Elektron Musical Instruments

Hi,

I've been using the MD for awhile now, completely happy with it, 
but wouldn't it be great if you could assign whatever you want to 
the 8 pots once you've got your song done for a jam. 

ie. Once your song is done, you then could assign,say, kick 
decay to pot 1, then hi hat decay to pot 2, then the pitch of your 
cymbal on pot 3 etc. so you could do a proper jam in one go (like 
the real 909). It could be a preference that you could turn on or off 
on the song edit page. 

I, for one, would love this feature, what do you guys think?

On Sun Apr 21 2002, buzzard2uk <nosebleed@...> wrote:

> I've been using the MD for awhile now, completely happy with it, 
> but wouldn't it be great if you could assign whatever you want to 
> the 8 pots once you've got your song done for a jam. 
> 
> ie. Once your song is done, you then could assign,say, kick 
> decay to pot 1, then hi hat decay to pot 2, then the pitch of your 
> cymbal on pot 3 etc. so you could do a proper jam in one go (like 
> the real 909). It could be a preference that you could turn on or off 
> on the song edit page. 

This has been on my wish list since the beta versions of the
MD. But... I haven't sent the email to the guys at Elektron. Please do
that! Either support@... or info@... should do.

If we don't tell them, they won't know. I want this feature, badly!

/Janne

-- 
Janne G:son Berg, d3berg@...   http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d3berg
                                      .

--- In elektron-users@y..., "Janne G:son Berg" <d3berg@d...> 
wrote:

> This has been on my wish list since the beta versions of the
> MD. But... I haven't sent the email to the guys at Elektron. 
Please do
> that! Either support@e... or info@e... should do.
> 
> If we don't tell them, they won't know. I want this feature, badly!
> 
> /Janne
> 
> -- 
> Janne G:son Berg, d3berg@d...   
http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d3berg
>                                       .

I just sent them an email, i suggest anybody else how llikes this 
idea to send them one as well. This would be an excellent 
feature to have.

I\ufffdve sent them some suggestions but so far nothing. A solo function and 
being able to make parameter locks to 2 steps simultaneosly (presiing 2 
buttons at the same time) would be great.
One good idea is to get a cheap knob controller for it...
Rui

>From: "buzzard2uk" <nosebleed@...>
>Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [elektron] Assigning the pots
>Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 23:55:03 -0000
>
>--- In elektron-users@y..., "Janne G:son Berg" <d3berg@d...>
>wrote:
>
> > This has been on my wish list since the beta versions of the
> > MD. But... I haven't sent the email to the guys at Elektron.
>Please do
> > that! Either support@e... or info@e... should do.
> >
> > If we don't tell them, they won't know. I want this feature, badly!
> >
> > /Janne
> >
> > --
> > Janne G:son Berg, d3berg@d...
>http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d3berg
> >                                       .
>
>I just sent them an email, i suggest anybody else how llikes this
>idea to send them one as well. This would be an excellent
>feature to have.
>


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It would be very cool if one could use the machinedrum's 
separate outs to send CV data to control old analog synths. 
This should be easy to do if one could scale the output of 
the gnd-sn machine and send out discrete pitches. Kinda 
like a tunable cross between the midi-machine and the 
gnd-sn machine.

On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 12:22:48 -0000 buzzard2uk 
<nosebleed@...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been using the MD for awhile now, completely happy with it, 
> but wouldn't it be great if you could assign whatever you want to 
> the 8 pots once you've got your song done for a jam. 
> 
> ie. Once your song is done, you then could assign,say, kick 
> decay to pot 1, then hi hat decay to pot 2, then the pitch of your 
> cymbal on pot 3 etc. so you could do a proper jam in one go (like 
> the real 909). It could be a preference that you could turn on or off 
> on the song edit page. 
> 
> I, for one, would love this feature, what do you guys think?

I agree. This really would be nice. I just finished putting 
together my first song on the machinedrum, and I very much 
would have liked to have this feature. It's not such a big 
deal in the studio cause you can record the parameters for 
one instrument at a time, but I believe that the 
machinedrum has the potential to be on of the greatest live 
electronic instruments / sequencers around, and this 
modification would give it a lot of strength. 
   Being able to jam out on all the pots in real time is 
just about the only advantage I can think of that the 909 
has over the machinedrum.

Anyone try an external knob box yet?


--- In elektron-users@y..., James David Beard <jdb9s@c...> wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 12:22:48 -0000 buzzard2uk 
> <nosebleed@a...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I've been using the MD for awhile now, completely happy with it, 
> > but wouldn't it be great if you could assign whatever you want to 
> > the 8 pots once you've got your song done for a jam. 
> > 
> > ie. Once your song is done, you then could assign,say, kick 
> > decay to pot 1, then hi hat decay to pot 2, then the pitch of 
your 
> > cymbal on pot 3 etc. so you could do a proper jam in one go (like 
> > the real 909). It could be a preference that you could turn on or 
off 

> > on the song edit page. 
> > 
> > I, for one, would love this feature, what do you guys think?
> 
> I agree. This really would be nice. I just finished putting 
> together my first song on the machinedrum, and I very much 
> would have liked to have this feature. It's not such a big 
> deal in the studio cause you can record the parameters for 
> one instrument at a time, but I believe that the 
> machinedrum has the potential to be on of the greatest live 
> electronic instruments / sequencers around, and this 
> modification would give it a lot of strength. 
>    Being able to jam out on all the pots in real time is 
> just about the only advantage I can think of that the 909 
> has over the machinedrum.

doh! that's a good idea. I'll see if I can hook it up to my
microwave XT...

