Has anyone of you guys seen a manual similar to Waldorf Attack’s one shedding some light on the algorithm Elektron have used to create their percussion sounds?
Has anyone tried to emulate these kits?
The MD’s sound engines are much different than the Attack.
The Attack sound engine has a rather fixed but generic structure, comparably to a classic subtractive synth (except for the hihat samples).
The MD machines cover a huge range but have specific parameters for each machine, created with certain sound types (kick, snare, hihat etc.) in mind. But that doesn’t mean you have to use them in their “predefined” way. Actually, the MD machines allow you to go pretty extreme.
Still, you might want to have a look at the “Wesen - Machinedrum Tips” part 1 and 2, look for them in the files section.