Elektron Musical Instruments

Hi all-
I am getting ready to purchase a Machine Drum and I have a couple of 
questions:

Does anyone use this machine with a Kawai Q-80 sequencer? I am wondering how 
well it will sync to the Q-80.

Are there any large OS bugs as of the new OS? I looked through the archive, 
but didn't seem to find much in the way of problems.

I also saw that some folks had really bad experiences with getting defective 
machines delivered. How is the recent track record?

Can the sequencer on the MD be used to sequencer external gear? i.e. 
Basslines, leads, etc?

Thanks in advance for any info! I am excited to join the MD masses!

Brooks




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On Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at 09:52 AM, Brooks Rongstad wrote:

> Are there any large OS bugs as of the new OS? I looked through the 
> archive,
> but didn't seem to find much in the way of problems.

The new OS is great.  In fact, I haven't had any problems since the <1.0 
OS versions.  Even then it was pretty minor stuff.

> I also saw that some folks had really bad experiences with getting 
> defective
> machines delivered. How is the recent track record?

Don't know about this, but you might want to email Elektron.  Apparently 
they had a bad batch of chips from a supplier, which caused some 
problems.  It's worth the risk tho, since Elektron is really good about 
fixing problems.  I had one of the first batch and they had some 
problems with the knobs on them.  I sent mine back and they replaced 
them for free.

> Can the sequencer on the MD be used to sequencer external gear? i.e.
> Basslines, leads, etc?

Yup, I use mine to sequence my sidstation and occasionally Vaz.  The 
audio inputs are also great for adding nifty effects to external gear.  
I use my MD to process vocals a lot.

c.

I use the machinedrum with a q80.  It will sync fine to the kawai, 
but I always use the machinedrum as the master clock. Get a midi 
merge and then you can use the machinedrum as the master and also 
have a keyboard input into the q80. I find this works the best.
   The machinedrum sequencer is great for sequencing bass lines, 
bleeps and other monophonic parts. Not so useful for chordy bits.



> Hi all-
> I am getting ready to purchase a Machine Drum and I have a couple 
of 
> questions:
> 
> Does anyone use this machine with a Kawai Q-80 sequencer? I am 
wondering how 
> well it will sync to the Q-80.
> 
> Are there any large OS bugs as of the new OS? I looked through the 
archive, 
> but didn't seem to find much in the way of problems.
> 
> I also saw that some folks had really bad experiences with getting 
defective 
> machines delivered. How is the recent track record?
> 
> Can the sequencer on the MD be used to sequencer external gear? 
i.e. 
> Basslines, leads, etc?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any info! I am excited to join the MD masses!
> 
> Brooks
> 
> 
> 
> 
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