I have the Machinedrum and am going to sell it, along with my Virus XL so that I can pay for my Virus TI.
The MachineDrum is absolutely fantastic for tweekheads, there are 4 synthesis types with so many paramters, effects, routing options and master effects available. The Midi Machines and Parameter locks unleash incredible potential!
The interface is a breeze to use the thing is rock solid.
I bought it because I am on the road a lot and when staying in hotels I felt withdrawn from my studio, so this little unit was easily portable and enabled me to make beats in hotel rooms.
I want a TI though and I have other alternatives for percussion (mainly RMX) so it is going to be passed onto the next loving home.
Drammy.
On the Yahoo Groups Elektron MD website there is a competition every month where the previous months winner picks 1 synth sound (ie an 808 snare or the physical modelling ride cymbal) and everyone else has to make a beat using that sound alone.
Have you ever tried making a beat from just 1 hi-hat? Including a kick and everything! Well with the MachineDrum you can do just that - fantastic piece of kit for the inventive and creative amongst us.
It might be worth checking some of the files
on the forum
Oh hang on a minute it looks like the contest finished November 2004, oh well, sign up and you can hear what they used to do...
Drammy