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Re: [elektron] Re: Timing Debate

2007-05-04 by rui da silva

i think you guys should all spend more time doing beats and less time  
on the email...



On 4 May 2007, at 17:13, bainbrge wrote:

> I think you should sell your MD because it can't keep absolute
> "autistic time", i.e. the super accurate time signature only the
> severely autistic care about.
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> I know I would be super irritated if only I had the time to sit down
> and analyse the timing errors between quarter note hi-hats. For hours.
> Personally, I also think my music would be totally better if only my
> machinedrum had the consistency of an atomic clock.
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> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, J D Budris <jsunbud@...> wrote:
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>> This is becoming a huge ordeal. I thought when I
>> bought the Machinedrum UW I was getting the "best drum
>> machine in the world. For the price you would expect
>> timing would be key for integration with DAW and other
>> hardware. You all mean to tell me the timing on a $700
>> MPC 1000 and the like have better timing than a $1600
>> dollar machine? I would hope this gets resolved or I
>> may be selling mine. I wanted something that would
>> integrate well with this rest of my enviornment not
>> add more work to it. I love alot about the machine
>> i.e. (sound engine, effects, etc.) But the sequencer
>> is an integral part of a a beat machine. Just curious
>> those that have the turbomidi are you having these
>> timing issues?
>>
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