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Re: [elektron] Re: Machinedrum questions

2004-06-11 by Automatic Panic

--- tahvenaine2002 <toni.ahvenainen@...> wrote:
>  > If someone could explain not only what it is
> technically capable 
> of, 
> > but how you deal with the issue in the real world,
> it would be 
> > immensely helpful.
> 
> This is really hard to explain, because people have
> so many different 
> ways of working. There are some nice things in MD
> which could help 
> you. For example you  can trigger patterns with midi
> notes. This 
> means that you can just send a midi note from reason
> to Md to tell 
> which pattern it should play. (you can read more
> about these from 
> manual)
> 
> I myself you it in song-mode, because you can do
> some nice twists 
> there, what you cannot do with other boxes. Then I
> sync it to 
> sequencer with midi-clock. 
> 
> You can also save kits, songs and so on with sys-ex
> send and recall 
> them (even in different slots).
> 
> One thing that needs to be said, is that if you are
> used to make your 
> beats with computer and mouse, you will propably
> love this kind of 
> tactile control (I know I do!). I can say this kind
> of work method 
> can be very creative, but I'm not sure if I can say
> that from 
> computer and mouse, it's more like working...
> 
> Bottom line is that it is easier to work with MD
> than other 
> hardwareboxes, but it's always a little bit harder
> than software. But 
> working like this you gain something else than just
> quantative and 
> technical things(like in software and computers),
> it's more creative 
> and closer to music. It feels like making music, not
> programming it.
> 
> Toni.
> 
> 
> 



	
		
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