What I hope Elektron considers building their next mid or high tier box is daring to go back to their roots as they have explored with Cycles.
Engine based synthesis, ctrl all functionality, extensive synth modulation and more sequencing modulation (slide function). That’s what makes the MD, MnM and Cycles great IMO.
The immediacy of the curated synth engines, as a start point, with the possibility to tweak them into something completely different that makes these boxes rewarding and a lot of fun. It makes you focus more on the composition than on sound design which should be the end goal of any musical instrument.
What I would like to see more of is the option to apply music theory. Cycles chord machine gives you chord options with inversions but it would be great to see suggestions of which chord progressions goes well together based on what you have entered on a track.
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