Elektron Musical Instruments

I've been leaning towards getting a machinedrum for awhile 
now... probably the primary reason I haven't yet is my concern 
whether it will work in my music, which is rock music with a bit of 
a radiohead/experimental side to it.  Generally I do go for a more 
artificial drum sound, but more in the vein of trashy samples than 
synthetic electronic sounds... that just blends with guitars a little 
better.

I really enjoy listening to the mp3s that members post here, but 
I've noticed that almost all of them (if not literally all of them) are 
pure electronic music.  Is anyone out there using a 
machinedrum in a more pop or rock setting where it has to blend 
in with guitars, pianos, vocals, etc., and how does it work for 
that?  Or even if you don't make that kind of music, I'm interested 
in your take on it as you're familiar with the instrument.

If I get a MD now it would certainly be a UW as I would definitely 
make use of the sampling capabilities, but I would be pretty 
disappointed with it if I was using mostly for sampling and not for 
synthesis, since that seems to be where it is most flexible (along 
with the sequencer, which is obviously appealing in its own 
right).

Thanks...

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, andyklug wrote:

> I really enjoy listening to the mp3s that members post here, but
> I've noticed that almost all of them (if not literally all of them) are
> pure electronic music.  Is anyone out there using a
> machinedrum in a more pop or rock setting where it has to blend
> in with guitars, pianos, vocals, etc., and how does it work for
> that?  Or even if you don't make that kind of music, I'm interested
> in your take on it as you're familiar with the instrument.

These guys are using quite a lot of MD in their music: 
http://www.cheshirecat.se/

Some kind of goth/rock music, quite OK.

/Janne

andyklug wrote:
> I've been leaning towards getting a machinedrum for awhile
> now... probably the primary reason I haven't yet is my concern
> whether it will work in my music, which is rock music with a bit of
> a radiohead/experimental side to it.  Generally I do go for a more
> artificial drum sound, but more in the vein of trashy samples than
> synthetic electronic sounds... that just blends with guitars a little
> better.

Just try it. It might give your music that extra bit of "je-ne-sais-quoi" to
make it really stand out from the rest. If you don't like it - sell it.
There's enough people out there who want it :-)

Gert
www.waveworld.tv