Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Melnyk <jmelnyk@c...> wrote:
> On Oct 13, 2004, at 7:57 PM, ze2be wrote:
> 
> > On the MM you need to twiddle in windows to change between
> >  lfos, filters, effects and so on.
> 
> true. but the tradeoff is that you get endless rotaries to control the 
> parameters
> and the price is a lot cheaper than it would be if everything had a 
> dedicated knob
> (look at the nord lead 3, for example).
> 
> >  I cant twiddle windows while im playing!!! Also the knobs is
> >  unusable, fingers get tired after minutes, because the knobs need to 
> > be pressed in to hold
> >  their position, otherwise they jump out to a second mode.
> 
> this isn't exactly correct. the knobs only need to be pushed in to 
> accelerate
> change in parameters. in other words, if you don't push them in, the 
> value changes
> by one with each "tick" as you turn it; if you do push them in, it 
> changes by seven
> with each "tick." there's no other second mode that they can jump to if 
> released.
> 
> true, it may not be the best set up for someone wishing to play and 
> tweak.  but I
> think the focus was slightly more towards the "interactive sequencing" 
> end.  most
> people (it seems) use the keyboard to write sequences and then tweak 
> later.
> 
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I know, or I defenitly did when I tried it. But the fact that I deeply love thae
hart of this synth, maks me want to play it!! Im seriously thinking of getting an Alesis
Photon-X25, as it has endless controllers, just to play the MM!

Regarding the click/second mode function knobs. When I play, I need to get the
full range of the knob, in one turn, not 10 turns! But are you saying you just need press
the knob once, and it stays there? You dont have to keep it pushed? Thats funny, because
when I tested it, I puched them all thwe time, it made my fingers go white of blood
loss!! heheh!

Well, still I would need an external controller. Do you know if ALL the
parameters can be assigned to different external controllers, or do they share the knobs, 
like on the MM? So that you have to press shift to go between lfo and filter, on the same 
knob, foreksample.

Thanks :-)
Kim Svendsen