An Honest Review of The Soundbrenner Core Steel

[@WyattStav]

Do you own a Pulse or Core Steel?! How do you use yours?!

[@hendrisanjayasimzbolon]

Please cover drum this song STDC -the wings. from indonesia. Tq. 👍

[@sonnyoc4455]

No but hopefully i can get one for my birthday!

[@sonnyoc4455]

@Nooz Zoo more features im pretty sure

[@sonnyoc4455]

Oh cool great thanks

[@zoharaloni6734]

They should really make a sports feature in the core

[@drewfleming9978]

As a classical and also modern musician, this is super helpful for practice in particular. Theres a whole lot of uses for the programming side of it especially with long orchestral movements that change tempo or change time signatures. I feel like its way more helpful in classical music than any modern music.

[@smilealways7767]

Radiohead?

[@GThompsonMusic]

Had mine for a couple of months now setting it up for different common bpms for every day of the week. I tested it out in my mates studio and I can confirm that it’s super useful to teach you accuracy for BPMs without a click track on a DAW giving the recordings a polish (maybe not for the average joe but a damn useful tool if you session a lot)

[@bobscott117]

I have been using mine actually for a absolutely different purpose. Its Great for speed shooting and 3 gun training and can see decibels. They really need to try to go more for the sport shooters out there

[@elninjagaiden]

I'm a drummer from Costa Rica. Not like a pro, music is just a hobby for me but I've been doing shows for several years now. Because me and my band we don't do professionally and because our scene is very basic/not pro, the chances you are going to have a decent backline are very minimal. When we are on stage, basically we are on our own, so, because of that, if you want to use a metronome while playing, literally your only option is to bring your own with your headset and try to balance it with to whole external noise. Most of the time that doesn't go well. With that said, this friend sounds like a good option. I've been tried yet but I'm getting mine in a couple of weeks and I'm pretty excited about it.

[@jpsalis]

How has the watch worked in performance? This may be out of the blue considering your comment is 8 months old, but was kind of curious.

[@michaelkorn361]

The regular version is 230 usd. That is a pretty nice price since the pulse is 100 and something usd. Im a samsung user and not a performing musician and an inear rig is too expensive to me so I think for practicing and being outside it will be awesome

[@aaronshortmusic]

I wish it worked with the OnSong app so that the chosen song can start the click automatically.

[@mitchmalik8963]

That would be awesome. Have you noticed any malfunction in the bpm timing? Mine is all over the place

[@aaronshortmusic]

@@mitchmalik8963 No but mine is not the steel.

[@mitchmalik8963]

@@aaronshortmusic hmm.. Maybe the additional functionality is too much for its processor

[@aaronshortmusic]

@@mitchmalik8963 Reach out the support and check that you are running the latest firmware.

[@kalbaniskickdrum]

So Wyatt, thanks for taking the time to do this review. I scored one for around 120 bucks, as the Core "special creators edition".. Im curious to see how this pans out, if it has more than just a sticker inside the box. I happen to fall into that category you used as it being beneficial to & I want to use it for an idea or better said, experiment of trying 30 days of sleeping with a metronome. that's gotta also be good for that.

[@SlipFlip]

Does it give off a sound that will ruin an audio recording?

[@quentinaliasjesus1940]

I'm thinking about get this products for my acoustique playing with my band. When I play with my band I wear some ear protection that doesn't change the sound (I hear the same with or without my ear protection, it's just less louder) So I prefer wear this rather than InEar and in this case I think this product can be realy cool

[@metalinyourhead3604]

This could have been useful for me awhile back. We did an acoustic cover of Space Oddity and I was singing. I didn’t notice that because there was no beat (there was no percussion) I was slowing down just a tiny bit and the rest of the band had to compensate for me slowing down. So this could have been handy.

[@horribleross3236]

this isss ground control to major tommmmm

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

The question is would you be able to feel it over the vibration of an acoustic and the rest of the band? My concern would be “Am I feeling it right?”

[@jumodjo2891]

Agree with you. I will stay with the in ear click.

[@daBak93]

Great informative video

[@RenegadeNemesis]

Definitely too expensive for how useful it can be, but another application I thought of is you can use a stopwatch/timer to help remember when section changes are coming up in a song. I've played in some bands with repetitive songs and it could be helpful to know "oh a minutes passed its about time for the next section"

[@Josh9000series]

Thanks for the honest review, I just saved myself $400 AUD!

[@horribleross3236]

its only $171 today on their website

[@jamesroutley3452]

How about the difference between hearing a click and feeling a click? I always find the audible click spoils a lot of the fun of playing - which is hearing what you're playing. Do you have any thoughts on that?

[@thebritishguys6304]

I have just received mine and it is a very surreal feeling, it’s taking some getting used to because as a drummer, I’m used to hearing a sound of a drum and a vibration so it feels like the Soundbrenner should be making a sound whilst it’s vibrating. It’s definitely getting easier.

