Elektron Musical Instruments

Thanks to everyone who replied. I suspected what you all have  
confirmed. The MD seems more sensitive than the other equipment that  
was being used that weekend.

At the time I was not running any UPS or line regulator... but I will  
look into getting something now. It is outdoor festival season after  
all and best to be prepared.

Michael
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www.picamusic.ca
www.dub.ca



On 27-Jul-06, at 3:53 PM, synthyscott wrote:

> typo corrrection below:  "... if you're playing on a generator".  ;-)
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: synthyscott
>   To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:51 PM
>   Subject: Re: [elektron] MachineDrum Gig Issue
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>   The only reason I would suggest to him a regulator+UPS instead of  
> just a UPS is that if the UPS kicks the battery backup on and off  
> to the beat, there are a few possible issues (1) it is unknown if  
> that rapid on/off switching will make the UPS malfunction or fail  
> and (2) if the battery does get switched on and off on every beat  
> of the music, it will probably run out much sooner than his live  
> set is complete.
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>   I'd say be safe and get a combo regulator+UPS if you're playing  
> on a generator.
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: rydan
>   To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:19 PM
>   Subject: Re: [elektron] MachineDrum Gig Issue
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>   My guess would be that the MD is a bit sensitive to voltage  
> fluctuations. If the main PA amps were using a lot of power, that  
> may cause the voltage from the generator to "dip" in time with the  
> music. A laptop wouldn't be affected, since it has a battery that  
> would even out these fluctuations. I would recommend running  
> sensitive and "critical" gear on a small UPS, and not directly on  
> the generator. At leat, if you're on the same power source as the  
> PA and light rig, you should use a filter (APC or similar) to get  
> rid of "spikes" and other noise on the power line...
>
>   /Patrik
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: mp
>   To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 4:14 PM
>   Subject: [elektron] MachineDrum Gig Issue
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>   Hello,
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>   I was recent played a gig with my MachineDrum and a laptop, my
>   partner also had a laptop. We've used this setup numerous times
>   before - both out at gigs and practicing at home. At this most  
> recent
>   gig, the machine drum acted a bit strangely -- when it was  
> plugged in
>   to the power strips and sound ran through the main system the LCD on
>   the MachineDrum would pulse in time with the beat... ultimately
>   causing the MD to reboot and/or freeze. The pulsing only seemed to
>   happen with volume was put through the main system - not the booth
>   monitors.
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>   The power was run off a generator (this was an outdoor event) and
>   most everything was being run off the same generator. None of the
>   other equipment (laptops, mixer, CD players...) seemed to be  
> affected.
>
>   Any thoughts on why this was happening and what I can do to prevent
>   it in the future?
>
>   Michael
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>   www.picamusic.ca
>   www.dub.ca
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