Elektron Musical Instruments

Yeah, anything you want ! Just keep in mind it will lean to the 8bit grunge, :)

But strings from the SS is really nice , also toms .

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From: "Col Dee" <coldee@...>
To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 6:35 AM
Subject: [elektron] SidStation orchestra


> This question is probably quite naive, but I'll ask it anyway.
> 
> I have an Ensoniq Fizmo synth (glad to see it mentioned by someone as 
> a "unique hardware synth" cos it's my first synth and it certainly 
> beats to shit any other synth I've played!).
> 
> Anyway I've just won a SidStation on eBay and it will be arriving any 
> day now. I can honestly say I'm as excited now as I've been at any 
> other time in my life! Quite sad maybe, but I've wanted a SidStation 
> for 2 years now and to suddenly win one on eBay (and they crop up so 
> rarely there anyway) is a great feeling.
> 
> I'm into creating new, complex, evolving, organic sounds. That's why 
> I got the Fizmo (and it certainly has proved itself well capable of 
> creating amazing sounds!).
> 
> I want to know if the SidStation, as well as producing "highly 
> unusual electronic sounds and tones", can produce anything akin to 
> strings or other orchestral sounds. Also, can it do percussion 
> sounds*?
> 
> 
> 
> *Don't mention a Machinedrum as that's way out of my budget just now!
> 
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You can make sounds that fill the same sonic range and have stringlike qualities using the 
Sid, but don't try to make something that sounds like an actual string instrument. As for 
percussion, it can do some great aggressive hits and such. My best experiences with the Sid 
have been when I'm letting it lead me in some direction, just turning knobs and making 
adjustments until I get something that sounds cool, rather than shooting to emulate a real-life 
instrument.

> > 
> > I want to know if the SidStation, as well as producing "highly 
> > unusual electronic sounds and tones", can produce anything akin to 
> > strings or other orchestral sounds. Also, can it do percussion 
> > sounds*?
> >

>My best experiences with the Sid have been when I'm letting it lead 
me in some direction, just turning knobs and making adjustments until 
I get something that sounds cool, rather than shooting to emulate a 
real-life instrument.

Obviously! If I wanted to emulate a real-life instrument, I'd try to 
get a Korg or Roland synth. I do want the SidStation specifically for 
its weird and abstract sounds, and it will complement the Fizmo's 
very well I expect.

But it would be good to have something that could do nice, realistic 
strings.

The Hartmann Neuron's next on my list so I'm sure that should be able 
to do something string-like - and then turn that into a pipe organ!

Col.

At 5000$, i really hope you can do something string-like as you say.
If it can't,  take the 5000$ and just buy a violin + lessons or  rent
a string orchestra for a week...



on 19/04/03 3:58 PM, Col Dee at coldee@... wrote:

The Hartmann Neuron's next on my list so I'm sure that should be able
to do something string-like - and then turn that into a pipe organ!

Col.


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