Remix ANY song with Kanye West's Stem Player
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- We gave Ye's new Donda-packed Stem Player a test drive to see what it's capable of, and we're surprised to find a fun and highly functional improvisational instrument for modern times. Watch an unboxing and first look live demo of the Stem Player.
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The power to just cut vocals out of a song & to only hear the beat itself is what i've been looking for decades
Fa Real😂🤣😂🤣
literally
The Extra Boy Pro VST plugin works great for that! Have been using it since 2011 for all kinds of projects.
@@teejayroyal is it free? What’s the best free plugins
Nocap
Damn this is like a producer’s fidget spinner
Best Comment
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Damn for real this comment hits different
😭😭😭
Kid Kanye
I feel like someone really into music and just vibing would love this.
You’re 💯% right, I am one of those people it looks so dope I can’t wait to mess with my own jams, never imagined something like this would be made.
@@TallAssKid00 I wouldn't mind playing with it either.
I would absolutely love to have this, especially for Daft Punk songs
Kaytranada do it 🔥🔥🔥
Literally me
I got chills when he started isolating the high, low, mid and vocal tracks on the fly. This is an amazing purchase for anyone that wants to produce but feels like softwares are confusing. This changes it to a DJ muscle memory style of mastery and makes it a cheaper option.
It's not on the fly when you need a pc for it
This thing doesn’t deserve praise. It’s an overpriced toy used to isolate certain sections of a track. It is NOT useful for someone wanting to produce, especially when there are better alternatives out there.
@@andyc6542 yea but those take long to learn. any average joe can use this
@@grav8241 If you aint trying to learn your craft, wtf are you even doing it for?
@@andyc6542 exactly...you can't make a beat with this...this is very over priced
This is honestly so cool how Kanye ventures into all these different branches of creative ideas! Inspirational
Todd rundgren did this 40 years ago. Lol
Ye is definitely on a different level, he lets you remix his music
i'm glad he's providing the fans the resources to make their own versions of his songs, there have already been some really cool donda remixes on yt
yeah he's on that bipolar manic level 🤪🥴
No gag reflex for him huh😂
@@deathrow4156 wtf
He wants ur bread he dont give a flip if u remix it. At the end of the day whos payin and whos profiting ? .
Looks like this has the potential to add another dimension to a music listening experience.
Definitely, experiment with the artist track
Bingo! Ye is taking a page out of the Steve Jobs book of Apple IPhone-onimics 101😎
I got the stem player and I plan on uploading some remixs soon
use this for music parties all day
@@jaycavalli600 facts, the musical technology behind this is off the charts. Mixed and mastered into a small user friendly hand held / pocket device.
The fact that you can chop all this up.. in one small package is life changing for producers who really love messing with samples.. this is like something out of the future. & I love it 💯🙏🏼
The future is now
Yeah, true
u can already do this and much more on an iphone though
@@nightcorexxx666 how? Cos I really don’t want to pay £200 for a stem player just to play around with my music lol
Buying one in a few weeks I might put a review up.
I think Kanye's production makes it truly distinct to split the several aspects of a song. And his bass is so good, on the device, it can be played with in several styles. I think this is the special thing with an actual artiste with production knowledge collaborating with a developer to make a gadget. It is small but powerful.
well there’s tons of Plug-ins that work directly through DAWs that work much better. This is cool but it kind of just looks like a toy
@@EddieFreak like what. I'm interested in manipulating songs like this but lack the knowledge and time to go deep into main music production kits. Any recs?
Looks fun for 5 minutes 😂
I dunnooo! I wish I didn’t lose that $200 on meth hookers and a casino run, if not I woulda definitely copped. It was a fun night tho…
Salute
@@JG-rz5dt lol been there and done that too many times 😂
This is really cool. Especially for people who want instrumentals of songs but end up just remaking it and it doesn’t sound exactly true to the original.
👆👏
Probably won’t work with any other songs besides his own
@@haroldkuhmar6369 it does, you can upload any song you want :) i love mine
This is nothing you couldn't do already with fancy audio software. This just makes it easier and automaitc to do
exactly
Finally, stem cell research is making some gains!
Omg😅
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Lmao
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You’re a fool for this comment 😂😂
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This is def a pre cursor to something amazing. Once the technology advances possibilities are endless
Wait so this is a mini studio? But not really there yet?
@@Rodskrrt Its a gimic lmao. It takes a very small set of functions from real music software and maps them to buttons. You can already do the samething 1000x better on your phone.
