Elektron Musical Instruments

The Microwave XT:
- has no power
- has no soul
- you turn the knobs for hours, and you\ufffdre still not satisfied with the
sound in some way.

That\ufffds why I sold it. Just compare it to other synths like e.g. a OB-8 or a
Juno or the Sidstation.
You turn it on, you screw for 2 minutes and you think: "wow, that\ufffds amazing,
I leave it like this"
But maybe that\ufffds a matter of taste, too.

cheers
Splank!



----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Parker" <jparker@...>
To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [elektron] yeh, whats up?


> I can't really see how the XT is unfinished?! Masses of features have been
> added since it was released that were never part of the original design
> spec. There are a couple of very small bugs left(i think mono click bug is
> the only one i've ever come across) but IMHO less than you'll find on your
> standard Korg/Roland/Yamaha synth. As for walfdorf having the worst
customer
> support you've ever experienced! I really can't agree with that, I've had
> far far far worse from Korg in the past. In the past, Waldorf have even
> helped out people who've had hardware problems with their synths outside
the
> warranty period. Anyway, if they've done something to offend you then fair
> enough but I've always felt they were one of the best for customer
support.
> Oh dear I sound like some sad Waldorf groupie now :-( sorry
> j n g [ p n g ]
> PS
> are you the matt hillier I sold a Notron to about a year ago? if so, how
did
> you find it? i missed it a lot until i started programming my own
sequencer
> in Max. DIY sequencers are the best ;-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "matt hillier" <ishvara13@...>
> To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [elektron] yeh, whats up?
>
>
> > Totally agree...i have the waldorf xt...a freind with
> > a q...waldorf seem to think there customers are all
> > betatesters.(only you pay for the privelage)..they
> > .never seem to really address bugs
> > without loads of hassle and say the reason they
> > release gear with so many faults ( or bugs which are
> > are faults arn't they?) is because there as small
> > company and finacially can't do it any other way...hey
> > i guess this is right off topic and more than a little
> > 'waldorf 'unfreindly...they make cool sounding
> > synths...they have the worst customer support and
> > backup i have ever experienced ....so regards the
> > delay...respect to Elektron  ...unlike manufacturers
> > who use the buyer as a tester ....i wonder how people
> > would feel if you sold them cd's with glitches or
> > music with substandard errors....please replace this i
> > guess would be the buyers response.....
> > ...half these synth manufacturers would have you
> > reburn the music cd yourself...if they sold
> > music...hang on a minute...waldorf have just set up a
> > record label...not sure about that one at all....guess
> > what peter namlooks on it......
> >
> > drifted right off topic...nothing wrong with pete...
> > liked some of the stuff he puts his name on.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > charly
> >
> >
> > --- Joeri Vankeirsbilck <joeri@...> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > > Yeh its kinda strange.  I was just about to bitch
> > > about the release date
> > > > graphic on the webpage, but I just checked it and
> > > its different now.  Not
> > > > really comforting, but different.
> > > > Usually companies can get tight lipped when
> > > release dates are approaching,
> > > > but they also get tight lipped when things go
> > > horribly wrong, so I dont know
> > > > what to think.
> > > > Im not too worried because Im broke.  ^_^
> > >
> > > I don't think there's anything to worry about. The
> > > machine is most likely in
> > > beta now.
> > > Finishing a synth like the machinedrum takes a lot
> > > of work and time. Personally,
> > > I think it's better to postpone a release and then
> > > deliver a functional and
> > > stable product, instead of delivering something
> > > that's still in beta. (the Akai
> > > S6000 or Mackie D8B come to mind e.g.)
> > >
> > > I think Daniel is also finishing his degree right
> > > now, so it must be quite
> > > hectic for him right now. Thumbs up!
> > >
> > > Bye,
> > > Joeri
> > >
> > > --
> > > Joeri Vankeirsbilck
> > > joeri@...
> > >
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