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Re: [elektron] RE : Woot!!!

2007-11-13 by Tarekith

You can use blinking LEDs to get around the 2 bar limit:

Bar 1 - LED 1 solid
Bar 2 - LED 2 blinks (in time with tempo?)
Bar 3 - LED 1 blinks
Bar 4 - LED 2 solid

On 11/13/07, Joseph Melnyk <jmelnyk@...> wrote:
> i doubt the 64 step will be an upgrade.  daniel always said that it
> wasn't added in os updates because there was no way to do it without
> the proper grid indicator led's.  likewise, they never added trigless
> trigs because of the lack of tri-color led's on the md.  so adding
> the 64 step grid would prolly mean changing the interface board and
> the faceplate, which i doubt will happen.
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> i don't recall elektron saying they'd never upgrade their products
> (on the hardware front), but you may be correct.
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> On Nov 13, 2007, at 10:17 AM, Tarekith wrote:
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> > I'm actually a little upset to be honest, since in the past Elektron
> > had said they would not release updated versions of their products.
> > That was one reason I didn't mind shelling out $1700 on a drum
> > machine, there was no chance it would be 'outdated' in couple years by
> > a newer model. Sure the originals are not useless or outdated, but I
> > think people know what I mean.
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> > At least the UW aspects were available as retrofits, I hope that it's
> > possible for the older SPS-1's can at least get the 64 step
> > sequencing...
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Tarekith
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