Elektron Musical Instruments

On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 10:49:10PM -0000, hal3001 wrote:
>    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.

well, they all have their good and bad points as well. but you don't
know until you've spent some time with them. for example, I would say
that $1100 is too much for a drum machine; but having played the MD and
fallen in love with its sound and interface, I think $1100 is a hell of
a bargain.

>    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.

absolutely.

>    I'm not looking for a comparison.

I know you're not. you asked why people love Elektron stuff so much and
I was giving my reason: because their stuff is unique, sounds great, has
a great interface and can't really be compared to anything else.

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

well, hopefully you have cleaner results once you're playing it :-)

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

exactly! which is why I'm excited about the MM. I wanted the MD because
I wanted highly customizable percussion sounds. the depth of sounds it
can create is outrageous. and I'm excited about the MM for the exact
same reason.

BUT I should note that in my opinion the MD would still sound
great using an external sequencer, but the internal sequencer and interface
is what really breathes life into it (soundwise). if the MM is the
same way, I'm not sure how you'll feel given what you've previously
stated regarding the MD/MM and sequencers.

Joe