This TINY Beatmania DJ Macro Pad is Adorable! | Synth Labs Solo Review

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  • Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
  • Get one here! synthlabs.io/products/solo
    Today we'll be talking about this cute mini macropad/controller! It's more of a custom keyboard thing than something you'd be playing Beatmania IIDX on unlike the Pico Voltex.
    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro
    00:45 The Basics
    03:12 Changing Sides
    04:28 Sound test
    04:45 Controller firmware
    05:52 Gameplay thoughts
    08:57 V (Conclusion)
    My Things:
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    Business Email | jolene.tkk@gmail.com
    Ending Song | Omoi - Teo (remix by rN www.yuugenp.xyz/)
    Thanks for watching!
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  • @tokaku
    @tokaku  8 місяців тому +65

    Extra note: Having the rotary encoder without the button in it is there for the knob to feel more solid, since having the button introduces quite a bit of wobble. But still, it's much better to have the button because of all the extra functionality it provides! At best I'd recommend getting the non-button rotary encoder as an extra if you really want that!

    • @ivantan2841
      @ivantan2841 8 місяців тому

      Upper Bukit Timah goes kaboom

    • @FaeezHendricks
      @FaeezHendricks 5 місяців тому

      @tokaku, great videos. I always enjoy them. I just have two questions: do you perhaps know where I can get a full custom build guide with necessary parts etc. A buddy of mine would love to build me one but we lack blueprints and all required parts. Second question: if I cant get to do a custom build, can you assist in getting one of these controllers down to South Africa, Cape Town. It is literally impossible to get anything remotely close to an actual dj game controller. I have all the original EZ2DJ arcade game images and almost all the latest Beatmania IIDX images as well which I use personally. I also bought these upgrade kits for EZ2DJ, but don't feel like fiddling with them hence using the images instead. So far all I'm short of is a controller. 😅 If you can assist it would be amazing. I'd definitely pay ofcourse!

  • @domsbiggestfan
    @domsbiggestfan 8 місяців тому +201

    Dang, now my guinea pig can play with me in beatmania!

    • @Ravio.Helianthus
      @Ravio.Helianthus 8 місяців тому +12

      The size is clearly meant for BMO

    • @sihamhamda47
      @sihamhamda47 8 місяців тому +4

      Would be funny if your guinea pig can FC guinea pig song

    • @buggibii
      @buggibii 2 дні тому

      and that's what it's all about

  • @AJ_UK_LIVE
    @AJ_UK_LIVE 8 місяців тому +98

    This looks very well thought out and designed on the inside. It's just a shame about the wheel being too close.

  • @Jergling
    @Jergling 8 місяців тому +22

    That PCB routing is so artful and intentional. You can see how much thought went into every detail on this device, even the placement of the screws is chosen to give each key the same beam spacing for more consistent resonance, something that had never even occurred to me before.

  • @testhekid
    @testhekid 8 місяців тому +60

    these rhythm gamw inspired macropads are so expensive and cute, its not fair lmao

  • @animepicnoopinnion8121
    @animepicnoopinnion8121 8 місяців тому +22

    tokaku is back, i can be happy again

  • @tarosykes
    @tarosykes 8 місяців тому +17

    now i can play iidx with my ferret :)
    his favourite song is beach side bunny on auto scratch

  • @c-valueenigma4977
    @c-valueenigma4977 8 місяців тому +11

    because a lotta people are always mad at macro pads in general because of high price and custom num pads like keychrons. You guys have to know that the expensive part of a keyboard is all alrdy in there. the size is the easiest to alter without significantly increasing the price of the product. yeah, your 3-5 or even 20 key macro pad is alrdy almost a full sized keyboard on technical basis.

  • @TM12GB
    @TM12GB 8 місяців тому +14

    Two tokaku vids in a week? The blessed timeline

  • @somniamagus
    @somniamagus 8 місяців тому +7

    Get you someone that talks about you the way tokaku said "the traces are... so pretty". Seriously, that's the level of enthusiasm for the artistry in this industry that brings me here.

