Elektron Musical Instruments

I understand the machinedrum has four MIDI channels, now i may be 
making myself look rather stupid here but could someone explain to me 
the benefit of having four.
 I understand with a synth which is multi timbral more MIDI channels 
is an advantage as it allows you to sequence different sounds on 
different tracks in your sequencer but with the machinedrum all 16 
drums are accessable from the same MIDI channel.
 Any info much appreciated as allways.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "dogead2000" <dogead@h...> 
wrote:
>  I understand the machinedrum has four MIDI channels, now i may be 
> making myself look rather stupid here but could someone explain to 
me 
> the benefit of having four.
>  I understand with a synth which is multi timbral more MIDI 
channels 
> is an advantage as it allows you to sequence different sounds on 
> different tracks in your sequencer but with the machinedrum all 16 
> drums are accessable from the same MIDI channel.
>  Any info much appreciated as allways.

CC's
The triggers are the same on all four channels.
To record all controllers (CC's) there are 4 midi channels.
Track 1 to 4 on channel 1, 5 to 8 on channel 2 etc..
Elektron decided to use standard CC's for compatibility.

Ronald.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Roonan" <info@r...> wrote:
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "dogead2000" <dogead@h...> 
> wrote:
> >  I understand the machinedrum has four MIDI channels, now i may 
be 
> > making myself look rather stupid here but could someone explain 
to 
> me 
> > the benefit of having four.
> >  I understand with a synth which is multi timbral more MIDI 
> channels 
> > is an advantage as it allows you to sequence different sounds on 
> > different tracks in your sequencer but with the machinedrum all 
16 
> > drums are accessable from the same MIDI channel.
> >  Any info much appreciated as allways.
> 
> CC's
> The triggers are the same on all four channels.
> To record all controllers (CC's) there are 4 midi channels.
> Track 1 to 4 on channel 1, 5 to 8 on channel 2 etc..
> Elektron decided to use standard CC's for compatibility.
> 
> Ronald.

So does that mean drums 1-4 are sent on midi channel 1 and drums 5-6 
are sent on channel 2, or is it just the controller changes which are 
sent on different channels.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "dogead2000" <dogead@h...> 
wrote:

> So does that mean drums 1-4 are sent on midi channel 1 and drums 5-
6 
> are sent on channel 2, or is it just the controller changes which 
are 
> sent on different channels.

Do you have the MD manual? It's all very clear in there.
But to be at youre service:   ;-)
The drums can be played at all of the 4 channels, for every channel 
it's the same keyboard range so every midi channel can play all the 
16 drums, the CC's are spread on the 4 channels as explained.

Ronald.