now that is something i didn’t know, thanks, mate! :]
since AR was my first Elektron, i quietly assumed than OT would have a similar kind of limit.
and yes, there is a metric ton of stuff i forgot to mention in my blurp. both machines have way too many features to list and compare them. and both have quite a few limits, but so far in my experience all these limits actually… feel right. they tend to inspire you to try to work around them, do things differently and get some unexpected but great results.
but running out of p-locks?.. you must be doing something totally awesome ;] i don’t remember if the 48 p-locks limit is shared between performance and scene modes on AR, or if it’s 48 each, but so far i never ran out of them. i, too, try to be conservative with them. and i also switch patterns frequently. and since the scenes / performances are bound to kits, and patterns can use different kits, it wasn’t a problem so far. it wasn’t even a conscious workaround, just a matter of my approach to performing. i just wanted the same pad to affect the sound differently as i go further.
that’s at least my approach