Machinedrum UW live tweaking - IDM in a box!

[bibibibibiotip]

@DJPeteJames he's doing it nonstop in the video! (it's time consuming in the mean that it always sounds nice and new and fresh that you hardly stop to play with the machine ;-)

[thealmightytreebeard]

You, my friend, are very talented. Thank you for showcasing your talents and this awesome piece of machinery. I'd love to get one and this definitely was a push in that direction, it always helps seeing someone who knows how to use their gear. Thanks again for posting this! :)

[Lemure333]

Sir, are all of te

hese sounds coming directly from the MDUW or are you also using samples? Peace and thanks in advance

[fimpson]

Sick tunes

[pixmusic]

@DJPeteJames

Hi! Thanks for the comments. You can find some of my music at soundcloud under the name bytecas

[bocskai98]

fantastic toy. such a pity I cannot afford it

[JavaSpitLava]

this is genius sounding......no one else uses this godlike equipment like you did in this video....everyone else makes shitty house or techno....they need some creativity

[Chikagba]

sounds like some Aphix Twin madness.

[nukage9000]

this looks sooo fun. i can get some cool sounds out of twisted tools vortex + kapture pad (for iPad), you should try it out

[nordrecordsuk]

do you have the parts for that to share - i have just got the MD UW+

[mrjagreeez]

such a powerful sounding

[rhampton1914]

just have a question. what is your opinion on that new to be released Dave Smith tempest. i am thinking on getting either the one you have used or that Dave Smith. it's quite costly tho. You think the drum machine part will be similar to yours?

[VisceralVoids]

This is the best Elektron Machinedrum demo on YouTube! What an amazing piece of gear.

[urbano83]

a yamha rm1x on steroids. i wonder if connecting the proper modules would sound similar to this. great job!

[rhampton1914]

Indeed the best demo i seen using this Analog Drum Machine. Thumbs up!!!!!!!

[benhoughton88]

@rhampton1914 its digital, not analog ;) But i agree, great demonstration!

[Findnewartist]

Love this song, check out "Space Blend - Que Bert" !!!!

[CoolColJ]

sounds like an exe file being played by Wavelab

[EnglishBobTheDog]

Thats an impressive trick!

[ElektroPleasure]

sick!

[thermalmaximum]

Elektron should send you a commission, because I just bought a Machinedrum based on this video.

[wastemick]

This machine is amazing! You really know how to have a good use of iy man!!...

[dbpokorny]

This is so sick...I love it. I see that another youtube commenter has the same reaction. Excellent demo, I really enjoyed it.

[mynmyself]

i can see some amazing beat slicing and some really nice glitchy IDM stuff on this machine... i am looking for something to create my own glitches and slice drums... i have an mpc1000 but not quite sure how i could do it...

[Fuckinthisshitup]

WHere Can I GEtttttttttt THiS

[angelodomino]

totally awesome...the way it's played and the sounds....jeeezusss..

[mikaelfakhri]

This is SICK! <3

[magnuspater]

after 3 years, this is still my favorite md vid and the one that got me seriously thinking about getting one.

[quantum470]

Still the best Machinedrum session on youtube...

[ThePhillips85]

been lookin round for decent drum machine. goin to save for this. cheers

[Lemure333]

@ThePhillips85 There is a lot of gear out there and this is something that I saved all summer for and it was worth every pennny. I just got a Monomachine to go with it and holy @#$% am I blown away. Endless possibilities.....

I look forward to you getting one of these badboys!

[kluk909]

very very nice

[IMPUL5E122]

6:26 = nasty

[Monomeester]

You are very good in messing up the sound. :)

[deeroks1]

your sounds r great!

[xbase09]

was any of the sounds used in this track things that you sampled into the MD or are all the instruments made with the internal drumsynths?

[dallasdrums83]

want!!

[MrHenrik71]

Hey nice demo, on Elektron:s homepage they got 2 models of this one, what do u use here?

[tubemech]

To end the debate on what is better, hardware or software.

With a computer, a large majority of electronic musicians will employ several applications, whether that be two sequencers rewired with plug-ins or one main sequencer running several plugins etc. Basically, in this situation you are not only trying to mix the sounds in your work, but also all the sources you are getting your sounds from.

