Beat Thang Virtual Product Review
SoHood.com Reviewed by: Edwin Diaz
Features: 8/10
Performance: 9/10
Price Value: 8/10
Packaging: 8/10
Overall Rating: 8/10

Features: The music instrumentals on the Beat Thang Virtual software are the best out right now.  The Drums and Bass kits are my favorites. There’s 16 tracks, so you can create patterns that can be performed and remixed on the fly.

Performance: It performed really well. But some of the stuff that I disliked about the software  is, you definitely need memory for your Laptop/PC if not it can crash, as well as have great earphones, and some great studio speakers. If you’re not very savvy understanding how to make music or using this software, you’ll get confused. There’s a tutorial guide on the Beat Thang website, for beginners to understand the process of how to start using the Beat Thang virtual.

Price Value: Priced at $149 dollars, is it worth buying, especially in these troubled times? Well,  money is tight nowadays, I’ll suggest you pass for now, but that’s  unless you’re thinking of making beats just to kill time or you’re bore, I suggest you wait till you can afford it. But don’t get me wrong, it’s a great software to make beats that’s if you have the money then you should buy it. If you have inspirations to be the next Dr. Dre, then by all means get the Beat Thang Virtual software, cause in the long run you won’t be disappointed.

Packaging: It comes it a nice box with a one page instruction manual on how to fully activate your software.

Overall Rating: It’s a great music software for producing beats. Unlike the Fruit Loops software,  the Drum & Bass Kits are strictly dope! They BANG!

Pros: Great instrumentals.

Cons: Complex to use for beginners.

The shortstop will be sidelined for an unknown period of time. Reyes’ thyroid levels will be monitored through regular blood tests, and he will be cleared to resume baseball activities once his thyroid levels return to normal.

The Mets said that additional blood tests confirmed that Reyes’ thyroid hormone blood levels are elevated.

Reyes’ only game activity thus far has been participating in the Mets’ one intrasquad game on March 1. He initially had blood tests done as a follow-up to those done as part of his preseason physical. He later returned to New York for further tests.

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Below are brief details and a link to final images of the upcoming Round 5 Ultimate Collector Series 2, due at retail throughout North America in April.  Series 1 is now at U.S. Kmart, Target and Toys “R” Us locations, and in Canada at Walmart, Toys “R” Us and Zellers.

Individual, high-resolution images of the Round 5 Ultimate Collector Series 2 are now available, revealing the look and detail and unique packaging of figurines of six UFC standouts.  Collectibles featuring the likenesses of UFC stars Randy “The Natural” Couture, Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz, B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn, Forrest Griffin, Michael “The Count” Bisping and Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson are due at retail throughout North America in April.

Ultimate Collector Series 1, which includes figures of Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, George “Rush” St. Pierre, “Suga” Rashad Evans, Kenny “KenFlo” Florian, Clay “The Carpenter” Guida and Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, is now available at retail across North America.  In the U.S., the figurines can be found at Kmart, Target and Toys “R” Us, and in Canada at Walmart, Toys “R” Us and Zellers.  A full list can be found at www.Round5MMA.com.

Based off the design of the original Edition 8 headphone, these new special edition headphones incorporate lavish accoutrements to create the best sounding and most elegant pair of Ultrasone headphones to date.

The Edition 8 Palladium is a luxurious black and silver closed-back headphone that employs Ultrasone’s latest S-Logic™ Plus technology, resulting in an impartial acoustic feeling that affords the listener the utmost spacious tonal perception. Catering to the growing need of audiophiles, who not only demand impeccable sounding, but also aesthetically pleasing headphones, Ultrasone has adorned the outer earcups with palladium, a rare material that increases durability and limits tarnishing. The earcups are also embossed with a high-tech ceramic inlay, completing the first-class appearance of the headphones. Each Edition 8 headphone is individually stamped with its own serial number & comes in a sleek leather bag for storage and transportation.

Edition 8 Technical Specifications

• Principle: Dynamic / Closed
• Impedance: 30 Ohm
• Driver size: 40mm Titanium plated
• Magnet: NdFeB
• Frequency range: 6 – 42.000 Hz
• SPL: 96 dB
• Weight (excl. cord): 260g
• USC Cord length: 1,2m (OFC Cable)
• USC Extension cable 4m (OFC Cable)
• 3,5mm gold plated plugs
• Adapter 3,5/6,3mm gold plated
• ULE technology

“We wanted to incorporate the finest materials into the Edition 8 Palladium to create an extraordinary headphone, satisfying the connoisseur who demands a fashionable design merged with high-quality function,” said Paul Taylor, President of Ultrasone Inc. “Our engineers have exceeded expectations by designing a headphone that delivers remarkable clarity while maintaining a striking aesthetic that is as much a work of art, as it is a critical listening tool.”

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Tunebug: Best portable music player, plays on almost any surface, turns a cardboard box into a speaker.

TuneBug, an innovative leader in SurfaceSound technology for portable speaker solutions, unveils a line of new products that will transform the current landscape for mobile speaker products.  Using NXT’s patented technology, Tunebug’s line of products generates sound waves that pass through the surfaces it rests on, turning those surfaces into speakers. One of the first sound generators from their line to be showcased includes the Shake, a small attachable device for bike, ski and skateboard helmets which create surround sound inside of the helmet by “exciting” the entire helmet surface which then becomes a speaker. Tunebug is also releasing the Vibe, an ultra portable SurfaceSound speaker for your desktop, tabletop, and other available surfaces.

