Elektron Musical Instruments

seconded. you will love it. the sounds are REALLY good, and the 
sequencer is really powerful.

in combo with a JP6 - you will be very happy.

even happier if you have the JP6 upgrade.

/m

On Sep 30, 2004, at 2:58 PM, Nils Odegaard wrote:

> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "analog_geek" <marsholie@h...>
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>> I finally sold my mc909 on ebay. I was thinking hard about getting
>> the machinedrum. can anyone answer a couple of quick pestions for
> me?
>> One is can the machine drum controll other synths. Say i want to
> wrie
>> a melody and have it play my jupiter 6 is this possible? I have
> about
>> 5 synths and would like to knowq if the machine drum can sequence
> all
>> of them if i like. also can the machine drum record CC imformation.
>> say i want a knob to turn at a certain point in the melody. thanks
> to
>> all who reply. Love the contest entries btw.
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> The Machinedrum has sequencing possibilities, but it's not like a
> regular soft sequencer. There are 16 parts in total, and they can be
> assigned to either internal MD sounds or MIDI sequencing parts (there
> are other possibilities as well, but they're not relevant here).
> Which means you can control a total of 16 external synths.
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> A MIDI sequencing part is basically monophonic (one trigger at a
> time, one basic note), but each step can play up to 3 notes
> simultaneously (triggered as one note). Which means that if you like
> to play big chords, you're in trouble. You wouls need a multitimbral
> synth, and set it up with the same sound on several channels. Not
> ideal..
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> It's not the most versatile of MIDI sequencers, but it does have its
> strengths, like the ability to set all parameters separately for each
> step (like CCs, eight per track). If you're using something like a
> modular analog synth with a MIDI-to-CV converter, you'll have a
> serious step sequencer. I've tried it with a Korg MS-20, and it works.
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> Hope this helps. You'll never regret buying a Machinedrum. :-)
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> Regards,
> Nils
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