This is bs i seen such amazing new music devices that are way better then this bs. Just check out SeaBoard Block
@uncle T look at koala sampler on ios
I mean it's a pretty cool novelty - and very convenient and unique way to tweak songs as you listen to them. He is smart for capitalizing on this and putting it into a sleak design - but this could actually be done long before this device came out. You can take any multitrack sampler and load stems onto it. You could also use many services that have been around for quite a while using ai to separate stems. I like to remix songs for fun and I bought neural mix pro. It's 50 bucks but worth it. I can take any track and split and put it on to a multitrack sampler. Nonetheless this device is cool but just FYI the technology has already been around for a while and it's nearly maxed out its potential when it comes to using ai separating already mixed/mastered songs. I'm surprised there wasn't already a phone app that could do this (separate the stems and let you play them back and tweak them in real time), and you could save yourself a lot of money and hassle having to buy this and upload all your songs through their website
Kanye is definitely perfecting his product strategy, he gives u the whole experience of the album, while u get to play around with the sound,u get to have ur own version of the album almost .....i can dig Dat.
I’m thinking the 10th version of this will probably be the equivalent of a DJ booth in your pocket. Genius product.
the cool thing about this is knowing some kid is gonna have it and start his music production journey
Damn I remember seeing a video of Kanye with an app on his phone that did this.. It's crazy how he developed it into a physical product 🔥
Smh
The app named:moises
That's what a billion dollars will get you
Why?
@@oo808 thank you :)
this could help producers and artists so much. if a producer is making beats they are able to isolate the instrumentals from songs, taking inspiration from it and making their own beats or loops from it. this could help an artist find their own original sound because they can isolate vocals as well as the instrumentals which will create a starting point from which they jump from
Its not for producers, its just an EQ and looper wirh some effects. But it does looks cool tbf, but thats about it
@@delicatedirector3694 i know thats not why it was made but if producers were smart they would realize that this could help them
@@delicatedirector3694 stop being Debbie downer
@@Chance007 nah im being harsh lol 😂😂 but you could legit just eq to get stems without having to pay £200
@@ricki2960 they are smart enough to not pay £200 and do it with the DAW they have imo
Not seeing alot of people bring up a major thing this could actually help aspiring musicians with - Context within a mix. It lets you hear how something might not sound how you'd expect by itself, and how it comes together in the context of a mix.
I thought it was a huge gimmick but I actually kinda want one for parties 😂
uploading drake's track on stem player feels illegal
Hope Ye doesn’t come after me 💀
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@@CNET 💀
@@CNET he sure dont Anymore right now lol
@@CNET don't worry they squashed the beef 😅
Whole lot more people are gonna be watching this soon
This would be perfect if you're looking to rap over other artists hard to find instrumentals. Dope!
Ding ding ding!!!!
There’s a free website to take vocals out of literally anything
@@bolttracks shoot the link
@@bolttracks yeah shoot the link
@@DontWorryFooo let me know when he shoots the link please
This is an amazing product. I could see people with anxiety issues really taking advantage of this. I would literally play with it all day. Be in my own world.
How would that help anxiety? I don't really understand that. This isn't like playing a piano
@@50zezima like a fidget spinner… except me personally I don’t like to spin things when I’m anxious, I like to rub things. And certain music makes me happy/relaxed when I’m anxious/nervous. So it’ll be like a worry rock in a sense… that makes music lol
@@kiyokisays2260 you feel me. Only sum will understand you fam!
@@somebodiesnobodyshhhh shut up
Yeah you on point with that one
Once again Ye has done it. Confused the heck out of me, but then he comes out as brilliant. I listened to entire Donde 2 tonight and it’s incredible.
To cut the vocals so clearly and easily is actually god tier.
Unfortunately it doesn't work with every song because it is impossible to have the AI split a song as perfect as if hasn't been already split from the artist.
I don't think it isolates anything, u need the original vocal stem
1:06 um, quite the description there lol
Its called fair use you can use up to 60 seconds of any song to create you're own project they can't sue you
@@robbiebrumby2212 that's not how fair-use works.
1. Fair use is an active defense, you make it court
2. Fair use does not specify the amount of content that you can use
@@robbiebrumby2212 lol. Dude I’m not talking about any music used in this. Reference my linked timecode.
This product is pure genius.
no, this product is pure jeen-yuhs…
To the gullible people of the world. Anyone can find instrumentals on UA-cam. 200 for instrumentals
@@ronjon8322 who makes them? are they perfect?