Software applications/VSTis etc, are all coded differenly, and as a result sound....cont

[tubemech]

.....either better, worse or just different. Ultimately, it is the fact that they are different that makes mixing sound a more difficult process.

With the amount of options available, computer based electronic musicians are spoilt for choice, which can negatively affect the creative process, rather than have a comparitively limited pallet of sounds to develop a sound that is our own.

Less is more, and restrictions can breed great creativity. All this adds up to 'sound quality'

Cont.........

[tubemech]

So there. : )

Sorry, can't be arsed to write anymore, my dinner's ready.

[oooonek]

~ 4:45:

fastest hands ive ever seen ^^

.... man... im so undecided if i should get a mD or not!!!!!!! its driving me crazy!

[SailfishSoundSystem]

Just what I've been looking for! Amazing. Reason is getting old, even with new refills. Bravo!

[konjunktion26]

why can´t some one re-build this drum machine here so we can use it as a instrument for native instruments reaktor 5??? please... is there a genius who´s able to do it? this sounds so cool here... best drum machine of the world...

[plasmaforce11]

Nice Sound bud =)

[hotelsinus]

this is brilliant work.... cnat stop the chek it everyday :D

[baldeeee]

What machines are you using here? is it a combination of RAM + Synthesized machines(ie EFM/E12)..?

[leerique]

omg, wondermachine. O_O

[kkatsa]

im freakin love it :D i always wanted to use machines instead of vst's :(

tell me your atrist name pls :D i need your music!!!

[ILuv2troll]

6:20 Initiate head-bobbing sequence.

[certificate18flix]

I am after one of these as I love the Monomachine so much, but is it worth me getting the latest model as I already have the latest version of the Monomachine? I've heard the original one had issues with the outputs, but damn, you can get it for near half the price second hand. Any ideas?

[paralelSun]

to me the beat is rather simple... no offense.. but this seems overpriced to me..

then again, ive never used one.

[CoffeeKills]

pixmusic.! The sound is very good. What sample cds do you have and is this the MKII version?

[thecureye]

this is the same quality as any high end vst

even though tis hardware its still all digital

[OcelottMaster]

I have watch this video since 2008!

[OcelottMaster]

You fucking rule, nothing more to say/

[neland]

thx. good video.

[chadinterrupted]

does the tempo show up as numbers on the screen?

[genxtargetmarket]

Yes.

[TinoBoa]

the second part.. the melody is from extrawelt.. lol.. great ! ;)

[carter0012]

sounds awesome ! great job, just wish I could afford to buy it!!! just seen how much it costs in e bay :O

[StrobeLightAgency]

Just woke up and turned into this. Very nice Job man. Grooved through my Base with your Music. Thanx for the spacy Day-Start ....

[Allerian1]

This remains one of the greatest Machinedrum technique videos of all time. Thanks Pix!

[LeGronk]

OV AWWL TAAM

[liquidsounddestructi]

good stuff

[h2flow1]

I think I really like this machine........

[HESTN007]

This is so awesome!

[asnierkishcowboy]

i always thought that grooveboxes wont be good to make IDM with because they dont have enough possibilities to control several tracks at one time and change thge patterns fast enough.i hav the korg electrive EMX which is a nice groovebox for making all other kinds of electronic music.but compared to his its just a toy i guess ;(

[ddaynyc]

I think one of the things that's really important for IDM is the ability to play with loops and stutter them, chop them, stuff like that.

Once you get a machinedrum UW sampling itself and then retriggering the loops, the possibilities are pretty endless.

As for your emx, it's a great machine with a great sound, but for IDM you'd be better off with the ESX electribe... I have been using one of those for hip hop instead of an MPC for about 6 years. I would NEVER trade it in for an akai.

[asnierkishcowboy]

@ddaynyc

yes im planning to buy the esx aswell but i guess i will also get an machinedrum

and a vocoder XD

[ddaynyc]

a good combo. you can't get the rich synth drums of a machinedrum on an esx

[sweepstakes]

@ddaynyc cool, got any samples of the stuff you've done on the ESX?

[ddaynyc]

yeah, send me your email in a private message and i'll send you some tracks.

