Elektron Musical Instruments

For me it's all about the interfacing, and the RAM machines.  I find
it's just easier and faster to keep it all 'in the box' as it were,
versus programming the midi machines to control Live.

I use Live for my DJing now, and my live sets, so I'm pretty familiar
with both options you bring up.  One possible downside of the UW, is
the small memory available, works great for drum hits and single
samples, but obviously excludes lots of longer samples.  Not sure what
your intended use is, so hard to say if this will be an issue.

If you're only going to be using Live to play back drum samples, I say
get the UW option.  It's one of those things that looks expensive on
paper, but once you get some hands on time with it you'll be hooked
and see the value.  I too was debating getting the more expensive UW
version, but once it arrived, I realized I would have payed twice as
much for those new functions.

On 3/27/06, les_chupacabra <john.potter@...> wrote:
> Aside from the fact that it frees you from a computer - what are the
> advantages of the MD-UW vs. a standard MD using MIDI machines to
> control Abelton Live?  Abelton is designed from the ground up for live
> performances so it seems the two would be extremely complementary.
> Play live guitar, a record, a cd, etc. into Live and trigger them via
> the MD?
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> I'm keeping an open mind and I know there are users strongly in both
> camps but it seems to me that $500 spent on Live (providing you already
> have a computer and audio/midi interface) would be better spent than
> the extra $400 on the UW option.
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> Is there anything obvious I'm overlooking?
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> Thanks!
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