THE ELEKTRON MACHINEDRUM IS STILL UNTOUCHABLE

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[@elifan2523]

This is not just a drum machine, it’s therapy tool to release your aggression

[@veljkomilinkovic9410]

this is the best instrument demo i have ever seen, great job, this is how it should be done

[@WARDISWARD]

Abs.not , all he showcases is fubar distortion . I like some overdiven stuuf , but this is NOT a good demo of what the machinedrum can do

[@lewis1902]

that's why it's so awesome, every other demo I've seen is boring as fuck but I'm happy to be proven otherwise

[@JoshBeavers]

Just got one of my own and it is blowing my mind. This is an awesome demonstration of how SICK it is

[@DuckForPope]

That laugh when the compressor kicks in 🤣 this is badass, nicely done! 😎

[@MPTYmusic]

This was awesome. One trick I use all the time on my MD UW+ is the combo function+Extendend/classic to go back at the saved state. So you can do crazy things with all parameters and then recall the settings you previously saved. Love it

[@chrisburns984]

Yea dude and then slam it back to your original saved kit! fuck I still miss mine years on

[@elrus0o]

the review that this machine deserves...I miss her

[@lastnamefirstname6035]

Fuck man, you absolutely destroy sound on every machine and it's fucking inspiring! Love you man, keep uploading because I want to see mooooooooore

[@mattkaz9604]

Needs more distortion.

[@maxmatson1578]

Distortion...? it needs more cowbell!!!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

that is why Elektron came out with the Analog Heat!

[@ryanhursh6322]

Monster beat, fucking hell. I really wish I had kept my Machinedrum. I was new to hardware at the time and didn’t take the time to really learn it outside of making simple beats. Now very comfortable with Elektron gear and prices are just through the roof on them.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

I wanted to buy a friend's MD six years ago but he was unwilling to part from it

[@leonard.c]

you did it again, I bought a machinedrum…

[@AdamsOlympia]

Max Marco did that to me before he disappeared into the ether. I'm sure Blush would have had the same effect if I had know about him back then.

[@FairuzOsman]

@@AdamsOlympiai miss max marco

[@Matthewsavant]

MDUW is in fact still the king, I love mine and would never give it up. Glad to see your KZbin channel gaining some traction, I remember you from the VSE days of the early to mid 2000s back when the synth community was so much smaller. Great demo of the MDUW and Good stuff as usual 💪🏽

[@kristiaankristiaan5278]

The manual says that the internal battery needs to be replaced after 6 years, but Elektron has dropped support for these machines. Should I be worried? Mine is almost 10 years old 😬

[@brianobush]

I always felt that if someone brought this machine back in any form and added just a few modern sequencer tricks, it would be killer.

[@HappyKingPeople]

My dream is for them to make a follow up to this, 16 LFOs for whatever amount of tracks is insane. Closest thing to Max/MSP or Modular in a box. Using it with Octatrack as Midi control is awesome.

[@soupforare]

Even Elektron doesn't make a machine that touches it these days. I'd take all the legacy niggles to get the modern nicety of conditional trigs. World is definitely hurting for a monster drum brain again though.

[@tristansotomayor8354]

It happens actually: megacommand live

[@Claidheambmor]

@@HappyKingPeople Digitakt II has three LFOs per track and there are 16 tracks - 48 LFOs. :D

[@HappyKingPeople]

@@Claidheambmor But can you route those to any track? ;)

[@tangentpuppet]

Absolutely sickening!! Was getting some Autechre vibes there for a sec. Elektron was really on to something crazy fascinating with this one and the Monomachine. Would love to see you do a vid with the Mono some day too. Thanks for sharing!!

[@HappyKingPeople]

Sean from Autechre I believe even said about MD: "It felt like they made a machine for us."

[@0ooDT]

Bought mine when it was released and it's still with me all these years. Glad to see love for this incredible drum machine, synth, and sampler.

[@kristiaankristiaan5278]

The manual says that the internal battery needs to be replaced after 6 years, how's yours still going? 🤷‍♂️ Elektron has dropped support for these machines. Should I be worried? Mine is almost 10 years old 😬

[@DavidChatterton-j6b]

@@kristiaankristiaan5278 Open it up and change your battery. Not difficult at all.

[@TBSOAWM]

16.15 channeling some Converter!

