Elektron Musical Instruments

Thanks for the info Joe, it is fun learning how to get the most out 
of these great instruments, I learn more all the time from this list.
Happy holidays!  -scott


--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <jmelnyk@c...> wrote:
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "izfunky" <izfunky@a...> 
wrote:
> > Also, are you using song mode with both machines, matching up 
> > everything and then recording it? I think I'm going to try that 
next 
> > instead of muting and unmuting tracks.  It's taking a bit more 
pre-
> > planning but I think end result will sound better and more put 
> > together for me.  -scott
> 
> hey scott,
> yeah. song mode certainly has its advantages. my favorite one is 
that
> you can focus more on parameter tweaking and not have to worry about
> changing patterns + muting and unmuting tracks. plus if things are
> mapped out to specific lengths then its easier to record individual
> tracks of a song piece by piece (since I don't have an audio 
interface
> with 24 inputs and thus can't record all individual tracks at once),
> which gives you direct control over everything in the song.
> 
> sometimes I'll use it and sometimes I won't. it usually just depends
> on how complicated the changes are. if they're very basic, then I'll
> just use pattern mode. but if there are several changes or several
> patterns in the song and I want to incorporate drum fills, several
> track transposes, etc. then I will certainly use song mode. but 
yeah,
> you have to do a bit of arithmetic to make sure that the MD and the
> MnM match up with eachother (if their step lengths are different, 
that
> is). also the trick (for me at least) seems to be that if you start
> with song mode too early in the song's creation then you might have 
to
> re-program different parts of it several times. but if you start 
later
> on (i.e. once you have the structure pretty much set in stone), then
> it's a bit easier and less tedious.
> 
> Have fun!
> Joe.