I’m having an insane amount of fun with the Analog Rytm MKII (percussion+bass) + Digitakt (samples + aux percussion). I’ve gone through the OT multiple times and didn’t care for it even though I did not find it terribly difficult (when you find an iteration you like, SAVE! then experiment more…)
I think I will snag a black Analog Four MKII in the future, it can do all the FX I could possibly need and be analog at the same time, searing leads if I want, quick changing experimental analog patches… Besides my Moog semi-modulars I don’t want to get into Eurorack and really, the A4 is close to a modular analog groove synth machine and sounds quite nice.
I do not see myself utilizing 3 Elektron boxes at once very often as others have stated, though it’s not impossible. There’s an elegance in minimalism and using multiple Elektron boxes can really clutter things up quicker than one intends… too much overlap in frequencies, muddy sounds even with proper EQ, etc… This is one of the reasons I’m not releasing any music lately, I’m trying to work on that issue of mine.
I’m starting to see the appeal of utilizing all my gear differently rather than making it all work at once. Sample this, sample that, compose on this, compose on that, compose on all the things!
Nice tracks @NeoZeed, I’m absolutely loving the emergence of live digital / analog music reminiscent of earlier electronic music that is far away from 100% “push play” tracks that have overrun the genre for far too long…