Just listened to the demos again from the MD website... this track has decent enough bass drums for me. http://www.machinedrum.com/sound/Joeri-Twitter.mp3 --- John Gellings <taco6@...> wrote: > Ok, now I am scared. I'm not looking for exact > duplicates of any past drum machines. The 808 is > the > only bass drum I can think of that has that long > decay. The machinedrum is capable of this long > decay...even if it has its own sound correct? > > --- kenny brush <kenny_brush@...> wrote: > > > actually, dense analog bass kicks aren't quite the > > MD's forte. > > > > It will do almost endless varieties of intersting, > > sculptured kicks, with many textures and > > characterisitcs. Many (many many many) of which > > would > > be considered very cutting edge, avante-garde. > > > > But if you are an analog kick fetishist...the > jomox > > mbase is an excellent kick module that would > really > > complement the MD. > > > > I would think of the mbase as an extra "machine", > > and > > sequence it with the MD, along with its internal > > machines. Its really easy, and they play well > > together. > > > > The MD does not do a convincing analog snare > either. > > > > It will come close, but in 3.5 years of looking, > no > > cigar. Again, many great varieties of snare, but > > not > > the classic analog (although a combination of > > multiple > > FM and E12 machines will get you fairly close) > > > > The MD is a digital monster, and everything that > > that > > entails, which is why it's so powerful. But it is > > not > > an analog drum machine. > > > > > > --- John Gellings <taco6@...> wrote: > > > > > Nope...nobody has one by me. I have the > > monomachine > > > and love it...so I trust there are plenty of > > sounds > > > I > > > can use even if it was not capable of 808 style > > BDs. > > > > > > I was just wondering if I needed something like > a > > > vermona or a jomox mbase...or if the MD covers > > these > > > bases. > > > > > > --- niall munnelly <aleph@...> wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 03:52:18PM -0700, John > > > > Gellings wrote: > > > > > Cool...thanks. Just wanted to make sure. > > > > > > > > if you're actially serious about this > question, > > > > you'll make > > > > a point of spending some time with the > > instrument. > > > > > > > where do > > > > you live? is anyone on this page near you? > > > > > > > > http://www.elektron.se/partners.php > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > yours, > > > > niall. > > > > .. . . . . . . . > > > > > > > > > > . . > > > > aleph null. a > simple > > > > insinuation around silence. > > > > http://syncretism.net > > > > .. .. gpg public key - > > > > http://www.aleph-null.net/niall.gpg .. .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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Re: [elektron] MachineDrum Questions
2005-08-30 by John Gellings
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