Elektron Musical Instruments

> I don't understand why people keep saying this, the MD costs the 
same as 
> most mid-range synths(Virus, Microwave XT, Q-rack etc) on the 
market. It 
> has equivalent or maybe even more DSP power, loads of I/O and 
plenty of 
> panel hardware. Why on earth should it cost less just because it's 
a drum 
> machine?

True. I guess many pelople just think, that an analogue-modelling 
synth is much more versatile tool to have around the studio, than an 
A-M drum machine... (although with the machinedrum this might not be 
true) 


> As for sequencing whole tracks in the MD, I think it is perfectly 
> possible(especially with the recent addition of a mute mask for 
each song 
> step). The way I usually use it is to have one MIDI machine 
controlling the 
> SidStation(seems made for that) and another couple sending messages 
to 
> Max/MSP which then triggers other sound-generation. Works like a 
charm :-) 
> Admittedly sequencing everything directly from the MD would be a 
bit 
> limiting, but that doesn't mean some good music couldn't result!

True again. It is not nescessary to have impossibly long loops to 
make good music, but sometimes 32 steps just isn't enough. Good for 
basslines and great for the sidstation?

Mikael