Elektron Musical Instruments

big thanks to all who replied, and a special thanks to niall and tony, 
who generously offered to let me demo their synths.

after spending time with niall and his sfx-6 -- and after reading all 
your replies -- i think the MnM is not such a gamble after all. still, 
i'll be making lots of sysex dumps, just in case ;-D

for the record, i'm going with the sfx-60 (with a kaoss pad as 
joystick). combind with the "normal" sounds of the sk88 pro and the 
sample mangling of the esx-1, i will extemporaneously create and 
improvise over mid-tempo grooves and glitch-hop. this years-long dream 
will be fulfilled with major helpf from the complex-but-not-
complicated MnM.

so thanks for all your support, and here are a few questions:

1) what is the polyphony count for the midi sequencer? it's not in the 
manual or on elektron.se. i've emailed elektron and posted the 
question on their users forum, but if someone here knows the answer, 
that would help.

2) i think i know the answer to this, but can the envelopes of the FM 
machines do inverse polarity, or will i have to burn an lfo to make 
modulators crescendo?

3) do any sfx-60 owners wish they'd bought an sfx-6 instead? why or 
why not?

4) does using A LOT of parameter locks (i'll probably hit the max of 
62 on most of my patterns) throw off the timing of the sequencer or 
cause latency with the machines? any affect on the midi sequencer 
timing?

5) is there a list of the listed frequencies used by the fm machines? 
i'd like to make sure the MnM can simulate my fave dx200 patches 
before i sell it.

thanks again!


 

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "allerian" <rburns@...> wrote:
>
> Food for thought:  When you read internet forums, you're going to 
find 
> the extremes, since people who are merely "satisfied" generally 
don't 
> post.  I've had three Monomachines, and two Machinedrums so far and 
> only one problem which was joystick damage from shipping.  I play 
these 
> instruments literally every single day and I have zero issues.
> 
> -Robert
>