Buromaschinen | Elytron | Machinedrum Solo | No Samples

From "Cockchafer EP", available on bancamp: buromaschinen....
My Monomachine had a tech issue and is out for a full optional servicing.
Time for some Machinedrum solos.
EFM COWBELL x 3: lead and pads
EFM BD: Sub bass
TRX B2: Kick (individual mono out)
EFM CLAP: Snare (individual mono out)
EFM CH: open/closed hats
EFM XT: percussions

[@hngrdieser_richard7421]

still coming back to your tracks even after years, i dunno why you got me but i just love your stuff

[@vincentdanopoulos]

impressive what kind of memorable, interesting music you create on this machine alone

[@Claidheambmor]

Most tasteful and well-mixed MD video out there

[@buromaschinen]

Thanks!

[@CO5MA]

This is a *Classic Track*

[@LK-hl3hv]

This is so, so good. Have had my MD for years and still surprised by new directions people find to take it. Great work 👏👏👏

[@veraounbelievable132]

Best MD perform

[@christdolphin69]

best md video ive ever seen/heard

[@braesmusic]

I'd love to see a full breakdown of you making something like this. A lot of work.

[@pablorumoroso1959]

its climbing the charts of me heart straight into the first place

[@MIDERA]

Again, excellent - for some reason this piece reminds me of something from a game I loved when I was younger, Corridor 7. Good stuff.

[@slimlepancake]

Impressive and deep use of the machine 👊🏼

[@buromaschinen]

Thank you!

[@thesurgingmass]

Brilliant work! I am about to send in one of my Monomachines for full service and encoder upgrade! I need to spend more time with only the Machinedrum while it’s gone! You are truly an inspiration!

[@rokutis669]

Where to send, i have 2 of those but need to change inner battery and some wobbly knobs..

[@auxorion]

+1 on where you're sending it for service? Does Elektron still service them or do you know someone who will do it?

[@AgustinDavidF]

So soooo good!

[@buromaschinen]

Thanks!

[@SONICrider]

Just awesome = music and use of the MD \0/

[@AndreijRublev]

Gran pezzo.

[@olivierbrucker6139]

fantastic

[@Unifono2012]

amazing

[@CO5MA]

That's so good!

[@carloinj]

Complimenti 👏

[@stevengr4]

Very good.

[@buromaschinen]

Thanks!

[@pablorumoroso1959]

FIRE

[@yarnf]

Really good.

[@buromaschinen]

Thanks!

[@phrao12]

Really nice :)

[@pierlooqup]

♾

[@yourbasedfriend8928]

Would you say non-uw versions are a good buy? Btw these are some of the best machinedrum jams I’ve seen, kudos

[@buromaschinen]

Absolutely. Go for It, especially with the x.04 firmware out! Thanks :)

[@pixelissue]

how long did it take you to create this? I'm eager to jump in and buy one but I hear it's got a steep learning curve

[@buromaschinen]

Maybe 2 hours? Can't remember, but it was a quick deal, like most of my tracks. The machinedrum hard to learn? I think it's kind of a myth. Probably it's because the monomachine is waaaay more a difficult machine to master. Machinedrum is very accessible, in my opinion. It is also deep as hell: truly mastering all its possibilities is just plain impossible. That makes it a machine that it's definitely worth the money, I guess. I'm using it since 2006 and it's still my favourite piece of hardware along with the Mono.

[@tilliinfinity]

i wish for a machinedrumsampler (like a mixtape)

[@buromaschinen]

A mixtape of my tracks done with just MD? Or a hardware sampler? Sorry, didn't understand :)

[@tilliinfinity]

general mixtape made with just machinedrum tunes (we say sampler to a album with different artists over here)@@buromaschinen

[@buromaschinen]

@@tilliinfinity will take care of it :)

[@tilliinfinity]

great i just love to see how different the sounds and beats can be taht u can get with the md. in the time i use it i felt several times like i found new ways to get to the sound i like @@buromaschinen

[@buromaschinen]

@@tilliinfinity its sound palette is almost endless, it's just a matter of taste in the sound design phase. Moreover, you can try to disrespect as much as possible the original preset sounds, experimenting as much as possible, using sounds that are meant to do a specific timbre to achieve another percussion archetype: an FM BD to achieve a hi hat or a snare, maybe carving those sounds all on asingle track with with some slides to morph between the plocks.

[@otisobl]

You write: "My Monomachine had a tech issue and is out for a full optional servicing." Does that imply that MD & MM is all you're producing on?!

[@buromaschinen]

My mono is my main sequencer and synth, it's the studio core, everything starts there. I also use an Analog4 and a Bigsky reverb, but it's mostly MD and MNM, yes. Now I bought a Td-3 and an rd-6 and connected my old amiga (octamed, mostly) to the setup so I guess things will change (for the best, I hope).

[@auxorion]

Hey how are you getting your Monomachine serviced? Through Elektron themselves, or do you know someone who works on them? I ask because one of the reasons I have been considering selling the old Elektron machines was fear that it would break and couldn't be serviced. Would be relieving to know if someone other than Elektron can service them. (Especially considering how much the company has changed, I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually refuse to repair it)

[@buromaschinen]

They did it. Moreover, I bought spare buttons and encoders from them to be future proof. They're great.

[@theAUXOUT]

Wow, that's impressive! How do you created the lead and pads in detail? :)

[@buromaschinen]

Three low feedback, heavily filtered long decay FM cowbells, played with different pitches. For the slow attack ones I just used a trig type lfo with a slow inverted exp wave to control volume, on a way more lowpass filtered set of three FM cowbells.

[@buromaschinen]

The three cowbell have different pan values as well, one being full left, one full right and the last one in the middle. Reverb and delay are used in conjunction with a tiny bit of a super slow LFO on pitch to achieve a rudimental chorus effect.

[@theAUXOUT]

@@buromaschinen Thank you very much! :D

[@jorgenstil]

@@buromaschinen yes this is the mastery of an instrument!

[@rokutis669]

Amazing