Elektron Musical Instruments

Arrrrgh! Sorry to hear you're having similar machinedrum 
problems Jason;  Elektron replied and told me to send it 
back....My crashes are very random, too random to trust at a 
show, or even for serious work in a studio....When midi is 
hooked up, a crash is pretty much imminent (and I've disabled 
sysex, turned off midi through, and turned local off) and when no 
midi is hooked up, it might crash and it might not, who knows? 
       I'm with you on feeling intolerant of crashes; The whole 
reason I bought an MD is because I wanted the stability of 
hardware, but it's been acting like a damned computer!
    I do hope that they can fix the problems, because I really want 
to keep it as it's an otherwise  brilliant piece of gear with no real 
alternatives, but if it continues to be crashy, I'll have to take it in 
the bathtub with me.........plugged in!
   Anyways, you might try and contact Elektron.....I believe it is 
under warranty for a year. Definetly mention the unnacceptable 
noise floor, because my MD (about a month old), is pretty damn 
noiseless; perhaps they've found a way to fix the noise 
problem....
Cheers and good luck,Jeremy