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Re: [elektron] Anyone use a MachineDrum to make complete tracks?

2005-05-29 by John Gellings

That is what I figured. 


--- chrism@... wrote:
> definitely... when i first got my MD i made a bunch
> of minimal loops that
> when muted/unmuted and a few pattern changes added
> in would be great
> "complete songs" in the minimal/dance/drummy sense. 
> Actually, if I had to
> choose between the two I'd keep the MD because the
> instruments are very
> flexible.  You can make a lot of melodic / bass
> elements out of the drums.
> 
> since we just moved the only gear i have with me now
> is my MD next to my
> bed with headphones.  It's a very entertaining box
> on its own.
> 
> Kind of makes me want to trade my sfx6 for a 60.
> 
> chrism
> 
> > Ok, let me re-phrase.  Does anyone make complete
> songs
> > with just a machinedrum?  I do with the
> monomachine.
> > I think this works easier in hip-hop or in clicks
> and
> > cuts style stuff then in other genres though
> (anything
> > minimal).
> >
> >
> > --- niall munnelly <aleph@...> wrote:
> >> On Sun, May 29, 2005 at 02:32:29PM -0000, taco6
> >> wrote:
> >> > I have a feeling I will be able to make
> complete
> >> beats
> >> > with that only as well.  Anyone doing this?  Oh
> >> course the
> >> > two together will open up a ton of
> possiblilites.
> >>
> >> complete beats?  certainly, along with fx and
> even
> >> some
> >> melodic elements, but you may have a faster go at
> >> the latter
> >> with the monomachine.  i've got a lot of synths
> in
> >> my
> >> little bedroom studio, but post-moving laziness
> has
> >> kept me
> >> working with just the mono and md, and i'm well
> >> pleased with
> >> the results.
> >>
> >> --
> >> yours,
> >> niall.
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> >>   .                 .
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> >>
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