Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "daniel_elektron" <daniel@e...>
wrote:
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Joe <jmelnyk@c...> wrote:
> 
> > >    ps. I wonder if it can record midi notes via midi-in port..
> > 
> > me too! I think I tried it once on the keyboard version; and if I
> > remember correctly, it worked just fine.
> 
> Yes, you can record notes either on the MIDI channel assigned to the 
> track, or the special "auto-channel", which follows the channel you 
> select on the Mono-interface. This was made with the table-top in 
> mind.
> 
> > I wish they would give more info about the tabletop version, 
> though.
> 
> There are no secrets really. It's all the same, even running the 
> exact same OS! Just missing eveything you see to the right on the 
> keyboard.
> 
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, <epetitmartien@mac...> wrote:
> 
> > now 600 is a "bit" too much… there must be some building reasons 
> > behind that (more time consuming to make?)
> 
> That is correct. The Mono-keyboard is actually very complicated to 
> make, and we made many special solutions to cram everything in 
> there. We didn't want to go away from the Machinedrum-size-standard, 
> and it was hard to meet the high-voltage regulations in the little 
> space we had. It makes the case quite expensive to make. And also, 
> there is a reason you don't see that kind of wide array of LED's on 
> many synths. Try to make a circuit board that wide without it 
> breaking! :) There are many reasons for the Monomachine keyboard 
> costing some money, but we really wanted to reach our vision with 
> the way it looks, and the way it makes some kind of lego-feeling 
> together with the MD! That, and that I always wanted a synth that 
> will get attention on stage. :)
> 
> Daniel

You broke my heart!
Love,
Stefan