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Elektron Gear Machinedrum
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Anybody ever find a use for the “empty machine” which “consists of basically nothing at all”?

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#2

it still has LFO

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#3

lots. it doesn’t make a sound on its own but can still contribute in other ways. a few ideas:

  • its LFO is useful for aiming at other tracks
  • it can mute another track at just the right moment
  • set it to trig another track and keep it muted until you want a few extra hits from that track
  • you can set its filter to settings you like, then with Func+tweak it becomes like CTR-All, but starting from specific values rather than the defaults
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The Elektron documentation thread
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That would make sense i guess. Can’t say I remember using the LFO of a blank track…

Love how it was communicated. Going to check on that RN…

#5

Ah yes thats awesome, fills for one track.

The start CTR-ALL from certain points idea is nice too. I usually just pick a track that won’t get too loud and tweak the filter or whatever param prior to FUNC+ tweak to begin from a certain point, can be a nice subtle lead in just before the FUNC+tweak…

Would have been sweet for the nothing machine to mute/trig as many tracks as you want,
would not be easy to program I am guessing.

Using it as a global gate would be a crazy/fun effect.

#6

Clearly it is more usefull doing it with monomachine, but you can use a gnd machine’s filter to make kicks via the resonant filter technique

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#8

Sorry, I was wrong, you have to use a sin machine to make it. The filters in gnd do not self oscillate

#9

Seems good for empty music. :slight_smile:
I’ll have my MD tonight ! :smiley:

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#10

Yes yes, empty with such fullness. HeHa

I want to try using a “GND—” to mute other tracks with trigs on about half the steps in a somewhat random pattern and switching between the track being muted fairly quickly… would get some crazy results…especially having the BPM x 2…

With the MiniCommand having off set mutes would be neat too.

This has become general MDUW talk a bit, but I really hope they put out another machine with 16 (stackable) LFO’s…

#11

It’s quite useful for 4’33" covers

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#12

How ?
What chapter of the manual ?

#13

kit menu, right side. set it up to mute and/or trig another track.

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#14

Thanks, this is my new favorite Elektron manual reference… :smile:

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#15

Ok, in KIT > EDIT ! :thup:
Now I understand the Relate purpose. :slight_smile:
I was a bit afraid of MD’s complexity, but comming from OT, it seemed very familiar, I think I understood the main things in a few hours. :smiley:
(Very perplex with the Classic mode though. No option to avoid it?)

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classic mode can be used for some cool tricks. I’ve used it before with trigs hidden with p-locks of volume, then you can reveal them with a quick switch to classic. A bit like the fill condition.

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