Machinedrum +drive upgrade

Elektron Gear Machinedrum
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Hi!
As the person who made these upgrades possible, let me answer a few of the most common questions about installing +drive and upgrading MKII non-UW to MKII UW(+) :slight_smile:

Regarding +drive:

  1. +drive does not make your non-UW MD into a UW version.
  2. +drive can be installed in any version of Machinedrum (MKI / MKI UW / MKII / MKII UW) and Monomachine (MKI / MKII)
  3. +drive can be easily installed by yourself. To do this, you will need to remove the front aluminium panel and the front panel board. Installing the +drive itself simply involves plugging it into the socket. The whole process will take you about 15 minutes if you have never done it before, and about 5 minutes if you have disassembled your Machinedrum before.
  4. +drive is a drive for 128 snapshots of MD internal memory. Also for UW models you have the option to store 128 sample banks in +drive. You can find more information in our Discord channel: Discord.

Regarding MKII upgrade to MKII UW(+).

  1. There is no option to upgrade MKI models. These models will require a complete motherboard replacement with the board from the UW version.
  2. Upgrading MKII models to MKII UW(+) will add the ability to sample and play samples from memory to your Machinedrum. More information can be found on our Discord channel: Discord.
  3. Upgrading MKII models to MKII UW is a deep modification of the motherboard and software, which makes your MKII board completely identical to the MKII UW board.
  4. Upgrading from MKII to MKII UW cannot be done on your own. It will not be released as a self-installation kit because it is not possible. The only way to do it is to send the motherboard to us for modification.
  5. Upgrading MKII models to MKII UW+ involves the same steps as upgrading MKII models to MKII UW, but with further installation of the +drive extension.

You can find more information and discuss our products in our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/yxg75JCsh3
For reserve enquiries you can always send message to me @syntheticjudah on this forum or Discord :slight_smile:

Regards,
Alexander Zhutov aka SyntheticJudah

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