Elektron Musical Instruments

i just don't like the feel of them - they DO feel old skool - like my old
Roland MSQ...Im just not into that feel I guess...not when Im touching the
buttons as much as I am on the MachineDrum.

as for solidity, yeah, the box itself feels solid...but the software is
already giving me problems.  The post last week about it freezing up when
recieving clock...that's happening to me.  Ive had to restart it 3 times
because of 'crashes'.

What was the result of those posts?  Anyone figure out what the problem was?
I dont have the OUT of the MD plugged into anything, just the IN (from the
out of my MOTU Timepiece)

ed
:: http://www.NuBreaks.com
:: 785.842..3378


----- Original Message -----
From: "machinedrum99" <machinedrum99@...>
To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:48 AM
Subject: [elektron] Re: First Impressions - I don't agree


> Hmmm, I have to disagree with your comments on the build quality.  I
> just got mine today and I think you're missing the point.  The buttons
> especially are definitely old-skool but that's only a style point (and a
nice
> one) and regardless, the whole thing has a bulletproof solidity about it.
>
> Having said that... see my next post :(
>
> --- In elektron-users@y..., "Ed" <freqdafunk@f...> wrote:
> > Two days ago, (after two weeks of shipping time) I finally recieved my
> > MachineDrum.
> >
> > The Bad
> > It didn't take me long to discover that the buttons and knobs feel VERY
> > cheap.  The buttons/knobs on my $300 Electribe feel smoother and
> more solid
> > than the ones on the $1100 MachineDrum...hmmm...  Also, there are a
> lot of
> > wierd interface flaws when using the menu system.  The Mute section
> is
> > dissapointing - you can't tweak the Master FX while anything is
> muted...and
> > there's no Solo feature (is there?).  Also you can't record via key
> input in
> > realtime - that'd be nice.
> >
> > The Good:
> > Sounds are really good.  I mean, that's the main reason I bought the
> thing =
> > the sounds.  I'm simply writing this email so anyone who is considering
> the
> > MD will think about if the 'feel' of it is important before dropping the
> > cash.  My whole stimulus for this mail is that if I'm going to pay a
> premium
> > fee for something, I want it to feel like it's worth every cent.  With
the

> > MachineDrum I do not feel as if they put USD$1100 into it.  Or spent
> $1080,
> > but then spemt $20 on the hardware.
> >
> > On that note - has anyone modded their MD?  Replaced
> knobs/buttons?  I
> > assume this can be done without too much hassle and would improve
> the whole
> > box (IMO) greatly.
> >
> > Ed
> > :: http://www.Q5Studios.com
> > :: 785.842..3378
>
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> What was the result of those posts?  Anyone figure out what the problem 
> was?
> I dont have the OUT of the MD plugged into anything, just the IN (from 
> the
> out of my MOTU Timepiece)

Well, midi out can't obviously be the cause of your problems, eve if it 
were connected to somehing.
But midi in can easily be if you send bad data to the md.
You should try your MD without anything connected to the midi in.
If it still crashes, then you could have a faulty unit.