exclusively for Beaterator. Live Play - Perform songs in a totally live environment. Song Crafter - Quickly and simply create whole songs. Vocal Recorder - Add vocal accompaniment to your songs, recorded in real-time while your song plays. Effects Editor - Add studio-quality effects to your songs such as reverb, chorus, delay and many others. Visualizer - Listen to your songs alongside cool visuals that react to your music. MIDI Import and Export - Import MIDI files from your Memory Stick Duo into songs, or export your songs and loops as MIDI files. Sound Recorder and Sound Editor - Record and edit your own sounds using your PSP system. Drum Crafter - Use Beaterator to make your own killer beats. Use built-in drum kits or create your own custom kits. Drum Pad Mode - Turn your PSP system into a set of Drum Pads and mash out beats live. Melody Crafter - Create your own bass-lines and melodies. Use any sound that you like, or you can even use Beaterator's built-in Analog Synthesizer Emulator. Audio Loop Crafter - Turn your sampled sounds into Loops. Song Export - Export your songs to PC or MAC as a WAV file or directly upload your music to the Rockstar Social Club while on the go. Chord Pad Mode - Make stirring harmonies even if you have no knowledge of music. Just like a Drum Pad, but for chords.

Product Description

BEATERATOR brings the power of music-creation to the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) go system and PlayStation Network. ROCKSTAR GAMES and multi-platinum selling producer TIMBALAND have designed an incredibly simple to use and portable music making application that allows everyone to create their own music anywhere.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beaterator is surprisingly deep..., August 12, 2010

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G. Crosby (Washington, DC.) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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Beaterator is quite enjoyable! A few years ago, I used Magix Music Maker 11 on my laptop to mix my [semi] awesome jams. Then a crashed motherboard and an upgrade to windows7 took my MMM11 away from me. Then I found Beaterator. It is quite a deep game... no, no, no - my bad - IT IS NOT A GAME, IT IS A PROGRAM! The music samples and tracks are almost never-ending, the tools are user friendly and intuitive. Oddly, it seems that the more I use Beaterator, the MORE I find that it can do. At a minimum, it is as good as MMM11, only at a fraction of the cost. The options are vast and it is quite enjoyable. I think the casual music making fan and the more serious music 'types' will be equally pleased with Timbaland's efforts on this program. I promise that five minutes after you insert the UMD you'll be smiling and bobbing your head to beats that YOU'VE JUST CREATED. It's a fun ride!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Beat for the Buck!, January 12, 2011

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MadMiguel "Mike" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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I got this game within a week. Been playing off and on when I can. I recommend you watch ALL the help videos.Its a fun little peice of software. The songs kind of make themselves. It has a lot of options/sounds/samples. I haven't tried it, but you can record sounds and integrate into the music. I'm not a big fan of RnB or Rap, but this is fun! I mostly got it to make drum beats. I haven't learned how to do odd time signatures yet. Everything's in 4/4. The only frustrating thing about this is that when you're browsing through samples, it takes about 1 to 5 seconds per sample - since I got the UMD (disk-based) version of this. It might be worthwhile to get the downloaded version of this, that way load time would be reduced! I got this for around $14 - it was worthit and more! Just get it!

2.0 out of 5 stars Requires too much time to do anything, October 26, 2011

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maestro (On top of a house in New Orleans with my laptop) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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Takes forever for sounds to load from the disc (must spin up the disc for each individual sound), requiring tons of patience. If you make more than $10/hour and plan on using this "program" for more than a few hours, it would be well worth your while to buy a more powerful software package.