Elektron Musical Instruments

i was going to say before, but mr. hansson has beat me to it, that i dont
think that they had a big plan of lathering us all up for the machinedrum
(perhaps they did).  rather i think electron is just a small company telling
us information as they have the time and interest.

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Andrew Barthle

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> From: Daniel Hansson <daniel@...>
> Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:38:23 +0100 (CET)
> To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [elektron] MAchineDrum Sound clips
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> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Inform3r wrote:
> 
>> Maybe if Elektron didnt hype it up for so long, our expectations
>> wouldn't be so high?? Looks like their promotion might have back-fired
>> on them.....
> 
> I think most of you will like what there is when you get the whole
> picture. The cool thing about Machinedrum is that it has new synthesis
> methods for percussion sounds. ER-1 also had - but it is limited to _one_
> single synthesis engine. It's like one of the Machines in Machinedrum.
> (Each synth has several machines) It's also about the way it is allowed to
> be controlled. A DX-7 might have a cool sound engine, but it's not
> inspiring to use (I think). An 808 is inspiring to use, but the sound
> engine is limiting (although what's there is really good).
> 
> As for the hyping, it's hard to mediate the whole picture in one big chunk
> of information. I rather take it step by step. With a small company of
> only 5 people we have to divide the time between development and
> marketing. For the Machinedrum we've put most efforts in development which
> have made the information rather sparse. But I think the development is
> what has been most important so far. For me it's imporant to have a good
> product before marketing.
> 
> You who have expected a 909-clone with a massive bassdrum as main
> attraction might be disappointed. That might have been the most logical
> thing looking at the synthesizer market today. But that has never been our
> intention. Elektron isn't about improving existing as much as it is about
> creating innovative sources sounds. It will not be for everyone, but some
> will love it. 
> 
> Stay open minded!
> 
> Daniel
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