https://www.elektron.se/2016/06/goodbye-machinedrum-and-monomachine/
I just saw that. Oddly wishing I’d not sold mine now hah…
hoping for some news at summer namm on 6/23!
Sad news… I remember being in high school watching countless youtube clips of the machinedrum, I got a minimum wage job, saved for months and finally purchased one, for me this was the machine that introduced me to electronic music and production, beautiful machine… RIP. I no longer have a machinedrum, though will keep the monomachine forever.
Elektron’s policy has always been to minimize overlap between existing products…

Elektron's policy has always been to minimize overlap between existing products...
What other Elektron products have been retired apart from the SIDStation? If you mean the SFX6 and the Mark 1 MDs and MMs then these were replaced with better versions of the same products.
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@LyingDalai I totally agree, bring on new Elektron products!
Not sure what my own point was now you are asking haha.... Did you mean that the new products they bring out occupy different niches? And therefore, if they have another digital product in the pipeline, if the MM and MD weren't retired then they would overlap?
i’ve had a preordered monomachine in with a us retailer here for a bit since the price drop went down. i’ve been lead to believe it’ll still pan out but yeah. i’ve wanted one for over a decade and finally got to a place where it’s okay financially to get one so really hoping i haven’t missed the boat. betting prices will skyrocket
If I wasn’t skint I’d be all over a machinedrum.
Not sure what my own point was now you are asking haha.... Did you mean that the new products they bring out occupy different niches? And therefore, if they have another digital product in the pipeline, if the MM and MD weren't retired then they would overlap?
Ahaha I’m not sure to get what you mean once again
I for one am REALLY looking forward to seeing what Elektron have up their sleeves!
I was hoping these would stick around for a while after the price drop and that availability would catch back up to the new demand. They’re really great machines, and at the price-drop points I felt comfortable recommending them to people looking for a first drum machine who were also looking at the AIRA TR-8 type things, or even the Electribes. Or even the OP-1.
^ I wonder if these 15 year old technologies, thanks to modern tech, chips etc, will get reduced down to something the size of an OP-1?
My MD mk2 is far from dead
You’ve just triggerd hard gas @spacetravelmadeeasy
I hate it when new exciting gear are coming up. i’m so sick of pasta and it feels every time like I’m going to have to eat some more for another year. Damn it never ends
You've just triggerd hard gas @spacetravelmadeeasy I hate it when new exciting gear are coming up. i'm so sick of pasta and it feels every time like I'm going to have to eat some more for another year. Damn it never ends

^ I wonder if these 15 year old technologies, thanks to modern tech, chips etc, will get reduced down to something the size of an OP-1?
It would be interesting to see if Elektron ever break form. They seem to have found a size and shape that work for them. But I would love if they made something ultra-portable like the OP-1. That held a long-ass charge off of USB and wasn’t another “5 hours on 6 AA batteries” device (something I love about the OP-1).
You've just triggerd hard gas @spacetravelmadeeasy I hate it when new exciting gear are coming up. i'm so sick of pasta and it feels every time like I'm going to have to eat some more for another year. Damn it never ends
^ I wonder if these 15 year old technologies, thanks to modern tech, chips etc, will get reduced down to something the size of an OP-1?It would be interesting to see if Elektron ever break form. They seem to have found a size and shape that work for them. But I would love if they made something ultra-portable like the OP-1. That held a long-ass charge off of USB and wasn’t another “5 hours on 6 AA batteries” device (something I love about the OP-1).
It seems unlikely but since they have a good range of products right now with their ‘dark trinity’, it might be a good time to break tradition and start a new range. Anyways, such is my day-dream.