Ah, well you asked which black box, but I’d suggest getting a silver one, the Monomachine!
OK, so it’s a digital synth which would add a number of different types of synthesis to your setup’s capabilities.
In addition to being able to sequence 6 tracks of internal synths, it can sequence 6 tracks of MIDI too. So, if you got yourself a simple MIDI-thru box, you could attach and sequence your Volcas and other gear too! OK OK, so I know that all of your existing gear has some form of sequencer built into it already, but I’ve always found it kind of appealing to have a single, common point of control. You can also modulate MIDI CC values and more using the LFOs on the Monomachine which is pretty cool too.
I’d recommend checking out Elektron’s own demos of the Monomachine on Soundcloud here - https://soundcloud.com/elektron/sets/monomachine-sfx-60 - as these are what sold it to me!
I’ll also add that I own the Elektron dark trilogy, so I’m enjoying the best of many worlds, but based on your current setup that’s predominantly analogue, or strongly virtual analogue (i.e. your Roland gear) I’d have to say there’s room for some digital synth sound in there!
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