I’m done with Elektron

Yep Teenage Engineering - engineered for teenagers :joy:

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Let’s see what they offer with the OP-Z

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We’ve got like a PC <-> Mac situation here :wink:

Man, this thread is looooooong. I’m done with Elektron as they are now. I got into them first with the MM a few years back, then picked up an OT, MD, and A4. I still own all of them except the MD. The new direction of smaller limited boxes and weak MKII units just don’t appeal to me. The Digitone would be great if it had more polyphony and more tracks for the price they’re asking. The OTMKII was a weak upgrade. The A4/AR MKII are ugly designs that don’t have enough new stuff to appeal to me. Elektron would have to bring out something completely insane for me to want to buy more of their gear at this point (OTMKIII with longer patterns, more tracks, bigger RAM; AR/MD hybrid with 16 channels; AnalogEight, etc).

Seriously?

My first thought about the OP-Z was: “Nice remote control. Where is the device?”

And now for something completely different:

I’m done with this thread. WHO, the hell, ate my popcorn? Do I have to hide everything in this household??

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Just do like my dad did to keep us from eating his ice cream. He got the nastiest flavor that he knew none of us would want.

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I am of the same opinion because today the ethics would like me to take an octatrack for my back loop.

In fact it would be too easy and I think that with an octa,
I will miss to work a little dirty …

I create an arpeggio on my mc 303 with the digitakt sounds. I create a sequence :wink:
I sample with my sampler korg.
Then I stay on a defined tempo<

In short I could more easily repeat it ,on an octa but in the end, the composition, then the sampling mesure, satisfy me ,with my little experience.

The Push 2 isn’t really necessary and it is not as versatile or as efficient as I would like it, but it’s really great for chilling or, let’s say, a more slow but focused workflow. In this regard it’s almost like an Elektron box (but still with all the possibilities of Ableton Live behind).

I’ve seen some ridiculous products designed in my time, but I think that one takes the cake

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A better sequencer

And it’s not even released :slight_smile:

Ok. Now it’s clear you are trolling (Two weeks too late for April 1st, Sir).

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Rum and raisin for the win, if you can find it the days.

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Popcorn anyone? :popcorn:

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no,
…hotdog

With mustardz

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whores-radish muztardz right? MmmMMmmmMMMMMmmmmmm

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What makes them special or unique in comparison ( or without comparing other drum machine)?

Yeah I think Im done with Elektron- my 1st the OT: been a week.
But, in a GOOD way?
So I went hard on the manual flipping/learn UI/ and knock out some fairly interesting beginnings to two compositions- but, I don’t forsee it handling all duties.
Really like the filter and LFOs, needed that, as well as the sound, really an FM type character, with all the weirdness that can be had, and I started on FM. Lots of technical stuff and really the one piece I can just drop stuff in and see what happens, definitely different than I am used to.
I am almost seeing it as a type of synth/seq, because I just don’t write percussion in loop mindset, and percussion being the foundation…I was mainly interested in the sound of the thing and so far, just the final piece I needed.
But I do feel, as a whole, it’s a fairly distinct sound, and as someone who has relied a lot on external OB processing, really refreshing to hear how good it can sound direct from the box.
But Elektrons are very techno-ish, and I’m actually not a techno guy, if that makes sense.
I was beginning to think, especially in terms of a centerpiece, how much it would change my whole approach/sound, especially after the workflow starts and you get that “hooked-in” feeling. Fun, yes- but from an artistic perspective, as soon as things take on a “solid” form, everything seems to drive to a certain point, like hypnosis. It’s almost a TOO-easy-instant gratification, once you learn the menus.
I am not sure I am even comfortable with that, from an artists’ standpoint. The creative process is weird for me, because it was always precarious where this is, once going, very precise and methodical. It definitely has a spirit, it demands investment for it’s rewards. Some gear doesn’t reward at all in the workflow, but it adds something you’d rather have than not. Some samplers you can put crap in and get something useful, this one not sure. Definitely need quality samples. The card was even loaded with OT sample packs and even those didn’t really tickle.

So I can see how others get spellbound and get more fix with- more Elektrons: or, losing patience, toss them.
OT World is certainly no place to be lost in, and when that moment comes when you are blank and you are expecting the box to tell you where to go, time to take a break.

Elektron should put out a T-shirt with their logo that says “I’m done. With Elektron.”

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