Elektron Musical Instruments

Hi Federico, 

>  First make an empty reset, then try the Machinedrum in an other place;
>  may be you have some problems with the electric lines in your studio.
>  If it's still noisy, then contact Elektron support. They are very

Yep, I did empty reset, factory reset, tried eveything.

Since I recabled the complete studio last week, using neutrik and cordial 
only, i doubt it\ufffds the cabling - all other synths are absolutely quiet (except 
the prophecy, which is a noise monster), and there are a few... 

However, I\ufffdll check if I get the clicks if I isolate the MD, I\ufffdll be back with 
the results. 

It\ufffds a pity it\ufffds weekend now, so I\ufffdll have to wait until next week to get in 
contact with elektron. However, based on what I read all over the net, I 
think the quality of their service will give me peace of mind. 

>  Have you bought it second hand?

No, I bought it as a new unit from my dealer.

>  Yes it's true, first units had noisy outputs.
>  I have one of those units and I haven't fixed it yet.
>  But it isn't as noisy as yours, it's pretty quiet indeed.

Was / is this noise like occasional clicks with no pattern (like if it came from 
delay) or is it something else ?

>  Don't mess with the  maintenance menu; only Elektron knows how it 
works.

Well, ok then. From what I remember, when pressing the lower buttons 1-
16 (instruments), the LEDs were lit in a pattern like binary counting : 

1 = 001
2 = 010
3 = 011
4 = 100

etc...

I think there is some system and since i\ufffdm into computer science, I\ufffdm just 
curious :) But never mind, the MD is for music, I can get to bits with other 
boxes :)


Later,


Oliver