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Machinedrum SPS-1UW Worth it?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:08 pm
by Amanita
Is the Machinedrum Userwave option worth the extra ££££££ over the SPS-1? Thinking of getting one but could do with saving the extra money if the 2mb (????? seems limiting) UW is not upto much. I am studio based and run Live (obviously) and SONAR, so i can pretty much deal with samples in Battery or such if i need to.
Any comments please?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:14 pm
by burgessa23
it is totally worth it, once you get used to the awesome ay the machine drum UI stays out of your way, you'll find it a pain in the arse to pick up the mouse. resampling is really simple and spontaneous on the UW and you can load all your battery stuff on it too. (obviously not all at once)
-a
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:20 pm
by Amanita
Thanks - i'm starting to crumble - the Credit Card is 1/4 of the way out of the wallet......
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:21 pm
by Cryptic UK
Are you worth it?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:23 pm
by Amanita
Ahhh right i see now.....
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:38 pm
by Tarekith
If you are getting a Machinedrum, you DEFINITELY want the UW version, it's well worth it IMO, you just need to think of it differently than a "normal" sampler.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:40 pm
by Amanita
I think I am
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:42 pm
by Amanita
Gonna go for the UW it seems
Thanks Tarekith
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:48 pm
by Tarekith
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:55 pm
by Cryptic UK
Amanita wrote:I think I am
Good answer, now go and get one.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:29 pm
by Amanita
Deed Done
- went for the UW. Turnkey have done me proud again - they have stock arriving this week. They seem to get some bad press in some quaters, but earlier this year they got me a Select Series Moog Voyager, delivered to my door in about 4 weeks. So as far as i'm concerned they are pretty fucking good.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:59 pm
by Tarekith
If you hed ordered direct from Elektron, you might have gotten it in two days. That's how long mine took to arrive, and I live in the US
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:23 pm
by Amanita
The web site said 0 stock to just about everything - seems they cant build enough of em
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:45 pm
by KU
so very much worth the extra dough
backwards tom-toms, cymbals, vocals and such. Pull loops off vinyl directly into RAM synth, then save as a sample.
it expands your palette beyond measure. I use the sampling function more than the synths by far.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:16 pm
by Illum
Fuck no it's not worth it!!
Clearly you already got one and you have the disposable income to justify it but damn...
$1,640 off the elektron website vs $800 for my used sps. $800+ for some fucking reverse and fx!!!!
That's some sucker shit. sorry.