Elektron Musical Instruments

One thing keeps me bugging ;-)
The output levels of the MM tracks seem a bit soft compared to the 
machine drum.
The only way to crank it up is using distortion or high resonance 
and then it's way up if you know what I mean. On the MD the 
influence of distortion on the volume is far less.
Adjusting overall track volume + volume in the amp section to max 
can't give me the same output as the MD, it's at least 10db 
difference!
Is this as designed? Or is it due to the dynamix processor on the MD.
(or the lack of it on the MM)
It seems to me that the full dynamic potential of the output stage 
of the MM is not used, unless you use a lot of distortion or extreme 
resonance.

Ronald.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Roonan" <info@r...> wrote:
> One thing keeps me bugging ;-)
> The output levels of the MM tracks seem a bit soft compared to the 
> machine drum.
> The only way to crank it up is using distortion or high resonance 
> and then it's way up if you know what I mean. On the MD the 
> influence of distortion on the volume is far less.
> Adjusting overall track volume + volume in the amp section to max 
> can't give me the same output as the MD, it's at least 10db 
> difference!
> Is this as designed? Or is it due to the dynamix processor on the 
MD.
> (or the lack of it on the MM)

First, bypass the dynamix processor on the MD before you compare 
anything. A compressor is very good for getting the signal level 
higher, and should not be a part of this comparison.

Then try different machines with different settings. Some of them 
have a bit lower level when first loaded up, but that's to make room 
for the level increase that some parameters can do.

When you have done all you can to crank up the basic machines on 
both machines (no track or master effects) there is no reason that 
the Monomachine should be more silent than the Machinedrum. It may 
still be so though, because alot of the sound parts are still in the 
works. With OS1.0 we should try to have the volume maximised.

Hopefully we'll be able to add a compressor as FX to the Monomachine 
some time, so you can get the level even higher if you want...

Daniel