I bought it when Donda 1 was released in August. I didn’t see it as a stunt and I didn’t buy just to listen to Donda 2, I’m very interested in his creative process. He started developing a prototype during the Jesus Is King era and I’ve been interested in how technology can work like that without buying expensive music equipment. As a person who loves to listen to EVERY part of a song, I found this device to be such a such a huge step forward in how we can listen to music.
Lmao bro if your acc into music and or a producer you would know there’s so many other apps such as “Moises” that does that for free 😂😂 but hey your money dude and his “creative” product lmao
As a saxophone player I found this extremely fascinating enough to buy it for myself. I’m using it to download my own favorite tunes to mix and loop so I can solo over it. Gonna be lots of fun
Wouldn't say it's worth it for Donda 2. It is worth it to be able to break mixed music down into music stems so easily, though; that's not a simple process even with today's software. Donda was looked at as the main selling point for most people, feel like they missed the point of the stem player entirely. It's certainly not intended to be a media player primarily.
Fantastic description. I’m a hardcore Ye fan, but I understand that there are so many others who are WAY more into him. I love this idea though, reminds me of the video iPods without the video. But a fantastic leap in a new direction.
Bro honestly hearing you say is a media stunt is kinda disappointing, you clearly don't understand how massive this could be not for the future of music, but for the future of artists, this is ye breaking a boundary once again on how artist can give the music to the listener without streaming platforms milking their work, c'mon brah
Really great idea, but it needs to be polished before i consider buying one. I would only want the highest quality audio files which would take up a lot more space, so it needs more memory. I’m a drummer, I would primarily use it to isolate/cut drum tracks, mixing would just be a gag with friends. Hopefully theres a second edition w acceptable memory.
I bought mine when donda 2 came out, I originally wasn't gonna buy one when it first came out in august but now that I have it in hand I'm happy i bought it, especially if all of kanyes music for the next few years or so is only going to be released on the stem player
Now, I don’t have one… but, I feel if I [*or any other sneakerhead] can easily drop that much, or more on a pair of shoes every week, $200 doesn’t seem all that unreasonable… I’ll wait for a black version, maybe
i’m definitely buying one of these - playing with stems of a song sounds like a fun thing to do to kill time. i mean, 200 quid for only an 8gb device seems like absolute shit, but i absolutely adore the features and the fact you can even add effects to a song. not only that, but you can do it with any song thanks to mp3 and yt links. oh, and new music is always being released, so even if you do get bored of the device, you can come back to it in a few weeks to mix with some new songs or discoveries. though, if you’re buying this just to listen to donda 2, i would not recommend paying that much for an album that’s unfinished anyway.
Thank you for this honest review 🙏 it’s a great idea but 200 for a small amount of storage isn’t worth it for me. I hope he’ll eventually release Donda 2 on vinyl or cd
Lol i dont even think u mentioned that u can download other songs on to it and ai breaks it into a stem ,doesnt sound as great quality wise to the pre loaded songs but still a pretty wild idea i think
Best thing I’ve ever bought. Bit stuck though because my HP envy computer is saying failed to connect to stem player even though it says a stem player detected
So what I'm getting is the stem player cannot let you play songs from spotify or apple music? That's a bummer, and also I'm guessing you cannot do Bluetooth as well?
I think steam is a play on words. it seems that he focused a lot on he tactile feel of the device so that people could stem on it, very interesting concept doubt it's worth 200 though but I couldn't know u til I touched one lol. also maybe be said that in the video so don't come for me in the comments lol. I skipped around a lot.
For every one person that buys the stem player, Kanye probably could have gotten 100 people to buy a $5 stem player app. He should’ve just released the music on his own app tbh. I feel like this device was really just a media stunt and Donda 2 will be on Apple Music and Spotify in less than 2 months
Why would ye release it on apple and Spotify they don’t give anyone on their creative control we don’t need to be controlled by apple and spotifys narrative we don’t need to be compared to others on the billboard top 100
Yeah but that’s not how it works. MP3s/other audio files aren’t sitting there as stems waiting to be separated by some future device. Songs that weren’t made for this (ie created with 4 separate “stems” [though even stems is pushing it]) are probably just passed through a band filter. Something you could do with any free daw with better results.
@@LexanderMiller ok, well I've never used one but my point is that there is tech out there that can separate any track into stems and its not done with a bandpass filter!
Consistently the cheapest packaging possible . This device is not for listening to the track entirely it’s for sampling and remixing tracks stored , like a cross over with mix features , some other RUclips vids show how these are used - it’s an electronic fidget spinner essentially
$200 for this tiny little speaker? A JBL Charge 5 is cheaper and is guaranteed to sound better and do a better job of filling the room with sound, why would I spend this much on a speaker just to fuck with the sound? Also, it's not even a bluetooth speaker that I can play my entire playlist on, so I really see no point in purchasing it.