>   Anyone try an external knob box yet?
> 
> 
> --- In elektron-users@y..., James David Beard <jdb9s@c...> wrote:
> > 
> > On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 12:22:48 -0000 buzzard2uk 
> > <nosebleed@a...> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I've been using the MD for awhile now, completely happy with it, 
> > > but wouldn't it be great if you could assign whatever you want to 
> > > the 8 pots once you've got your song done for a jam. 
> > > 
> > > ie. Once your song is done, you then could assign,say, kick 
> > > decay to pot 1, then hi hat decay to pot 2, then the pitch of 
> your 
> > > cymbal on pot 3 etc. so you could do a proper jam in one go (like 
> > > the real 909). It could be a preference that you could turn on or 
> off 
> > > on the song edit page. 
> > > 
> > > I, for one, would love this feature, what do you guys think?
> > 
> > I agree. This really would be nice. I just finished putting 
> > together my first song on the machinedrum, and I very much 
> > would have liked to have this feature. It's not such a big 
> > deal in the studio cause you can record the parameters for 
> > one instrument at a time, but I believe that the 
> > machinedrum has the potential to be on of the greatest live 
> > electronic instruments / sequencers around, and this 
> > modification would give it a lot of strength. 
> >    Being able to jam out on all the pots in real time is 
> > just about the only advantage I can think of that the 909 
> > has over the machinedrum.
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
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> 
>

Check out the doepfer drehbank for this, it has 64 knobs...  I am tempted :)

http://www.doepfer.de/db_e.htm

I would at least like to get some nice rubberized knobs to replace the
slippery plastic ones on the MD...

cheers
ripe

----- Original Message -----

From: "mrhardacid" <mrhardacid@...>
To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [elektron] Assigning the pots


>
>   Anyone try an external knob box yet?
>
>

Just got this email from elektron,

'Alot of users have requested this, so it's on our list. We will
discuss this and perhaps it will emerge in one of the upcoming 
OS upgrades. I cannot promise anything though. Thanks for your 
interest in our products!'

Kind regards
Anders Andersson
Elektron ESI AB

Fingers crossed that they implentment this then.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 04:52:18PM -0000, buzzard2uk wrote:
> Just got this email from elektron,
> 
> 'Alot of users have requested this, so it's on our list. We will
> discuss this and perhaps it will emerge in one of the upcoming 
> OS upgrades. I cannot promise anything though. Thanks for your 
> interest in our products!'

heh heh.  here's a dilemma for you:
which would you rather have:

3-voice separately triggerable sidstation patches, or
global knobs mode on the MD?  ;P

I am almost done with my MIDIBox 64, configured for
32 knobs, so the answer is easy for me :)

btw, the midibox project rules (http://ucapps.de).  you
could make a tiny little keyboard controller with it for
the sidstation, for example, even smaller than the qy-x0.  

-N

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--- In elektron-users@y..., James David Beard <jdb9s@c...> wrote:
> It would be very cool if one could use the machinedrum's 
> separate outs to send CV data to control old analog synths. 
> This should be easy to do if one could scale the output of 
> the gnd-sn machine and send out discrete pitches. Kinda 
> like a tunable cross between the midi-machine and the 
> gnd-sn machine.

As it is, if you've got an MS-20 or an SPV-355, you could use these 
synths' pitch-to-voltage converters. :)

But I think it's simpler to use a MIDI-CV converter instead. That way 
you free up the separate outs for other duties, and the timing and 
triggering will be much tighter than with P/V-converters. 
I use the MD to control a Roland SH-7 and a Korg MS-20 via a Kenton 
Pro-2000 (as well as an OSCar directly via MIDI), and this works 
great. The MS is now responding to volume and separate resonant high- 
and low pass filters separately (as well as standard gate and note 
voltages). All separately controllable per step... :) The MD 
sequencer is very inspiring to use, and gives very different results 
from a software sequencer.

Regards,
Nils

After I posted this idea, I was reminded by the 
folks at Elektron that the voltage output probably would not
go high enough to make a useful Midi-cv. I was just 
thinking out loud. I like to push my gear in as many 
directions as possible.
   When I get some dosh to spare, I'll definately be 
investing in a stand alone box for midi->cv so that I can 
sequence some of my monosynths with it. The MD sequencer 
is truly inspiring for percussion and mono lines. 

David

On Thu, 02 May 2002 07:30:52 -0000 belplascaprod 
<nilsodegaard@...> wrote:

> --- In elektron-users@y..., James David Beard <jdb9s@c...> wrote:
> > It would be very cool if one could use the machinedrum's 
> > separate outs to send CV data to control old analog synths. 
> > This should be easy to do if one could scale the output of 
> > the gnd-sn machine and send out discrete pitches. Kinda 
> > like a tunable cross between the midi-machine and the 
> > gnd-sn machine.
> 
> As it is, if you've got an MS-20 or an SPV-355, you could use these 
> synths' pitch-to-voltage converters. :)
> 
> But I think it's simpler to use a MIDI-CV converter instead. That way 
> you free up the separate outs for other duties, and the timing and 
> triggering will be much tighter than with P/V-converters. 
> I use the MD to control a Roland SH-7 and a Korg MS-20 via a Kenton 
> Pro-2000 (as well as an OSCar directly via MIDI), and this works 
> great. The MS is now responding to volume and separate resonant high- 
> and low pass filters separately (as well as standard gate and note 
> voltages). All separately controllable per step... :) The MD 
> sequencer is very inspiring to use, and gives very different results 
> from a software sequencer.
> 
> Regards,
> Nils
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
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> 
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