-- Not sure what alleged role she is alleging - even after reading this 10,300 word essay - my understanding was that it's supposed to be a fun toy for the musically inclined (similar to teenage engineering products) - maybe i'm wrong - but it does fulfill that role perfectly - I sat on a 6 hour flight and did nothing but make tunes with my OP-Z and Stem Player - similar to TE products - the Stem Player is one of the most fun toys I've purchased as an adult - "I genuinely believe the Stem Player will be out of everyone's mind in a few months and will be remembered as that weird gadget ye shoved the fans' throat to access the album." - I don't even like Kanye West music - I've been playing with this thing weekly for months - again - it's a really fun toy --
This is a cool story about reverse engineering a protocol… combined with some really unnecessary (and sexually graphic) insults of the Stem Player/Kano founder.<p>The combined hardware and service seems to be highly experimental, and this is a startup finding its way. Not to excuse erratic behaviour, but none of this feels out of the ordinary or worthy of this level of attack.<p>The coda at the end, about the failed attempt to work together, gives a possible explanation for the high level of saltiness. (And it should really be at the beginning by way of disclosure.) It’s a shame there wasn’t a culture fit between the parties.
Reminds me of this classic review of Will.i.am's smart watch.<p>The review was...unflattering<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/5/7162861/will-i-am-puls-smartwatch-is-terrible" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/5/7162861/will-i-am-puls-sm...</a>.
I remember downloading the stems from their API and the serial number checks were just length check of the parameter. Surprised that Donda 2 is still not available on any streaming platform.
It’s always weird when public figures (who are not engineers) try to develop sophisticated physical products. <i>Of course</i> it’s going to be terrible. It’s like if Google would, I don’t know, make an action movie. Or if, say, the Dalai Lama would launch his own brand of cars. It’s not what they <i>do</i>.
I’ve dreamed of a device similar to this since I was child. It would be thrilling to isolate different stems from classical or really synthy music. The device looks like it’s a brookstone product from the 2000s though…
Neil Young develops Pono<p>Kanye develops Stem Player<p>Neil Young thinks he's more powerful than Spotify<p>Kanye thinks he's more powerful than Jesus<p>hmmm
> Writer's Note: Kanye West has legally changed his name to ye. Excepting the title, I'll be referring to him as ye throughout the post.<p>Nope. Nope. Not going to do that.