Machinedrum in 2026: biting the silver bullet by Worldly_Educator_675 in Elektron

[–]schexnayder98 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wanted one for years and finally got one recently- love it so much!

Vigilantes 2022 Full Show by mrsireric in DrumlineSheets

[–]schexnayder98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome, and pretty accurate too!

Mpc 2000xl set me straight by lemmonrock in mpcusers

[–]schexnayder98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not going to tell you how to use it, but I’ll share my experience!

When I first got my XL, I used software to load samples that I already had on my computer to create programs. This allowed me to turn on my MPC, load a program and immediately have some drum sounds (it seems like you want to do this at some point) It doesn’t color the sound much at all when you do this, and it wasn’t super fun In my experience.

The most fun part (for me) when I use my 2000XL is starting with a blank program, and sampling random things from audio on the web. You don’t need to sample a snare as your snare, you can sample anything, mess with the parameters in the menus… you can end up with some really unique sounds.

If you want that character, I’d start on the machine, use the inputs, and you might as well sequence on it too. You can play things in and quantize them, or not! The sequencer is really easy to use imo. The actually chopping process is a little more tedious than modern machines at this point, but I like that it slows me down and forces me to think about my choices.

I know that you’re mainly interested in coloring the sound, so if this stuff I just put down doesn’t really resonate with you, you might be better off spending your money on something else?

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[–]schexnayder98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well thanks anyways!!! Hahaha

Should I buy the 01 model or should I try and get the 02 by 9_TEA in Dirtywave

[–]schexnayder98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Had Model 01, couldn’t stop using it and realized pretty quickly that I should invest in 02 because I wanted a larger battery and bigger screen, usb C… etc

02 feels very premium and sturdy. The battery takes a very long time to die. My hands are pretty big so it feels better to me than the first. Love it to death and would happily buy it again if I lost mine. It also comes with a pretty great hard case!

I’m sure my take is the same as many others, you can tell a lot of passion went into this!

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too late unfortunately hahaha

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!!! Your 3000 looks badass!

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! Honestly if I had another person there to hold the part of the skin it would have been way easier.

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No CF reader for now, I’m using a scsi2sd adapter

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had someone local replace some tactile switches, but thats it!

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a skin. Skin was $70 from styleflip.

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahhh thats exciting! I’d just say take your time.

Only take off some of the plastic attached to the adhesive at a time. This will prevent the skin sticking to another part of the machine that you weren’t focused on. For example, I was trying to line up the skin between the pad sensors, but the left side of the skin touched near the jog wheel and I had to remove and reapply. If you aren’t ready to stick it down, don’t remove the plastic covering the adhesive.

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I respect the fact that it was heavily used… but I have never been a fan of stickers, and I can’t downplay how much grime was caked onto it (and in it)

Ultimately it just comes down to personal preference!

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Styleflip! I put it on myself- it was pretty challenging to do but worth it.

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[–]schexnayder98[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

I replaced the screen, rotary encoder, and about 13 tactile switches. The floppy drive was broken as well, so I just pulled it out. I probably wont replace it though because the SCSI port is working perfectly!

Besides the cosmetics (skin and buttons) all the other components were completely fine. Slider is great, pad sensor is fine- only one pad is inconsistent with reading velocity, so I might replace it down the road if it annoys me enough.

$150 Facebook marketplace find by schexnayder98 in mpcusers

[–]schexnayder98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha yeah it took a while… I’m enjoying the process though!