Yep. Dude has been telling us he is a genius. Maybe we need to start listening
@@ronjon8322 but it's not just instrumentals
My step son would love this. He's only 15 but is getting into music.
This thing actually looks awesome. Gonna probably get one. Didn't expect it to be that good.
Save your $200. This thing is hot garbage.
a free app can do this stuff
it litterally downgrade ur music 😂 dont buy this trash plz bro you can do all of this for free
I had to sign in to UA-cam just to leave this review: thank you so much for this comprehensive review on this stem player. It really makes me want to get one. Thanks again.
BTTF reference!!1!
Lol 😂
This is awesome. Letting people customize their music. Would have never thought of it
Um, that has been going on since the beginning of time.
U don't have 2 think about it. This isn't new. The device itself is, but not what it does.
Theres not much customization. Seems like a little kids toy to me.
@@Coldlife565 you will see people do some crazy stuff with this
@@IfYouKnowYouKnow. the device is the entire point. It makes something only people into music heavily would like and makes it simple for the masses. You guys are ridiculous
The mash up DJ's will go absolutely nuts with this
Facts
LOl no.. Look up launchpads
Lmao, cute
This is absolutely a cool device but no they won’t go nuts for this to mashup. A push 2 or remix pads on a mixer work way better and have more functionality. This is just cool for music listening portability
This is a good start up.. this one has a big potential. You can just vibe with your friends and enjoy music most especially if your click is into music. Chilling whle remixing songs, singing into it, playing around it can help boost your artistic side to create music if you're into songwriting.
Now if only I had frens to vibe with.😔
@@PooFace2030 I'll be your friend bro
Deadass bro my first thought was how easy it was finna be to just rap off a beat from any song
Instrumentals, no way you aren’t bots
Man this thing would have been the greatest purchase of all time back in your teenage years of the mid 2000's, heck even to now. Cool little gadget.
CNET covering Yeezy tech? I’m here for it
I just got mine a few days ago and it is so awesome i have so many ideas 💯 Very good tutorial but you forgot to mention the time-based effects if you hit the top button and the minus button you can toggle between two different menus of FX. The other menu not shown in this video allows you to control reverb, echo, delay, and even some gated effects
how long did shipping take?
@@chrislee5633 I ordered mine in August and it arrived late November
@@chrislee5633 they ship as quick as 3 days now
Can you mix to different songs? What about the key of each track?
You will use that for a month or two. Then it'll become a 200 dollar paper weight that needs to be charged.
this looks dope af why are so many ppl talking this down i like that u can change the stems that’s 🔥🔥🔥
Ok?
Who is talking this product down?..??
Wow, this is awesome! The possibility of splitting your audio tracks. is the real hero of this clip. The player is a nice gadget for sure though.
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honestly thank you sm for this. thought the stem player was only for donda 2 and didn't wanna pay $200 just for that, now i'm so tempted to buy this fr
Wow amazing! I wish this was available when I played the piano. There were so many songs I had to listen to over and over on a cd to get the exact instrumentation. This would have helped me alot.
The softwares and DAWs have existed for over a decade but ok
@@chrisjfox8715 honey I was playing piano in the early 2000s late 90s. I was a broke college student. The software was crazy expensive and only available on a pc which had to meet their software requirements but okay.
@@Moniq20 back then sure. I'm not knocking your history. My main point is essentially that people are literally claiming and acting like Kanye invented this tech and is allowing you to do something with his music that no other musician is allowing you to do, which simply is not the case. It's great marketing for him to release his album this way, but let's not act like the past decade plus of thousands of remixes weren't made possible by the softwares and DAWs that have been fully capable of doing exactly this - stem extraction.
@@chrisjfox8715 he created a physical version which is convient and afforable. Im not sure if you play an instrument or not, but something like this can help you learn songs faster.
@@Moniq20 no i don't play an instrument. I recognize that the portability is convenient. I'm not knocking the utility of it. I'm commenting on the running theme in comment sections from people that seem to believe that this couldn't be done *at all* until Kanye "came up with it" as if stem extraction and the ability to remix songs without the raw files wasn't already a thing.
The portability and price makes it fun but the concept is not nearly as novel as people are making it out to be. There's phone/tablet apps that have done the same for some years now. People can most definitely feel like this is easier to use, but it's people's actual literal ignorance of the long-existing tech that I'm speaking to..not their excitement for having one. If you as a musician have a use case for it on the go then have at it.
