Same. I actually got a response to a ticket that they intended it that way and there was a typo in the manual. They said they might change it though. I really want more people to express the desire to change this because as of now, I find the PER STEP ODD function almost entirely useless.
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I was thinking Subharmonicon more with how they both share 4 parts. But the jamming aspect and tactile beauty of Perkons would make me consider,
But on the other side, four parts is a limitation. You can always multitrack. And honestly, having too many parts available really does get in the way sometimes. It’s too much to keep track of once you start juggling 8 or more parts.
I’ve talked myself out of this…. With an itch for a Super 6
I was actually puzzled by this a while back.
But as the response I got then said. It makes more sense if you think about it for live programming. So I’ve actually changed my mind about it. Would be great to have both options though
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I agree. Its not useless, but it would be so much better flipped around.
Subharmonicon? Not to me. I had both that and the DFAM. The Sub is a chord and melody machine that is very tough to fit into an existing track due to its tuning. I don’t really see much similarity between it and the Perkons. The DFAM on the other hand is meant to be modulated in real time by hand plus whatever gear you can throw at it. I can start a track with it or put in something exisiting and I could do that with the Perkons as well.
I was not really happy with the sound of the first demos that I heard but I was attracted to the sequencer and the knobby layout.
By chance I ended up with a Perkons and I’m not getting any too weird sounds out of it, just using it as a normal drum machine. Kick, bass, sn and hats.
I think the modulation page is great, sequencer as well. The possibility to route in out or send is fab and easy to colour your beat with ex pedals.
The bbd I haven’t used that much, I got a filter distortion pedal on the master send return instead. I mostly record the master out and ad the end of the track I’ll let the Perkons run and mute in and out to capture each sound isolated for break downs or other.
I still need to be better at playing the whole machine, be more reckless and get my ninja chops going but that’s the thing that I enjoy, to practice and learn.
I used to have a euro drum sequencer from Erica that had some nice tricks and they kept developing after I sold mine and I think that they will improve on the code over the future fw.
Only thing that I find limiting is some of the modes on track 3&4 and the band pass filter is too narrow but that might have to do with me not having explored enough.
I know that I should be posting some sounds after this rambling and maybe I’ll find time after the weekend to do so.
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I’m really curious to see the board(s) on this thing. I know it’s somewhat irrelevent, how much circuitry there is, you’re paying for a boutique item from a small company, I get that but I’d still like to see what’s under the hood. Has anyone got pics?
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I don’t understand how it is any more useful for live programming. All my drum beats usually need additional hits in the last bar as fills or to add more tension before repeating the pattern.
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It’s never going to work like elektron though. As it says in the manual the sequencer starts counting as it passes the relevant trig the first time. Where the elektron sequencer always follows the same count regardless of when you program a trig. If that makes sense.
Of course this is solved by using reset it restarting the sequencer.
I agree though, in any case it would be better if triggers the last time when it passes the relevant trig.
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There appears to be a consensus that it is backwards from how everyone prefers. Erica Synths needs to be made aware of this so they update this function to make this machine even better than it is.
Please open tickets expressing this preference so we can get this function changed for the better.
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Saw this one today
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Because it plays when you put in the trigger. At least to me this feels much more intuitive than to place the trigger and have it play back later. More reactive. But I totally agree with you when it comes to preprogramming though. Would be great to have both options.
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Maybe they can implement some function where:
Press once, first of every four.
Press twice, last of every four.
Press three times, remove probability.
Or maybe that is too much work. I don’t know. It would most certainly spice things up a bit though.
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It’s interesting that none of the reviewers mentioned that issue. My guess is that it was hard to notice during constant playback, ie. it might be repeating on every odd number, but you’d think it’s every even number. I think that’s what they mean by being “more useful” for live programming? I wouldn’t have used those words though..
It still seems more intuitive to me the other way around even if playing live. If you stop the pattern and restart it or save the PER STEP ODD edits to it, change patterns, and then change back, everything will sound off/wrong.
Honestly, this is my only big complaint about the Perkons right now. I’m digging everything else. I just have to resort to chaining patterns to get them how I want and basically have no use for the PER STEP ODD function the way it is currently implemented.
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Cenk whatever it plays sounds fucking banging
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I have both. You need both 
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Perkons + LXR + Erica Synths Bassline + Digitone would be tons of fun!
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Killer setup there. Heard LXR is pretty sick for sound variation.
I have a MD and Avalon Bassline to complement the Perks for pure techno righteousness! 