My impression of the BEBOP 2
359493
At the price that I got it for ($799), I am satisfied with the Bebop2. There are many things going for it including the quality of the combo in general, the software and the fact that the quadcopter unlike my DJI Phantom is small and more easily transportable. One has the option of controlling it with a cellphone or tablet, a plus although that is not optimum. The rather large Skycontoller to me is greatly preferable. The Phantom in comparison is larger and has a more threatening silhouette whereas the Bebop2 is adorable with a benign toy-like appearance. I found Bebop2 to handle precisely and nicely maneuverable with the Skycontroller. ( I wish they had designed the Skycontoller so that it could be folded or have detacheable arms.)

My complaint with this otherwise impressive engineering is the overall quality of the video, clearly inferior to the Phantom line. I suppose this has
something to do with the electronic stabilization, which by the way at least is effective in minimizing the "jello effect" once the props are balanced.
3450314
Amazing series now looks great on my big tv and sounds great with my 7.2 surround sound. This is the best version of Cowboy Bebop you can get.

For anyone flipping through reviews and reading complaints that it's not widescreen..they don't understand aspect ratios. It shouldn't be widescreen, because then it wasn't made that way and would end up poorly cropped (like it's shown on CN). There are also complaints about the audio...but you just need to go into the menus to change it to match your setup. Now...those menus...

I'd love to give this 5 stars, but these menus are atrocious.... who in the world thought that using grayed out as selected and white as not selected made sense. There are also inexplicably no subtitles for the English track. I will likely never watch it in English, but they should absolutely be there. That said, Cowboy Bebop is basically the gold standard for quality dubs, so I'm glad it's on the discs.
3477410
Except for the second song, I am so happy to listen to the music.. didn't recognize the second song at all. I have been playing it a lot..
2443084
Wow i mean Wow. with this purchase i have tripled my bebop deluxe.  for years i have had 2 vinyl records.  this set gives me a bunch more.  i looked at some of the reviews before i bought this. some folks mentioned that this band didn't catch on in america because their record company didn't know how to crack the market.  well i say that is not the case.  all artists may want validation for their craft, but not all artists want fame to the point of giving up ones ability to move freely.  hey if bill nelson walked by me on the sidewalk i wouldn't know him.  but that doesn't mean i dismiss him either. i am a music lover always searching for that sound. it's my major addiction. a benign addiction but one i embrace.  Be bop deluxe entered my world in the 80's through a girlfriend.  thanks janice where ever you are.  now for the fans still reading this get it now you will not be let down.  how could you  IT'S BE BOP DELUXE  nuff said.
4400366
As above poster stated it is indeed brilliant and will end up on our coming album. However a few minor issues which can be clearly heard:

1) On the Tama Starclassic Bubinga 14x16 floor tom there is a very clear blow noise at higher velocities. Apparently emanating from the floor tom vent itself. Beyond me how TT could let this slip. You can hear it at the 9x10 tom as well, but not as evident.

2) The 22" Zildjian Z3 Rock Ride has a disturbing rattle when riding the edge at high velocities. Don't know if they utilized a rattle chain during recording, but it's quite noticable.

Apart from that - brilliant.
2494468
I was a kickstarter backer, so I bought into the idea and then waited for the delayed gratification of finally experiencing it. That being said, it delivers on the idea with simplicity as well as complexity. I think they've taken something perhaps unremarkable and turned it into an idea space, or a field of opportunity. I really think the product itself is art; it poses interesting questions about music and the acoustic resonance of the earth itself. It's really not just a toy. It also isn't exactly an expert musician's tool right out of the box. It takes some time and thought to come up with what you want to do with it, that's half the fun. It also sounds great.
4437316
Lets start off by getting this out of the way: The only thing that sounds like a Les Paul cranked through a Marshall is a Les Paul cranked through a Marshall. Emulators, with the exception of some very high end units simply can not imitate that sound. That being said:

 It is a great unit with some good sounds. The version 2.00 software really added some much desired features and sounds. The update even added some improved " Star " sounds. The EVH sound is pretty good. I had to do some minor tweaks, but, no big deal. They used different speakers than I did and I wouldn't expect anything different.

