I know I’m reviving a very old discussion and the OP has gone a long time ago. Though I’m wondering what does it mean to say that using the Digitakt to create Permegiani-like music might feels like cheating. Does it mean that one user could get great results too easily?
Simplicity and intuitiveness are certainly not an issue for me. Though I had this cheat feeling when I had a Cocoquantus; not having a clue of what you’re doing and still getting great results.
I’m asking because I bought a Digitakt a few months ago to do something similar of what the OP has been trying to achieve. I’ve been so busy at collecting sounds with a hand-held recorder that I haven’t yet started to use the DT (I’m a real procrastinator when it comes to learn new devices).
However, I’m concerned about the lack of stereophony and sample lenght limits of the DT since I’m getting a nice collection of +33 seconds of stereo field recordings.