Elektron Musical Instruments

On May 11, 2004, at 1:45 PM, schmackofanz wrote:

> really wish they had some sort of cardslot or a usb port to make 
> archiving data easier.
>  recording sysex to a sequencer is so 80s..........

I don't really find it difficult or a pain, but I record to my computer 
using a small
MIDI recording tool.  it takes about a minute to set up and a minute to 
record and
catalog it.  sure, a cardslot would be better since it's onboard, but 
those things often
take a while to write as well; AND it would drive the cost up even 
more.  plus you'd
still probably want to back up the card.

I don't see the benefit of a USB port built in; I use a MIDI->USB cable 
and it's
effectively the same thing (you still have to cue up the computer to 
capture the
data, as you would with a direct USB connection).

all that said, though, I don't back up as often as I should. I *should* 
do it whenever
I complete a track, but I really only do it when I'm upgrading the OS 
or if my
machine's memory is filling up.

Joe