I hope no one takes this the wrong way but personally I don’t see these modern “ambient-in-a-box” type of pedals appealing. Getting multiple cheaper modulation pedals and learning to use them, being abled to change the FX chain and replacing pedals if needed is just so much more versatile and expressive. Feels more like playing, or improvising to me.
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I guess it is just me but even when no budget is given, I don’t jump to suggesting the more expensive boutique pieces of gear.
I’m still of the opinion, lacking further detail, that what the OP is after can be accomplished on the DT…it has time based FX, can make glitchy sounds, and can resample…that sounds like a recipe for “ambient glitchy sounds” to me.
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This is true. Digitakt is a great FX box.
The DT FX are at least as good as some of the algorithms on the Zoom MS70.
I also agree about the “ambient in a box” pedals.
For sure. I like them, maybe a bit clean but very versatile.
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I think we are just suggesting products (often that we know well). It’s up to the OP to decide if it fits with him/her and his/her budget.
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This board is filled with well meaning gear heads with money to spend 
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Or with a different mind set.
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Cheaper pedals are great and i still have a lot of them. But the Chase Bliss Mood is the last one i would sell. Sometimes the more expensive boxes have stuff on board that others can’t touch.
If you’re in for random, glitchy stuff the Microcosm or Cosmos seem like a good idea.
“Normal” reverb or delay pedals are cool too but they don’t give you random glitchiness.
Apologies if my video link seems a bit of a bourgeois flex; in actuality I think the biggest takeaway here if the workflow - not the specific bits of gear used.
(Sorry if I assumed someone with a couple of Elektron boxes might have cash to spend 
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Any number of Boss and Zoom pedals are great workhorses for any genre. Also, if you have an iOS device, there’s a ridiculous number of inexpensive apps that can provide sound sources/processing/etc for whatever you’re into.
Hope the OP finds some useful suggestions amongst the finger-wagging in this thread…
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Owning Elektrons sends a similar signal to owning a boat: the person in question once had money, and now has Elektrons or a boat (possibly both). 
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A ZOIA would be a great option too
If you operate them they can do everything you want a delay and reverb to do, including glitchy sounds. But yeah, add a modulation effect like a tremolo for extra randomness.
This!
A tremolo for randomness? 
Tremolo going into delay going into reverb. Tap it on now and then.
Yeah ok. But it’s not really random if you hit it yourself. But i know what you mean. I just experienced that some of the more expensive fx boxes were worth the price.
And sometimes 4 cheap fx pedals gave me very crazy effects that sounded very rich.
It sounds random to the listener? I mean that’s the point, isn’t it?
For me it’s the other way around. I like it to sound programmed while i just switch in the random glitchy function of whatever fx box i’m using and wait for happy accidents. And devices like the mood or other pedals add randomness in a natural way which is also nice to play with. Nothing beats playing around with a delay imo. But some newer pedals add cool “random glitch” stuff functions that i really enjoy.
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Hah, I’d hate that. I like a more hand on approach, but I have a long history of playing in bands. It’s nice that we have options to choose from!
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