Elektron Musical Instruments

I am considering purchasing a Machinedrum but before making a final 
decision I would like to hear from all of you who presently own one:  
HOW IS QUALITY OF THE MD'S TIMING?
I have a sampler, a synth, and I run them from my PC using Cubase.  
The MIDI timing is so unbelievably shit on my setup that a sequenced 
beat can be straight-ahead one minute, and the next time I hit the play 
button it's shuffled (swinging) beyond recognition.  I am well aware that 
many products from big companies like Roland and Yamaha , including 
hardware sequencers, come out of the box with such poor quality MIDI 
timing as to make them unfit for making real music.  To me, timing 
should be perfect, and this is one reason I want to ditch my PC.  I am 
especially concerned about the MD because I have read that its internal 
circuitry is running on MIDI.  What I really want to know is: How is the 
MD's timing as a standalone machine?  And much more importantly, is it 
a reliable master for me to slave my sampler and synth off of?

on 18/4/02 8:37 am, machinedrum99 at machinedrum99@... wrote:

Super solid timing on any hardware sequencer.
If there are timing let downs its not midi itself that is to blame, rather
it is a poor generator of midi i.e. the computer.

The MD is the freshest thing out there for percussion.

Rob Euroh






I am considering purchasing a Machinedrum but before making a final
decision I would like to hear from all of you who presently own one:
HOW IS QUALITY OF THE MD'S TIMING?
I have a sampler, a synth, and I run them from my PC using Cubase.
The MIDI timing is so unbelievably shit on my setup that a sequenced
beat can be straight-ahead one minute, and the next time I hit the play
button it's shuffled (swinging) beyond recognition.  I am well aware that
many products from big companies like Roland and Yamaha , including
hardware sequencers, come out of the box with such poor quality MIDI
timing as to make them unfit for making real music.  To me, timing
should be perfect, and this is one reason I want to ditch my PC.  I am
especially concerned about the MD because I have read that its internal
circuitry is running on MIDI.  What I really want to know is: How is the
MD's timing as a standalone machine?  And much more importantly, is it
a reliable master for me to slave my sampler and synth off of?


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