Just need to say, this won’t work correctly with any song other than songs made specifically for this device. There’s no magic that’s able to split an mp3 accurately into 4 sections
@@charlesjones8442 so I just looked up how it works and I’m basically right. No one mentions you have to upload the song to their server, which cuts out the vocals, but then splits everything else. You didn’t just “put your song on it” you had to plug it in, upload a song to their website, have it process the data, and then it gives you 4 “tracks” to mess with. Like I said, you can’t just put an mp3 on it. But go off I guess?
I bought it when Donda 1 was released in August. I didn’t see it as a stunt and I didn’t buy just to listen to Donda 2, I’m very interested in his creative process. He started developing a prototype during the Jesus Is King era and I’ve been interested in how technology can work like that without buying expensive music equipment. As a person who loves to listen to EVERY part of a song, I found this device to be such a such a huge step forward in how we can listen to music.
Yessss thank you for knowing he is not doing it for money
Lol
@@violetfairies You're late, Ye terminated his working with Gap a good minute ago b. 😂
Lmao bro if your acc into music and or a producer you would know there’s so many other apps such as “Moises” that does that for free 😂😂 but hey your money dude and his “creative” product lmao
Wondering how you think it holds up 1 year, would you consider it still worth it?
As a saxophone player I found this extremely fascinating enough to buy it for myself. I’m using it to download my own favorite tunes to mix and loop so I can solo over it. Gonna be lots of fun
This review doesn’t do it justice. You can put any song on here and basically create your own samples and remix beats on the go.
Do you know around how many songs can be uploaded on the stem player please ?
@@forestalninja99038GB
Wouldn't say it's worth it for Donda 2.
It is worth it to be able to break mixed music down into music stems so easily, though; that's not a simple process even with today's software. Donda was looked at as the main selling point for most people, feel like they missed the point of the stem player entirely.
It's certainly not intended to be a media player primarily.
Someone who speaks the language of truth
There’s software that can do this for free. It is cool for non producers/audiophiles who want something cool to play with though
@@maybeilift4213 yep.
Fantastic description. I’m a hardcore Ye fan, but I understand that there are so many others who are WAY more into him. I love this idea though, reminds me of the video iPods without the video. But a fantastic leap in a new direction.
Bro honestly hearing you say is a media stunt is kinda disappointing, you clearly don't understand how massive this could be not for the future of music, but for the future of artists, this is ye breaking a boundary once again on how artist can give the music to the listener without streaming platforms milking their work, c'mon brah
Really great idea, but it needs to be polished before i consider buying one. I would only want the highest quality audio files which would take up a lot more space, so it needs more memory. I’m a drummer, I would primarily use it to isolate/cut drum tracks, mixing would just be a gag with friends. Hopefully theres a second edition w acceptable memory.
The title was amazing, I saw the thumbnail and instantly thought it was a main channel video. Great video though.
Btw u can upload ur own music to the device if you want.
You can add music from RUclips or mp3s
Oh so an mp3 player? That have existed for 15 years. Which are now worthless. Which your phone also easily does.
@@jonny555333 it is still new have you ever seen a device that can isolate stems without using a program to do it
@@jonny555333 key words “Unique Experience “ casual
I bought mine when donda 2 came out, I originally wasn't gonna buy one when it first came out in august but now that I have it in hand I'm happy i bought it, especially if all of kanyes music for the next few years or so is only going to be released on the stem player
Now, I don’t have one… but, I feel if I [*or any other sneakerhead] can easily drop that much, or more on a pair of shoes every week, $200 doesn’t seem all that unreasonable… I’ll wait for a black version, maybe
i’m definitely buying one of these - playing with stems of a song sounds like a fun thing to do to kill time. i mean, 200 quid for only an 8gb device seems like absolute shit, but i absolutely adore the features and the fact you can even add effects to a song. not only that, but you can do it with any song thanks to mp3 and yt links.
oh, and new music is always being released, so even if you do get bored of the device, you can come back to it in a few weeks to mix with some new songs or discoveries.
though, if you’re buying this just to listen to donda 2, i would not recommend paying that much for an album that’s unfinished anyway.
Thank you for this honest review 🙏 it’s a great idea but 200 for a small amount of storage isn’t worth it for me. I hope he’ll eventually release Donda 2 on vinyl or cd
the Cnet review says its 8 gigs storage.
It's a shame because I really want a device that does this just not having to spend bloody £200 for it
Lol i dont even think u mentioned that u can download other songs on to it and ai breaks it into a stem ,doesnt sound as great quality wise to the pre loaded songs but still a pretty wild idea i think
$200 for 8 gbs in 2022 is absolute bullshit.
As amazing as that device is.
Wait so how many songs would that be?!😭
i’ve been waiting 2 weeks for mine to ship
same bro
Do u have it already
Best thing I’ve ever bought. Bit stuck though because my HP envy computer is saying failed to connect to stem player even though it says a stem player detected
You might update the drivers or restart your PC
So what I'm getting is the stem player cannot let you play songs from spotify or apple music? That's a bummer, and also I'm guessing you cannot do Bluetooth as well?
