I asked about this. Turns out that file transfers are slow because Transfer currently sends/receives them via MIDI. Hopefully this will change soon.
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There are few good things about it, but imho they overcrowded it. Digitakt was at first a very handy, fast, easy going sampler. In MK2 they blended it into more of an Octatrack - more possibilities turned this unit into a overcomplicated tool, too complicated 
Same here, suddenly changed to 3-4 weeks
I think Iāll cancel. All hype will be gone by then. very bad dayā¦ I know first world problems, but canāt change how I feel.
This happened to me before with the sp404, and I cancelled the order after. Never again did I actually then buy one, and donāt want to now even after the new update. I guess this is a good GAS killer for me.
On the Elektron website I canāt place an order, greyed out indefinitely. Most likely out of stock but not updated.
Manual is loading OK for me now CDN link
Skimmed it and didnāt see anything new or surprising lurking in there, i.e. nothing that we hadnāt seen in the reviews/videos
Ordered from Andertons soon as it went up, no idea on shipping date, letās wait and see.
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They wouldnāt say āavailableā if the charge is sold out WHILE orderingā¦
If it shows NOW 3-4 weeks its plausible. But you ordered while it was available, so I would wait a few days before you get bummed.
You can cancel it anyway if it turns out to be a long wait that you canāt gel with.
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The price is encroaching on OT territory now that theyāre only 20% apart, rather than the OT being more than double the price of the original.
I get why many of the limitations of the original Digitakt design are there, but some of them (limited outputs, fixed-grid slicing, no sample editing, no polyphonic mode) feel a step too far for a box priced 67% higher than the original.
I realize this all sounds very negative, but the DT2 itself seems like a great upgrade over the original - even if it doesnāt have everything I hoped for.
There are a lot of features Iād love to have - and it has me wondering what a Digitone II could look like. If thereās a Digitone Keys II, Iād have to buy one.
I canāt help feeling a little disappointed that some of the updates - like 128 steps, sequencer enhancements, and the new filter types/FX - didnāt make it into the Syntakt.
It seemed to be the first of this new line of Digi boxes - at least on the outside (new logo/aesthetic design etc). But maybe itās not on the new CPU platform.
Then again, it has yet to receive a significant update - so maybe more is coming for it.
It looks like they used a roman numeral ā ”character in a font that doesnāt support it, rather than II for consistency.
It seems to have been a bad batch of displays from the manufacturer.
Iām sure itās nothing to do with the cool-white vs yellow OLEDs themselves.
I wouldnāt really call USB-C weak, but canāt deny that the old Type-B connector is generally reliable.
One of the main advantages of USB-C is that it could also power the device - at least if they built it to accept 15V rather than only 12V.
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Say you want to send samples into Digi with USB-C that support powering the unit, but your computer canāt power it as power draw is more than your computer usb port can handle and in this case USB-C port is the only one for sending files and powering the deviceā¦you just canāt send files as there is no power to DT
This looks like a brilliant upgrade - feels like it could be a decent stand-in for an OT too, the gap is a lot smaller now.
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Well it doesnāt have to replace the barrel connector.
I have synths like the Microfreak that run on 5V rather than 12V, and that can be powered directly via USB, or a power adapter with a barrel connector.
Both can be connected at the same time, and the power adapter takes precedence.
is the function button a slightly different tint from the previous yellow one now?
kind of seems more vivid or orange-ish.
I think wall wart with separation to data connector is a good thing. It removes problems you could have (look at tr-6sā¦)
usb-c is really weak too. Itās a thing that goes bad after few years, because its fragile.
Perhaps its āgoodā for mobile phones because of space issues, but no. Itās not.
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Iāve had quite a few bad experiences with thomann on almost all my orders in the past 5 years. Destroyed shipping boxes, non-customer friendly attitude, Shipping delays for up to 2 months. I think Iām really done with them this time.
Does anyone know if Elektron website is out of stock if the place order button is greyed out, or there is some other issue?
I donāt know, my ordering is about 10 pagesā¦ (i know, itās like crackā¦).
I had only ONE defect eurorack module. Thats it.
Perhaps Iām the lucky one and you not?
Itās greyed out because the charge is sold.
They need to wait for the next one from factory.
they are available on ST, A4 and AR as well. always found it strange that DT didnāt have them.
since the āsliceā machine is now called āgridā machine, my guess is they are already working on a new proper slice machine
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EP-133 handles it fine. Push 3 dropped the USB-B connector for USB-C as well. Yes, there are documented instances of noise being introduced when power is provided via USB-C but having the option of a dedicated PSU and USB power is still better than going one way or the other.
Devices that use proprietary indents for their USB-C ports are more than capable of staying in the socket:
Elektron makes, provides and sells their own USB cables as well so I really donāt see the argument.
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Oh then I donāt really care if there is Printer USB connector or USB-C if the purpose is just sending data.
Microfreak is easily powered with standard USB printer type and any powerbank but digitakt needs a booster cable like BirdCord or PD cable to be powered off powerbank
Can someone explain to me why one would get this over an OT?
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Keeping my DT e25 in the hopes it will be a sought after classic and collectors piece in the future.
Maybe
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