Warning: elektron will not fix your machine

dumbeat · 2014-12-28T15:14:48.000Z

Hi-

Ive have this problem with my MD not booting and showing weird symbols on the screen.

Contacted support, who said i should contact some email address in LA. No reply from there.

Contacted ELEKTRON again, who said there is probably too much work at the LA office and that i should look for an “ELECTRICIAN” to fix my problem.

So just so you know -
if you buy an ELEKTRON device you are on your own as they don’t care about you basically

i am NEVER spending one more dollar on them and i am making sure no one else does. This is SO LOW…

the_dreammer · 2014-12-28T16:21:19.000Z

That your angry… that I can taste…

but cross-posting this on every part of the forum… that’s just childish.
dare I say, abuse of your freedom of speech…

Others on your other threads asked more information to lend out a helping hand… but I did not see a reply on the request to elaborate…

Yes, you are probably not the only one waiting for a response… Yes it sucks ass if your machine breaks down and you get no help… but seeing the way you go about this… the picture you paint of yourself doesn’t look pretty…

if I was a helpdesk engineer, I would rather say fuck you, then to help you.
and I dare to say: you probably where childish on your help-request-forms…

have a chill-pill… calm down… apologise for being this sucky… and we all will probably pitch in to give you a helping hand…!

station2station · 2014-12-28T16:22:37.000Z

Not a chance - they were super responsive when I contacted them about an issue that we both knew was my fault - my cat chewed off my knobs - and they were pro-active as can be!.

Not buying it.

Are you sure you didn’t contact “electron” instead of 'Elektron"?

And the way you spammed this across every Forum on this board says more about you than Elektron…

dcsux · 2014-12-28T16:30:41.000Z

Sounds like you had a bad time but for the record, they were fast, responsive and reasonable when I had an issue with the faceplate paint chipping on my A4.
Sent me a pre-paid label to ship it back to them via DHL, and replaced the faceplate.

Dogma · 2014-12-28T18:00:09.000Z

reading your post I can tell youve left a lot out. So is it under warranty?
If it is they will look after you. If not they will still look after you.
Alright then lets take this from another angle - right so now what? You just gonna sit there getting angry or going to fix your problem.
Take a break so your not emotional and then find someone to fix your problem. Which you havent mentioned so Im gonna guess its your fault?

dumbeat · 2014-12-28T18:45:22.000Z

No- Its not under warranty and i did not ask for free repair either.

I need repair, i am a producer, not some techno kid playing around with stupid loops, and i am stuck in a middle of a project.

Here are 2 of the replies i got.

This is NOT the way a serious company works. If its a toy company, please charge accordingly for your “toys” and dont make a pro user assume he is using a pro piece of gear!

quote #1:

Hi Rea,

Very sorry to hear this, unfortunately the US repair centre is a bit behind schedule at the moment but I will contact them and ask them to contact you as soon as possible.
The workload has a tendency to increase before the holidays and unfortunately we haven’t been able to meet the demand this year.

Hope you understand, and please let me know there’s any more delays in this matter.

Regards,

Martin - Elektron

Quote #2:

"Hi,

To save time for you it could be a good idea to ask an electrician to have a look at the unit, a bit hard for me to guess what causes the issue without checking the machine myself. Best case, it could be caused by loose cables or something similar.
Either way, if a technician can see what causes the issue we can hopefully arrange so that spare parts can be shipped directly to NY.

Please let me know how this goes.

Regards,

Martin - Elektron

Dogma · 2014-12-28T18:54:44.000Z

Oh man I understand your under pressure. Drop the “im a producer” bullshit. So am I. So are probably all the other people IN FRONT OF YOU who have waited for a repair.
They suggested an electrician to me to and guess what. It fixed my problem - I did it locally and turn around time was 24 hours.
With all the time youve wasted here you could have found yourself a repairer.
Eleketrons reply was really honest - theyre super busy and its the holidays. That, my friend, is called life. get over it

Dogma · 2014-12-28T18:56:14.000Z

Have you tried an OS update. Done any trouble shooting yourself?

THIS IS SPAM AND PLEASE DELETE ALL THESE THREADS

ehrek · 2014-12-28T22:13:48.000Z

""dumbest"":

I need repair, i am a producer, not some techno kid playing around with stupid loops, and i am stuck in a middle of a project.

Martin - Elektr

Those wacky kids with their noisy techno music.

ehrek · 2014-12-28T22:15:03.000Z

Lol

TrabanT · 2014-12-28T22:44:31.000Z

I TrabanT in my MOD Powers, declare this thread to be CLOSED because MD is not the same as A4 (hence, it is misplaced)

biologik · 2014-12-29T02:08:13.000Z

Your powers are useless here! (apparently)
<3

TrabanT · 2014-12-29T08:18:21.000Z