Elektron Musical Instruments

Anyone else think it might be good if some of the global effects 
could be routed to the sub outs?  For instance, the compressor -- I 
would love to be able to assign more than one, with different 
compression settings.  i.e. one on the main outs, and then one on a 
sub out for my bassdrum.  Something like that... I wonder if that 
would place too much processing load on the DSP?

On Thu Jun 13 2002, mrhardacid <mrhardacid@...> wrote:

> Anyone else think it might be good if some of the global effects 
> could be routed to the sub outs?  For instance, the compressor -- I 
> would love to be able to assign more than one, with different 
> compression settings.  i.e. one on the main outs, and then one on a 
> sub out for my bassdrum.  Something like that... I wonder if that 
> would place too much processing load on the DSP?

I spoke to the Elektron guys a couple of months ago, and they told me
that the PI machines really eats a lot of DSP processing power, so in
order to guarantee that you are able to have 16 PI machines + fx
running at the same time, they can't really cram more stuff into of
the machine.

/Janne

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

I think it's a shame they've given the P-I machines so much 
attention. These machines are definitely the least interesting and 
useable. Their respective parameter ranges are really limited, they 
sound hard and metallic (and not really "physical"!), I use them 
quite rarely. I understand that these are the most "avant garde" 
and "new" machines in the MD, but that doesn't really help their 
usability. Frankly, I think the FM snare sounds equally realistic as 
the P-I snare. But then again, that's only my opinion... :) Nothing 
really beats the EFM sounds for punch and flexibility, I use them 80% 
of the time. Tonal, fx, bass, melodic and....drums. They can do it 
all. A few weeks back I did a 3-part string section with 3 tuned EFM 
hihats, using 6 LFOs. Marvellous. ;-)

Regards,
Nils


> I spoke to the Elektron guys a couple of months ago, and they told 
me
> that the PI machines really eats a lot of DSP processing power, so 
in

> order to guarantee that you are able to have 16 PI machines + fx
> running at the same time, they can't really cram more stuff into of
> the machine.
> 
> /Janne
> 
> -- 
> Janne G:son Berg, d3berg@d...   http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d3berg
>                                       .

belplascaprod wrote:

>I think it's a shame they've given the P-I machines so much 
>attention. These machines are definitely the least interesting and 
>useable.
>
Funny, I've asked for more P-I stuff 'cause I love it. :-)
Taste differs apparently.

>Frankly, I think the FM snare sounds equally realistic as 
>the P-I snare.
>
Should it sound realistic? Not for me.... if I wanted something that 
sounds realistic, I'd use samples.
I want the MD to sound original (but of course it depends on what you 
do, how you work and what you need)

>A few weeks back I did a 3-part string section with 3 tuned EFM 
>hihats, using 6 LFOs. Marvellous. ;-)
>
LOL :-))))

Did it sound as realistic as real strings? ;-))


-- 
Joeri Vankeirsbilck
joeri@...

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> >Frankly, I think the FM snare sounds equally realistic as 
> >the P-I snare.
> >
> Should it sound realistic? Not for me.... if I wanted something 
that 
> sounds realistic, I'd use samples.
> I want the MD to sound original (but of course it depends on what 
you 
> do, how you work and what you need)

I totally agree with you, I'm not one for realistic drums at all - 
that's why I in general like the FM sounds :), I just found it funny 
when the P-I "should" be the most realistic sounding machines...
 
> >A few weeks back I did a 3-part string section with 3 tuned EFM 
> >hihats, using 6 LFOs. Marvellous. ;-)
> >
> LOL :-))))
> 
> Did it sound as realistic as real strings? ;-))

Actually it sounded very realisticly....analog!! :-))

Regards, 
Nils