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Re: [elektron] would it really be such a bother????

2007-05-29 by Patrik Rydberg

Strange. I don't think I have ever lost a kit that way. On the other 
hand, I always work in extended mode, so it might be that undo kit 
doesn't work for classic/extended switch, but only for pattern change...

/Patrik

M-.-n skrev:
> 
> 
> 
> The undo kit NEVER worked for me :(
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>]On Behalf Of Patrik Rydberg
> Sent: mardi 29 mai 2007 11:53
> To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [elektron] would it really be such a bother????
> 
> That's when you go to "Load kit", and load kit nr 0, "Undo Kit"...
> 
> /Patrik
> 
> M-.-n skrev:
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Happened to me yesterday again with the MD:
>  >
>  > Was working on a kit sequencing from the outside. Save kit. Do a further
>  > update, play for a few hours doing other stuff with the evolver. Fat
> finger
>  > hits the "extended" knob and boom. All last edit from the kit wiped.
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
>  > <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
>  > [mailto:elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
>  > <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>]On Behalf Of Tony Scharf
>  > Sent: mardi 29 mai 2007 5:24
>  > To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
>  > Subject: Re: [elektron] would it really be such a bother????
>  >
>  > I already do make backup copies when i know I am going to be doing a
>  > drastic
>  > edit. the unit is very easy to fat finger though and delete a pattern
> when
>  > you meant only to delete a track, or to delete when you meant paste and
> so
>  > forth.
>  >
>  > Its crap design.
>  >
>  > Tony
>  >
>  > On 5/28/07, hymen_blaster <jeff@... 
> <mailto:jeff%40smackblast.com>
>  > <mailto:jeff%40smackblast.com>> wrote:
>  > >
>  > > I personally like the way elektron gear doesn't ask you 1000 times if
>  > > you want to do something. You tell it what to do and it does it,
>  > > whether its right or wrong. You just have to be a little bit smarter
>  > > than the machine. Maybe that's a lot to ask these days.
>  > >
>  > > P.S. you can always copy your patterns to new locations to save a
>  > > copy. It's a good idea to do this before any drastic editing.
>  > >
>  > > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
>  > <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
>  > <elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>,
>  > > "Tony Scharf"
>  > > <noisetheorem@...> wrote:
>  > > >
>  > > > Actualy, its just poor design. If I made my applications work in
>  > > this way
>  > > > at work, i'd be in deep trouble. you should *always always always*
>  > > confirm
>  > > > before sweeping destructive actions are performed.
>  > > >
>  > > > if this were the *first time* I had accidentally done this and
>  > > pressed god
>  > > > knows what so the undo didnt work i could chalk it up to my fat
>  > > fingers, but
>  > > > it isnt the first time. Great kit, great sounds...but jesus christ
>  > > did the
>  > > > botch up some aspects of its UI....
>  > > >
>  > > > Tony
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > > On 5/27/07, M-.-n <nostromo@...> wrote:
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Yeah... let's face it. I've never seen a worse thing than the
>  > > kit
>  > > > > handling
>  > > > > of the MD. I decided to sequence mine externally now so I don't
>  > > have to
>  > > > > bother with that kind of problems... and it is set in classic
>  > > mode. I'm
>  > > > > even
>  > > > > thinking of nuking the button so I could not revert back to
>  > > the 'extended
>  > > > > with guaranteed kit loss option' :)
>  > > > >
>  > > > > -----Original Message-----
>  > > > > From:
>  > elektron-users@yahoogroups.com <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com>
>  >
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com><elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com><
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>  > > > >
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>  >
> <mailto:elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com><elektron-users%40yahoogroups.com><
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>  > ktron-users%
>  > > 40yahoogroups.com>]On
>  > > > > Behalf Of Andy Tarpinian
>  > > > > Sent: dimanche 27 mai 2007 20:52
>  > > > > To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
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>  > > > > Subject: Re: [elektron] would it really be such a bother????
>  > > > >
>  > > > > On May 27, 2007, at 2:45 PM, Tony Scharf wrote:
>  > > > >
>  > > > > > tried it...it decided it didnt like my song.
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > > How do all of the MnM users live with this fiddly crap?
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > > if it didnt sound great, It would be a no brainer to sell the
>  > > > > > fucking thing.
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > well if you have pressed any other buttons before you try to undo
>  > > the
>  > > > > function it wont work anymore.
>  > > > >
>  > > > > It's fine once you know how to work it.
>  > > > >
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