Elektron Musical Instruments

ok 1900 right?

lets compare:

dave smith evolver $475 (superwave?)
ion $725 (the VA part of the ion)
FS1r $400 (formant + fm)

all with fx.  I'm trying to figure out what's so radically 
different.  I didn't know it was 24 voices? i keep getting strange 
information not sure if it's 24 bit.  the other stuff seems coool... b

to me it's not about how much shit they can shove in... but about 
making unique sounds.  I'm not looking for a comparison.  for 
example, you can't compare a prophet vs and a jupiter 8, they're 
polyphonic, but both 2 different forms of synthesis. but you can say 
they both make unique sounds.  that neither of them can create.
i hope that it can...

after the way you described it i think i just pissed maself:o  seems 
great.  heheh :) 

i want more than a sequencer toh!:o i want bizzaro sounds BIZZAROOO!:O

-ryan


--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Joe <jmelnyk@c...> wrote:
> 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