Elektron Musical Instruments

I can get mine pretty loud, but without the compressor master effect like
the MD, it is easy to get unwanted distortion.
I guess if you really want to compare, turn the dynamix processor off on the
MD.

cheers
ripe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roonan" <info@...>
To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 10:03 AM
Subject: [elektron] [daniel] MM levels seem lower than MD


> One thing keeps me bugging ;-)
> The output levels of the MM tracks seem a bit soft compared to the
> machine drum.
> The only way to crank it up is using distortion or high resonance
> and then it's way up if you know what I mean. On the MD the
> influence of distortion on the volume is far less.
> Adjusting overall track volume + volume in the amp section to max
> can't give me the same output as the MD, it's at least 10db
> difference!
> Is this as designed? Or is it due to the dynamix processor on the MD.
> (or the lack of it on the MM)
> It seems to me that the full dynamic potential of the output stage
> of the MM is not used, unless you use a lot of distortion or extreme
> resonance.
>
> Ronald.
>