Elektron Musical Instruments

i second the addition of a BBD, or a really good modelled
one, to the signal path, with varying wet/dry and feedback
settings.  a lot of times, any piece of analogue outboard
gear will have a pleasing effect on the sound, even if
mechanically bypassed or dry.  the mutronics mutator, eg,
with its filters wide open {no resonance}, adds a subtle
coloration that i like.  old analogue filters can work
wonders, especially if they're broken in some way {pole's
malfunctioning waldorf filter all but defined the berlin
techno sound for awhile}.

if you have the opportunity to upgrade to a UW, you'll find
plenty of grit in your 12-bit samples, and the bit reduction
sounds excellent.

i've never recorded the MD to tape reel, but i know michael
weeks, aka the wretch, has talked about doing this.  i'd
love to hear that in action, sometime.

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niall.
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