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Re: [elektron] only 4 left:o

2003-09-15 by Damon Menne

I was shocked the sid was so cheap when I bought mine, actually.  
They're working with a limited supply of a unique core component.  If 
you compare it to other synths, yes, high, but it's not just a synth.  
It's a piece of some history, a rarity indeed.

On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 10:31 AM, hal3001 wrote:

> lets make bets on how fast the rest go ;-), dam tho 100 in less than
> a day... i hope this machine truely sounds worth it!:o... elektron
> are masters of marketing for the niche market!:), some unethical
> tho, like the sidstation's rise in price to a ridiculous amount... :-
> / 950...kind corrupt in that way.  that's what gettin me thinkin
> about monomachine, they jsut showed little glimpses, i just hope
> it's a master of the trades it does, and not just a jack of all
> trades slightly good at them:-| the lack of info scares me.  but
> seems like people will be happy with it.  i guess i'm just cranky i
> missed out on getting one for a reasonable price.  1900 for one =
> ewwww:o  since dare i say :o there's al ot of soft synths that do
> the same stuff:o
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