“We are very excited to unveil our Tunebug products using the NXT patented SurfaceSound Technology at CES 2010,” says Dick Brown, CEO of TuneBug. “We hope to add an entirely new solution to listening to music while on the go, anytime, anywhere especially for bikers, skateboarders, skiers, and others who until now have not been able to listen to music safely while wearing a helmet.”

Q3: HD Audio recorder with video. Records clearest and crisp audio while also shooting video.

Zoom, makers of award-winning professional audio recording devices, are excited to announce the much anticipated availability of the Q3 Handy Video Recorder.  Unlike other handheld video camcorders, the Q3 records stereo sound with two condenser microphones, which allow users to capture crystal clear HD audio with their movies.  The ability to capture audio at 24-bit/48 kHz is especially important for users planning to upload their footage to video share sites like YouTube, which compress video but now allow files with stereo audio at 44.1 kHz, which is CD quality.

“While it can be difficult to discern the difference between High Quality and High Definition videos on sites like YouTube, High Definition audio makes a big difference in the viewing experience,” says Mark Wilder, Samson Director of Marketing.  The Q3 Handy Video Recorder allows you to capture audio that your audience can easily identify as superior quality and is unmatched by audio captured on any other handheld camcorder.”

Powered by 2 AA batteries, the Q3 will record for up to two hours in true stereo and clear 640 x 480 resolution refreshed at 30 frames per second. The Q3 features a brilliant 2.4-inch 320 x 240 resolution LCD that displays audio level meters, a battery indicator and time elapsed. The Q3 accepts up to a 32 GB SDHC card to deliver up to 16 hours of movie making capacity.  Users can easily upload videos to a computer with the clever flexible USB cable for immediate editing and sharing.

There’s a lot more gadgets that we’re going to preview in the coming weeks Stay tune!!

I’ve happen to get an opportunity to get a sneak peek for SouthLAnd’s Season 2 Premiere Episode. We start off by seeing that Regina King’s character Detective Lydia Adams has a new partner named Ray Suarez played by Amaury Nolasco. Detective Lydia Adams dislikes Ray Suarez from the very start. I don’t know but Nolasco only filmed three episodes, so he won’t be around Adams very long. Actor Clifton Collins will fill that void. The show is really engaging and raw, especially when the camera angles are shot up close on the character’s faces.

Anyhow, without really giving much away, it’s good start for SouthLand Season 2 which Premieres March 2 @ pm on TNT. -Written by Rory Marshall, SoHood.com, So Hood Magazine

But there’s no stopping Marlon at this point, he’s keeping it moving with several film projects in the works. With tentative film titles The Year of Living Biblically, another sequel to White Chicks, Scary Movie Part 5, and Super Bad James Dynomite. But his most important role will come when he plays Richard Pryor in the Biopic of Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? The biopic will be written and directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls).

Marlon Wayans, along with his brother Shawn, will both host the 2010 BET Awards in June 2010. -Written by Edwin Diaz, SoHood.com, So Hood Magazine

billboard.com is reporting that a ‘We Are the World’ Spanish version titled ‘Somos El Mundo‘ is in the final works featuring 50 of most know Latin music artists in the world.The list of artists/genres includes all aspects of music, from Merengue, Bachata, salsa and rap/hip hop, etc. I wonder how the record will turn out. “Somos el Mundo,” was produced by Emilio Estefan and Quincy Jones.

“Somos el Mundo” full artist list: A.B. Quintanilla, Alacranes Musical (Omar y Memo), Alejandro Fernández, Aleks Syntek, Ana Bárbara, Andy García, Angélica María, Angélica Vale, Arthur Hanlon, La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho, Aventura, Banda El Recodo, Carlos Santana, Chayanne, Cristian Castro, Christian Chávez, Cristina Saralegui, David Archuleta, Eiza, Eddy Herrera, Ednita Nazario, Fernando Villalona, Fonseca.

Gilberto Santa Rosa, Gloria Estefan, Jencarlos Canela, Jenni Rivera, Johnny Pacheco, Jon Secada, Jorge Celedón, Jorge Moreno, Jorge Villamizar, José Feliciano, José Luis Rodriguez “El Puma”, Jocelyn, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Kany García, Kat De Luna, K-Paz de la Sierra, Lena, Lisette, Lucero, Luis Enrique, Luis Fonsi, Luz Rios, Melina Leon, Milly Quezada, Montéz de Durango, Natalia Jiménez, Ojeda, Olga Tañón, Paquita la del Barrio, Paulina Rubio, Patricia Manterola. Pee Wee, Pitbull, Ricardo Montaner, Sergio Mayer, Taboo (Black Eyed Peas), Thalía, Tito “El Bambino”, Vicente Fernández, Willy Chirino.

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Another upcoming film that Jai White will appear in, which is set for a March 23, 2011 release is titled Sucker Punch. The plot line revolves around a little girl who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution and while there she starts to imagine alternative reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is caught by a vile man. Story is set in 1950’s. The cast: Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Jon Hamm, Oscar Issac.

By the way, Michael Jai White will be in the new Tyler Perry film titled Why Did I get Married Too?, which hits theaters April 2, 2010. The plot line: Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife. The cast: Janet Jackson, Keyshia Cole, Jill Scott, Tasha Smith, Malik Yoba etc. -Written by Edwin Diaz, SoHood.com, So Hood Magazine