It’s a pretty cool box, but here are my frustrations:
A lot of what makes this cool and immediate could probably be easily added to existing boxes. For example:
- There is an open feature request to allow the RYTM to switch tracks just by pressing the pads. Just imagine how much more immediate the RYTM would be with that functionality.
- Tempo per track. Seems pretty easy to add to RYTM.
- Control All. Seems pretty easy to add to RYTM.
I’m not expecting Elektron to give me this stuff for free. I would pay for these features in my existing boxes.
But, I only have room for so many instruments and only so much bandwidth for learning new machines.
Also, what about environmental sustainability? Encouraging people to consume more and more physical products when the same amount of money could possibly be made from software updates to existing boxes seems wasteful.