The Aeros is a really slick machine with so much potential. But its seems there is a general lack of programing skills at Singular Sound and at this time the Aeros does not even really do what it is advertised to do. Singular Sound keeps promising updates are on the way but the wait has become too long and the competition that was already not that far behind is now ahead.
The only thing keeping Aeros ahead of the game is its capacity to interface with the Beat Buddy which is likely the most flexible beat machine out there for the price.
The Boss machine has a beat section with a very large quantity of beats but the beats are not programmable. I checked to see if the Boss looper had a rhythm sync port that could drive the BB or vice versa but it doesn’t seem to have one…
the Maestro is a great little unit that can be used for plenty of other gear. It took months for SS to get decent programing software on android and then IOS platforms but with the software that is now available I have been able to program my Maestro for use with the Aeros, and plenty of other gear (such a a Boss GT-Pro, TC Voicelive, various synths…).
Programing skills is key to success when entering into this business. And SS have great ideas, a great piece of gear, but do not have the capacity to deliver software that is up to the standards of these ideas… The Aeros was released before any of the features were really there, and they are not able to release promised features at an acceptable rate.
Now they are faced with heavy competition…