Elektron Musical Instruments

On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 02:02:09PM -0700, Gene Schwartz wrote:
>    Why  should one forget that entirely? It's not all of the picture, but
>    surely
>    it's SOME of the picture!

agreed! but the point is that features aren't always *everything*. I never
would have thought that my MD could make string sounds, given its
feature list, but it can.

>    It  really  cannot  be  worked  around  easily.

it can depending on what you're trying to do. if you want some simple
interleaving then you can work around it by chaining a couple patterns
together. but more complicated free-form sequences are pretty much out
of the question unless you're prepared for some serious pattern memory
consumption and a bit of arithmetic (no to mention time!).

>    This  is  true.  And  a  lot  of times certain features are the key to
>    creative
>    exploration. And it is also inspirational to work within different
>    envirnoments  at  different  times,  because  sometimes  you get stale
>    always
>    thinking the same way.

agreed. I think Roonan's point is in fact exactly what you state - that it
may not be the ideal sequencer, but the package as a whole is a great
environment that causes you to think and create things a certain way. and
this might be a new and exciting way to some people, even though it does
have its limitations.

>    The  spectralis sounds like it will be unbelievable...who knows, maybe
>    the
>    interface will be awkward, and it will wind up being less than the sum
>    of
>    its  parts.  But  it  sure  looks  like it will do a lot, and that the
>    sequencer
>    will be very powerful. It's also pretty expensive ($2500).

yes, it seems wicked expensive to me. the features always seem kind of
vague when I read it; but then again, so were the Mono's before it
was released. but anyway, it does sound like it will be quite a machine
to have.

Joe