Elektron at NAMM 2018

are those FM algorithms on the Instagram teaser?

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I missed the teaser video, where is it?

I never think. I always know! :rofl:

Ok, so its 6:10 in the AM in NAMM-land… when do the doors open?

I think Digitone will be the first machine for Digitakt.

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Ah’ so 10AM then! thanks for the info, I’ll update my alarm clock

Yes, they will be long. I am trying to decide if I should buy a Pyramid since Elektron will not make the MIDI sequencer I need.

If Elektron really just shows the current lineup (unlikely, I expect something new) and Overbridge 2.0, a lot of people probably will be angry.

Those people probably don’t realise what Elektron already had done in 2017. They really worked like maniacs! Personally i think they did a awesome job with the mkII units! They released the Digitakt (I don’t own one, but i heard it’s still not free of bugs) and they are still working on the OS. Plus new Overbridge(now free) and things like conditional triggers, even for the old OT models, a new synth engine for the Rytm, plus a lot of work that isn’t obvious for the end user. For a relatively small company like elektron, that’s already a lot of work! I wouldn’t be angry if they really presented nothing new, but i guess if this would be the case, Elektron would have communicated this, in order to not disappoint any fans…
I actually would rather wait a little longer and get something thats perfectly thought-out and works perfect from beginning, and most important, something innovativ,something thats not just another synth/sampler/whatever. Elektron always did a great job in those concerns, iā€˜m sure they will continue there success.
Roland and a few others on the other hand have much more resources but not near as much innovation in the last years (I admit the ACB tech was a good idea), but right now, they should learn from Elektron instead of selling they old products in new clothes…

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I saw on instagram that 2 new ā€œsecretā€ videos from @cuckoomusic are going live at 7am pacific time, which is in 40 minutes. My guess is 1 is the new pocket operators and the other is something about/from :3lektron:

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Some people may be angry if they show a new box before finishing the previous ones. They promised OB and new OS for Digitakt before the end of 2017, and it’s still not available…

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I hope there’s going to be a new AR MK1 OS version supporting sample backups. Still hoping for midi sequence out on AR :slightly_smiling_face:

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indeed

Polyphonic FM or other digital synthesis synthesizer in a digitakt’s form factor.

And that is why the digitakt has that extra hole inside, to hold the extra board that is used on this new synth.

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Or may be the hole is because the Analog Heat :stuck_out_tongue:

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Thanks for the heads up! Only 10 minutes to go :sunglasses:

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I read your comment (just waking up) and totally spaced on the algorithm patterns when I watched that video. Definitely an FM something on the second visit. I have a DX7II and would love something a bit more reliable and from Elektron. Whether it’s an update to an existing machine or something new.

Cuckoos videos were about teenage engineering pocket operators :slight_smile:

Edit: The po-33 looks really cool!

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just saw you were way ahead of me. I’m hoping for FM too!

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Oh egads!

Why is Elektron, a Swedish company, announcing its announcements in Pacific Standard Time? Sad…