Elektron Musical Instruments

At 08:40 AM 19/07/00 -0400, JP wrote:
>Any difference between the standard Station and the Ninja other than color
>scheme?  I think the answer is no but just checking.

The difference is basically just the appearance.  There's also a new set of
patches onboard, but you can download them from the web site.  Also, the
Ninja is limited to 50 copies.

>Any differences between older models of the Station and newer ones?  I
might >consider buying used but I know early runs of synths often have
hardware flaws >that get corrected down the line so maybe new is the way to
go?

There's different OS versions, but you can always download the latest
version from the web site.

>Are there any PC based editing environments to make editing the Station
>(especially the tables) a little easier.  I've seen alot of comments that
the >SID Station is actually really easy to get around in but the tables
are a >little more difficult to set up.  It might be nice to have software
to fall >back on just in case.

This I don't know about ... I haven't started looking for such a thing yet.
(I've only had my SidStation for about a week!)   Hopefully someone else on
the list can fill in the blanks for you.

>Saw a couple posts somewhere that a X0X step sequencer might be worked
into >the OS.  Any truth to that or is it just pure speculation/wishful
thinking.

I dunno about this, but there are 16 step sequencers out there.  I know
there's a few for PC, and there's also hardware ones by MAM and Doepfer.  I
bought the MAM SQ16 and it's really cool, except right now, it resets my
SidStation when I hook them directly together.  But, the guys at MAM are
helping me out with this problem, and hopefully it'll be resolved soon.

>By the way, in case it matters, I've got a Virus KB and an Electribe EA1
that >would be sharing duties w/ the SID.

I have an Electribe ER1 ... it kicks!  Great for freaky sounds, and you
gotta love the 16 step sequencing :)

8bit - Shawn Mativetsky
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