Elektron Musical Instruments

Hello,

We are extensively using the MachineDrum live with songs.
We have 2 bugs which are very annoying when playing live :

1 - mute parameters in song mode is erroneous on the first beat of the
song when song is freshly loaded.

In order to use less patterns, we use the mute parameter in order for
example to only have the kick in a song intro.  So, the first line of
a song has all the instruments muted except the kick.  If the song is
just loaded and we play the song, the first beat always plays a crash
with the kick, although it should only play the kick drum alone.  This
bug didn't exist in OS version 1.12b.


2 - snare drum get stuck playing at lower velocity.

After a while, the snare drum doesn't sound like it should.  We have
to shut down the MD and turn it on again to reset the unit and have
the correct sound. I think this is the most annoying bug.  This bug
was already present in OS version 1.12b.


We tried to reset the unit many times, and reload different versions
of the OS without success.  Constructing a drum kit or a song from
scratch doesn't solve the problems also, so I guess this is not a
corrupted data problem.

I need to know if Elektron plans to release a new firmware for the
MachineDrum and when.  Moreover, I would like to say that I am a bit
disappointed about the MachineDrum's reliability on stage.  A
MachineDrum without serious bugs would be perfect, and a quick
responsivity from Elektron would be best.


Thank you very much for your help!

Best wishes,
Camille

tuscland wrote:
> We are extensively using the MachineDrum live with songs.
> We have 2 bugs which are very annoying when playing live :


Did you try emailing elektron support directly??  You'll probably get a 
more direct/quicker response.

> Hello,
>
> We are extensively using the MachineDrum live with songs.
> We have 2 bugs which are very annoying when playing live :
>
> 1 - mute parameters in song mode is erroneous on the first beat of the
> song when song is freshly loaded.
>
> In order to use less patterns, we use the mute parameter in order for
> example to only have the kick in a song intro.  So, the first line of
> a song has all the instruments muted except the kick.  If the song is
> just loaded and we play the song, the first beat always plays a crash
> with the kick, although it should only play the kick drum alone.  This
> bug didn't exist in OS version 1.12b.

I confirm this bug, just discovered it last night.. glad I was not the
only one :) ... The first time through (most of the time) on a song, the
first step triggers all the tracks for one step then has the correct
muting... on further stops/restarts the result is varied.

chrism