Elektron Musical Instruments

On Monday, September 8, 2003, at 12:17  PM, M-.-n wrote:

> I'm also surprised people commit to buy one without
> even having hear one single sound or known anything about the way it
> works... must be an elektron spell somewhere...(oops... to much 
> warcraft
> lately ;)
>

My first Elektron purchase was the MD. I decided based end-user 
comments (reviews in publications are nice too but as we all know...). 
I had no practical way to audition one. So I ordered after reading 
comments like the ones in this group. Sure there were surprises when it 
finally arrived, but by far most were of the "wow its better than I 
thought!" variety.

Would/will I buy something like the Mono sight unseen and sound 
unheard? That's a good question if it refers to being one of the first 
100. In Elektron's favor they seem to not only be very bright 
developers but they also have their own unique sense of what a musical 
instrument should be. The MD shows they could take a mature idea and do 
something unique and musically wonderful with it. The Mono is really 
them doing something new with the age-old analog sequencer/analog 
monosynth combination. My guess is that they have not forgotten what 
makes an instrument musical :-)

So for me its not inconceivable. Sure I'd rather go see it in a local 
shop, but then again if I did it would probably not be what it is 
(compromised for a larger audience of users). I guess I have a short 
time to decide.

drK

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