in the end i just want a firmware that is made for the device that i bought.
not a device that has been used to create a new firmware where at one point the company realized they should update the device and leave mki users with an interface that is not intuitive at all and a device that heats up so much that the plastic is bending.
i rather have less functions and stuff on point. and when i read stuff like this:
„There is also next to impossible to see which pattern is running, the leds have almost the same intensity.“
i can only shake my head
its all about the interface. its an instrument, not a collectors item. at least for me. i dont need and i dont want another mono. and i also dont want to be reminded that i should buy the mkii if i want something to work right.
matthieu mentioned that the new firmware is already less buggy than what they started with, so just using the old firmware is not an option.
since matthieu said, they won‘t abandon mki and they listen to people, it should be manageable to update stuff here and there and make the mki work as a device on its own.
when i bought the mono i loved the sounds i could get out of it. its like having the stuff that i like about one part of my eurorack setup packed into one device. perfect for live use (i dont really want to bring a lot of eurorack on stage).
i found some controls were acting a bit weird, but when i looked online i saw that there were updates coming, so i kept the device. also i accepted the build quality of the device, since its the first product of a tiny, ambitious company and i could see the fresh energy they brought to the table. and i trusted them.
its undeniable that matthieu put a hell of a lot of work into it and i just loved the whole concept of the synth, so i waited for a stable v2. which came with a new device ![:smiley: :smiley:](https://community.norand.io/images/emoji/twitter/smiley.png?v=12)
i dont know why to bring elektron into this. their old mki devices are classics now, that people still use. and the digitakt for example is one of the best live electronic instruments. yeah, they were holding back features for other devices (that seems to have changed because of the pandemic hitting the chipmarket and them investing in what they can already produce). but the interface is just noice. and its nice to work within the boundaries of the device.
and dont get me wrong i dont want to compare the mono to the digitakt. i like that it doesnt have a screen, which brings it back to what i said about it being something like analog eurorack in a box for me. its an active listening device.
all in all the whole electronic music synth industry is mostly replicating 70/80/90s synth concepts. thats the reason why behringer is having so much success. nowadays you can buy synths that already tell you what music you should produce with them. look at the next acid synth! buy this drone machine!
a tb 303 was meant to help piano players and got misused to create a whole new music genre. but there was also no opportunity to contact roland back then and tell them to update the device with new features
we are getting closer to the creaters of these devices. i dont know if this is always a good thing to be honest with you…
there is not so much innovation happening in the industry. if i want innovation i use different concepts, maybe not even musical concepts to begin with on a computer.
but i think its cool to combine old and new. and the norand mono is definitely offering a new way of controlling the old concept of a monosynth
im not hating, just expressing my thoughts here.
much fun on superbooth for norand!