Massive price reductions on MD(UW) and MM

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#55

Love my OP-1, especially now that I’m getting into musique concrete type stuff on it. It’s well suited for that and for exploring ideas. It’s not really suited for heavy-duty sequencing though because it doesn’t store a bank of patterns.

I’m thinking the MnM and OP-1 will complement each other in my rig. MnM for a live set’s worth of sequencing and additional FX on the OP-1. The OP-1 for compact polysynth duty (manual playing as opposed to sequencing). I just learned that I can’t play chords on the MnM from external MIDI controller without the intervention of some MIDI processor (probably an IOS app in my cass).

Both for improvised noise of course.

#56

That’s not true in the way you stated it. If you’re referring to this thread:
http://www.elektronauts.com/t/fm-lets-talk-about-it/17505/143290
then you weren’t asking whether you could simple “play chords”; you asked whether you could “manually play chords with one note being FM+, 2nd note being the voice modeler, etc.”.

If you just want to play chords on the MM, you can use POLY mode to play any one track’s sound polyphonically.

#58

600 bux for a crispy new MK2 non uw? SOLD!

#59

No one yet has answered the real question: if you have neither, which one first? :slight_smile:

I’m sorry but their disclaimer is too vague to take seriously. I mean the words themselves “horizon” and “forever” could mean anything. Not having a MBA, I just think these reductions would seriously cut into A4 and AR sales.

“I want a hardware x, I don’t care about digital vs analog. I’ll take the one over a quarter less than the price of their latest models.”

But what do I know…

#60

if I had to choose one…at these prices… I’d go with the mduw.

from their statement…i conclude that even if they are telling lies, there would still be at least 18 months between this event and the successor being announced.

second of all, i never early-adopt new elektron gear anyway… so even if a MDuw mkIII would come out in 18 months (unlikely, but that’s the soonest I could imagine such a thing) … it would be at least another 18 months until all the annoying bugs and possible hardware issues are discovered and ironed out. bugs could well be longer, but hardware issues take a while to come to the surface some times …

so worse case scenario, the soonest I would be likely to even allow myself to desire a mkIII mnm or mduw would be three years from now, assuming it would be released in 18 months.

and if I want to upgrade… i’m not going to lose that much on selling it used. i have three years worth of warranty, so any ‘imminent’ successor will be out in time for me to sell it with a decent amount of warranty intact.

so, for my buying habits, this is a safe bet.

i ordered a mduw mkii … just sold a mki a couple weeks ago. i’m happy with what i effectively paid to upgrade : )

#61

http://www.thomann.de/fr/elektron_machinedrum_sps_1_uw_m_bundle.htm

< 900€ !!?!?!!!

What's your greatest gear deal?
#62

Hi there,

what do you guys recommend me? Monomachine or Machinedrum?
I have OT and several analog synths (desktop&keys), so I need no UW, no FX-Box and no Midi seq.

I need drums, but I´m very interested in the MM´s SID stuff, & it´s drums.

The Machinedrum seems very intuitive for live shows, what about the MM? Jamming Drums Live? Too complicated?

I´ll play the keys at the same time, and I already have to use me head a lot to not fuck up with the OT, so no 2nd “be careful-machine”.
Machinedrum more intuitive?

#63

Honestly, I kind of prefer the Mono for drums. The FM machines in particular make it one of my favorite sources for percussion, and the arp is great for messing with your sequences and changing them up. The MD is a bit more performance oriented than the MNM thanks to kit reload and the Control All options, but you can also open the Mono up quite a bit if you pair it with a knobby controller with a joystick (personally, I use a Novation X-Station and it works quite well).

#64

I read that on the MM you can only load a new kit (with 6 new sounds) and not change just one sound/track.
Is that the same with the MD? Or can I - while jamming around - just load that one nice snare from yesterday night?

#65

It’s not totally exact : you can for instance copy a track from one kit to another, but it’s not a very simple thing to do…

#66

Forgot to mention the Arp on the MM, Sid mode is wicked. Also you can select different pattern lengths, mute steps & set offsets with it, brilliant.
P.S I’m horrified to see that I spelt ‘Virtual’ with an ‘E’ in that last post…horrified :-)[/quote]
i was pretty impressed with ur language skillz https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vertual

#67

I can’t stress enough the value of the $599 MD as a MIDI sequencer alone.

Setting aside some of the analog series advancements with micro timing and polyrhythms, there have been a few threads on the desire for a mid-cost Elektron MIDI sequencer and this is it!

CC# p-locks, 16 freely assignable MIDI LFOs.

It’s like you’re buying a (still) bad-ass 16 track MIDI sequencer and getting a wicked digital drum synth and fx box thrown in for free.

#68

wow, and about $889 US after shipping to the states and subtracting the VAT.

#69

That nord drum 2 tho…
How do the two compare for you?

#70

That nord drum 2 tho…
How do the two compare for you?[/quote]
I think MD’s kicks are better for techno, and farther reaching. More modulation options if you want to venture beyond just drums.
ND2 is great for percussion sounds and more interesting noise hats.
At these prices, best to have both.

#71

That nord drum 2 tho…
How do the two compare for you?[/quote]

At these prices, best to have both.[/quote]
:+1:

#72

Almost. I almost pressed the order button.

Just finally got a Dominion 1 and Prophet 6 and I am NOT going to get any new gear just now.

#73

Can someone sugest when we will see a price drop in the stores, the price of a mnm is still 2000 in Australia almost 2500 for a md2? Not the best of times for synth prices down here!

#75

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i was pretty impressed with ur language skillz https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vertual[/quote]
Erm…yeah I mean…I meant to do it :slight_smile:

#76

I imagine it would depend on the kind of deal your store has with Elektron, or the Elektron distributor for your continent…if they operate in such a way.

If they don’t have some kind of price regulation deal, sale-or-return, or some such setup… they may not adjust their prices at all. At least, they may not be obliged to …

anyway, best to email the actual store rather than have randomers on the internet speculate about it : )