Elektron Musical Instruments

I've had the Revolution for a few months now and have to say it is the best
sounding 303 clone I've ever heard.  The ease of on-the-fly programming is
its strong point.  You can program acid for days on this thing.  The
sequencer is simple yet so very effective.

To keep this on topic, here is a neat trick I did with the Rev and MD.  As
an experiment, I triggered patterns on the MD from the Rev using the "Remix"
feature.  The Rev can send program change messages on any given step.  So I
mapped those program change numbers to pattern fragments on the MD.  Using
the Remix feature allowed me to remix my MD patterns on-the-fly with good
results.  Remember that the Rev allows for 127 variations from one pattern
at your finger tips at any point!  So MD pattern mania ensued.

BTW, I think this would make a great feature in the MD if it was built in as
a CTRL-machine (or REMIX-Machine), along with being able to trig patterns
with variation to length and offset of a pattern as I have mentioned a
couple of times before on this list.  Imagine being able to remix your MD
pattern with a twist of a knob or via param locks.

-nate
http://obliq.net


> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:09:43 -0500
> From: Andy Tarpinian <evildead@...>
> Subject: Re: Revolution vs 777 info....
> 
> P.S. I'm about to order one, I'll let you know how it turns out.
> 
> On 3/29/05 4:24 PM, "Andy Tarpinian" wrote:
> 
> >
> > Some other tidbits from the Keyboard mag review. You cant input notes
> into
> > the sequencer via midi keyboard :(
> >
> > And no patch memory, only sequences yay! :)
> >
> > On 3/29/05 4:01 PM, "finite_sf" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I just got off the phone with Jered Flickinger one of the founders of
> >> Future Retro the makers of the 777 and the Revolution. I talked to him
> >> for about an hour, and found out some awesome info. I thought I would
> >> pass it on as I know that there are a bunch of ppl here that enjoy the
> >> MnM sequencer, and thus would enjoy the ability to sequence a CV/Gate
> >> or din or even a MIDI synth from a MnM -> Revolution...
> >>
> >>
> >> 777 two analog osc wider thus able of a wider range of sounds (saw
> >> true square)
> >> Revolution single analog osc (saw, true 303 liquid square)
> >>
> >> Revolution has upgraded temp compensation of osc thus no tuning
> >> problems
> >> improved the dac accuracy of note playing
> >> sequencer pattern shuffle
> >> pattern forward backward
> >> *remix a pattern
> >> effects 24 stereo 16 effects
> >> true analog distort
> >> audio input
> >> cv/gate
> >> din sync out 303 808 606 etc...
> >> patch select via midi
> >> 300 back orders... august
> >> 100 out