Elektron Musical Instruments

on 24/1/03 3:19 am, analogback <gehayman@...> at
gehayman@... wrote:

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "james.d.stark" <james@j...>
wrote:
> 

> 
> - Max 32 songs, max 64? kits, max patterns?
> Can these be backed up and saved somehow, and loaded back in? I
have an electribes ES-1 which I've already filled up over 2 machines
worth of patterns. I can do this because it can load pattern/song
data from memory card.

it can can upload/dload sysex data so no worries there

> - Any shaker/tamb/organic sounds?
> I know this is a digital synth machine, but are there any good
shaker or tamborine sounds? I use those quite regularly and it would
be a shame to have to use outboard gear for them. Also good non-
digital sounding snares are hard to come by. I know it wasn't
designed to make these sounds, but maybe the physical modeling or
SP12 synth has some?

I don't look for this type of sound so I'm not the best person to answer
this but there are MANY differing paramaters across all the synth
'machines'
> that will no doubt satisfy your request...

> -Effects
> what the hell is a 1-band eq, is it parametric? If so why not call
it that?

this has been answered by someone else already a few days ago

I've heard the reverb is poor quality, i hope this isn't
true. One of the reasons I don't like my electribes because the
reverb effect is the absolute worst i've ever used, and I've used a
lot. 

All in one solutions are not the way forward. A decent reverb is a decent
reverb - not a drum machine. Besides the reverb quality adds to the
distinctiveness of this machine.
I bought mine because I wanted a unique drum machine, something that was not
available to absolutely everyone semi interested in making a noise like the
electribes!
What you are buying here is a modern day classic that won't flood the market
and be heard on every demo cd that gets sent out. Buy a decent reverb.... It
seems everyone wants something for nothing.... ask yourself are you shopping
for a drum machine or an fx unit?
If you limit yourself to one or two bits of kit then you are putting certain
disadvantages in your creative equation. If you try and get things done all
at once in one bit of kit, then there are big trade offs.

> 
> -Illumination
> In the past the displays appear orange. Now on the elektron the
display appears to be red. I have to say I really like the red, much
much better. Is this on newer models only, or just the way they show
up differently in photographs?

They are red red red!
> 
> I think thats all my concerns for now. Unless someone knows where
i can get a good deal on a used one!
> 
> TRY SONICSTATE CLASSIFIEDS theres some in U.S



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