Feature Requests for all Elektron Machines

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I just sent this email to Elektron with a long list of feature requests for all machines. Some of it is just repeated from what I (and others) have written both above and in other threads. Figured I’d share it in case anyone wants to email their opinions to Elektron, too :slight_smile:

  1. The OT has that amazing CC66(?) that sends the knob positions of everything to an external source. The other Elektron boxes need that, but it needs to go one step further. There should be an option that on every pattern change, the knob position data is sent out automatically. A great use for this is when rocking something like a Faderfox controller that can receive MIDI messages. Every new pattern would immediately adjust the FF to mirror the linked controls, thereby opening up so much more freedom in live use.

  2. More banks on the Digi boxes - assume 1 bank per song, sometimes we need more than 8 songs!

  3. Ability to rename/rearrange/move patterns in Transfer - and with the Digitakt, it moves used samples/sound locks.

  4. For the DT specifically, the PURGE feature should provide an option to only purge SOUND POOL entries that are not used. (Also, does the purging keep a samples that are only step locked, not just assigned to full tracks?)

  5. I’ve been moving some parts from my Digitone to my Syntakt. While it works pretty well just copying tracks to MIDI tracks and recording on the ST, there’s definitely a hitch when you have trig conditions. It’d be awesome if there was a way to transfer the sequence data (trig conditions, microtiming, notes, etc.) between boxes. Not sure how it’d work, though.’’

  6. Parameter slides!!!

  7. Arpeggiators on all 3 DIGI boxes for both audio/synth and MIDI tracks.

  8. Allow for plocks to activate even when sequenced from external gear.

  9. Had another idea after playing around with the LPPMK3. We need microTRIGS. Not just microTIMING. On the LP, you can actually place 6 more trigs in each step, though they’re all the same note. Elektron should add that to their boxes, but let us change each note.

  10. We need a way to either MIDI map FILL modes on all the boxes, or the ability to have one box’s FILL press trigger other boxes, too. I only have 2 (tiny) hands. I can’t do fills on the DN, DT, and ST

  11. I’d love the ability to choose which tracks FILL effects when playing live. Maybe a feature where if you hold down the track key and hit the FILL button, it only affects those tracks. That way you could have fills for various percussions, but they don’t all trigger constantly when hitting the fill button.

  12. Kits idea: Here’s the idea: You save your track as a SOUND. Then, in the DT settings somewhere, you could set it so that if that specific sound is on the same track as previous patterns, changing it in one pattern would change it in all the other patterns! So if you wanted T1KICK to always have the same settings, you could save it to your sound pool and all the settings (MIX LEVEL included) would stay consistent for any instance of that sound on that track in all patterns. If you wanted a different kick in a pattern, you just change the assigned sound.

  13. X:Y FILL trigs - creates even more variations!

  14. Keyboard Fold (like the ST) on all machines

  15. Digitone-style polyphony for at least the DT/ST - For the ST, if there were 24 voices available (like the DN has 4x2), it’d open it up so much more. For the DT, 16 (8x2) would do the same.

  16. More delay/reverb parameters to tweak. Maybe a few algorithms to choose from.

  17. Chorus on the DT/ST

  18. For Overbridge: Syntakt and Digitakt can multitrack each track in stereo so it captures panning automation. Alternatively, provide a way to send the panning automation out via MIDI to a DAW from the audio track directly so it can be replicated there.

  19. For Overbridge: All multitracks have their own reverb and delay so that they can be recorded with their source material instead of all in one track OR each track has 2 more sub tracks so delays and reverbs are separate for each one.

  20. For the class compliant aspect, provide a way to multitrack all the tracks without overbridge on computer or iOS.

  21. Ability to use the headphone jack as 2nd set of outputs (so, for example, on the ST, the FX block and DRY signals could come out of different audio outputs).

  22. When doing odd time signatures, each pattern page is just 1 bar, so if you have a 60 step long pattern, each page is only 15 steps, instead of 16-16-16-12

  23. Instant pattern jump options

  24. Fix the pattern change bug when having different pattern lengths on different machines. Pattern change should be based on the PC Change length at 1x regardless of track division/multiplication

  25. MIDI Profiles - same as saving sounds/presets. Setting it up each time is a pain in the butt.

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