Elektron Musical Instruments

Hi all,
Just wanted to weigh in on a couple MD topics now that I've had a little time to play with
my new favorite toy.  I am totally amazed at the flexibility of this machine, and I'm
excited to have the chance to give input on the OS.
The sounds are phenomenal, and the sound selection system and parameter layout is really
intuitive.  Being able to sequence parameters makes this machine a true instrument.  Also,
I have spent entire evenings just tweaking the delay module: it sounds fantastic, and
really approaches the behavior of an analog box.  So many of the outboard applications I
was planning to use the 6 outputs for seem awkward and totally unnecessary now that I have
heard the internal effects.  Putting a giant booming reverb or an arhythmic delay on only
occasional notes is just too much fun.  With outboard patches, this kind of thing can be
very hard to replicate, but I love that this is all saved with the kit.  The MD begs you
to experiment.

I have to agree with those asking for a few global options: being able to cater a few
things to the way we each work would only add to the functionality.  Having one slot where
the knob functions are reversed would be great for live use, where fine tuning might be
less needed, but big sweeps are used for drama.  Same goes for the muting function,
although I have to say I like the idea of seeing which mutes/unmutes will happen when
FUNCTION is released.

How about a function, maybe accessible via a double engagement of mute, which allows one
to "solo" a given sound?  Often I have so much going on, I would like a quick way to tell
what a certain sound is doing.

Also, this one is quite important to me: as many times as I study the manual, I can never
be positive if I am about to clear a pattern or track.  Either way, it occurs to me that
this is an excellent opportunity to put the yes/no keys to work.  The other night a stray
button press zapped a pattern I was working on:  The message "pattern clear" is
informative, but much better would be "pattern clear? Y/N".  Then we could have a chance
to change our minds....  Anyone else think this would be a good safety feature?  It would
only really be required on the clear function.  An alternative could be an undo feature.

Again, I can't say enough good things about this box.  It has already changed the way I
think about rhythms.  Thanks to Elektron for restoring my faith in hardware.

cheers, 
Jason

<jasonvstarnes@h...> wrote:

> Putting a giant booming reverb or an arhythmic delay on only
> occasional notes is just too much fun.  

Agree!! :)

> Having one slot where the knob functions are reversed would be 
> great 

Yeah, I actually end up pushing the buttons most of the time, so the 
ability to switch would be great. The click sound when you push the 
knobs disappeared from most of my knobs a long time ago...

> How about a function, maybe accessible via a double engagement of 
mute, which allows one
> to "solo" a given sound?  Often I have so much going on, I would 
like a quick way to tell
> what a certain sound is doing.

I agree with this to. It would make the functionality of the MD more 
like a mixer, which is ideal for live use and live recording.
 
> Also, this one is quite important to me: as many times as I study 
the manual, I can never
> be positive if I am about to clear a pattern or track.  Either way, 
it occurs to me that
> this is an excellent opportunity to put the yes/no keys to work.  
The other night a stray
> button press zapped a pattern I was working on:  The message 
"pattern clear" is
> informative, but much better would be "pattern clear? Y/N".  Then 
we could have a chance
> to change our minds....  Anyone else think this would be a good 
safety feature?  

Definitely. And, as you say, only needed for the clear function, or 
if pasting involves clearing another track/pattern. 

Regards,
Nils

> Also, this one is quite important to me: as many times as I study the
> manual, I can never be positive if I am about to clear a pattern or track. 

if you are recording, the record light is on, and you will clear, paste and
copy tracks.  If not recording, the light is off and you will manipulate
patterns....

a track solo would be cool....

also cool....would be if one of the kick machines....let you
put a *positive* pitch envelope on the kick...this would be good for
jungle bass......

Also would be cool if 0 for the NOIS in the kick drum completely eliminated
the noise at the beginning of hte kick, leaving 1 to be the smallest amount
of noise.

-N, basshead.

>also cool....would be if one of the kick machines....let you
>put a *positive* pitch envelope on the kick...this would be good for
>jungle bass......

yes, something like this would be great !

Mundo
StrikeFM
http://www.strikefm.co.uk

--- In elektron-users@y..., shifty@g... wrote:
also cool....would be if one of the kick machines....let you
> put a *positive* pitch envelope on the kick...this would be good for
> jungle bass......

I think you can use one of the single-cycle LFO waveforms to do this. 
At least if the kick you're using has a pitch parameter.

Regards,
Nils