[@thmbones]

Dude your “mua-ha-ha” is just marvelous😂❤

[@sylkougai]

Jubilant chaotic improvisation, very intuitive and creative. The feedback probably comes from the RAM RECORD machine, you can adjust the cue1 and cue2 parameters and/or mute its main volume.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

My first experience with Elektron gear was the MachineDrum! I wish that I had been able to buy one six years ago. Now used ones are more expensive than new! Access Virus can get similar crunchy lo fi drum sounds. If I use Analog Heat distortion with Digitone drums it gets close as well.

[@fischergreen4134]

I had a mark one in my loft I thought a channel was down I thought I would get it out just for the kick Imagine my joy when I found out that both channels worked. It's now at the heart of my outboard

[@BlackMan614]

I love my MD. I was going to replace/supplement it w/ a Analog Rhtmn MK2 but decided instead to get a Fatso for processing the MD. For kick, I blend the TRX B2 with FM sine. I've always struggled with its snares for some reason. Probably need to 'blend' like I do w/ the kick.

[@DmitryPuffin]

Time to update my MD to latest custom firmware and play with Comb filters. Sounds neat.

[@lundsweden]

21:00 I'm gonna use this music to prank scare people! 😅

[@paulrivers6084]

one of those instruments I wish I never sold. Just like my mono machine.

[@MorbidManoeuvres]

i had one, but when you make demo vids this banging it really twists the knife in the wound of how i miss it haha

[@geet77777]

Any gear over $1,000 is a legend to me.

[@ricardojmestre]

Eheheh same

[@AyatoIlah]

Its cool gear but anybody can pay lots of money for something.

[@randydarklight]

This demo of the Machinedrum is intense. It is so straight on. Love it!

[@anthonybryan9620]

Held on to mine for 13 years That drummachine shaped EDM over the last 20 yrs

[@anthonybryan9620]

Elektron dont make em like they used to

[@lstlvls2521]

Yeah boiiii! Always wanted to try out a Machinedrum, one of the few Elektron devices I haven't used yet.

[@huntergalloway3944]

I want one of these so bad, but I just can’t justify paying what they go for. Closest I have is a Volca Drum lol. I have been eyeing the Erica x Sonic Potions LXR-02. It seems to be a great and unapologetically digital rhythm box, much like this one, however without the innate 12 bit charm.

[@dfreeman120]

Had 2 of them. Now I’m on my 3rd, killer piece of kit !!!

[@kristiaankristiaan5278]

The manual says that the internal battery needs to be replaced after 6 years, but Elektron has dropped support for these machines. Should I be worried? Mine is almost 10 years old 😬

[@naakkve10]

I had a MDmk2 UW+ with turbo midi and a rytm, it was dope. but i now just have syntakt and have more fun :)) something to be said for working faster vs. having such open ended options. all great machines

[@XanderEwald]

Awesome video! This has been on top of my vintage wish list for ages, can't wait to finally get one.

[@DavidChatterton-j6b]

Good luck. I bought mine for $800 back 5 years ago and today they are around a couple grand. They are going to keep going up since they don't make them anymore and this machine was used on so many house, techno, acid, you name it, dance hit records.

[@OoraMusic]

this was awesome

[@thestinkyweasel6297]

That was a whole damn set. You fucking RIP that shit Joey. Love your vids and your euro content!

[@PumpkinSpicePretzels]

"What a mess... I love it!" I'm right there with ya bruthur

[@MichaelHradek]

Is there any current drum machine that sounds this good? Elektron or otherwise? It's 2024 and its unclear.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

drums on the Erica Synths Perkons come close

[@ElectronicazMusic]

That cleared my nose!

[@xavierhill4688]

Excellent drum machine

[@LukaszBieliz]

13:07 and forward

[@Tree_Strings]

Why dont they make this anymore. Its insanely cool

[@jjgabbana]

i just sold my MK-1 non UW version yesterday to get a tanzbar 2 -- ive had the MD for a year and you're right it is just so deep. ill def end up getting the UW mk2 one day bc it is just so much fun to cntrol all and all the stuff you can do with it. it's hard to make the MD do something unmusical if that makes sense. just a beast of a machine. had it combined with a monomachine and that was an absolute shit show in the best way possible. love the vids thank you !

