Elektron Musical Instruments

On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 09:35:28PM -0000, hal3001 wrote:
>    well this is true.  but a well programed VST can sound better than
>    the hardware as well.

but the controls are more than likely not as immediate as the Elektron
ones. the MD, for example, is an incredibly live box; and the MM is
toted as such as well (mine hasn't arrived yet, so I can't say).

>    I'm simply wondering what this synth can do that's different than
>    other synths.  a 6 voice synth for 1900 is very high priced.  so it
>    ought to do something spectacular.

it's not six voices, it's six *tracks* in the sequencer. the press
releases say 24-voice polyphony, but some of the more-recent Elektron
stuff has implied 36 (they said something along the lines of "...have 36
massive oscillators at your command.").

there's also 18 LFO's, 6 delay engines and 24 dedicated track effects
that all help to increase its worth.

>    i'm curious to why epople are such elektron freaks?:o

because their machines are unique and the interface is incredible. for
example, just based on the info Elektron released on the MM, you can't
really compare it to any other synth out there. you would have to
combine at least two machines (or pieces of software) to make a
valid comparison. not many other manufacturers make such unique
products. for example, comparing a Nord to an Access, an Ion or a Nova
are all valid; Elektron's products are not like this so far.

anyway, this is why I'm excited about Elektron stuff (not to mention the
wonderful sounds themselves, of course).

Joe