Introducing the e25 Remix Edition

[JohnnyEgo]

MD UW has been my first Elektron and the real magic lays down to the fact that the sound creation tools are really there for mangling and somehow it has been super fast and tactile, something I would call overstimulating a pattern, basically you can have 16 parallel Sounds in full glory and that def. leads to experimentation which is most fun and something iam slightly missing since the introduction of the Analogs, which are still my favorite Analog Sources of choice.

that machinery feeling and fast Interface incl. control All and Input machines (chops, stutter,glitch, dying computer vibes) are SPECIAL.

but respectively everything Elektron is individually SPECIAL

[Zijnvolt]

I’ll share my personal opinion on why I love Machinedrum and Monomachine.

I love all Elektron boxes. Rytm and Digitone have been with me on countless stages and they always deliver and translate the track’s I have in mind in a perfect way.

With that said I do find both lacking some unique character that is present in MD, MnM and Octatrack. This does not mean I don’t like new devices or see them as lesser devices, I just find them less pronounced than the older Elektrons.

I think it’s due to the filters and fx being different in newer devices, but also just the whole core of the machine.

My advice for anyone wanting to get somewhat close to the sound, the Octatrack and samples is a good way.

In regards to the “Elektron could not sell MnM and MD”. It’s important to state that this was years after they were on the market and had been through several revisions.

Most people already had the devices or felt more attracted to the analog revival that was happening at the time.

[J0n35y]

I still weep at being too poor back then to pick up a MNM

[LyingDalai]

@Zijnvolt

lacking some unique character

Like it or not, Digitone definitely has its own tone, I’ve found.
Same for the Syntakt, but there are many machines so it’s harder to pin it really.

Hopefully, you can get away from their sound signature rather quickly with the help of modulations, but it’s there IMO.

This said, I love Machinedrum’s filters and what they do to fast retrigs.
I’m less fond of MM filters, especially the resonance that blows up pretty fast, but its capacities make up for it.

[Prints]

PARAMETER SLIDES

Elektron lost their way when they stopped implementing this feature imo.

[Zijnvolt]

@LyingDalai

Like it or not, Digitone definitely has its own tone, I’ve found.

Yeah I spoke too soon and forgot about the amazing master distortion. I love it though, it’s my fave of the 3 smaller boxes

[JohnnyEgo]

indeed. coming from modular most of the parts of the Analogs do react like individual parts of the whole “track” and its soundpath, envelopes overlapping, key tracking etc. similar to a classic CV flow.

I think that’s the difference, the Analogs are oriented within a “Classic” system approach and MD/MnM have been like “one box full of mixed experimental sound design tools”

[ESIS_Labs]

I guess I see what you mean, but in a way, I feel exactly ‘a kick is a kick’, meaning we’ve lots of them between all the contemporary machines, synthesised or sampled, FX’ed, etc… but regardless, there’s definitely a need for a more flagship architecture so to say — modulation, like you’ve mentioned, track fx, etc.

@JohnnyEgo

Analogs are oriented within a “Classic” system approach and MD/MnM have been like “one box full of mixed experimental sound design tools”

this. hence still own (two) OTs and MnM, but no analogs or small boxes

[Zijnvolt]

More old promotional materials. The url sidstation.com now redirects to Elektron’s legacy product page.

[craig]

While we’re on a nostalgia trip for the 25th Anniversary, I love the details given by @Ess in these two AMA threads from a few years ago:

Questions from Elektronauts

Thank you for all your questions! These are the questions I received here on the forum, and each user has been tagged with their question below. I couldn’t answer everything, but at least I tried! @drone_head wonders: "Top 3 fav FM synths ?" A: in no particular order, aside from the Digitone; Operator, Nord Drum 2, OPL3 (Soundblaster 16). @panelist asks: "Was the choice of 8 voices for the Digitone a technical constraint or a design decision? Could you explain the parameters ar…

Questions via E-mail

Carlin has kindly provided some Qs: Q: What has been your biggest inspiration when designing products at Elektron? A: It might sound a bit lame, but … Music! The end goal of making a synth, for me, is to make music with it. Q: What are your core values when it comes to design? A: No bullshit, as in keep it sensible, focused. Avoid the pitfall of nostalgia. Research everything. Prototype as soon as possible, figure out what does or doesn’t work. Make it fun and interesting. Q: What do you se…

[Tchu]

I feel like I’m in a court watching Elektron’s trial and the jury can’t decide if Elektron is guilty of letting down their customers by not remaking old devices that belong to the past and their creators who have left the building and features that didn’t make it to the newer devices. It’s been days and days of deliberating but still no results.

I’m saying this in a humorous way, of course.

[Monobear]

I really believe its not about nostalgia or remaking, its about sound and sound palette. Nostalgia is exactly what people are critisising about these color upgrades because those are nothing more they offer pure nostalgia but no sound upgrade.
We don´t want the old interface back or the old color, we want freedom of sound palette and this has nothing to do with nostalgia and this shurly is not was Ess ment otherwise he would not construct FM Synths which are very long in existence.

[Octagonist]

@Tchu

the jury can’t decide if Elektron is guilty

I think the e25 specials rock. I’m just not in the market for any of the Digis. I need to save my credit ratingmoney for any ltd edition Analogs they might bring out.

[Hammock]

Just got my e25 Digitakt. Looks really good in person, but the faceplate is slightly misaligned. What’s the procedure to correct this?

[Hammock]

Another picture of this beauty

[Zijnvolt]

Looks very nice! I’m liking the metal more in this light than the promo

[Tchu]

@Hammock

Looks really good in person

What do the sides look like? Same as the face plate?

[Hammock]

Yeah, other than the screen issue, it’s super nice… note that the screen sticks out quite a bit and isn’t “integrated” in the faceplate. Also no screen protector, why Elektron?!

[Hammock]

They’re unapologetically grey

[Zijnvolt]

Would send a support request and see what they say. If there was no warranty I would have opened it up, but seems a bit unnecessary at this point