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Create musical joystick mash-ups with the StikAx (continued)
Our rating
So, how do we rate the product? The biggest flaw seems to be with the TrakAx software, rather than the device itself. It's got a good tutorial, a nice media library, and solid intentions, but TrakAx bit the big one on my system. Admittedly, though, my system is a professional's machine (I have well over 250GB just for the loops I use in composing my music) and StikAx is currently marketed to consumers.
Because the product is innovative, well priced, cleanly documented and is flawed solely with a problem we think is repairable in a future upgrade, I'd honestly like to rate it a 3 out of 5. Unfortunately, our reviewer guidelines are very specific, "A product rated a 3 is a good, solid, well-working product." This product didn't pass the "well-working" test here in the Computing Unplugged labs.
By contrast, our review guidelines for a 2-rating fit more closely:
A product rated a 2 is somewhat problematic. It might be a product that crashes from time to time, one that sometimes works, is missing important features, or is just poorly thought out. It's the sort of product a reader should buy only if the specific combination of features is explicitly needed.
Should you buy it? Definitely -- as long as you're buying from someplace with a return policy, so if you experience the same problems I did, you can get your money back.
OUR RATING: 2 of 5
Stay tuned. We're going to watch this product and hopefully it'll evolve into the hit we hope it becomes.
James Booth is Editor-at-Large at ZATZ Publishing. In addition to writing for Computing Unplugged and Connected Photographer, he's the author of Do-It-Yourself Wedding Photography. A self-taught photographer, James also dabbles in digital graphics and has learned to be a PC and handheld specialist through personal trial and error. James can be reached at jbooth@zatz.com.
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