{"id":4198,"date":"2021-08-26T09:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T09:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=4198"},"modified":"2021-08-26T09:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T09:01:25","slug":"kanye-wests-donda-stem-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/kanye-wests-donda-stem-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West&#8217;s Donda Stem Player Lets You Customise Any Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kanye West (or should we say Ye?) has launched the Donda Stem Player &#8211; a musical device that lets you play at music production. Find out more about the rapper&#8217;s new tech here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An artist who is always full of interesting revelations and surprising moves. Kanye West&#8217;s latest antic has come in the form of a strange, beige puck. The Donda Stem Player is a new musical device that, according to the device&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanyewest.com\/\">website<\/a>, will enable you to &#8220;customize any song&#8221;. The features listed on the site claim you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Control Vocals, Drums, Bass, and Samples<\/li><li>Isolate Parts<\/li><li>Add Effects<\/li><li>4 Channel Lossless Audio Mixing<\/li><li>Real Time Loop and Speed Control<\/li><li>Tactile Effects<\/li><li>Save, Playback, and Share Mixes<\/li><li>Customize Colors<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A firm release date has not yet been set, but the player apparently &#8220;ships with <em>Donda<\/em>&#8220;, which is West&#8217;s upcoming album. Eager technophiles can pre-order the gadget for $200. The device is to be produced by West&#8217;s own tech company, Yeezy Tech in partnership with electronics company, <a href=\"https:\/\/kano.me\/us\">Kano<\/a>. A stem player linked to West has been on the cards since March, when hints and videos were leaked on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News*<br><br>A new video has emerged of the Yeezy Tech x Kano Stem Player. We promise it&#39;s real this time \ud83d\udc4d.<br><br>What do you think of the device\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\u2753 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jbIUkQN79R\">pic.twitter.com\/jbIUkQN79R<\/a><\/p>&mdash; West Sub Ever (@WestSubEver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestSubEver\/status\/1377131400436928515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since being officially launched, further videos detailing how the player can be used have surfaced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An example of how the DONDA Stem player can be used, editing JUNYA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xwRaahkfba\">pic.twitter.com\/xwRaahkfba<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ye \ud83d\uddef (@yevideo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yevideo\/status\/1430543251442999299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it perhaps isn&#8217;t the most attractive piece of tech, the Donda Stem Player comes equipped with plenty of nifty features. You will find a headphone jack, as well as Bluetooth capabilities, and a USB-C port. A modest but functional 8gb of storage enables you to store a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/which-audio-formats-can-i-download-from-synchedin\/\">audio formats<\/a>, including: .AIFF, .AIF, .FLAC, .M4A, .MP3, .WAV, .WAVE, .AAC, .ALAC, and .MP4. The &#8220;tactile effects&#8221; listed in the features presumably relates to the four &#8220;touch sensitive light sliders&#8221;. Judging from the videos, these appear to be what enable you to customise the music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As exciting and intriguing as this gadget seems, we think we&#8217;ll hold off until the reviews are in. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanye West (or should we say Ye?) has launched the Donda Stem Player &#8211; a musical device that lets you play at music production. Find out more about the rapper&#8217;s new tech here! 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