Elektron Musical Instruments

--- Matt Picone <matman@...> wrote:
> > I'm contemplating a Machinedrum, but I have a
> couple questions:
> > 3. Has anyone done a comparison between the
> Machinedrum and
> > the Waldorf Rack Attack?
> Yes. Apples and oranges. 

I really agonized over this one last fall, especially
as A) I could go to a local music store and touch the
Rack Attack & B) the Rack Attack then was $650 & the
Machinedrum $1200.  But as much as I loved what heard
coming out of the RA, everybody was so raving on MD. 
I had the rest of the kit I wanted in my studio but
creativity in drums was the weak spot and only fresh
and exceptional would do.  

Hell, I wanted them both - yeah! But not at the
expense of a divorce.

I hit a "compromise".  I got them both.  And I'm still
married (16 years, poor girl).  

I bought the MD in hardware & the Rack Attack in
software - $1200 & $135.  I'm not a big software fan
(not a flame, just the way I'm wired), but the SW RA
is easier than most to use and I cannot tell any
difference in sound compared to the HW.  Honest.

I'm real happy with the solution.  What I thought was
a compromise isn't.  They do complement each other
nicely.  

And you know the biggest lesson I learned - software
is a whooole lot easier to hide than hardware. Once
again, creative and exceptional music is being made
during the day and during the night!



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