I’m so happy for you! The machine drum is, in my opinion, the best drum machine! See you down the rabbit hole! 
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oh it’s a lot of fun! I can’t believe I got it for this price though, it feels like a steal 
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MD MK2, non-UW is arguably the best value drum synth available. I miss mine from time to time.
Enjoy!
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good call. on the purchase @khaled
hard to find MD’s in pristine condition! most the ones I see pop up for a good price are pretty beaten up.
They definitely don’t pop up THIS cheap anymore. I found a MK2 non-uw that was tried for a few minutes and put away for $600 CAD a couple years ago and felt like i committed robbery
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Hi there!
i want to buy a machinedrum, but i don’t know which one.
i found an offer for the machinedrum SPS-1 MkI nonUW for about 600 € and another offer
for the machinedrum SPS-1 MKII UW+ for 1000 €.
Which one should i get? Or shoud i get none of it and wait for another offer instead?
Thank you, your help will be highly appreciated!
What do you want to do?
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@PeterHanes
Programming and effecting Drums (using samples and the synthezis), sequencing and effecting hardware gear (synths), jam with it, process samples, record it into ableton… i don’t know, stuff like that haha
what do you have in mind? what would be impossible/hard to do, if i would get the MkI nonUW?
Thank you so much for your fast answer!
Is it right, that i cannot sample with the mkI nonUW version? But would 1000 € be a fair price for the mkII UW+?
depends on what you want. imo the UW resampling with the ram machines is epic. tho if you get stuck in to modulating the effects n ctrl-all/8 etc with the ctrl machines the non uw is still a beast.
to really get either of em singing… utilise the lfo’s, all the different ctrl machines, and (if UW) resampling.
a non uw which is being used to its fullest (utilising all its amazing modulation capabilities) can sound vastly better than a uw which isn’t being used to its fullest imo.
the uw resampling is just another string to its bow which can liven up a pattern.
(not to mention you can load samples into the uw from a computer).
1000€ is a fair price for a mk2 uw+ of its in good condition. seems the standard price for em nowadays.
600€ is a fair price for a mk2 non uw.
is the uw worth the extra cash? only you can answer that. those prices seem normal tho.
[edit: in error I thought you said MKTWO non uw] my mistake. I’d say 600 is expensive for an mk1 non uw. that would be about 450 euro in my perfect world]
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I’d definitely recommend the mk2 UW.
For the extra 400 you get an additional 32 steps, sampling and +drive(for samples and different projects/snapshots)
Plus there’s been some reports of the power supply being difficult to replace if the original defects
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If it is in good shape, and you really want one, get it 
If you regret it, you can sell it again, for the same price or a small loss.
To me, there is so much fun to be had with the real-time sampling.
Good luck with the purchasing.
Kind regards
Thomas
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Thank you guys so much for your answers!
i think i’ll get the MkII UW! thanks for the tips!
that’s also a good point!
Cheers! 
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Oh, i found another offer:
SPS-1 UW MkI (no Drive+) also for 600€.
Woud y’all still recommend to get a MKII UW+ for 1000 €?
hm 
mk1 UW 600$ is pretty cool…
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In France we can find MKII UW+ around 800€.
I found one at 600€ as new, but I guess I was lucky.
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i think you were definitely lucky lol
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The MKI only has 32 steps. The MKII has 64.
edit: As Ryan previously mentioned. I guess that would be my deciding factor though, how long do you want your patterns and how much do you want to spend? I’d go for the UW MKII+ personally. In fact, I did!
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I’m a person which is really undecidedl 
Yes I think.
Maybe it depend of your setup.
What do you normally use ?
The MKII UW+ is the maxxed out version. There’s no better one to get. So if you like it, it’s a keeper.
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