Best Elektron devices combo to get started with for me?

[PeterHanes]

Welcome to the forum!

@xtornzvt

Where does the Elektron line sit actually - as a replacement for the DAW, or for jamming ideas which you then bring inside the DAW to finish songs?

Let’s talk Digitakt for example - since I use mainly the guitar and synth keys, where would this workflow benefit from a Digitakt - is there something specific that the Digitakt can do, which you can’t achieve otherwise? I mean it’s also a sampler, but I can also sample in Push2 - but is Digitakt a more fun sampler, more complex, more capable, or something - what are its advantages? I sense its a super fun device but I am having trouble understanding where would it sit in my workflow.

No Elektron gear can fully replace all the functions of a DAW. For some people, Elektron instruments might be adequate alternatives to the few functions of a DAW that they actually need, or a refreshing change from a DAW, or be interesting in their own right. For others, the Elektron gear might be a source of ideas that could be incorporated into work in a DAW.

@xtornzvt

What other Elektron devices would you recommend for my use case? I can spend for , say 2 Elektron devices but I don’t want to buy just for the sake of buying gear. I need to understand the usefulness first.

So far, you haven’t given us a use case. All you said was “I was looking at the Elektron stuff because it’s reasonably priced and attractive and interesting”.

@xtornzvt

what other external hardware do you use together with your Elektron gear?

You might read around the forum a little to get a sense of that. The quickest way might be to browse through the following topic:

Your setups [ 10k Archive]

maybe i missed it but i didn’t see a thread that has all of our setups. it’s time. i like looking at these types of threads to give me ideas on how to switch up my stuff. which i end up doing 3-4 times a year. old setup…on the floor: [image] then i got a 4’ desk with a shelf… [image] and then a massive studio desk off craigslist… [image] but oddly enough, i still prefer the floor.