Introducing Syntakt

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#948

Its very appealing - and i also see the idea of replacing some gear, especially like an Analog Rytm mk1… which is what I have atm.

The only thing really missing from that is the sampler side of stuff, also the basic UI of the oldschool elektron boxes… which ultimately I do prefer over the newer style. But then again you gain the MIDI tracks and analog FX as well as newer OS and so forth.

most likely in my future… but im probably going to wait for a bit, as im currently involved with another project

#949

You have to be precise. But the recording can be quantized to the beat.

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#950

dont own any of the three. so i dont have an opinion really.
but i do remember that people were complaining that md and mnm were a waste and were dissatisfied by their sound and all…
now they are classics, especially mnm, considering its “just sold my left kidney” price on reverb… sooo dunno
maybe syntakt is as good as they want us to believe

#951

All the Trig Modifiers are live trigs, and not live quantized, or live snapped. Like playing a piano.
You can quantize after the fact. But not live.

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#953

Quick Q to see if I understand: with MIDI machines, it’s possible to copy/paste a track laid out on a synth machine to a midi track to control an external box the same way, right?

#955

Where? A new ST in Canada is $1269 + tax. A new ARMKII in Canada is $2199 + tax. Used ARMKIIs on Reverb are going for $1800 + shipping and up.

I wouldn’t trust someone (or the condition of the unit) selling an ARMKII for less than $1269.

#956

yes, when copying a synth track to a midi track, the sequenced notes, and the Trig page parameters (note/velocity/length/probability) all gets copied over, as well as any p-locks of those parameters.

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#957

Thank you.

A simple sampler sidecar could be a workaround the lack of sampling…

#958

musicstore.com has.

#959

On wednesday, I ordered a Frap Tools Fumana spectral filterbank.
When the Syntakt became real on thursday, for a second I was like “shit, maybe you should have had wait a few more days before throwing 1000 bucks at some new gear”. Spent yesterday’s evening watching all the Infuencer videos.

Now it’s Friday and I’m glad that I ordered the Fumana.

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#960

Fumana is SO nice!

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#961

I am looking forward to using my MD mk2 next to the Syntakt but there is a lot more going on with filters and a effects on Syntakt for sure, the MD is great and not as advanced as newer Elektron boxes in some regards, but it does have song mode :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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#962

yes as Adam says, just no retrigs though

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#963

Damn, wasn’t sure if this was the case for all track or just the analog ones. This is really great, would love to have something like that on the Digitakt.

Although I don’t think I’ll cave for Syntakt, I was pretty pleased with the result (specially since my expectations were WAY low - I thought it was going to be a VST or something really disappointing).
Seems like an amazing entry into the Elektron world, probably their best rythm+melodic integration, and the whole Machine workflow opens a lot of interesting and flexible possibilities imho.

Also seems like a FUN machine to improvise with - creating ideas on the spot very quickly, maybe jamming with friends… kind of an alternate workflow from, say, DT+DN - where you would probably have to dive a bit deeper.

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#964

One other thing I want to add for folks: I feel like I am still only skimming the surface of Syntakt.

I’ve filled up a bank of patterns, made a couple dozen sounds from scratch, and overall I am pretty happy with the Syntakt.
The sound locks and extra track count helps me get over my frustrations with the other Digi boxes not having kits. This was a frustration that I think the Model Series dealt with well by giving us near knob-per-function. I can comfortably work from a single pattern to make a tune.

But still there is a load to explore. Dual LFOs on all these synth machines. Interesting envelope shapes, so many filter modes (the EQ style ones on the analog tracks are bananas once you modulate them). Velocity mod to multiple destinations.

This kind of depth and promise of worlds to explore for years to come, for me is what makes the Syntakt special. Maybe not special in the Elektron product line, but special in the groovebox space.

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#965

I’m close but not quite at 100% confidence to be quite so definitive just yet, other than the diagram, which doesn’t show what might theoretically have happened before … had you picked up any ‘safe’ tidbits I missed from during testing … it’s just that it appears ungained, yet loud and a loud noisefloor if the dry signal can only be attenuated (assuming no fixed analog gain)

genuinely just idle curiousity, not doubting, just wondering if there’s any insider or further logical confirmation to get me from 99% to 100% - you’re probably right, it does make some sense, but I’m just a little 1% surprised a volca can be almost deafening (and very noisy) through it (albeit that there are a dozen tracks to gain stage down relative to it)

I suppose if somebody had a 500khz sine wave generator and a nifty meter they could check the dry output was untouched

#966

Don’t know if anyone else picked up on this, but I was lazily browsing the speculation thread before whilst pretending to work and came across this stunning precognition from @Sleepyhead.

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#967

£799 is excluding VAT

Edit: looks like it has been updated since yesterday, price now includes VAT. Good pric

Introducing Digitakt II
#968

haha, Holy sh1t :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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#969

Yea! Roland TM-2 would work well here. or small 4MS pod with some drums and midi to CV. Soundforce samples and s-909 + a mixer come to mind.
Or Squarp Rample.

Input into Syntakt’s external input and route to analog FX block. Bam.

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