[Esaelectronics]

cooooooooooooool

[auidofoxx]

brilliant....best MD sounds up yet!!!!

thanks for sharing - am thinking bout picking up on of these guys.......

[sacredcow1979mk2]

Pretty cool :-) COnsidering getting one

[pedropratt]

Super cool!! I'm gonna try it right now!!

[iourzzz]

amazing!

thank you!

[LeGronk]

NICE.

[docomeister]

:o

5/5.

[thewombat01]

amazing: 5/5

[strangerhythm]

One the best machinedrum demos I've seen on youtube!

[Setherian]

Sounds fun, but am I the only one here who prefer the capabilities of a lets say Gobox drum machine from Reaktor? What does this machine do that my gobox couldnt? I can say loads of things Gobox can do that this cannot though, but hey, this is a fun toy no doubt...

[xpressunith]

One thing you will never get from Reaktor its the sound quality this machine has. Working with vst plugins is not even close to work with hardware....... and this machine is a bomb......

[sislte]

@xpressunith

I love the machinedrum mostly because it's great to work with. However, the machinedrum isn't hardware in the classic sense (analogue), it's a dedicated drum computer. Plugins CAN sound just as good and some do, in my opinion.

[ADFCHRONICLES]

I agree.

[digimaton]

@xpressunith dont; kid yourself, it's an S&S based unit, there is nothing you can do with this that you could not replicate in the software domain, in fact, the DSP power of a desktop loaded with apps pisses all over this thing, you could absolutely achieve more interesting results with a computer. This box appeals to a particular type of user so I can see why some would be interested, personally I could think of better ways to spend €1000.

[ballersack]

@digimaton

With this, the OS/sequencer, synth, and control interface were made for each other (literally), which makes the music-making experience better.

So yes, you could replicate the same sounds, but not necessarily make better music (in fact, I would argue the advent of computers/software has hurt electronic music - most of my fav electronic albums are from the 80's and 90's).

[digimaton]

@ballersack I think it's a cop out to blame technology for the drop in quality, blame the lack of invention and imagination in the electronic dance music scene, more imitators than innovators out there now, but there are artists/musicians in other musical domains doing fine with computer based DSP. This box is essentially designed to rehash exactly the music you mention, music from the 80s, the period that EDMs foundations are pretty much built on.

[usernameunavoidable]

@xpressunith the machinedrum and reaktor are both just software running on a microprocessor. There's nothing inherently better about a digital synth running on a processor stuck inside some little box over one running inside your computer. Now a real analogue synth, that's a lot harder to match with software.

[plague1715]

@usernameunavoidable in older digital instruments such as the DX7, the cheap d/a converters add a different quality to the sound, with aliasing and other digital distortions doing their thang, but in modern equipment with high-quality converters the only difference between hardware and software is the interface and hands-on approach.

[xisotopex]

@usernameunavoidable

exactly.

its all just software in a box. in fact, a highly specd computer will have better "sound quality" than any hardware box.

its the difference between analogue and digital circuitry that people dont understand.

just because its in a "box", doesnt mean its better, because its still digital.

[Anarchosyn]

@xpressunith I used to feel this way -- and I'd still concede that the tone of a hardware modular beats almost any sound in pure timbre alone -- but listening to people like Tim Exile have changed my opinion greatly (Youtube up "Mushroom Santa" or "Don't Think We're One" for reference). Many VA synths (hardware or otherwise) suck in the sound quality department but Reaktor is amongst the exceptions.

[CreativeDisplacement]

@Anarchosyn

Thnx for the info but i honnestly believe that most of the great results you listen out there are due to post production in good studios. You can even send them a crappy track with shity quality and they´ll do miracles.

All i say is that after years working with software i know.......by experience......that rhe sound quaity is not the same....or even close!!!!!!!Some people think the oposite and i respect that.......

[xisotopex]

@xpressunith

you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

this is merely software in a box.

take a look at the specs, as far as sound quality.

you are pretty ignorant.

and i take nothing away from machinedrum. i love it, and use it, and reaktor all the time.

[CreativeDisplacement]

@xisotopex

i there.....iam xpressunith but my other youtube account has been hacked........

Just to say that you should have more respect with who you talk to man......ignorant is a very strong word to call someone you don´t know!!!!

