Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Paul Nagle <paul@s...> wrote:
> On 18 Jan 2004 08:27:46 -0000, elektron-users@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> 
> 
> >I've had my eye on this one, although 8 monophonic
> >tracks seems like less than I would ultimately need... 
> 
> Then you probably do not need a step sequencer. The P3 and the Zeit
> are step sequencers and it is the interaction with the individual
> steps that make them into performance instruments. The term sequencer
> has been, to a large extent, hijacked by MIDI Recording and Editing
> Hardware/Software.
> Modern Step Sequencers such as those I've mentioned are few and far
> between, largely attempting to recreate the type of sequencing offered
> by the Moog 960, Arp Sequencer, Korg SQ10 and so on. Modern step
> sequencers include the amazing (4-track) Notron, Polymorph, Doepfer
> MAQ and so on. If you are asking for lots of tracks, don't care about
> interaction with individual notes, sequence lengths, direction etc.
> and want polyphony, then you most likely want something equivalent to
> the Roland MC series, Akai MPC or Yamaha QY. For me, these are not
> "sequencers" at all but then I'm old... 8-)
> 
> Once upon a time, everyone agreed what the word sequencer meant. Even
> when Roland introduced its digital microcomposers - the MC4 and so on
> - it was still a recognisable musical controller in its own right.
> Thesedays a "sequencer" can be the entire gig <g>!
> 
> Paul

totally agree!
For me, i love stepsequencers (ordered P3 last week) and already got
Schaltwerk, MAQ and FR777. Also got these Elektron Tools, as well
owning a QY700 and a MC2000xl, but make use of them a lot (the last
two!!!). Stepsequencing and Midirecording are for me two total
diffrent things, with midi i tired a the whole bench of Computer
stuff, but never become so happy like i get with Stepsequencers.
True, maybe it is the age...
Stefan