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Re: [elektron] Re: Elektron's timing "signature"

2007-05-02 by J D Budris

--- innerclock2004 <david@...>
wrote:

> 
> > Did you miss the long email from Daniel (elektron)
> regarding the 
> > "timing"?  :)
> > 
> > It's not a bug.
> >
> 
> Hi Robert - just to clarify - it is not a 'bug'
> certainly but by the
> clearly random nature of the internal timing
> stability in the SPS-1 it
> can never seriously be considered as a deliberate
> design concept and
> presented as a 'feature' despite Daniel's claims. I
> refuse to accept
> that random timing fluctuations in a rhythmic
> sequencer would ever be
> a design 'feature'.  So, Bug - no. Design limitation
> - absolutely.
> Probability of being rectified - zero. The SPS-1
> timing is what it is.
> We either love it or leave it and that's cool so
> long as we all know.
> I think the discussions and various debates about
> timing can only be
> of benefit if for no other reason than a company
> with serious design
> skills like Elektron will obviously take timing
> stability into serious
> consideration in future products. Regards - David.
> 
> 
> 
If this is such an issue that elektron doesn't rectify
in an o.s. update. Maybe the mystic JJ that has made
the MPC 1000 an absolute wonderfully fun and useful
kit could charge for a new o.s. for the MD. Just a thought.

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