The thing i wrote is my opinion and if don´t agrre the best you can do is follow @Anarchosyn example and send some usefull info about this subject!!!!!

[xisotopex]

@CreativeDisplacement

say what?

if you dont know the difference between analogue and digital circuitry, and you are involved in music production, then i would say it is fair to say that that person is ignorant.

there isnt any 'opinion' to it. its science, and its facts.

the machinedrum sounds great. but it is digital. it outputs 16bit at 44Khz.

nothing magic about it being in a 'box'. my computer is in a box also, and outputs a far higher sound quality.

[klikk0]

@xpressunith

Yeah. Im so tired reading that software synths do sound just as good as hardware.. Doesnt make any sense at all for me. That said. Some software synths has incredible sound. Im having a big problem using my hw with ableton. The recordings just sound awfull compared to when the synth ius connected directly to my speakers. I just cant find any answers for it. Is it possible to make a recording in ableton without loosing any quality?

Anyone??

[iv0luti0n]

@klikk0 To get good quality recordings your audio interface has to have good quality inputs. Are your levels good, do you have proper gain-staging?

Also, if you don't set your sample rate and buffer sizer properly in Ableton, you may get lots of clicks or distortion when recording.

[dachhh]

@xpressunith maybe, if you consider its sterile and 12bit output to be 'high quality'. It's sound engine is shit tbh

[mfcasio]

@dachhh Only the sampling is in 12 bit. This is a sampler and a drum synth.

[ihatekhomeini]

@xpressunith Reaktor has it's merits, so does the machinedrum, but one should never think one is better, they have their fair share of positive and negative sides.

[xpressunith]

Very nice song man.......my kind of sound!!!!

Keep working.....

Im receiving my MD next week and cant wait to tweak with it!!!!

[arpquadra]

WARP records should sign this guy.great stuff.

[OlegTabakov]

Agree with you

[harrysins]

Dang i want!!!

[processean242]

VERY HAUJOBBISH!!!! i love ur style man.

[akitarov]

thanks alot for this great track. this video is the reason why i bought my machinedrum!!!!! you Rock!!!

[mougabo]

think in about a month i´m having one

[jazzlicka]

id trade my tr909 and sh101 for 1 of those monsters

[SolarionSeadragon]

You probably could, if you sold them.

[blacknnoise]

;))))))

[deijavoo82]

My (sorta new) one of these is sat only two streets away but i can't break into my post office tonight!

or can i........?

top video sir.

[Dakora]

Excellent demonstration.

Is there a cheaper alternative for this machine?

[IsItQik]

There is No alternative for This machine.

Takes a lot of time to have this level of control.

[BrianPerezVMG]

Great demonstration. This is my next piece of hardware.... MD UW!!!

[batterycock]

is this a sampler as well. could you make

bass sounds on this?

[norphies]

the ultimate bleep-controller

[Bruce73X]

Fascinating demonstration of a fascinating device!

[GainingOne]

You've 100% convinced me to buy this beast!!

First rate job this video is! best on youtube.

[akitarov]

my favourite MD Video. nice tweaking here. big up!!!

[Ninety90Ninety]

This sounds ticket (y)

[OcelottMaster]

by the way, 6:40 is the best

[OcelottMaster]

hello i need a deep tutorial of this machine drum, i want to buy one but i dont know how does it work .. you look great at this.. can you help me? :D

[HecatombRecordings]

+1 - I love this video and would like to get a MD but could do with some tutorial like advice

[yourthewanthickcunt]

Wicked shit man. Im gettin me one of these.

[royescobar1977]

F***, What a kind a sound are those?

Amazing...

EXcelent Job my friend

[dczthoma]

nice job

[pmsan29]

how much sampling time do you get with the machinedrum UW?

[NoDeth]

2 mb

[subglitch]

nice music man

[savvydot]

epic. i need this machine. maybe i can sell a kidney

[coleco]

Oh? What blood type are you?

[soundklinik33]

You might have to sell both kidneys..

Elektrons aren't cheap

[zelectric7]

Orgasm for the ears!

