Elektron Musical Instruments

cool.  yea i was just curious.  i compared my md to an xbase and a  
909 a few years back and came up with similar conclusions.

in particular, the xbase sequencer is pretty much complete crap  
compared to the md's.  hopefully the 999's is a bit better.  but  
because of the lack of a decent sequencer, i always thought the  
airbase would be the way to go, if only it were easier to program the  
mother.

anyway, thanks for the comparison!



On Jul 20, 2007, at 2:06 PM, pixfodase wrote:

>
> > nice! so how does the MD compare to the 999 in the background? ;-)
> >
>
> it doesn't! :)
>
> really, I've been comparing the 2 and I sort of convinced myself that
> in the end, there would be only one...but I haven't been very
> successful with that because they're so different in every way.
>
> Imo, the 999 is a better drum machine if what you're looking for are
> electronic *drums*. The kick punches deeper, the snare cuts better and
> the hats are way superior. Even playing samples.
>
> On the other hand the MD is this idea generator that brings out new
> and original stuff every time you mess with it. But with its own very
> particulate sound. The 999 in that sense sounds a bit more generic.
> You can load your own samples but you'll never be able to do that much
> with them. Pitch and amp and that's basically it.
>
> So I think that it depends on what you're after. If you want drums,
> then the 999 delivers in spades. If you want a crazy synth/sampler
> capable of surprising you every time you mess with it, then it's  
> the MD.
>
> Rui


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