It has Bluetooth I’m sure
@@luisrenteria61 he makes it sound like it's not a bluetooth device, but I would hope so at that price.
it does have bluetooth, other videos have said so and the stem player comes with an instruction manual
Here me out a collab with boom box called boom stem
How long is the battery?
And how long did it take to ship to you?
Great breakdown.
Why were you suprised at a speaker being on the side? How else would you hear the music?
They coming out with a stim player app that you can play actually touch and
I think steam is a play on words. it seems that he focused a lot on he tactile feel of the device so that people could stem on it, very interesting concept doubt it's worth 200 though but I couldn't know u til I touched one lol. also maybe be said that in the video so don't come for me in the comments lol. I skipped around a lot.
I’m probably the only goth Kanye fan I only really want it for donda2 and goth music
For every one person that buys the stem player, Kanye probably could have gotten 100 people to buy a $5 stem player app. He should’ve just released the music on his own app tbh. I feel like this device was really just a media stunt and Donda 2 will be on Apple Music and Spotify in less than 2 months
Why would ye release it on apple and Spotify they don’t give anyone on their creative control we don’t need to be controlled by apple and spotifys narrative we don’t need to be compared to others on the billboard top 100
still aint on either 😳
Doesn't hold a lot of information doesn't have a screen but I would buy three of them and use them to sample and manipulate music
Yeah but that’s not how it works. MP3s/other audio files aren’t sitting there as stems waiting to be separated by some future device. Songs that weren’t made for this (ie created with 4 separate “stems” [though even stems is pushing it]) are probably just passed through a band filter. Something you could do with any free daw with better results.
@@LexanderMiller songs are easily separated now with certain tech and its nothing like a filter...
@@Adam-g-uk I just listen to someone upload their own music on it and it was 100% “just a [band pass] filter”
@@LexanderMiller ok, well I've never used one but my point is that there is tech out there that can separate any track into stems and its not done with a bandpass filter!
Consistently the cheapest packaging possible .
This device is not for listening to the track entirely it’s for sampling and remixing tracks stored , like a cross over with mix features , some other RUclips vids show how these are used - it’s an electronic fidget spinner essentially
It not holding a lot of music is a little disappointing especially since i would be putting really high quality music on here should i buy it
Is it only available to purchase online?
Yes
Your last comments felt like your actual sentiment i.e "Stupid"
Can I record and download my own mixes on the steam player of songs to my computer?
Where can I buy one?
is the album even finished yet?
Hit clips I would rather listen too for crying out loud.
this shit is so fire
So you basically could only listen to Kanye West music
nope, the player does come with a kanye album but it supports mp3 files and yt links of any song
Needs a screen
for what
Yes
W stem player
$200 for this tiny little speaker? A JBL Charge 5 is cheaper and is guaranteed to sound better and do a better job of filling the room with sound, why would I spend this much on a speaker just to fuck with the sound? Also, it's not even a bluetooth speaker that I can play my entire playlist on, so I really see no point in purchasing it.
it wasn’t really designed to be a speaker though, you can plug it to an amp or bluetooth device :)
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Does it work with rock and metal music? Lol
Potus to Peezy
Does it work with song from other artists ?
Yes you can upload any songs onto it
Pay $200 for a user experience nightmare to listen to an album with bad reviews of an artist that's in an arguably very unhealthy place? Hard pass
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Liar! You can upload other songs too. Not just Kanye. He doesn't want to see a black man successful!
he said he was a kanye fan?
He always says he’s a Kanye fan so he gets the viewers that support Kanye but he always sneak disses everyone of he’s products in each review
I heard its 8 GB space. thats plenty
This is a rip off Orba/Orba 2 by Artiphon. Kanye is not original with this device not his idea
But can it connect to my phone
Yeah, if you have a usb-c android.
Nope
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WTF?
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Lmfaooo people are really buying this bs😭😭
Non-intuitive gimmick. Brown? hmmm, oh right..Zune ;)
Just need to say, this won’t work correctly with any song other than songs made specifically for this device. There’s no magic that’s able to split an mp3 accurately into 4 sections
Thats not true...
Mine worked fine splitting my own track lol you must be a hater or something
@@charlesjones8442 so I just looked up how it works and I’m basically right. No one mentions you have to upload the song to their server, which cuts out the vocals, but then splits everything else.
You didn’t just “put your song on it” you had to plug it in, upload a song to their website, have it process the data, and then it gives you 4 “tracks” to mess with. Like I said, you can’t just put an mp3 on it. But go off I guess?
That sucks
Hard pass
What a waste of money and time and I don't even like Kanye it looks ok but I would pass it's not even worth £50 UK pounds
L
terrible color and texture choices for a portable device - looks like a tumor with blinking lights