Members Tony Scharf Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Is it Yamaha level of bad? Let me put it this way: With the manual right in front of me, it took me 30 minuts to figure out how to get into x0x style step edit mode... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Scharf Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Uh-oh, this is the first I have heard this type of feedback, and honestly it has been a concern of mine; based off of the 'oblique' X-base 09 workflow.I sure hope that these 888/999 machines are an improvement. I guess I'll find out when my fund is complete.How close could you get your to approximate the 808 (in sound)? I had an 09, and it was actually simpler - once you got it, you got it. for some reason, the 999 makes me not even want to get it. I can get pretty close, but not exactly the 808 sound. I'd say its definitely close enough, and with outboard processing I can get closer. In a mix, its close enough for the average listener to not notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Why not going for Waldorf Attack? It is very deep programming on that drum machine softsynth. You can get most anything with it. Just suggesting. Might save you some bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Scharf Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Why not going for Waldorf Attack? It is very deep programming on that drum machine softsynth. You can get most anything with it.Just suggesting. Might save you some bucks. I have it...used it twice. I cant get it to install on my new machine, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanielRaible Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 I had an 09, and it was actually simpler - once you got it, you got it. for some reason, the 999 makes me not even want to get it.I can get pretty close, but not exactly the 808 sound. I'd say its definitely close enough, and with outboard processing I can get closer. In a mix, its close enough for the average listener to not notice. Thanks for the info, I'm optimistic about it sonically. I guess we'll see about the interface implementation. I'm not looking for an 808 clone necessarily, just something that is inspirational to work with, analog and hardware-based with plenty of knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted November 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Let me put it this way: With the manual right in front of me, it took me 30 minuts to figure out how to get into x0x style step edit mode... That's not promising. Better purchase form someone with a good return policy. While I'm here in Potatoland, I'd like to use stuff live that these pokes have never seen before. Electribes are pretty common. I want to stand out a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Scharf Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 That's not promising. Better purchase form someone with a good return policy. While I'm here in Potatoland, I'd like to use stuff live that these pokes have never seen before. Electribes are pretty common. I want to stand out a bit more. No point standing out if your also standing still... I love my electribes. Its no wonder they are so common. You can learn it without a manual in about 3 seconds. Minimal brain power required. Great resources for creativity. Which reminds me I need to get my ESX fixed. :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted November 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 No point standing out if your also standing still...I love my electribes. Its no wonder they are so common. You can learn it without a manual in about 3 seconds. Minimal brain power required. Great resources for creativity. Which reminds me I need to get my ESX fixed. :-/ I'm not standing still. I don't scream to everybody about my going on. Unlike most here I do make money from music. The Electribe is nice but in using my M3 more, it doesn't add anything sonically. It is a pretty nifty initial idea machine though. It upsets me that I'd doesn't work properly with Live 6. Another reason I'm inquiring about a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 Someone trade me their 888 for my x0xb0x +$! =o] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 ...have you tried asking the AH list? I think there's a few more 888 owner's over there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody4 Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 one day??? the 888 sound engine andthe Machine Drum programming interface and seq engine can/will the linn do something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 FWIW. I have a JazBAse that I trigger with a MPC. This gives me the JoMox sound while still letting one box be the music seqencer. I still want a AirBase so I can have JoMox 808/909 kicks going in the same beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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