Elektron Musical Instruments

On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 04:56:20PM -0000, binaryzero1 wrote:
>    Hi...
>    I heard about pot meters / dials breaking off or getting lose (sorry
>    for my bad english, i hope i spell this right)
>    And i heard this was fixed with new dials on the newer models.

the original (first 100 beta machines) batch had encoder problems, but these
were repaired under warranty and that was three years ago anyway.

they're also doing new MD encoders since the introduction of the Monomachine,
but this is because of the feel of the encoders (they have more resistance
and values can be fine-tuned easier) rather than because of problems.

>    My dials are dark grey/almost black are this the old or newer dials ?

they all look the same.

>    And someone said to me: the problem with the pots will happen to
>    everyone some day between now and 2 years. So im wondering what
>    other people think about this and maybe tell me if i got the new or
>    old dials.

I've only heard of one person who had problems with his and he travelled with
it frequently and seemed to have a not-so-great case.

the encoders are plastic so they are of course more brittle than metal
counterparts and if you place enough sideways force on them they will
break. so just keep this in mind when you're handling/packing it and you
should be fine.

and regarding the knobs falling off of the encoders themselves....I doubt
it. I've had to take them off before on both my MD and my MnM and it was
not easy. so unless you've popped them on and off a bunch of times, they
should be very tight on there.

Hope that helps!
Joe