Yeah.
Like from the Sound Files the MD maybe the better choice.
And the depth of course an argument. I find your Fred here.
The goal must be at least the price. I find close to my hometown a Machinedrum SPS-1 UW+MKII for 950 €, that’s to much in my opinion.
But i have no rush and the Jomox must be sell to generate money.
I got one without the + drive, which made it a lot cheaper - I already have an Octatrackand I like the drum synthesis sounds of the MD very much, so the only samples I need to put in MD are a few special favorites like the 909 open hat and some complex waveforms… I don’t mind using the computer to back up kits and patterns as I can’t imagine needing more than 128 at a single time.
But I agree 950 euro is a bit high even with the + drive unelss it is still in wwarranty. For an older unit I feel like 800 euro is where it begins to become good value…
Massive MachineDrum fan here. It truly makes me smile in wonder every time I turn it on (even though I’ve still never seen Elvis).
I’m probably just using a fraction of the functionality with my workflow and I’m pretty sure I don’t get bits of it, but for me, the MD really excels in the basics… the versatility of the machines, how easy it is to get a nice pattern going, how finished the thing sounds, the flexibility of the LFO’s, the relative simplicity of hopping about the machine. I love doing silly things like making a pattern out of nothing but EFM BD machines - unbelievable how you can twist those sounds into such a wide spectrum of different noises.
As drum machines go, surely the MD must be up there with the best of them!
Personally, I’ve had a few different hardware and software drum machines and as far as I’m concerned the Machinedrum can’t be beaten. I like the fact that it is aging, the operating system is rock solid, every time I turn it on it just works, it’s reliable. The Machinedrum has so much scope, especially if you have the UserWave version, it’s all in one box.
Don’t forget you can sequence the MD with the OT and get some nice poly-rhythms going on. Or draft some longer sequences with a half speed track.
I know part of the MD’s power lies in it’s sequencer. But remember you can lock all the same functions on the MD with the OT - you just have to read the midi implementation.