why is the machine drum better than the korg esx 1

attr1b · Post by **attr1b** » Thu May 01, 2008 1:48 am

im thinking about buy 1 of these .. id like to hear from people who own or have used either of these

AK · Post by AK » Thu May 01, 2008 2:57 am

I own a Korg EMX 1 and before that I owned a Korg ER1 mark 2, none of which are as good as a Machinedrum ( which I don't own )

Which are you thinking of buying, the ESX or the MD?

The ESX is a sampler groovebox, so to compare it with the MD is a bit wide of the mark really.

Android · Post by **Android** » Thu May 01, 2008 5:09 am

I have an ESX-1 but I tend to use my MPC-1000 way more

the ESX is cool, but the sample editor is PC only and a pain.

I love the pads on the MPC-1000,
but of course you trade the x0x style interface.

havent messed with the MachineDrum, of course it sounds awesome,
but a friend has a MonoMachine which was pretty cool

I wouldnt trade the MonoMachine for my MonoEvolver though...

Jomox has a great analog Kick drum,
but you may get tired of the hats and snares.

attr1b · Post by **attr1b** » Thu May 01, 2008 5:45 am

AK wrote:I own a Korg EMX 1 and before that I owned a Korg ER1 mark 2, none of which are as good as a Machinedrum ( which I don't own )

Which are you thinking of buying, the ESX or the MD?

The ESX is a sampler groovebox, so to compare it with the MD is a bit wide of the mark really.

isn't the machince drum a grove box also .. everyone says the machine drum is better but will not tell me any reasons why

Android · Post by **Android** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:54 am

jeez, no offense but do some research, compare specs

have some respect for cats that searched for knowledge on this dark art before the internet!

I know you have Google! really now...
so check out the websites

http://www.machinedrum.com/

http://www.korg.com/gear/prod_info.asp?A_PROD_NO=ESX1

yeah, the ESX is Fun, but the MD is Serious...

depends on your budget and where you are in your mindset

if you can invest the money and more importantly the Time

there is always something on the horizon though
like this::::

http://www.davesmithinstruments.com/products/linndrum2/

either way, learn your tool inside and out...

royen · Post by **royen** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:57 am

If you're already convinced that the Machinedrum is "better", the why of it is a mere formality, ne c'est pas?

eryx666 · Post by **eryx666** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:39 pm

yeah, the ESX is Fun, but the MD is Serious...

amen

ao · Post by ao » Fri May 02, 2008 5:46 pm

Pretty different machines.

ESX is a sampler w/ some ok efx which are fun to jam w/ in real time.

MD is a drum synthesizer so you're not playing so much w/ efx (other than echo, reverb, etc.) but you have access to a lot of parameters on each drum hit so you're designing the sound a lot more. MD-UW has a bit of sample memory as well.

ESX has a longer pattern length, though (8 pages) which is nice.

If I could only have one, I'd stick w/ the MD.