[@wjoojoo]

The one thing I really miss on the newer electron machines is the slide track. I used this feature extensively in my time with the MD.

[@lewis1902]

I think you win the best demo prize with this one, BR.

[@madguy228]

i loved this video, don’t think my neighbors did

[@WolleHartz]

I'll never sell this piece of gear no matter how worse time gets. Still lots of capabilities to explore.

[@Febovideo1]

Going through that time right now. It's still in it's box here around me and would be with me forever.

[@ZenMountain]

No. It won't be with you forever.

[@Febovideo1]

@@ZenMountain it is my man

[@anthonyk5496]

Such a familiar interface to my MonoMachine! Totally get the "modular" aspect and the LFOs do so much more than just oscillate.

[@ofttrack]

u can press function and then classic/extended to skip back to the last saved state so u don't have to go in the menu :) nice mess btw :D

[@mauricelebrun6299]

Function + extended brings back the previously saved kit

[@rickimarvel4080]

I just remember it being a Rolls Royce compared to a Korg ER-1

[@Meic909]

I sold my MD UW mk2 years ago. Never regret. But I really like my OT, Rytm and A4.

[@AdamsOlympia]

I'm very tempted to sell mine now that it's 1k to 1.5k more than I paid for it. It would pay for a Soma Pulsar-23 and cover half the cost of a used Osmose.. Machinedrum is crazy good but just not good enough to match that.

[@robotopsyrobotopsy6486]

Niiiiice ! I'll be buried with my machinedrum.

[@not-hank-s]

"That's all fine and dandy" lol

[@mutantmanfred]

Great! Massive sound!

[@audiolego]

Joeyyyyyyy!!!! The mannnn

[@SpikesStudio3]

Bro, get another one as soon as you can, they are going up. Would NEVER have sold mine in the first place. 🤣👍

[@danieldemayo6209]

Fuck man. I have no idea why I didn’t get one of these, before getting the AR, when they were still affordable. Different beasts but this thing is a monster.

[@mistercheetah9717]

At untouchable prices too, saddly…

[@enjoixander]

This is dope! What’s a song(s) that is similar to the point starting at 4:25? I actually dug the cone filter bit

[@falangistavaleroso9689]

The best review of this machine is this one. Worths it or better stay with my tons of 12 bit rack 80´s samplers?

[@Finnidris]

Absolutely love it!! Been slamming the MD for 8 years now - great to see someone really utilising it so effectively! Btw which firmware is this (question to anyone in particular in the know) and where can I find it?

[@Finnidris]

@@mattsmith1440 thanks!

[@thomasjrgensen355]

That was probably the musical equivalent to Terrifier 2 😮

[@JimBo-jf2qp]

Absolutely filfy!

[@Febovideo1]

Never gonna sell my og MK1

[@sequencist]

Incredible fast and punchy beats! I have the Syntakt, but I am curious about this mythical machine that everyone love… so expensive by second hand. What are the differences between those 2 machines (Syntakt&Machinedrum) from the workflow/performance and sound perspective beyond the features? Keep doing great videos!

[@brianobush]

Very much interested in any POV as well.

[@odalv7278]

well... that's the question... machinedrum is 12 Bit and has a very distinct digital sound... Syntakt to me has a cleaner sound, better effects, is more HD/stereophonic, is more adaptive, has a better bass, kicks, micro-timing, it combines it all with analogue... but it will never sound as the crazy and ultra-digital timeless MD... , it will not be as crunchy as MD 😅... but i'd possibly trade Analog Rytm and Cycles for the Syntakt 😅 even-though I would miss the pressure pads... gee... too many good Elektron Machines!

[@dnbsoldier7259]

I could kick myself for not picking one up when they were clearing out the inventory for like 650 bucks. Now that I've been shopping for one, the assholes on Reverb are trying to sell them for 2k-3k, which is bonkers and out of reach. If I could find one (MKII) in excellent condition for 1200, i would buy it

[@Digiphex]

Can you punch people with your aluminum knuckle thing?

[@evilrainbow]

no

[@tgeo2880]

Utter chaos - love it

[@Powhart]

So this is why Elektron is the king... Elektron is on another level

[@DayflightTrok]

Why you bought an Analog Rythm if you have this hell machine?

[@chateautemp]

You're one sick puppy. Love it.

