Elektron Musical Instruments

> 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!).

I'll probably sound like a total anorak, but never mind.

The Chief Engineer on the Fizmo was the same guy who designed the SID chip used in the SIDstation! Bob Yannes. I spoke to him some years back about the SID, and he thought that Future Music gave him a terribly inaccurate review of the Fizmo - he wasn't pleased.

Jeremy.

I'd like to know how you use the Md with software sequencers like Logic:

do you use it like a sound module?
do you sync the MD sequencer to midi clock from the computer?
do you record a pattern in audio and then arrange your songs within the 
computer?

I want to find the best way to use the MD in my studio; I love creating 
patterns on the MD, so I won't use it only as a sound module; I'd also 
like to introduce sound variations within the song and not only within 
patterns with parameter locks.
Is there a way to achieve this with Logic?

Is it better to use the song mode in the MD, or trigger patterns from 
Logic?
With song mode, I can program mutes; can I do that in Logic too?

Thanks in advance to those who are going to reply!

I checked Logic and Cubase. They are both quite good because they 
integrate midi and audio. My problem is that those sequencers doesn;t 
speed up composing process and they are not good for experimenting.. 
unless you have external controls which are quite expensive. So I 
started programming my own sequencer. I know it sounds crazy but I am 
just not satisfied with existing tools.. I am planning to implement 
Machinedrum pattern import too.. 

You can check it here: http://www.erekutro.com/grapefruit/

regards,
Miha

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Federico Ciapi 
<federico.ciapi@t...> wrote:
> I'd like to know how you use the Md with software sequencers like 
Logic:
> 
> do you use it like a sound module?
> do you sync the MD sequencer to midi clock from the computer?
> do you record a pattern in audio and then arrange your songs within 
the 
> computer?
> 
> I want to find the best way to use the MD in my studio; I love 
creating 
> patterns on the MD, so I won't use it only as a sound module; I'd 
also 
> like to introduce sound variations within the song and not only 
within 
> patterns with parameter locks.
> Is there a way to achieve this with Logic?
> 
> Is it better to use the song mode in the MD, or trigger patterns 
from 

> Logic?
> With song mode, I can program mutes; can I do that in Logic too?
> 
> Thanks in advance to those who are going to reply!

> I checked Logic and Cubase. They are both quite good because they
> integrate midi and audio. My problem is that those sequencers doesn;t
> speed up composing process and they are not good for experimenting..
> unless you have external controls which are quite expensive.

Well, they can speed up composing, because you can easily play with the 
arrangement.
My problem is that I can't seamlessly integrate the MD with Logic.
The best way to achieve this has been recording patterns in logic and 
then sequence the loops.

>  So I
> started programming my own sequencer. I know it sounds crazy but I am
> just not satisfied with existing tools.. I am planning to implement
> Machinedrum pattern import too..
>
> You can check it here: http://www.erekutro.com/grapefruit/
>

Looks nice, but I'm on a Mac.
Pattern import would be great!

Cool.  I've been looking for a simple midi sequencer.  I'll try it out
at home.  I hope you get the midi record In soon!  I have not been
satisfied with the existing tools either, but I have no idea how to
make my own.
I'll get some feedback to ya also.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "manaay" <mlampret@e...> wrote:

> I checked Logic and Cubase. They are both quite good because they 
> integrate midi and audio. My problem is that those sequencers doesn;t 
> speed up composing process and they are not good for experimenting.. 
> unless you have external controls which are quite expensive. So I 
> started programming my own sequencer. I know it sounds crazy but I am 
> just not satisfied with existing tools.. I am planning to implement 
> Machinedrum pattern import too.. 
> 
> You can check it here: http://www.erekutro.com/grapefruit/
> 
> regards,
> Miha