I think that for now, I will just save up for my three dream gears: Octatrack, Rytm and Virus!
I can get by with my laptop/Ableton and Microkorg setup for the next year or so.
BUT, If I end up getting a travel heavy job, the OP-1 would be great way to pass time in hotel and planes as well. Pair that with Rytm for travel days after work to unwind and hook up a travel rock guitar for mad fun.
What do you mean by sound lock? Like the A4 does where you can put a different sound from the sound pool on each step on one track? If thatās what you mean the digitakt does that.
DT only does sample locks like OT, different sample, same parameter settingsā¦ Analogs lock sounds which include all parameter settingsā¦
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Wait, you CAN actually lock different samples per step?
And you say it adopts the track parameter settings?
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Alright let me try againā¦ 
On DT and OT, you can lock samples per step but they play through the current settings of the parameter pages, your just switching sampleā¦ āsample lockā
On analogs the locks contain all parameter page settings including sample for Rytm and override all current parameter page settings per stepā¦ āsound lockā
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That could be ideal, actually.
MDUW Up for trade! I will accept a non-UW MD AND a DT 
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BUT with the ease of use resampling- you COULD make it sorta a trig locked thing and STILL be able to have that sorta universal parameter thing.
Oh! Glad to see with Elektronās simplest sound creation device, the possibilities just are still vast!
EDIT: Is there still a neighbor track condition?
Ha, I wasnāt sure if you got me or not so I tried to be uber clearā¦
Definitely still pretty sweet, just differentā¦ You can do this on rytm too by just parameter locking the sample instead of using an actual sound lock, probably with the synth section offā¦
Edit: we typed at the same time, this post should be before Ryanās above
This is true! Iām gonna have to give the olā Rytm another go. Iād like to try and figure out how to build a custom Ableton rack and maybe be able to Push P-Lock steps on thereā¦That plus a rack for the A4- gonna have an analog powerhouse 
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DT nei and anti-nei conditions confirmedā¦ 
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Have you tried lfo to sample slot on Rytm, Itās nutzā¦ I imagine DT can do this tooā¦
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Oh yeah! It was magical for the tabla sound pack they released!
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Thank you for making that clear open mike. Thatās what I was meaning. Sound lock.
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the OTmk2 will sound exactly the same as the orginal OT. Its only a hardware upgrade. Since the the OT is a digital sampler, the coverters should sound the same. In theoryā¦
Thats not true. Apparently the ADC has been updated so the inputs should be improved. The DAC as far as I know unfortunately hasnāt, so will sound the same
Nothing to do with it being a digital sampler
I didnt see any thing that said the convertors were updated so pardon me if its posted somewhere and i havent seen it. from what i understood it was a refresh and the audio / sampling components having been touched.
ADC is the only audible hardware update on OTmk2 as far as I know
I was looking into adding an OT to my setup (ambient sound tapestries). Then I read about Digitaktās ability to import samples directly from a computer as well as its upcoming interface with Overbridge.
But DT is mono. Iāve read that there are no plans for OB for OT or for OT to import from computer.
Mono is a non-starter for me, so DT is out. But Iām wondering about Elektronās decision to not add some of the upgrades it did add to DT to the update of the OTā¦ could there be another box announced in the near future?
I would buy a DT/OT lovechild in an instant, but with DT fairly new on the market and OT MK2 not even released yet I donāt expect such a beast anytime soon. OT MK2 buyers would probably get out their pitchforks and march on Elektronās HQ if something like that emerged in the next months.
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The OT works great for ambient sound tapestries and many many other things. The OT opens as a removable disc in USB disc mode. Transferring samples from the computer to the OT is very easy.
I think with the OT is that it is first and foremost a live performance instrument. OB seems built for mainly studio work, generally speaking. Not to say that the OT wouldnāt benefit from OB, but they seem to want to keep it this way. Iām fine with this personally, because OB isnāt necessary for me.
Also, the DT output is stereo and you can apparently pan your mono samples all around the overall stereo field.
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