[@atetraxx]

Its actually upsetting that the syntakt or octa cant do this. It should be able to.

[@JimBo-jf2qp]

It is annoying. It seems that Elektron intentionally limit the features on their boxes these days, so that you have to buy more of them :) This old box o' tricks (and the MnM) was too powerful! They had to tame it down a bit :D

[@Justin_Shadow999]

Holy shit! Sold... I want one!

[@slikdarelic]

always been a nice machine.. its Yamaha RS7000 inspired.

[@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac]

dude these distorted kick drums in the beginning are insane! any chance i could replicate these on the digitone?

[@cardinal.666]

absolutely no chance

[@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac]

@@cardinal.666 Shit

[@blazrodic]

Crazy sounds!

[@justinurra2718]

Didn't you have one years back? I feel like I remember being at your place hearing it

[@aki_gong6271]

Machinedrum Sps1 MK2 user here :) What firmware you running? First time I'm hearing about those newFX machines, comb filter, etc... I also love the use of the compressor as an extra raw distortion ;) Massive stuff as usual. Big thanks for sharing. Love the malefic laught is heard sometimes along the video too, classic! Looking forward to see you grabbing an analogFour and also a korg waveState and do some videos. What an amazing demo man, definitely that may put you into a situation to think about maybe just doing a whole live performance only using that instead of the rytm and the modular?

[@blush_response]

I have def considered using only grooveboxes live in the past. This is the X firmware, search for it on elektronauts!

[@aki_gong6271]

@@blush_response cheers for that! I'll look into it. Thanks 👍

[@HappyKingPeople]

@@aki_gong6271 Totally worth it and easy to install

[@Claidheambmor]

@@festuswilliams654 Hundreds of posts available on Elektronauts. :D

[@lifeofskyofficial]

War machine, i got one and i will never sell it no matter the offer

[@saintmatan]

My MD is updated to 1.63 How do i get to the comb filter? And what other effects are there? For some reason theres no synths after RAM

[@scottlerocin]

Will never sell mine, such a work horse

[@Silkyy92]

I have a jomox alpha base and and mfb tanzbar mk1 and I’ve always wanted the machine drum mk 2 should I get it and complete the holy trinity ??

[@xisotopex]

not sure why, but I have searched youtube for several of the synths you feature, and they dont come up on the first couple of pages of the youtube search... whats their problem?

[@miguellazaro]

Thanks

[@ModernDevotion]

Mines currently in LA getting looked at for boot issues. Hopefully it can be saved 😭😭😭

[@sock_park]

[@Bittles]

♥️♥️♥️😭

[@theraincoats9424]

Crazy beat bruh

[@Vuyccbvuj]

Sounds like speedy j - patterns

[@Manifestoronaplain]

love it💙

[@LoneyD]

love this

[@caleykelly]

Jesus. That's knarly bro

[@Mystiskmusli]

We need Elektron to make a MK3

[@luisbarrera5740]

So what's so good about this instrument? Is it the work flow?

[@charlesbronson2806]

Idkw the don't reissue an updated version of this machine.

[@PabloInformation]

Trust me most likely not in the cards i waited till recently & tried even reaching out to elektron seems syntakt or the model cycles is as close as they will come ...but sonically these 2 are noticeably less punchy and significantly more polite sounding not to mention not as modular or Deep... you want the MD sound you have to buy the MD i did for that very reason... no regrets MCL box & With new OS makes it even nuttier!

[@0ptimus]

Very nice

[@SIAKPHDLIVE]

I’m a true asshole for selling mine years ago

[@anthonybryan9620]

Ctrl all...the machinedrums secret weapon Elektron should have implemented that on the monomachine Linked together the would have been the techno artists killer arsenal

[@TheCanadianDreamEvergreen]

Sounds like a big mess

[@sub-jec-tiv]

It can actually sound really juicy, or icy and cold. It’s pretty clean if you don’t turn up the distortion and do howling comb filter feedback like he’s doing here… he’s purposely making it sound like a dumpster fire here. Awful. (Opinion)

[@GoldenageTwothousandtwelve]

Meah, all I hear is distorted sounds

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

Umm, yeah because he is distorting the shit out of it. To each their own though.

[@danielk.5784]

Yo bro where did u buy the ring???

[@jorgevasconcelosmadetomove]

Is the engine analog😮?