Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "droolmaster0" <implode7@p...>
wrote:
> I have heard from someone else also that the synthesis is limited, 
> and that the sound isn't particularly good.

sound = good is a matter of taste, I guess.  but I think that it's
very good, even in comparison to a Nord and some true analog
synths I have. (BTW, you shouldn't need to hear sound opinions from
anyone else, since there's a ton of representative sound demos online.
decide for yourself what your ears like :-)

the synthesis is somewhat limited, but only with respect to voice,
since it's primarily a multitimbral monophonic synthesizer/sequencer.
 but synthesis-wise, I don't think it's not limited at all. for
example, some machines offer up to eight oscillators for one
monophonic voice and they can be individually tweaked to a good
extent. also, the LFO's can be routed to *anything* within the machine
(which can't be said for many synths). also in general, a synth has
three or four parameters defining an oscillator's sound (base pitch,
waveshape, volume and sometimes a modulator choice) and within the
Monomachine, there's usually between six and eight.


> how is the Machinedrum a better purchase than, say, a really good 
> pattern based sequencer?


the Machinedrum IS a really good pattern based sequencer. and it
offers up to 24 tweakable parameters per drum sound (including a
dedicated LFO per drum sound, which is also assignable to any
parameter (or other drum sound)). so it has a tremendous amount of
sonic options.


> Or, are you saying that, the integrated 
> synthesizer is more than the sum of its parts? (I'm looking to be 
> convinced).


yes, that's also true. and I think that that's a lot of the motivation
behind the Monomachine.  the workflow and interaction with the machine
is excellent, even though it's a bit different from a lot of other
synthesizers.

Joe.