Since we just got the announcement today that C6 will remain 32-bit (effectively meaning they’ve stopped development), and that Elektron Transfer will no longer support Machinedrum and Monomachine, what alternatives do we have?
The upcoming macOS 10.15 Catalina will not support 32-bit software, meaning that Elektron’s C6 SysEx Manager will not function on a system running Catalina. From Catalina and onwards, it will no longer be possible to use C6 with your Elektron devices.
To remedy this, we will release a new version of the Elektron Transfer software (version 1.2) which will be compatible with Catalina. Elektron Transfer 1.2 will support OS upgrades for Analog Four MKI/MKII, Analog Heat MKI/MKII, Analog Keys, Analog Rytm MKI/MKII, Digitakt, Digitone, Digitone Keys, and Model:Samples. Please note that Octatrack, Machinedrum, and Monomachine will not be supported by Elektron Transfer.
MacOS Catalina is not out yet, and it’ll be a bit before I upgrade… but I will need to sooner than later. I’ve considered running Windows in Virtualbox on my Mac for C6, and I’m pretty sure this would work ok in a pinch… but it’s not ideal as a long-term solution. Is there any other tried & true software out there that functions like C6, for the MD and MM?
Any chance that Elektron would be willing to release C6 as an open source project, so others can continue to develop for it?