Elektron Musical Instruments

hullo there,

New machines would be nice, but the truth is... this is the best drum 
machine ever made, bar none!! If they never change a thing it would not be a 
problem. I have never encountered a 'perfect' instrument, and do not expect 
to, so my advice would be learn to love your MD as it is, and then any 
improvements will be a joyful gift, and the lack of them will never be a 
worry =0)

thinking happy thoughts
amos


>From: ":'(" <rajcoont@...>
>Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [elektron] When is the MD going to get updated?
>Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:59:52 -0400
>
>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 that\ufffds 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?
>
>
>
>
>
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Hi,

When i purchased mine a month ago, i asked about
new machines and updates. Elektron feels the MD
is a completed product, so i would not expect any
new feature or machine in the near future.

on 09/06/03 5:18 PM, amos luyk at amosluyk@... wrote:

> hullo there,
> 
> New machines would be nice, but the truth is... this is the best drum
> machine ever made, bar none!! If they never change a thing it would not be a
> problem. I have never encountered a 'perfect' instrument, and do not expect
> to, so my advice would be learn to love your MD as it is, and then any
> improvements will be a joyful gift, and the lack of them will never be a
> worry =0)
> 
> thinking happy thoughts
> amos
> 
> 
>> From: ":'(" <rajcoont@...>
>> Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>> To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: [elektron] When is the MD going to get updated?
>> Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:59:52 -0400
>> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
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The MD is the best drum machine ever, but it does have room for a few
minor enhancements.

Being able to map a global midi cc to one or two paramters would make it
more powerful when played from pads or drum triggers.I'd also like to
see the ability to route velocity in realtime to more than just volume--
pitch for example, or filter cutoff.

Who can argue that this wouldn't be simple and awesome?!

-M@

> -----Original Message-----
> From: simon leclerc [mailto:Simonvolt@...] 
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:41 PM
> To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [elektron] When is the MD going to get updated?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> When i purchased mine a month ago, i asked about
> new machines and updates. Elektron feels the MD
> is a completed product, so i would not expect any
> new feature or machine in the near future.
> 
> on 09/06/03 5:18 PM, amos luyk at amosluyk@hotmail.com wrote:
> 
> > hullo there,
> > 
> > New machines would be nice, but the truth is... this is the 
> best drum 
> > machine ever made, bar none!! If they never change a thing it would 
> > not be a problem. I have never encountered a 'perfect' 
> instrument, and 
> > do not expect to, so my advice would be learn to love your MD as it 
> > is, and then any improvements will be a joyful gift, and 
> the lack of 
> > them will never be a worry =0)
> > 
> > thinking happy thoughts
> > amos
> > 
> > 
> >> From: ":'(" <rajcoont@...>
> >> Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
> >> To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Subject: [elektron] When is the MD going to get updated?
> >> Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:59:52 -0400
> >> 
> >> 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?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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> >> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Matt Picone wrote:
> The MD is the best drum machine ever, but it does have room for a few
> minor enhancements.
>
> Being able to map a global midi cc to one or two paramters would make
> it more powerful when played from pads or drum triggers.I'd also like
> to see the ability to route velocity in realtime to more than just
> volume-- pitch for example, or filter cutoff.
>
> Who can argue that this wouldn't be simple and awesome?!

Exactly! A simple modulation matrix would be cool. To be honest, I got that
idea last week from someone at the music-bar.

Hey, don't I know you...?

;-)))

Gert
www.waveworld.tv

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. I say 
this because this has been a major source of dissatisfaction for me with 
many bits of kit for years, and I have recently been rethinking the whole 
thing, and I am much happier (I waited for two years for the promised MIDI 
out module on my Nord Modular, but now I know it's not coming I feel so let 
down... silly!).

just my 2 cents worth - not a critisism of anyone, more a pointer for a 
happier life =0)

thinking happy thoughts
amos


>From: "Gert van Santen" <g.vansanten@...>
>Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [elektron] When is the MD going to get updated?
>Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:17:19 +0200
>
>Matt Picone wrote:
> > The MD is the best drum machine ever, but it does have room for a few
> > minor enhancements.
> >
> > Being able to map a global midi cc to one or two paramters would make
> > it more powerful when played from pads or drum triggers.I'd also like
> > to see the ability to route velocity in realtime to more than just
> > volume-- pitch for example, or filter cutoff.
> >
> > Who can argue that this wouldn't be simple and awesome?!
>
>Exactly! A simple modulation matrix would be cool. To be honest, I got that
>idea last week from someone at the music-bar.
>
>Hey, don't I know you...?
>
>;-)))
>
>Gert
>www.waveworld.tv
>
>
>
>
>
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>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.

I must wholeheartedly agree! (damn.... I'm doing it again.... =0))

thinking happy thoughts
amos  - who is trying really hard to be satisfied with what he has, but 
still wants the Midi out module on his nord modular =0(

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I also thought wish the global eq had a saturation gain.
It's a lot of work to add distortion to EVERY piece of a kit.

-M@

Gosh.. more music bar dudes...not enough mails to read ? ;-)

> Matt Picone wrote:
> > The MD is the best drum machine ever, but it does have room for a few
> > minor enhancements.

> Hey, don't I know you...?
>
> ;-)))
>
> Gert
> www.waveworld.tv
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>

> Gosh.. more music bar dudes...not enough mails to read ? ;-)

I think of ampfea as a central community. Aeon is here too.
Maybe we should get this list off TERRIBLE yahoo and move it to ampfea. 
I think Yahoo sells/gives our addresses to spammers.

Who's the moderator here?

How many members are there?

-M@

Matt Picone wrote:
>> Gosh.. more music bar dudes...not enough mails to read ? ;-)
> 
> I think of ampfea as a central community. Aeon is here too.
> Maybe we should get this list off TERRIBLE yahoo and move it to
> ampfea. I think Yahoo sells/gives our addresses to spammers.
> 
> Who's the moderator here?
> 
> How many members are there?

Hey, a coup!

;-)

Gert
www.waveworld.tv

> > How many members are there?
> 

Apparently 688 ;-)