[idiomis]

shit don write flawlessly i cant buy more machinesssss argh

[jdmmade]

No guys this isn't a sampler this is a real deal synth based drum machine, the machine is priced at the range of 2000 bucks. It can perform glitch type music flawlessly with the amazing analog type sounds and modern if you prefer.

[james737m]

and its a sampler...

[GamerConor]

emmm.......lol

[oyazamij]

Impressive! Are that all onbord sounds of the MD?

By the way: isn't that a jomox Xbase behind the MD? How about connecting and syncing both :)

[Lemure333]

Now yur talkin oyazamij ... thats the dope right there MD and 888... toss a mono machine on top and yur flippin it !_!

[MincentValloy]

shit i had a dream yesterday about getting one and i remember i almost piss on my bed of the excitement

[Tansomanv2]

Sick

[b41984]

omg

[yohy86]

this is sweet. how much did you get it for?

[therealdjmadwax]

this is a sick groove

[millomloyal]

this the mk1 or mk2 -cool beat btw!

[Audioplague]

You mentioned 32 steps so is this the UW mk1 or the mk2 model ?

[narki86]

This is expensive as hell, but f*ck it, I'm still having one.

[sweepstakes]

me too. I just started saving up for one. so far my wife hasn't noticed... 18% of the way there...

[therealdjmadwax]

LOL about the wife comment. I completely understand

[CTRLSHFT]

pure awesome

[georgemc25]

MmmmHM! :D

[ProjectSmammi]

Soooooo sick. I need to get one of these.

[incorrigible514]

Can you get the controller signal out to use it as a sequencer? I have a Vermona and i'm wondering whether you could play this and also use it to trigger the Vermona.

[DoubledownTandino]

Thanks for this video!

[Naestran]

Is this possible with the mk1 machinedrum? or only with the uw?

[jdelgoulet]

I woke up with the same question this morning ...

Are you using samples ?

[RBs2THEGRAIN]

can you use this to make your own beats like on an MPC.. or is all the buttons your press already pre made tracks that you are just putting to gather.

Im trying to decide what kind of equipment i want to buy but don't know why i would want this machine!

[okidot]

can you use this to make your own beats like on an MPC > yes.

[derbydookie]

It isn't taking too long man. It really tickles the ears. :D

[sleepingundrtree]

you are damn good with that thing

[xigronaus]

Very useful trick man! Thanks very much for sharing it!

[MrLovelace]

A W E S O M E !

Ive been looking at getting a hardware sequencer / synth for a while. EMU XL7 was top of the list. BUT THIS!

Can I ask, how is it for controlling other synths?

The X0X interface is something ive grown up with. This just looks aces. Great sound, well done :)

[konjunktion26]

why native instruments don´t create a software-emulation of this drummachine here?

[MachineGunBallad]

one could build an imitation in MaxMSP, or perhaps reaktor. But youd get none of the hands on control, the sound engine would be different, and it would take an extremely long time. Your synthesis algorithms would probably fall short, too.

[konjunktion26]

No. I don´t mean it this way. I mean, Native Instruments just should try to create a emulation, so the sound goes the same paths and in the same type of way. This will sound of course different, but that´s great. Its not about creating the same sound, but it´s about to create the same way you can program beats trough knobs and stuff.

[576557]

this is fckn cool, freqc ! i will buy u one.

its a great machine and art , YES.

576557

[hi2uplz]

I bought the UW MKII a year ago thanks largely in part to this video. And what a fantastic piece of engineering this is! I consider it a piece of art really...the best kind, functional :D

[freqcomponent]

any one willing to buy me one ? im fuking poooooooor !!! :(

[BenLinkd]

Nice tweak-age, wicked grooves.

[phoonghee]

I worked at the venue (Bologna) where Autechre played last year here in Italy. Rob Brown was using a Monomachine, while Sean Booth played a Machinedrum.

That's it. No computers or other stuff.

Just a mixer and the two machines...

I've actually bought the machinedrum two days ago, I just can't wait... Then I've got a Mac, a bass and I'm looking for an Akai mpc 2500. I'm really into stuff like Boxcutter/Barry Lynn

[okidot]

fuck it, im saving up for this. its sounds fantastic!

[Antzz66]

And it's a HIM not THEY

[juga0nought]

this sounds like the machine aphex twin uses in windowlicker