Elektron Musical Instruments

wow, what a positive endorsement!  I'm definately anxious (in a good 
way) for my upgrade!

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Flo Zombie <newsgroups@z...> 
wrote:
> 
> When I received my MD-UW I didn´t really expect much.
> When I tried it out it immediately showed me that this is a new 
Diamond 
> in my setup.
> 
> First thoughts I had when I heard about it:
> 1. Sampler, nice, but do I need it?
> 2. Only 32 Samples that´s not very much
> 3. Midi transfer? Oh man.
> 4. Will it sound good?
> 
> These are the answers:
> 1. I have been working mostly with samples since a few years.
> The UW is really a new way of working with samples.
> The samples really come to life, because it is so easy and fast to 
> change the parameters and it is so much fun.
> 
> 2. I loaded 16 samples into the Machine, to fill one set.
> I was playing around for 3 hours, I forgot to eat, drink and smoke.
> And still I had the feeling I could make another 4 Songs out of 
these 
> samples. Of course it is a limitation to have only 32 Samples, but 
you 
> don´t really feel it. The only thing you feel is that it is exactly 
this 
> limitation that will bring you to new results and stop you from 
spending 
> your time on bullshit.
> 
> 3. Midi transfer is no problem because you can transfer all 32 
Samples 
> at one time. It doesn´t even take much time because you mostly use 
short 
> samples. To transfer 32 samples might take 5 minutes, ok.
> 
> 4. I was really surprised by the sound. The samples sound more 
crispy 
> and dynamic when they come out of the MD than when you hear them on 
your 
> computer. What is that about, how did they do it?
> 
> 
> I can´t help myself, I just think it´s phantastic.
> Roland, Yamaha, Akai and all other companies finally can close 
their 
> business now, they have fooled us for too long anyway.
> 
> 
> best greetings
> Flo
> 
> 
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