Well, actually I think the Syntakt has a broad range of sound signature. Some sounds are really transient oriented (e.g. hats) but still you can go in many directions.
The Dual VCO alone is quite a crazy tool for sound design.
OK, ST doesn’t have all the A4 modulations, but it can still go pretty far on the synthesis side.
As it’s a synthesis focused drum synth, yes it’s aimed at people that want to have evolutive sounds, and program those LFOs ^^