Elektron Musical Instruments

My girlfriend ordered my MachineDrum on the May 2nd. It was supposed 
to arrive today (May 5), but was held by customs because Elektron 
didn't include some sort of FCC compliance forms (and I know that's 
happened to others on this list). It also turns out that FedEx 
required some kind of Importer ID Input form 5106 to be filled out. 

Any members on this list buy a MachineDrum recently? Did everything 
go smoothly for you? I'm just curious how common this is.

BTW, I couldn't be happier to be getting my MachineDrum. Better late 
than never! :)

-Steven

I had the same thing happen to me last year.  I thought it was 
normal for U.S. customers.  FedEx called, I shelled out the fee, 
faxed back the form, and a couple of days later I got my baby.

-JS
http://www.iamjen.com


--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "stevenlebeau" 
<stevenlebeau@y...> wrote:
> My girlfriend ordered my MachineDrum on the May 2nd. It was 
supposed 
> to arrive today (May 5), but was held by customs because 
Elektron 
> didn't include some sort of FCC compliance forms (and I know 
that's 
> happened to others on this list). It also turns out that FedEx 
> required some kind of Importer ID Input form 5106 to be filled 
out. 
> 
> Any members on this list buy a MachineDrum recently? Did 
everything 
> go smoothly for you? I'm just curious how common this is.
> 
> BTW, I couldn't be happier to be getting my MachineDrum. 
Better late 

> than never! :)
> 
> -Steven

>My girlfriend ordered my MachineDrum on the May 2nd

Is she also paying?


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Well, it arrived today (only one day late, which isn't so bad). 
Brought it with me to work today, and thankfully I didn't experience 
any of the problems mentioned by Simon. The knobs do have a bit of 
resistance to them, but I think they feel great. The buttons also 
feel real solid. 

Having owned an RS-7000, I was familiar with grid-style programming, 
but the way the MachineDrum does it is much more satisfying, somehow.
 
> >My girlfriend ordered my MachineDrum on the May 2nd
> 
> Is she also paying?

Well, I'm paying her back once my tax returns come in the mail... :)

-Steven

>
>Having owned an RS-7000, I was familiar with grid-style programming, 
>but the way the MachineDrum does it is much more satisfying, somehow.
> 

Do you know whats even better? A MD and  a RS7000.
I've come up with a way to let them interact in a Live situation, very flexibel!!!
I record drums and parameter movements in the RS (on 4 tracks) and live i can record them back in the MD when changing styles. This way you can mix styles because the beats of the last style keeps playing on the MD when mixing in new tracks. 
If anyone's interested i can tell the complete trick to do this.

>
>Huh!, maar je had er toch al een>???? 
>

Kenny! Nice to see you here too.
It was a reply to this lucky guy with a nice girlfriend.
I hope she still we like him when she finds out he's loving his MD more :-D
btw did you miss the Sample Contest???

Grtz Ronald.


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Roonan@p... wrote:
> >
> >Having owned an RS-7000, I was familiar with grid-style 
programming, 
> >but the way the MachineDrum does it is much more satisfying, 
somehow.
> > 
> 
> Do you know whats even better? A MD and  a RS7000.
> I've come up with a way to let them interact in a Live situation, 
very flexibel!!!

I don't have the RS7000 anymore, but I do have an E-mu XL-7 Command 
Station, which is becomming a more awesome sequencer with every 
operating system update they release! I can't wait to try doing 
similar stuff to what you're doing with the RS7000!

> It was a reply to this lucky guy with a nice girlfriend.
> I hope she still we like him when she finds out he's loving his MD 
more :-D

Actually, I'm teaching her to use the MachineDrum too, so we can 
enjoy it together. :)

-Steven