Ah yeah that makes sense! That’s why pulling it out 1 click from the output splits the signal when using a TRS to trs cable. Thanks for clarifying.
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I assume it’s possible to use the master return in for any external audio source?
For anyone who placed an order through Sweetwater, who you’d think may be a priority as a larger vendor in the US, here’s a timeline 
“We receive a limited amount of Perkons HD-01 every week and ship in the same order as pre-orders were made. Sweetwater has placed several orders with Perkons. The first one will be dispatched approx. in 2 months’ time, hopefully, sooner than later as we are working hard to improve production efficiency. We are shipping Sweetwater orders with UPS and usually, it takes no longer than a week.
I hope that this information helps.”
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Just out of interest, is the Perkons the only drum machine that lets you see the step programming for multiple voices at once?
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I think there’s a couple of eurorack sequencers that do it.
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Wmd Metron does it, I don’t know many more. But in euro you might just have multiple sequencers anyway.
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Why would anyone buy this drum machine instead of ARmk2? What am I missing here?
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Because different people like different things.
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Profound 
Well I used to have an AR, didn’t like it.
Didn’t get on great with a lot of the analogue sounds and it just had way more features than I needed to get the job done. Not to mention the pads.
What I’m after is a drum machine like Perkons, that gives me immediate control over all parameters at once and more hands on performance capabilities than the AR.
I’ve owned a lot of Erica and Elektron gear and, sound wise, I definitely lean more towards Erica. I’m hoping that Perkons represents Erica taking a big leap forwards in terms of performance and sequencing too.
But yeah, it’s a pretty niche product.
If it’s not your niche, it’s not gonna appeal.
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In case anyone is situated in Europe and looking to drop 2k… escape from noise has Perkons in stock
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Yea a couple good options in eurorack that work particularly well for drums:
But I don’t know of any dedicated drum machines that have the same visual multitrack sequencer approach
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Hi! Some questions about firmware.
What firmware did the Perkons ship with?
How can i check which firmware version is installed?
How do i update the firmware?
MI grids and marbles is also a great alternative… patch marbles into grids and grids to Perkons and you will have evolving drum patterns to infinity
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0.9 is the most recent one on the website, so I’d assume that.
Stick the SD card in a computer and check.
From the manual.
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Thank you, I was using a manual from google cache which was an older version without the firmware section.
Which keys are the four voice trigger keys? Can’t find that definition in the manual when searching.
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