Personally, I would rather have the level of control and workflow flexibility (i.e., revision control, importing/exporting integration, etc) of making remixes on a PC. Not saying things have to be as complicated as Ableton...but having a dedicated device with such limited inputs just feels too confined to me. I wouldn't buy this for pretty much the same reason I wouldn't buy an mp3 player with no screen in 2022.
4:40 that remix was kinda fire 🔥
IF THIS COMMENT WASNT HERE I WAS BOUT TO BE SO DAMN MAD!!!!
I was looking for this
Dude YES
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKNG
This can really boost our future kids in creativity again. Too much video games and all that. But this, this can boost so many kids and propel them in to a creative avenue. I’m proud of Ye for this.
Small parties will never be the same and this will inspire a lot to start music.
This is actually a brilliant idea for a player.
This seems next level. The simplicity and any song? Yikes.
Changed the game & makes gives people like me a tool
I saw this thing on insta and honestly it look so freaking awesome, its pretty simple but its amazing how such a small speaker can basically remix any song
ANY?
@@hHULEEOHh yeah you can put any song in and it does the same thing
It’s not a speaker it’s essentially a very condensed version of a mixing board
@@stefan_4508 still has a speaker and a speaker function
@@Calz20Videos Thats not true, you have to load the song's stems.
11:22 sounds like the perfect menu music for a racing or golf game
An album that comes on a small instrument you can jam with.
Very smart.
Just ordered the stem player, can't wait for Donda 2!
This is a lot cooler than I thought it was going to be.
Yeah lol I feel like they media just advertised it as a $200 Kanye Ipod
Essentially a hardware implementation of spleeter this is absolutley amazing!
People said he was crazy but slowly I’m see the genius of this man
Side note, Ye is a GENIUS... This is going to be it's own Spotify/Apple/Tidal so on and so forth BECAUSE in order for it to work seamlessly with the stem player, it will have to be on his actual interface. Otherwise, it'll be like using apple products with a Samsung device... I finally see where he's going with it
This is exactly what I said the other day. I didn't know if this was something he actually invested in or created. I just heard this is what donda to was going to I just heard this is what donda 2 was going to be released on and I was like it's only going to be profitable for him if this is something he created. And now that I know it's actually Kanye and after seeing the demonstration I really want to buy one
@@bxusagi factual, this demonstration changed my WHOLE OUTLOOK on this device, I want one bad now!!!
Even though I consider myself a loyal Kanye fan. I'm not willing to pay $10 for shipping on a pre-order that ships in 10 to 12 weeks. I wouldn't mind paying $200 for the technology. But the extra $10 for shipping and I don't know if it's going to ship in 3 days or 3 months is not something I can get behind
@@bxusagi that is a serious pitfall. I'm too intrigued to let that stop me though. I'm willing to wait lol. I feel you for not wanting to though, seriously!
I'm not a Kanye fan at all, but the shipping time being inconsistent is kinda just part of trying to get low volume goods, this will still be a rare and cool product in 6 months, just look at the c8 Corvette, still rare and turning heads years after it released
Can’t lie as a producer this is 🔥
Ok. This is actually pretty cool. Funny how your perception is altered when you actually look into something. I was hating on this at first, but I've been convinced. I would actually buy one of these.
People are so gullible
Djs and producers will absolutely adore this 👍🏾
DJ’s and producers already have software for this
@@camdengraves1442 Djs and producers will like what we wll them to like!
Understand?
😤😤😤😤😤😤
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@@camdengraves1442 wrong
Djs and producers already have the izotope rx Software lol
Producers have this already lol
This stem player is giving me Winamp/ProTools vibes and I'm all for it. Super excited!
Yea that cool!...Todd Rundgren first came out with this very simular format back in 1993, called "TR-i: No World Order" on a CD-i, which means you had to purchase a CD-i player to work it, "Buy one CD, get a million free!" by remixing....and it played regular CDs also. Had it and LOVED it. It wasn't as refined as Kanye's, but yea...this looks a lot more fun to work with!
It’d be so sick If ye released the official stems for his whole discography that u could pick and choose to download off his site
For now he has DONDA and Jesus is King on the website hopefully he adds more tho👀
Get ready for Donda only released by him. Smart really
He doesn't own the rights to it unfortunately. Not many artists do. I'm sure many more will consider his platform though. I'm curious to know if the songs on it and buy on the website can be played back on other devices.
@@SnowJoe1 i was wondering how this actually works as well. Could I take any song & play with it? Or just his? I am not a musician so I don’t fully understand the logistics (ie: if you just plug in, play a song & it will allow you to decrease certain parts based on the data?)
