Elektron Musical Instruments

I think boring is very subjective. Something can be repetitive and meditati=
ve 
without being "boring". IMO a repetitive track can be effective if all the =

elements are "in the pocket". With that said, I think the flaw in your trac=
k is the 
bass-line — it strikes me as a little stiff. With a down-tempo track it see=
ms 
you'd want a sexy, laid-back slide to the bass-line. In particular, the thi=
rd note 
sounds a bit off — I'm not great with pitch (being a drummer), but to my ea=
r the 
third note doesn't "sing", it's a little "flubby" — are there two pitches t=
here? You 
might also move the note a little behind the beat. The 4th, 5th and 6th not=
es; 
also too stiff, might try swinging the quantize there — or better yet, pitc=
h bend 
the 5th note into the 6th. A friend once said (wisely), "if you establish a=
 strong 
bass (base?) you can build mountains..."

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Ronald Vonk (Roonan)" <info@r...> 
wrote:
> Again been busy with Downtempo.
> Not sure if it's good enough for next weeks Diesel U-Music contest.
> I always want to put in more and more, I've got the feeling this one is a=

> litlle boring,
> anyone................?
> http://home.planet.nl/~vonk0072/Demo/Roonan-Demo-2004-004.mp3
> ( it's another jam with the awesome trio Mnm, MD and ESX-1)
> 
> Ronald.