  • @blurtic
    @blurtic 8 місяців тому +5

    That looks interesting.

  • @Zxcas
    @Zxcas 8 місяців тому +7

    TWO TOTAKU VIDEOS IN A WEEK?!?

  • @nekokillz
    @nekokillz 8 місяців тому +2

    Omg Tokaku uploaded again!!!
    I can sleep easy now

  • @Johnny555_Arcaea_charter
    @Johnny555_Arcaea_charter 8 місяців тому +2

    Finally we get to see from tokaku in months... welcome back fellow arcaea player legend! i thought you were effing dead...

  • @dt3338
    @dt3338 8 місяців тому +2

    I'm so happy tokaku is back :DD

  • @Matsubusa69
    @Matsubusa69 8 місяців тому

    So cool! We missed you!

  • @otakucyz0201
    @otakucyz0201 8 місяців тому +1

    welcome back..missed ya ❤

  • @kamen.rider.decade
    @kamen.rider.decade 8 місяців тому +4

    That is some impressive stability on such a small peripheral. Almost looks like it was meant for BeatMania.

  • @RipleyIterator
    @RipleyIterator 5 місяців тому

    i for one love the unboxing bits

  • @litmus_star
    @litmus_star 8 місяців тому

    0:42 mentioning beatmania and BMS. Based.

  • @Alkhymia
    @Alkhymia 8 місяців тому

    Honest review thanks :3

  • @sethsez
    @sethsez 8 місяців тому +5

    This is absolutely adorable and it seems like it'd be neat to have just as a novelty item, but it's just way too small to be useful as a controller and not ideally laid out to be a great macro pad. With speedypotato working on his own Pico IIDX controller I think I'd rather just wait and see how that turns out.

  • @retrojupiterr
    @retrojupiterr 8 місяців тому

    UR BACK!!!

  • @kalilavila5213
    @kalilavila5213 8 місяців тому

    Tokaku is back! I can be happy again!

  • @lZlSHINTANi
    @lZlSHINTANi 8 місяців тому

    IIDX has been a huge part of my life. I think I really need this.

  • @dylan360cuber
    @dylan360cuber 8 місяців тому

    YOURE BACK!!!!!

  • @lilatunez
    @lilatunez 8 місяців тому

    I LOVE THE UNBOXING BITS

  • @defaultusername4203
    @defaultusername4203 8 місяців тому

    This looks sick

  • @duykhanh09103
    @duykhanh09103 8 місяців тому +1

    finnaly new totaku video

  • @Bartek53477
    @Bartek53477 8 місяців тому

    ayy new tokaku vid

  • @christophobia6415
    @christophobia6415 8 місяців тому

    tokaku's back, i guess you could say i didn't see that coming

  • @ClampyStew
    @ClampyStew 8 місяців тому +16

    this looks great to use if you are a iidx fan, just like a macropad

  • @MrBroken030
    @MrBroken030 7 місяців тому

    9:39 imagine if you could pull out the turntable part out like that or keep it compact form factor mode, that would be ideal!

  • @Silver-nv4sr
    @Silver-nv4sr 8 місяців тому +1

    This controller looks perfect for Spin Rhythm XD!

  • @larrywoolfolk8224
    @larrywoolfolk8224 8 місяців тому

    Finally something for me as a person on the go

  • @rome2693
    @rome2693 8 місяців тому

    FINALLY SHES BACK

  • @burntbreadman2775
    @burntbreadman2775 8 місяців тому

    Im sure its usable if your prepared to learn a new hand placement.
    As someone that flexiable mixing 1048 with Taka,Dolce and onehanded......sometimes all in the same song.
    Even I dont want to learn a new cramped style.

  • @LE_SSERAFIM
    @LE_SSERAFIM 8 місяців тому +1

    I think that Solo Pad for the One Hand Player

  • @DaVince21
    @DaVince21 8 місяців тому

    I've been waiting for the Bemini to release ever since kkclue talked about it over a year ago. Seeing this thing almost makes me think that nostril went "they're taking too long, I'm making my own" lol. I'm sure that's not the case though.

