Elektron Musical Instruments

On Dec 1, 2005, at 1:42 PM, johan_et_pirlouit wrote:

> So you don't think the Machinedrum is takes alot from the TR909 idea?
> It's basically like a very modernized 909, you know.

well yes.  but with the MD, they added so many features that the
comparison barely even fits anymore.  a x0x at heart, yes...  but
an Atari 2600's a computer at heart and I'm not comparing it to
my Powerbook :-)

it would be cool if they took the UW idea to a whole new
level.  I was just giving you a hard time for (in my mind)
basically saying "I want Elektron to make an MPC."  but
really, if they did, we know it would be way more and way
cooler than anything Akai would ever dream up and I'd
definitely be one of the first in line to grab it.  :-)

>   I think
> Elektron wants to make practical items too, not just weird.  There's
> nothing wrong with taking the two very best sequencing methods and
> combining them.

no there's not at all.  it would be great.

and yes, in my opinion Elektron does want to make practical
items and not just weird ones.  nothing they've made is weird
or impractical (maybe niche, but not all out weird).  but
everything they make is interesting and unique; they appear
to not make instruments simply for the sake of making money but
for the sake of creating something new and interesting.  so I'd
venture to guess that if they went the full-fledged sampler or MPC
route, it's because they have a totally unique spin on it.  and
such an item might make you not care about all of the
features you requested because of all of the cool ones that
you didn't think of.