Elektron Musical Instruments

Hey there all.

The only thing I own for Elektron is the Sid.  And I freaking love that little guy.  I have some extra money to blow on gear right now, and the choice is coming down to getting an MD (I've lusted after one for a WHILE... but they are NOT cheap!), or upgrading two or three other pieces in my home studio.

My setup right now....

Elektron Sid
DSI Evolver (mono desktop)
Korg EMX-1
Korg ms2000r
Motu 828mkII.... and a well spec'd pc, some hardware efx units I like, my basses (with an efx pedalboard setup) and a chintzy little m-Audio oxygen 8 for a controller.

SO... I would probally upgrade the oxygen8 and probally get some tweaky efx units or some soft synth stuff.

I only had two questions....

1)  Please tell me the things you love about your MD that would talk me into buying one?

2)  Where can I go to get some hands-on time with one?  I live in Berkeley, CA.

Thanks much!

-0behn desu0-
be4n_anikean@...

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sell the korg emx-1 and buy a md-uw.

korg emx costs like 100$, good luck with that transaction....

j/k

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  From: domonik provaznik 
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  Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:18 AM
  Subject: Re: [elektron] MD incentive questions


  sell the korg emx-1 and buy a md-uw.


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true.

the only reseller of Elektron stuff in the BAy Area is Robotspeak on 
Haight street.  But they may or may not have any in store and/or for 
display.

-0behn desu0- wrote:
> Hey there all.
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> The only thing I own for Elektron is the Sid.  And I freaking love that little guy.  I have some extra money to blow on gear right now, and the choice is coming down to getting an MD (I've lusted after one for a WHILE... but they are NOT cheap!), or upgrading two or three other pieces in my home studio.
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> My setup right now....
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> Elektron Sid
> DSI Evolver (mono desktop)
> Korg EMX-1
> Korg ms2000r
> Motu 828mkII.... and a well spec'd pc, some hardware efx units I like, my basses (with an efx pedalboard setup) and a chintzy little m-Audio oxygen 8 for a controller.
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> SO... I would probally upgrade the oxygen8 and probally get some tweaky efx units or some soft synth stuff.
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> I only had two questions....
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> 1)  Please tell me the things you love about your MD that would talk me into buying one?
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> 2)  Where can I go to get some hands-on time with one?  I live in Berkeley, CA.
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> Thanks much!
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> -0behn desu0-
> be4n_anikean@...
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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>  
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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>   

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Well, here's my perspective:

I just recently got my MD, but I've had a monomachine and sidstation 
for a while and loved them. I sold a TR-909 to get my MD and I don't 
regret it at all. It replaces a rack of drum machines I've been 
hauling around for ages (Oberheim DMX, SCI Drumtraks, Zoom RT234, 
circuitbent HR-16) and I haven't yet found a style that I'd want to 
do that the MD couldn't handle. Chiptunes? Yep. House? Yep. Trance? 
Yep. Techno? Yep. Ambient? Yep.

This is quite a statement about a single drum machine! I am convinced 
that the MD is the ultimate drum machine for live use. Nothing even 
comes close for flexibility and stability in a live setting!

Anyway, I haven't even gotten to my favorite part - pattern 
programming. This is where the MD really shines. Before owning the MD 
I used to be pretty lazy about drums; I'd just loop a midi clip in 
Live and record a basic drum beat, copy it a few times and add 
progressively more elements to each descending clip so that I ended 
up with a few variations and then I'd just copy and paste into tracks 
and then I was done. The MD really revitalized my interest in drum 
programming because 1.) it is so easy 2.) it is insanely flexible 3.) 
it sounds soooooo goood! 

Now excuse me, I have some music to make :)

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "-0behn desu0-" 
<be4n_anikean@...> wrote:

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> Hey there all.
> ...>

Lol.  But.... but... I LIKE the emx-1!!! AND... VERY different prices ne?

I like the synths on the emx-1.... don't be mean to the little guy!!

Plus... I got it for like $80.

Yose.

-0behn desu0-
be4n_anikean@...


----Original Message Follows----

From: "domonik provaznik" <66provaznik@...>
Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [elektron] MD incentive questions
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:18:35 -0600

sell the korg emx-1 and buy a md-uw.

EXACTLY!!! ... lol... anybody here wanna trade a MD-UW for a slightly used 
very loved EMX-1?  I'll pay the shipping!

-0behn desu0-
be4n_anikean@...



----Original Message Follows----

From: "Jesse" <jesse@...>
Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [elektron] MD incentive questions
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 03:39:01 -0400

korg emx costs like 100$, good luck with that transaction....

j/k
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: domonik provaznik
   To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:18 AM
   Subject: Re: [elektron] MD incentive questions


   sell the korg emx-1 and buy a md-uw.


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