Elektron Musical Instruments

So, now that we know the MonoMachine is not coming out for at least a couple
months, and by the way they stated it in their friend update they are ready
except for parts (not that I believe this, but that¹s how it sounded)  Who
thinks we will actually see some improvements and additions to the MD?  I
don't, but I sure wish I did.....does anyone out there think the MD is going
to be updated with new machines, templates, all the other great suggestions
we have seen on this bopard from time to time, or will it just stay the
same? it's been over a year (?) now since anything has been done to thhe MD,
and I forsee it staying the same while new projects come out, and eventually
in a couple years the MD2 comes out

comments?

I expect they'll be working on the MM software, debugging it and 
adding things they thought they didn't have time to include for a June 
release. That's what I got out of the update, anyway.




--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, ":'(" <rajcoont@h...> wrote:


> [ is the MD getting new features? Probably not, huh? ]


> comments?




You're probably right. The way I see it, the MD gives you everything 
you need to make a unique sounding type of track, right now. I use it 
every day, and the only feature I feel is missing is a little stand to 
make it sit up at an angle.




I would rather they come out with an MD2 (or ElektronDrum or whatever 
crazy thing they come up with) in a few years than for them to spend 
that time rewriting the MD and developing no new instruments.




On the other hand, if they could afford/find some more guys to work on 
multiple things at once, that wouldn't be so bad either.

>> Who thinks we will actually see some improvements and additions to the MD?  I
>> don't, but I sure wish I did.....does anyone out there think the MD is going
>> to be updated with new machines, templates, all the other great suggestions
>> we have seen on this bopard from time to time, or will it just stay the same?

> From what I have gathered in my communications with Electron, they have just
> about squeezed all they can from the DSP. In other words, we can all wish as
> much as we like, but we are unlikely to see much in the way of new features
> apart from a new machine or two. I am sure we could all come up with our own
> 'must have' 'just one more' features, but you would get the same from anyone
> who has ever owned a Mini Moog for instance, but who would dare say it was not
> a completed instrument? My point here is that there is a tendancy to want more
> and more which leads to dissatisfaction, when we should perhaps be happy with
> what we have.

Agreed, but I can still wish that the sample rate reduction effect would be
replaced/augmented with a bit depth reduction tool, and I do so every night
as my head hits the pillow.

It would be so very useful...far more so than the limp SRR tool that is
present on the MD now...IMHO.


cheers,
aeon