ElektronDrum machines
16-track drum synthesizer and sequencer
The Machinedrum is a drum machine from Elektron, first released in 2001 and later revised as the SPS-1UW MKII (2007) and SPS-1UW+ MKII (2010). It has 16 tracks, each loaded with one of its synthesis machines, a per-track effects chain and master reverb, delay, EQ and dynamics sections. The UW versions add a sample-playback engine, and Elektron's parameter-lock sequencer is built in.
The OS entries build an update from an official file you supply and send it to the unit as a SysEx update, so sending the original OS file again restores the unit; none of the projects here distributes Elektron firmware. User machines are separate: they are small SysEx files stored in Machine Manager slots and need a third-party OS that supports them (MDX X.20 B for the entry listed here). Elektron does not permit sharing mod files or links on Elektronauts (policy of 2026-09-16, as noted on the other Elektron devices); community discussion moved to elektronmods.com and modwerk.app.
Custom Machinedrum OS with independent track lengths and speeds, per-trig conditions and microtiming, pattern and kit management tools, 128 kits and many MDX-derived fixes, built in the browser from your OS file.
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 26A09-beta | 2026-10-09 | Pre-release. |
Four user-machine families for the Machinedrum running the MDX X.20 B firmware, covering a slicer, a time stretcher, a granulator and a multi-mode modulation effect.
by murdenihcam
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| main @ ab92ccf | 2026-10-15 | No tagged releases; this is the latest commit. |
Browser tool that builds a Machinedrum OS update with extra sound models added next to the stock machines, from an OS file you load.
by etcetc000
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| main @ 10420ec | 2026-10-14 | No tagged releases; this is the latest commit. |
Desktop editors for the Machinedrum and the Monomachine that run the unit's own OS in an emulator, as a standalone app or a VST3/AU plug-in, with an optional hardware MIDI mode.
by radekdymacz
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| mdmm-v0.6.0 | 2026-10-14 | Adds a user guide, song slots, transport controls, SysEx import and export, and many editing features. |
| mdmm-v0.5.1 | 2026-10-11 | |
| mdmm-v0.5.0 | 2026-10-10 | |
| mdmm-v0.4.0 | 2026-10-10 | |
| mdmm-v0.3.5 | 2026-10-09 |
| mdmm-v0.3.4 | 2026-10-08 | |
| mdmm-v0.3.3 | 2026-10-08 | |
| mdmm-v0.3.2 | 2026-10-07 | |
| mdmm-v0.3.1 | 2026-10-07 | |
| mdmm-v0.1.0-alpha | 2026-09-28 |