  • @chris.twentyeightt
    @chris.twentyeightt 3 місяці тому

    I’m trying to picture what DrumMania & pop’n music mini controllers would look like here.

  • @vad1mcso244
    @vad1mcso244 8 місяців тому +1

    6:13 it's a default keybind keyboard layout

  • @CyberDragonis
    @CyberDragonis 8 місяців тому

    omg another upload?!!1?1

  • @SpencerKraisler
    @SpencerKraisler 8 місяців тому

    This is the cutest thing I ever seen

  • @boxman5441
    @boxman5441 8 місяців тому

    ANOTHER ONE FUCK YEAHHH

  • @sorae42
    @sorae42 8 місяців тому

    can you do a review on the new Yuancon miniDX controller?

  • @JTStrikesBack
    @JTStrikesBack 8 місяців тому +2

    As someone with very large hands, I want one of these to learn how to play IIDX completely one-handed. It sounds like a completely unnecessary challenge that I am now tempted to take on.

  • @rhythmdude
    @rhythmdude 13 днів тому

    If you have a pc beatmania emulator, could you just map the keys to what it uses by default instead of flashing it?

  • @mzhsEng
    @mzhsEng Місяць тому

    That is very amazing, no one Japanese had created that controller.

  • @enekyo1245
    @enekyo1245 8 місяців тому

    did they send you another one ? or is this the same 2dx macro pad you had before?👀

  • @cosmicowo727
    @cosmicowo727 8 місяців тому

    babe wake up tokaku upload

  • @jgn
    @jgn 8 місяців тому

    it's cute AND cool

  • @enjoyerregret7039
    @enjoyerregret7039 8 місяців тому

  • @FaeezHendricks
    @FaeezHendricks 5 місяців тому

    Hi, where can I get blueprints of a dj game controller with arcade button spacing? I am struggling to find one as I have someone who can build me one. Please can someone assist.

  • @050_WeiXian
    @050_WeiXian 8 місяців тому

    nice.

  • @Bgamer__
    @Bgamer__ 8 місяців тому

    tokaku AND vaxei uploading??? we must be dreaming

  • @Szhead
    @Szhead 8 місяців тому

    ちっちゃくて可愛い

  • @ace_nano
    @ace_nano 8 місяців тому

    She really just appeared again

  • @marsoff9898
    @marsoff9898 8 місяців тому

    Hello. Could you review the YuanCon MiniDX sometime pls?

  • @rophu5876
    @rophu5876 8 місяців тому

    wait video next week? also welcome back, its been a while.

  • @jjwithnosauce
    @jjwithnosauce 8 місяців тому

    I missed you.

  • @bluezcreen
    @bluezcreen 8 місяців тому

    wake up, tokaku posted another peak video

  • @Awesomesaucesoss
    @Awesomesaucesoss 8 місяців тому

    Bite-sized controller

  • @washingmashine921
    @washingmashine921 8 місяців тому

    It looks....like a cookie

  • @aycebenzsalud
    @aycebenzsalud 4 місяці тому

    i never knew that it uses the atmega32u4 so it might actually be arujino compatible

  • @thecryingsoul
    @thecryingsoul 8 місяців тому

    Love how savage you are lol

  • @firecraftQ8
    @firecraftQ8 2 місяці тому

    anyone have the firmware ?
    the site is closed and i cant find it anywhere

  • @BzztFuyu
    @BzztFuyu 8 місяців тому

    the amount of yuri references in this video
    i love yagakimi so muchh ❤❤❤❤

  • @selalox373
    @selalox373 8 місяців тому

    wait how has it been 7 months since the o2jam steam video??

  • @cooperpiercane8065
    @cooperpiercane8065 8 місяців тому

    Now i remember why shes my favorite youtube lmao

  • @g43s
    @g43s 8 місяців тому

    what is this niche omg, I had never heard of this device nor the game she's playing, now im into it lol

  • @jrnhoy
    @jrnhoy 8 місяців тому

    Huge update project Sekai is now officially in Singapore Philippines Malaysia and more

    • @MangInutil
      @MangInutil 8 місяців тому

      No wonder I'm having ads about it, lessgo!

