Elektron Musical Instruments

On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 12:32:14PM -0700, nate wrote:
>    One
>    option  I  thought  of  was  find  a way to easily remove the joystick
>    during
>    transport  and  and then easily reattach when setting up, but not sure
>    the
>    best solution for that.


doubt it. it's glued on there so it probably can't be attached/removed
easily.


>    Has anyone come up with a good solution for transporting the MM?


there's a couple things I've come across, but they're not cheap.

custom ATA flight case - $250+ (have the manufacturer accomodate the joystick)
pelican 1750 case - ~$180 (shape the foam yourself to accomodate it)
gator (SKB style) 61 key case - ~$180 (has straps to secure the MnM;
                  thus it won't move around and bang against the joystick)

it might be worthwhile to note that the latter two have the disadvantage
of being a good bit larger than the MnM (though it can still be secured
with them). this might suck for transport/space concerns; that's up to you
to decide. BUT they have the advantage that you can use them for transporting
other synths/keyboards (a Nord lead, for example).

if anyone has better (and preferrably cheaper) solutions, I'm all ears!

Joe.
(I should note that I am still resisting buying the SFX-60 even though
 its more portable; the joystick and keyboard are too great an interface;
 though I'm beginning to think Elektron didn't make the SFX-6 as "live"
 (where transport is always necessary) an instrument as they could have
 once you consider the special case needs provided by the joystick)