I remember buying a Machinedrum when they first came out and being so amazed by the simplicity/fun of modulating various parameters with parameter slides. Parameter slides are my favorite thing about Elektron sequencers and I’ve always thought it was a bad choice to eliminate the option for the Digitakt and Digitone.
IMO parameter changes should slide smoothly as default with the option to make the changes discrete instead with a menu option per track. The humble Korg Monologue manages to do this. I can’t help but think of how much more I would enjoy my new Syntakt if the parameter locks transitioned smoothly instead of abruptly.