Elektron Musical Instruments

On Mar 11, 2006, at 10:08 AM, cenk sayinli wrote:

> yes i am thinking of getting a monomachine to company my  
> machinedrum and the others,and the desktop version is better for me  
> cause when gigging it will be a big trouble carrying the keyboard  
> version.

actually, having owned both...I primarily used
the tabletop one in the studio and the keyboard
version live.  it's just SO great for immediate
work.  you can write patterns on the fly much
quicker and you've got more feedback as to
what is going on, etc.  it's wonderful for that.
a pain to carry, but worth it (besides, I'm a
drummer - carrying the SFX-6 is NOTHING!).

> But if you are going to use it as a studio instrument only, get the  
> keyboard version.The leds light up when the keys are pressed and  
> got that lovely joystick aswell.And it looks kick ass.

both versions have their pros and cons, but I love
the keyboard one more just because I think it's a more
complete instrument and fits better into the mold that
Elektron designed it in.  i.e. it's an instrument just a
*bit* more and its WAY more immediate (though, yes
a MIDI controller will help out that aspect a lot
with the SFX-60).