Hey Everyone,
New Elektron user here. I just got an OT Mk2 and am exploring it. I’m an experienced musician, but this is my first sampler. Before I usually made sound collages using an old Windows laptop, dumping field recordings and samples into 20-30 Winamps opened at the same time. I’m actually still going to do that combined with the Octarak, as well as use it for my song-oriented recordings. But I have plenty of opportunities to play live here in NYC once I get the hang of it and I want to make people dance.
So my question is this: Is there too much overlap with the Digitakt to make it worth purchasing? I want versatility over a specific retro sound. My Alesis SR16 has been with me for over 20 years. I love it and still use it, but it’s limited in terms of what I want to do. I’m going to need a new drum machine at to free up the Octatrak for the projects I want to do. I was also looking at the drum brute. The price doesn’t concern me, I’ll find a way (but I have my limits…I couldn’t pick up a Tempest if I wanted one).
I get a headache looking through videos and forums trying to find out what I want, so I figured I’d ask here.