Agreed.
After some thought, I’m currently in a headspace where I don’t feel the AH+FX would be sufficiently useful for me to justify the cost. It just isn’t in my personal Goldilocks zone of cost vs sonic need. It seems to be a powerful, well thought out extension of the AH that puts a lot of consolidated power into the one unit. However, I know that a great deal of that power would sit dormant for me, as I’d likely mostly use it as a set-and-forget end-of-chain polisher.
But as an Elektron product, I think it’s pretty amazing, especially considering the number of Elektron users who are into experimenting and jamming with effects as an important part of their soundscapes. Seems it can go from ambient dreams to industrial mayhem to outright alien weirdness, all with a level of polish and flexibility that should be welcome and complementary to the overall product line.
It isn’t for me, at least at the moment, but I can certainly appreciate what Elektron is doing and be happy for anyone that loves this new unit.
Conversely, some didn’t need or want the Syntakt, whereas for me, it was like Elektron had read my mind about a Digi-type unit with analog voices, then packed in even more great stuff. An insta-buy that has been one of my best gear purchases in years. I can’t justify any resentment over the AH+FX not being what I need at the moment, when only a year ago, Elektron dropped a new instrument that was so perfectly in my sweet spot.
With Elektron, or any gear, EMMV (Everyone’s Mileage May Vary).