 The PC interface is easy to use and does not take very long to get used to it. Install the drivers, the Boss Tone Studio app, connect the USB cable and your done. This unit also doubles as the sound card. You can record both the wet and dry channels at the same time for post editing in your recording software.

 I could go on and on about its abilities, but, there is so much info out there, it would be like beating a dead horse.

 The only thing I would like to have seen done was to have 2 concentric pedals so one could be dedicated to volume and the other to WAH or some other effect. You can add another pedal if you wish, but, I would have preferred it on the same board.
3297615
my friend colin said to me, "hey, have you seen cowboy bebop on cartoon network?". i said "oh my god, it sounds like crappy western 'toon comedy...". he then popped in the first episode of cowboy bebop and showed it to me.
the next day, we each went home for thanksgiving break, and as i walked in the door i removed my credit card from my wallet and ordered this box set dvd from amazon.com. i don't care where you get it...just get it.
never, in my entire life, did i or will i again see anything like cowboy bebop. a realistically-animated, light sci-fi, japanese anime about bounty hunters and internal conflict, laid over a soundtrack of original cool jazz, modern jazz, blues, and of course bebop. 26 fantastic episodes of wit, humor, drama, action, and SO MUCH character development: pasts catching up, futures escaping, revenge, love, and self-understanding.
not for the dragonballz crowd. :) closer to the akira or lain fans, but less science fiction involved. it just happens to take place in the future. *grin*
please don't listen to ANY negative reviews on this show. i've been studying film for 6 years and the directing on this show is just...incredible. rumors of a second season are abound. *crossing fingers*
enjoy. i know you will!
3235960
I ordered this because I thought the Girls und Panzer anime was the best anime of 2012, and because the music was a major contributor to that success. That said, the context is what makes the music. The main theme is re-used throughout, with variations and in different arrangements. This works well in the anime, but it gives the soundtrack album a certain lack of variety, and it's why I didn't give it a five star rating. It's a two disk set. The first disk starts with a three-minute military band version of the main theme, and ends an hour later with a four-minute orchestral arrangement. In between, there must be four more arrangements of the same theme, running about a minute to a minute and a half each. The best parts are the military brass bands, as you might expect. The rest of the music on the disk is incidental music, some of which is quite nice, and some of which is really distinctive music I don't remember hearing at all in the anime. Themes that get only a few seconds in the anime are fleshed out here. The second disk is only about half an hour long, but it includes some surprises. The second track march of Disk 1 is repeated, but this time in what I can only describe as a polka arrangement. Theres both the OP and ED songs, which are usually left off of anime soundtracks due to copyright issues  they are very often made-for-anime versions of J-pop songs. Theres also two versions of Katyusha (which was left out of the US broadcast of the anime, again, because of copyright issues). One is the straight orchestral arrangement. The other is the Kachsha version, sung by her Russian-speaking seiyu, Hisako Kanemoto. Finally, oh joy, is a full rendering of the Ankou Dance, by Sayaka Sasaki.
314804
I own more than a dozen drum machines/beat boxes/groove machines ranging from the Emu Command Stations to the complete set of Elektron devices. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. The Emu's with 128 voice polyphony and 16 parts combined with a logical menu and great controls, hampered by the absence of effects. Yamaha's were the first boxes I had with motion control but had limited parts and polyphony. Elektron's has maybe the steepest learning control of all, but great final results for anyone persistent enough to learn the OS.

