Elektron Musical Instruments

OBSERVATIONS:

1) unless it's just the pictures being deceiving, it looks as though
the chasis, knobs and switches are now black instead of grey; which is
a nice touch (more sleek looking than the MD, if that's possible)

2) there's no huge tempo/data knob (like the MD has)! nice touch as
well, considering I hardly ever use the thing; the only time I do use
it is to scroll through machines while I'm in mute mode (since I can't
use the function+machine feature in mute mode); but I'm sure they've
figured a way around this

3) the "scale setup" button looks like it goes to 64 steps; very nice
as well! I wish the MD could do that :-(

4) I'm holding out for the module version (due to my lack of need for
another keyboard and a hope that it will be less $), but that joystick
is WAY cool; however, I'd be afraid that I'd snap that bastard *right
off* in transport; not because of its quality, but just because such
things *appear* flimsy to me; maybe it's just me....

5) I'm with the people who say that the SID sound is emulated; I think
they want to move into their own territory with this synth, like they
did with the MD; and keeping with the SID chip kind of holds them back
from that (whereas showing how well they can emulate it doesn't);
however, I'm a bit confused about it - they said the MM wouldn't
compete with the Sidstation...

QUESTION:
are those note designations I see above the keys?  I wonder how that
works in....

Joe.

I'm confused about this too, a lot of elektrons fans that would want a
monomachine already have a real sid, so why would they want (or have to pay
for) an emulated version?

On 9/8/03 12:44 PM, "Joe" <jmelnyk@...> wrote:
>I'm a bit confused about it - they said the MM wouldn't
> compete with the Sidstation...

Well, I consider elektron as "Sid professionals".
So it is quite logical that they include one Sid emulation sound
into the structure of the new synth.
Maybe there are funny modulation-possibilities.

I guess there are loads of other machines in it, too.
And I don?t think this kind of "preset sound" costs extra money.


Flo




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I'm confused about this too, a lot of elektrons fans that would want a
monomachine already have a real sid, so why would they want (or have to pay
for) an emulated version?

On 9/8/03 12:44 PM, "Joe" <jmelnyk@...> wrote:
>I'm a bit confused about it - they said the MM wouldn't
> compete with the Sidstation...





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Yea your probably right, it's not a sidstation inside the box but a
synthesis based on the sid that can do more than the sidstation.

On 9/8/03 1:32 PM, "Splank!" <splank@...> wrote:

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> Well, I consider elektron as "Sid professionals".
> So it is quite logical that they include one Sid emulation sound
> into the structure of the new synth.
> Maybe there are funny modulation-possibilities.
> 
> I guess there are loads of other machines in it, too.
> And I don?t think this kind of "preset sound" costs extra money.
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> Flo
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> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Andy Tarpinian [mailto:evildead@...]
> Gesendet: Montag, 8. September 2003 19:29
> An: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: Re: [elektron] MonoMachine observations + question
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> I'm confused about this too, a lot of elektrons fans that would want a
> monomachine already have a real sid, so why would they want (or have to pay
> for) an emulated version?
> 
> On 9/8/03 12:44 PM, "Joe" <jmelnyk@...> wrote:
>> I'm a bit confused about it - they said the MM wouldn't
>> compete with the Sidstation...
> 
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>I'm a bit confused about it - they said the MM wouldn't
>compete with the Sidstation...
>
Well, considering the Sidstation is going the way of the dodo very soon,
obviously they won't be competing.

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I have just listened to the MTX demo, the one which uses sid emulation.
I have a Sid and the filter seems "dirtier" than that in the mono.
If you want the Sid sound, you have to own that old chip :-)

Even the MD is somewhat emulating Roland TR machines, but we know that 
it doesn't sound just like a 909.
It should be the same on the mono... polyphonic Sid is a plus, but the 
Mono won't make all that noise ;-)

> Well, I consider elektron as "Sid professionals".
> So it is quite logical that they include one Sid emulation sound
> into the structure of the new synth.
> Maybe there are funny modulation-possibilities.
>
> I guess there are loads of other machines in it, too.
> And I don?t think this kind of "preset sound" costs extra money.