@@lizzy__brock yeah you can do it with any song, but the sound quality of the isolated parts probably won't be as good as with song files that were specifically designed to be used with the player
The potential for freestyling in songs I like with the homies is unlimited
Bro!!!!! This is a top notch creation once they release a new version that you can control more stems with
I like the new concept of customising the music experience.
This was a great review by Stephen Beachem. Shouts to Kanye and the Donda tech team, y'all won with this one. Props to the non-haters in the comments who gave up real respect for this endeavor without making ad hominem shots at Ye'.
Kanye is truly on a different level of music
Wow! This is pretty freakin’ nice…Talk about a personal listening experience when it comes to music…I was laughing when I first heard of it, but I’m in Kanye.
I had my doubts but now I see , Kanye is a Genius
people have been downplaying this little device...I had a feeling there was something about it that made it WELL WORTH the money...
“the vocals make it really interesting too”
the vocals: 5:47
i love how into this Stephen is. great, detailed review! thank you!
Ok?
I love how this device is. I hope they keep updating it. I see the great potential. This might take music producing or Deejaying to another avenue.
So much respect to ye for creating this, I love the idea and the way it looks, everything about it
A lot of folks are saying that this product has been done before, and that producers worth their salt don't/wouldn't use this.. but there are folks like me who have zero interest in seriously producing anything, and want to use this simply to make little personal mixes for fun. I had never given doing anything like this until now (I'm 33 years old). For $200, this seems like a relatively cheap, easy, and fun hobby that I won't be too heartbroken about when I lose interest in three months. 🤣
Just imagine messing with some of his old songs like through the wire
That's actually pretty dope. I feel like it could be a new way to listen to music.
I think it's worth the price, I don't know why people don't like it
Because Kanye made it, if apple released it, woulda had the same price tag or more and they would sold it out
@@MrDreFrazier Facts...
because not everybody wants to do surgery with their music? lmao.
@@akashchakraborty6822 but some people do
@@HumAiClub some people don't fall under all the people I guess? you generalised your statement referring to all the people.
Imagine this as a smartphone app.
Somethings so beautiful about listening to high pitched Kanye
I can tell bro, you're into something more of Trance, Contemporary EDM or electronic? This no doubt definitive, mind-blowing tool that YE has Collab & created. But we still need that album out
Very cool concept. I think it could and would be better as a phone app.
So basically it can dissect the songs for alternative experience which is very cool by the way, I also like the other things included.
I used to play with the Bass and Treble knobs as a kid. Now this is what I needed as an Adult.
I can’t even lie, I’m not a Kanye fan but this is 🔥🔥
You are a fan just don’t know it yet!
@@purevibemedia Nah i respect his craft, just not a fan.
Wooo! It’s nice to see Beachum! I haven’t seen him much since the end of the OG apple byte. Also great review!
Great gateway for getting someone into music production
Wow. To be able to manipulate the stems to manipulate the music....next level!
Basically it’s a instrument that’s made for you to make you feel like ur actually creating something. A make u feel good machine
id like something a bit more complex but if u make your own stems and want a way to conveniently mix it when you're out i dont think its bad
@@Seedr0 i mean if u want more complex mixing tools just download fruity loops or use the apple garage band or w/e other digital music software out there.
"The vocals make it really interesting too"
"MM MM in pyjamas MM MM dead piranhas"
Ye is a real life genius,this will change the trajectory of music and really simplify the making of music.
This is actually exactly the kind of thing I'd want. I love music and manipulating it even though I'm not proficient enough to do it in any "real" way. This would be perfect
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Right? Lol
@@iMsOiNsO dude jusy wants to play with music be nice
Agreed bro
Just buy a beginner DJ controller for the same price. You can do TONS more. People done realize this product is way overpriced for what DJ equipment can do for the same price
4:40 was where I fell in love with the video… this is actually a pretty cool gadget.
Seem pretty nifty.... 200 is reasonable if it can strip ANY song... but I feel like it needs to already be loaded separate.. on the platform
That device is dope. Kanye made his own beat machine. AWSOME!
Ye is a freaking genius.... He's created a platform that will revolutionize music once again... True creative...
You can also upload 4 tracks at the same time that makes up one song and do the same thing like with the other songs already on the player
FINALLY!! I can DJ from my google home.
this is not a DJ scratching machine, its a way to experience a song in a million trillion ways
possibilities are endless
Kanye so genius the fact that he invented this. I think this is made to study every musician's music.
Genius move Kanye is who he is but you can't ever count him out!