So how does this little machine compare to those? First thing I noticed is how solid the devices feels. It is small, but it feels like it should cost twice the price. Another high point is the intuitive system. Easy to learn and control. Voices sound good. I own a few Novation synths and have always been happy with the sound. So why am I only giving it three stars? The machine feels very restrictive and sonically underpowered. The look and feel of the unit is comparable to Ableton Push or NI Maschine. The OS and limited polyphony begins to feel very limiting when you want to move beyond the construction of rhythm patterns and simple loops to import into live. I would gladly pay twice the price for this machine if it had more polyphony and better song construction. For now I have to settle for a love/hate relationship. Love the interface, hate the limitations. Looking forward to the next iteration.
1685607
I had a Behringer Pmp 2000 and a pair of Peavey speakers.  I sold it to some friends that have a group and play every Christmas.  I thought that getting a Yamaha complete system was going to be better than what I had.  What a disapointment.  It just needs more power or kick or something.  It doesn't sound as good as the other one.  I guess I should try to convince the group to trade back the other one.  Really Really sad of the change.
1266602
Bebop biscotti is the very best.....be bop bar none.
4816847
Got this amp a day or so ago. It's quite versatile and it does have that nice "tubey" sound. In my opinion it sounds best in the Blackface channel, but maybe that's just because of my preference in styles of music.

After playing around with it for a day or so I started to get a little discouraged, as to my ears it sounded a little wispy, thin, and although I did not think it was important to have a mid-range e.q., I was sort of missing that (but please note that I I had not used the online features yet.) If fact I still have not use the Fuse software, because today a foot pedal arrived that I had ordered, a Joyo JF-13 AC Tone Vintage Tube Amplifier effects pedal, analog ... etc.

I put that on and wow, big difference because the e.q. settings were very precise and I could dial in a perfect tone, at least perfect for my poor deaf ears.

The amp has a number of different amp-modeling effects, of which I used about half. The others are not my style, but will probably make someone else happy. I play country western old (very old) rock, and etc., not the shredding metal kind of music.

The amp is surprisingly light, and a little on the small side, but the sound is big. I have yet to take it to a jam so I cannot report on whether it will hold its own at the open mic, but I think it will. I dare not open the volume all the way up in my guitar-den. It would blast my ears out!

I suspect that if one wants to play around with the Fuse he/she can get even more different kinds of sounds, but with the new tone pedal I don't feel any need for that as yet. Maybe later, after I get through exploring the possibilities with the amp as it is.

Let's put it this way: My fingers never get sore from playing but today they are about played out! Just a little tender from all the guiar playing, and so far quite pleased with the amp. No, it's not a vintage Princeton 65, but in my opinon it may be the next best thing. Wish I had a Mustang ii so I could compare them. I also have a Fender G-Dec, the original one, and I have never gotten it connected to the Fuse software, however, I found patches that some players had posted online and the sound from that little G-Dec amp is great.

I was wanting a larger speaker, but ended up with the ten inch in order to afford a true tube amp. It was a tough decision for me between the Super Champ X2 and the Mustang II, but I think this was a good purchase.
1571617
Here is what I don't like: 1) I can see the copper windings around the DC propeller motors, and 2) the male into female battery connection is insecure. I wanted to do river, lake, and ocean shots with my drone; so, unprotected windings will corrode. The battery engineering used on the connection is junior high school level. Once I saw those two things, I repacked the Bebop, and returned it for a refund.
760848
I don't quite have the 80 hours of break in time on it yet but I have to say the clarity in voices and realism is pretty impressive. I have Electro Static Vistas for my Mains, a Depth I sub and the Motif pairs very well. I really wanted the New Static X but settled for the Motif and am glad I did and saved a bunch of money. You cant expect much Bass from this speaker and is what a sub is for.
3897121
Its packed with lots of sounds in all categories.
I myself would like more woodwind to choose from.
Overall its an ok program with all kind of orchestral sound (+ synths)
But what I found very bad was the looping of the samples!
You can clearly hear a sample being looped when holding the note.. sounded just like the sample was looping in 1993 with Soundtrakcer on an Amiga.
I excpect much more quality from this VST instrument than this.
SO now again, I am searching after a better orchestral VST packacge for my Cubase.
4392100
Definitely not exactly like older BBABH but they really show some versatility here. Some of it can sound a little poppy at times but i still love the style of play. Good job guys! now come out with one just like pedal to the metal