Elektron Musical Instruments

i have had a couple of data wheels wear out or start playing up. i was
wondering.. if they are optical, could they be affected by smoke in
the studio or club?

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "daniel_elektron" <daniel@...>
wrote:
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> 
> We are using the highest specified encoders available. They should
> last generally at least 100.000 turns, and that is a quite a high
> number for encoders. Believe me, we know more than what is common when
> it comes to encoders, we have tried close to all available. We need
> the push-function for the interface with locks&speed-shift, so that
> rules out some.
> 
> Over the years we have worked together with the factory and with
> decoding techniques to improve the feeling and working life further.
> The Monomachine and the Machinedrum use the same type of encoders, but
> the Machinedrum have been available for longer, and therefore have
> been equiped with encoders from more different production batches.
> Someone who bought their Machinedrum and Monomachine years apart might
> have units with different feelings, and possibly total
encoder-life-span.
> 
> The interface of the Machinedrum invites intense editing, and thats
> why people notice them wearing out, whereas they might not for other
> instruments. Although encoders are notoriously known for breaking down
> on many synths even though used a fraction of the Machinedrum (Yamaha
> A3-4-5000 samplers, Waldorf Q I think).
> 
> The encoders we use are not an off-the-shelf that can be bought
> wherever. But if you want your local tech to exchange them (out of
> warranty supposedly) rather than us we can supply them. We offer
> repair facilities at self cost more or less, so it's not like we
> aspire for the units to break down so we can get them back and repair
> them. If I would choose I'd like them all to have an eternal life!
> 
> Daniel, Elektron
> 
> 
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Tom" <user29a@> wrote:
> >
> > "Don't use the wheel" 
> > 
> > That's not really what I want to hear. I got this drum because I
> > really like it's UI, and that includes the big wheel and the encoders.
> > Knowing what I know now, I will do my cutoff tweaking with my doepfer
> > kob box, but i wish that wasn't the case.
> > 
> > If you cannot carefully remove the nine knobs before lifting the
> > faceplate, you should most definitely have someone do that for you. I
> > don't think that it really is thst big a deal, but even then I'd have
> > my friend the electronics tech do it maybe. Or the local synth repair
> > guy, who is totally worth his $80CDN an hour.
> > 
> > I recently had some encoders replaced by elektron, and while it was
> > not too expensive, if I could have just bought the part i'd have had
> > it done in under a week probably. Plus, if I do mess it up repairing
> > it, it seems to me that's just cash in the bank for the repair/support
> > department.
> > 
> > What I'd like to see is better knobs. Kick the price up a hundred
> > bucks and give me some five-year encoders. I'd trade fancy (push in,
> > continuous rotary, whatever) for "lasts ten years".
> >
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