[@jpsalis]

it's good that they dropped the price quite a lot since this was released, it seems like a good product but for the prices they were originally going for, no way. In a lot of ways it is functionally a smartwatch with an overenthusiastic vibrator motor, though I do admit it has a lot of power. The tuner seems really responsive, not that I'd expect anything less from the developers of the most well-known tuning app.

[@dustyblankenship7446]

What about a back up for live? Say the wireless goes or something like that

[@danielgildenlow8151]

That's an expensive backup though.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

For an acoustic solo performer or duo, would I use this or single in-ear headphone controlled from an Apple Watch with actual drums or backing track? I’d trust that setup. Maybe I’ll try the Pulse with their holiday return policy.

[@soulofash2112]

I hate in-ears, they bother my ears and hurt. A click track had always seemed sterile to me, and while I can play to one set to sound like a kick drum, a straight click doesn't work for me. Being able to feel the beat might work really well for me. I could see this working fairly well for me as a smartwatch, and the fact that, while you give it 3 stars, you end it with "I'm still going to be using it" and basically give the rundown of "it does all of these things when taken solo mean nothing since I have individual devices that can do that" but the underlying implicit that was not stated is you now have a single device that does it all, so it's a quality of life improvement. And, were you to bother spending the time, it would also get your phone notifications. Ergo, it's a more than functional smartwatch, and while you don't ultimately recommend it with the phrase "I recommend this," again, the implicit via quality of life improvement+how well it performs said QoL functions find it receiving a recommendation by default.

[@dustyblankenship7446]

Wyatt take a look at the offset direct drive conversation kit for you speed cobras works on mine really well

[@robob3ar]

ok so now I'm watching apple watch metronome features.. I'd like it to be useful watch as well

[@josuezacahua8331]

It’s a good practicing tool

[@calebfudrums]

is it possible to use the metronome without the flashing lights?

[@s.fleming2441]

This is also what goes through my head when I see the heavy marketing for this thing.. for what is it really?

[@jamesmackay4529]

Let's not pretend that the goal of the career musician is to end up on stage using a backing track

[@noodle845]

Lol. Is it because people can't remember how to play their songs or something?

[@GAnafisMER]

do not get this product. the double tap to start the metronome stopped working after not even a week. when i asked team about it, they told me it was a known bug and gave me a fix which worked for a day before issue arised again. the main draw of this is supposed to be convenience, a metronome on your wrist that you can use whenever you sit down to practice, instead it becomes more of a hassle, save yourself the money and stick with a metronome or aphone app

[@brandtanderson930]

Nice ink bro

[@fr1nkly]

seems it would be great for anyone that doesn't like the sound of metronomes/click tracks, which I find all sound kind of shit.

[@GiI11]

Exactly. I can't stand the sound of the click. Especially when playing acoustic

[@keatonbergerson8555]

Lowlife - Neck Deep

[@MrCaseymetallic]

is it worth $100 CAD?

[@Matulo]

Hi! could i conect a pulse + a core? thanks!!

[@joeclemente3541]

Yes, all models sync with the app. Any variation of the 3 at once.

[@danielgildenlow8151]

The only way to make this desirable is if they add app functionality for some of the main music tools I use. Shazam and SoundHound would be such obvious tools to have in there.

[@mitchmalik8963]

Only other place I can see this as useful is when someone is hard of hearing

[@christopherknorr2895]

There's a use for musicians who accompany dancers. Irish dancers practice and prefer to dance at very specific BPM, and a click track sounds awful

[@laurikainulainen36]

Heyy at the moment with a discount code, the steel watch is 220€. Do you think that it is worthy now?

[@crisstarr]

Can't wear silicone I'm allergic 🤧 to it bummer

[@AlexSchwartzBerlin]

I ordered one, tested it and -- I do not like it at all. it does not help me to keep rhythm. My good old metronome is doing a much better job

[@RockCity1111]

Its 329.99 here in the states ! Honest review bro 😎

[@hungryshark97]

Wtf? It is like 150-200.- here in Switzerland (USD to CHF is about the same)... Why is it so expensive in the US and Canada?

[@simmenfl]

There are two versions: $229 for the regular version, and $329 for the Core Steel with Italian leather strap, carrying pouch, and some more goodies. In Europe its 199 & 299 Euro.

[@daztastic147]

Turned this review off after about 1 minute due to completely unnecessary and very annoying music in the background

[@anythinggoeswithcats2822]

react to Sarcasm by Get Scared pleaseee

[@5amJones69]

Wow. hahaha Imagine needing a fucking metronome to play in time when you're doing acoustic stuff. Fuck me. Just go home and practice more.

[@subtlesigns]

I totally reckon you're not very good at timing with all that boasting you're doing!