I’m thinking of getting a Digitakt to complement my Syntak - I read it only had one LFO? perhaps they have added a second ?
Yes there are two LFOs now. They also added song mode, time stretch, slicing…
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Yeah with 2 LFO’s per track and now slicing capabilities the Digitakt has definitely gotten my attention once again. I meant to say that the Analog Rytm (unfortunately) does not have 2 LFO’s per track. 
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1.5 tips things heavily in the Digitakt’s direction here (and toward DT+ST vs RYTM).
Happy to be asking myself: Digitakt into Syntakt (FX sequencer and filter) or Syntakt into Digitakt (resampling, compression)…
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I used the Tanzmaus for both studio and live performance and now I have a ST and I have to say I’m blown away by the quality and flexibility of the sounds. The Tanzmaus has 1 powerful kick sound (rather close to the 909), the ST offers many more analog kicks of at least the same caliber.
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I picked up a Syntakt since I posted that, and I totally agree on the sonics and flexibility as you mention. I’m well into it.
Will I miss anything in terms of MIDI sequencing / controlling CCs of external gear, when I switch from ST to DT?
ST sound is not for me, prefer other synths, but I like the sequencer and LFO.
Thx!
If anything, MIDI sequencing on DT is much better as you have 8 dedicated tracks that don’t come at the cost of a voice, and the MIDI tracks are identical from ST to DT.
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On the other hand, when adding other synths, one doesn’t necessary need 12 tracks anymore 
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I don’t think I have made a single thing on syntakt that used all 12 tracks, even with midi. At first I thought having to sacrifice a track for midi would bother me, but it really doesn’t.
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My thought too. Even better when adding a Polyphonic Synth.
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I do it frequently. Mostly because I prefer a lot of variety in my percussion and hate using sound locks. My brain can’t handle multiple sounds on one track.
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I love the DT/MM2 combo.
These two devices marry very well because the MicroMonsta 2 reacts great to bank/program changes and controller events send by the Digitakt. It feels like it’s a single device, you have all and everything in a single project file.
A second Elektron machine would simply overwhelm my old brain
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Oh yeah everyone is totally different. My personal flow is that I generally get bored of patterns way way before I actually fill them up. But I can totally see how if you are really getting in there and filling out a track you could run out. But I am the same as you, I don’t p lock any other sounds really, just p locking parameters to get slight variation.
Ah yeah, that changes a lot. I try to squeeze as much out of one pattern as I can.
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As others have noted both sampling and synthesis can be as basic or far out as you want them to be - they’re just different vehicles for getting there. It’s more a question of whether you want the starting point to be a sample or a preset/waveform.
That said the Digitakt in particular is a very deep, very flexible sampler, whereas the Syntakt is somewhat middle of the road as a synth imo. The lack of parameters available for each machine can make it feel like a collection of presets that you can only edit on the macro level…basically building with LEGOs, as opposed to the Digitone’s unshapen ball of clay.
A thousand ways to break out of this and be creative with the Syntakt, of course, but it requires some ingenuity to work around limitations. The other boxes have more of that classic “twist a few knobs and things get weird fast” quality that Elektron is known for. Maybe they’ll add more parameters in a future update, but for now it shines as a way to pull up classic drum and mono synth sounds quickly.
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I wind up using 1 track per chord machine, which makes it easier to dial in progressions/voicings. That can eat up 3-4 tracks easily. Add digital kick, clap, snare, and analog bass/lead/counterpoint/hats. That’s most of the voices right there.
I’m sure there’s a good workflow for collapsing chord machines across multiple tracks to a single track, I just need to find it.
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That makes sense! I’ve got a couple Polysynths I like the sound of better so I literally never use chord machine.
I don’t always use the chord machine but whenever I do,
I randomize like 4-5 times and its juuuust right.
Always in 4-5 tries, no more, no less.
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