Elektron Musical Instruments

>...but these changes would alter the sound for all MD users, and
>there would be many unhappy users whose patterns now sounds totally
>different!
>
>Daniel
>

Therein lies the problem.... there are a few things that just aren't 'right' 
about the MD. The excessive nature of the SRR for instance means that it is 
just too extreme too quickly. The LFOs also need to be able to run slower. 
In fact if we polled the users of the MD we would probably find a few other 
issues that really sould be changed for the good of the machine (I would 
sugggest that the Knobs being changed so that you press in for fine 
adjustment would rate highh on the list, along with placing the final volume 
control on each machine after the delay and reverb sends.. think about it 
folks!!).

So how about a patch converter program to convert old patches to fit the new 
architecture? This would allow old patterns to play as near as possible to 
the old ones. I'm sure any serious users of the MD would not object to this 
considering the potential usefulness of the update. Any users who really 
can't deal with it could just continue to use the old OS. In fact I would 
hazard a guess that most users would not object to paying a small fee for OS 
updates to make up for the development costs of such a patch converter 
(possibly allied to a PC based editor with extra features.. again, 
imagination is the only limit).

Anyway, this is just my 2c for your consideration =0)

thinking happy thoughts
amos

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