Uploaded June 2013 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
An instrumental song written on Beaterator, a music creation programme on my 3000 Sony Play Station Portable.
I've used the resident samples although the loops are all composed by me, except for those on tracks 5 & 6. When I initially used Beaterator I found it difficult and the menu system confusing. I started to feel disappointed with my download purchase.
I kept at it occasionally, going at it week by week when I had spare time, and eventually it all fell logically into place. I can now compose on Beaterator with ease.
Beaterator is an advanced program that requires some dedication and learning. It is very worthwhile when you've mastered it. If I was asked for suggested improvements, they would be: 1. an undo/redo function. 2. a means of adding/deleting measures so that edits can be made in the middle of the composition. 3. If there's one, I've not found the Song Crafter window auto scroll function. The song visualizer is gr8 and you can feed the audio/video output into a dvd recorder/computer as done here, using the appropriate lead. There's little point in using the psp's built in speakers here, use either a headset or feed the output into an amplifier via a 3.5mm stereo jack to phono lead adaptor.
There are three modes for music creation: Live Play, Studio and Song Crafter. Because I'm familiar with ps2's Music Generator 2, 3, Ram Music Machine, Magix Music Studio 2003 and the Atari version of Cubase, I prefer composing in Beaterator's Song Crafter mode. There's also an audio record function. This is very useful and, to an extent, manifests as a rudimentary multi-track recorder. For those keen on home music creation, it's worth buying a psp just for the purposes of running this program and it could almost (I've not tried it to this extent) perform the same function as an 8 track studio for a lot less financial outlay, including the cost of a preloved psp. A big thank you to Rockstar games studio for a gr8 music program at a low price. Love it!
An instrumental song written on Beaterator, a music creation programme on my 3000 Sony Play Station Portable.
I've used the resident samples although the loops are all composed by me, except for those on tracks 5 & 6. When I initially used Beaterator I found it difficult and the menu system confusing. I started to feel disappointed with my download purchase.
I kept at it occasionally, going at it week by week when I had spare time, and eventually it all fell logically into place. I can now compose on Beaterator with ease.
Beaterator is an advanced program that requires some dedication and learning. It is very worthwhile when you've mastered it. If I was asked for suggested improvements, they would be: 1. an undo/redo function. 2. a means of adding/deleting measures so that edits can be made in the middle of the composition. 3. If there's one, I've not found the Song Crafter window auto scroll function. The song visualizer is gr8 and you can feed the audio/video output into a dvd recorder/computer as done here, using the appropriate lead. There's little point in using the psp's built in speakers here, use either a headset or feed the output into an amplifier via a 3.5mm stereo jack to phono lead adaptor.
There are three modes for music creation: Live Play, Studio and Song Crafter. Because I'm familiar with ps2's Music Generator 2, 3, Ram Music Machine, Magix Music Studio 2003 and the Atari version of Cubase, I prefer composing in Beaterator's Song Crafter mode. There's also an audio record function. This is very useful and, to an extent, manifests as a rudimentary multi-track recorder. For those keen on home music creation, it's worth buying a psp just for the purposes of running this program and it could almost (I've not tried it to this extent) perform the same function as an 8 track studio for a lot less financial outlay, including the cost of a preloved psp. A big thank you to Rockstar games studio for a gr8 music program at a low price. Love it!
