How do the FX on the DT II compare to Analog Heat +FX?

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I can’t afford both, and it occurred to me that I could put my outboard thru a DT II and use the FX.

But is the quality of the FX significantly inferior to the Analog Heat + FX?

I’m assuming the AHFX has more distortion and saturation option - that’s its USP

But in terms of reverb and delay - are they on a par?

TIA!

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I think they’re the same verb and lay.

If thats all you’re worried about, go with the D2

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Wow that was quick. HAHAH. Thanks

I had considered getting a D2 and a second hand AH v1 - with a bit of financial wrangling I could make that work.

Or find something else that does the distortion / saturation

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Hmmmmmmmmmmm maybe you could go for the AH mk1 and DT mk1? Unless stereo sampling is important to you?

If you’re just wanting some hot percussion, then the DT1 would probably be perfect and you can avoid a month of rice and bean dinners

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Nothing wrong with rice and bean dinners!

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MMMMmmm Rice and Beans.

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A pal of mine might loan me his Analog Rytm mk2 - will be interested to know if the FX on that compare to AH FX. Perhaps its incorrect to assume the newer unit will have ‘better’ FX

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Hey…I’m a big Rice cooker advocate

But a month is a long time :grinning:

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No firsthand experience with the AH (aside from the same ballpark of distortion circuits in other pedals), but I’d say that for a digital distortion the DT2’s track and master overdrives surprised me with their excellent quality, and sound better to me than DT1. DT2 can do proper sidechain compression (thru per track routing options).

AHFX has the analog distortions and filters and I remain jealous of its envelope follower as a programmable modulation source…

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The selling point of the AH is different FX but all together.

The main draw for that unit is still the distortion

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Big difference.
DT2 inputs have no insert fx like his audio tracks. Only fx sends to delay/rev/chorus. (Can benefit from compressor and master od)

AH overdrives/distortions are very clean compared to usual pedals, very different from Analog Drive btw.

Yes, this and other modulations (lfos, envelopes with a threshold trigger).

So AH+FX is much more capable compared to DT2, but it lacks a sequencer. A way to control the trigger via midi is cruelly missing, I am waiting for that since AH MKI. Possible only with CV, in a reliable way.

Syntakt is really interesting too, fx parameters can be sequenced with FX track, which have analog drive and filters.
Analog Four too.

I think the best Elektron Fx machine is Octatrack.

I sold AH MKI, may buy AH+Fx one day.

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