Elektron Musical Instruments

> the thing is im putting off actually buying a monomachine, as Im
> aware software updates are almost every 3 months or so, so if ican't
> even upgrade the unit from the factory/showroom at least ONCE to
> bring it up to new spec, then Im in deep doo-doo!!?!?

well, that won't always be the case.  It's only been out for a year
so they've been trying to get the OS to where they want it.  I think
that pretty soon you'll see much less frequent OS updates.  so you
might be able to use a friend's computer every once in a while when
you need to.

incidentally, even if you just have a computer and $30-40 to spare, you
can update the OS.  you can get a USB to MIDI interface for that much
(maybe cheaper) and the software to update with is free.  check out
the Machinedrum FAQ on this subject in the group's
files->Machinedrum->other section (the same idea applies to the
Monomachine).

> incidentally, can you easily mute/umute parts while a sequence is
> running, a la rm1x?

yes, very easily.  there's a mute window that opens and allows
you to mute/unmute several tracks at once.  you can also make it
so that several mute/unmute actions all take place at the exact
same time.