Elektron Musical Instruments

On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 07:58:54PM -0000, Nils Odegaard wrote:
>    A MIDI sequencing part is basically monophonic (one trigger at a
>    time, one basic note), but each step can play up to 3 notes
>    simultaneously (triggered as one note). Which means that if you like
>    to play big chords, you're in trouble. You wouls need a multitimbral
>    synth, and set it up with the same sound on several channels. Not
>    ideal..

I have a couple of details to add to Nils's excellent reply:
you CAN make the MD into a polyphonic sequencer, if you're willing
to dedicate the MD tracks to it.  see, you can choose to dedicate
a track to a MIDI machine, which is named after the channel you
wish to send messages on.  each track is monophonic in its
triggering but can trigger chords as Nils mentioned.  but you can
overlap additional chords/notes by adding another MIDI machine
for the same MIDI channel on another MD track.  in other words,
if you want for example three notes of independent polyphony,
you'll have to dedicate three MD tracks to three MIDI machines.

oh and no the MD cannot record incoming CC messages.  you use the
parameters of the MIDI machines to set up 8 parameters you wish
to control.  you can then tweak those from the MD and record
the tweaks as locks.