Elektron Musical Instruments

I for one am glad that you guys went all out for this one and didn't cut any
corners. Of course there are those of us who don't mind paying extra for a
well-thoughout machine. The Korg ER-1 was a great product for them, but it was
definitely short on features. The MachineDrum will definitely be in a class of
it's own.

As for the sounds posted on the website, I must say they were a little plain
sounding, compared to what I was expecting. I understand they are just a taste of
what's to come...but I'm hoping that enough real synthesis power has been
programmed into it to allow for really "out there" strange, unheard-of drum
sounds.

-jason



Daniel Hansson wrote:

> Fourth, the estimated price is USD 1100 for the American market. What is
> this "I could get a XTR, 909 or 303 for that price"? Sure you can, and if
> you think that is better value - go for it. In the MD we have been serious
> about drum synthesis. The MD is a synthesizer just as much as the
> Microwave or Virus. Drummachines might usually be simple toys, but this
> certainly isn't. We could have decided to set the goal lower (to ER-1
> standards perhaps) and get a lower price. But we aimed higher and you'll
> have to respect that.