Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Col Dee" <coldee@m...> wrote:
> I got my SidStation about a week ago, and have spent a lot of time 
> trying to get an interesting sound out of it.
> 
> I can't believe the silly design faults they've made. For instance, 
> why not have a bigger screen so that you don't have to confusingly 
> navigate through different "pages"? And why not have a few more knobs 
> so you don't have to select a parameter before you can alter it?
> 
> Simplicity is great, but the design layout of the SidStation is so 
> simple that operating it, working with it, is made complicated.
> 
> As I said before, I've got an Ensoniq Fizmo, and I honestly can't 
> find a sound yet on the SidStation that I couldn't have done a lot 
> quicker and better on the Fizmo.
> 
> It just seems to be an awkward little box.
> 
> Please explain to me that I've got it very wrong.


I agree that the Sid has some quirks.  But ultimately, it's about the
sound, right?  You don't appear to be too fond of the sound, so I
don't blame you for not enjoying the Sid very much.  But most Sid
owners will agree that they can quickly get over the Sid's quirks, due
to their love of its sound.

As far as the knobs: I felt the same way at first.  And I was
considering purchasing/making a dedicated MIDI controller for the Sid.
 But in actual use (i.e. live playing), I usually only want to modify
a couple of parameters anyway.  So it would be overkill to have a ton
more buttons (but 8 programmable front-panel buttons would have been
pretty much perfect).  And if I have more than four parameters that I
do want to change during a song, I can just assign the extra ones to
my MD (which I'm using to sequence the Sid) and change them from there.

As far as the display: it would be nicer to have a larger display,
something about the size of the MD display.  But I can live with it
very happily as is. :-)

Joe.