  • @VictorianSnailGod
    @VictorianSnailGod 8 місяців тому

    My cat can finally play with me

  • @0xBULLgogi
    @0xBULLgogi 8 місяців тому

    ummmm I was hoping you curate some sick beats with that thing on FL Studio

  • @afroteddybear
    @afroteddybear 8 місяців тому +1

    So, it's a productivity tool that you can play games with… Like a keyboard…

  • @Solut1on_
    @Solut1on_ 8 місяців тому

    if got two Spin disk.. can play djamx 8b 😮😮😮😮😮😮 well it sound like fun

  • @saturnfox3
    @saturnfox3 8 місяців тому

    blurtic would hella go ham on this..

  • @minipolenet
    @minipolenet 8 місяців тому

    It looks like an expensive toy. Because of the size, using keyboard switches seems like an appropriate choice, but rotary encoder switch used on turntable do not have the mechanical strength to withstand turntable scratching. I know of several arcades that have posted warning signs restricting extreme movement due to the frequent failure of the Sound Vortex's rotary encoders.

  • @ToonKid4
    @ToonKid4 8 місяців тому

    nice! now my hamster can 1v1 me in iidx!

  • @Male_Parent
    @Male_Parent 8 місяців тому

    Tiny
    6:13 blurtic moment

  • @Com2486
    @Com2486 8 місяців тому +1

    it is so tiny!!!

  • @starstruck8873
    @starstruck8873 8 місяців тому

    She sounds like BMO

  • @medes5597
    @medes5597 8 місяців тому

    Man it did not take long for someone to copy the Bemini.

  • @reduskfr
    @reduskfr 7 місяців тому

    Now play DJ Hero 2 with it 🥱

  • @notpuphan67
    @notpuphan67 8 місяців тому

    if i still loose id rather be dead

  • @rakhahanitamaputra8172
    @rakhahanitamaputra8172 8 місяців тому

    Wait...
    DO YOU OFF FOR LONG TIME FOR STUDYING 7K??

  • @amduck
    @amduck 8 місяців тому

    im gonna spend $135 just because the pcb is cute wth

  • @internetbraincandy_U
    @internetbraincandy_U 8 місяців тому

    oh mah gah im early

  • @techpriestsalok8119
    @techpriestsalok8119 8 місяців тому

    7:52 man I really wish this customizable button was usable as this other button
    Um, have you tried customizing it to act as an enter key when pressed and just ignoring the whole turntable function?

  • @ignaciocm
    @ignaciocm 8 місяців тому +1

    beatminia...

  • @xjanise2412
    @xjanise2412 8 місяців тому

    6:41 what?

  • @MondoFlips
    @MondoFlips 8 місяців тому

    Negawatt

  • @pinkpanda3828
    @pinkpanda3828 8 місяців тому

    is totaku hiatus finally over???

  • @kiraryuzuke
    @kiraryuzuke 8 місяців тому

    oh man imagine a cat fcing mei or facination maxx tho wtf

  • @Happypandabacon
    @Happypandabacon 8 місяців тому

    First cool

  • @DaKing08
    @DaKing08 8 місяців тому

    6:41 way to shill your patreon tokaku

  • @Anteksanteri
    @Anteksanteri 8 місяців тому

    I've never played Mario 64.

  • @Bartek53477
    @Bartek53477 8 місяців тому

    tokaku are you going to review the uwu wooting keypad?

  • @Karlus_LeV
    @Karlus_LeV 8 місяців тому +1

    I am a sandwich

  • @cvd1
    @cvd1 8 місяців тому

    Using a mouse without a deskmat/mousepad is a war crime.

    • @isabellamorris7902
      @isabellamorris7902 8 місяців тому

      Why? I know it used to be a thing with optical mice on white or clear desks, but not sure why now

  • @Evenixity_
    @Evenixity_ 8 місяців тому

    sniped the 1st comment