i'm *very* sure that hi-hat sound you're asking about is from the Elektron Machinedrum, using either the P-I or EFM machines.

most of the Maurizio/Basic Channel stuff is just straight 909 sounds.

if you're using Ableton i'd definitely go for the APC40 or LaunchPad. the APC integrates so well with Live it's almost unbelievable, pretty much the same with the LaunchPad (though i really like the extra features of the APC). it doesn't take a lot of time to get into the APC, it's set up perfectly ...

i'd definitely be looking at the Behringer BCR-2000 before the uc33. tons of knobs!

(not sure exactly how the Electribe routings work, but you could try this...) hook the four outputs to channels 1-4 on the Soundcraft. send your kick and snare (for example) to the main outs. pan the kick hard left and the snare hard right. now your kick will be going to channel 1 and the snare to c...

right on. i can't see it getting much use to be honest...

jibber wrote:... are you really that cliquey a bunch that you won't try and give some advice to someone new who's a bit stuck?

not too many people use Cubase. it could be a number of things, and someone who's not familiar with the program couldn't be much help.

no need to be a douchebag (twice now). with something as complex as Cubase you'd think having the manual at hand is pretty important. start looking through some boxes for it (or maybe find a PDF online?). is there a specific Cubase forum you could ask this question on?