DN is magic
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The OG Digitone was my go-to “melody maker” that I would pair with my OT. The Dn2 is my primary drum machine. The kits are AWESOME. Loving the Euclidean sequencer (even though i don’t know what I’m doing) to add “seeming” randomness to percussion tracks.
I’m still only using 4 tracks for melody, but now I have 8 tracks for percussion and I don’t need to worry about doing tons of sound-locks.
I can’t wait for Overbridge.
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That’s me, except that I‘m fine with eight tracks! I can finally finish a lot of stuff that was half baked due to track limit, but would prefer to record it with OB instead of track by track.
I’m surprised you’re never running out of voices! Do you use unison and chords or mainly percussive sounds? I would love it if I could buy a DSP upgrade to the DN1 and just have the same thing but with double the voices.
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A DN2 ? 
(Can do the same things with twice more voice)
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For sure, but the fantasy was for something I could just plug into a socket on the DN1 for a lot less $ than a new DN2. I think being a Nord Mod 1 user the option is in my brain already.
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yiss!
OG DN and a new Behringer Wave (8 voice multitimbral and keybed) for roughly the same cost as a DN 2.
The original DN is still one of the best FM synths, Elektron boxes, etc. full stop. It’s really quite an amazing little device. It also teaches one some tricks to get more from less, voice economy, combining multiple sounds on one track, and kind of makes you want to dig in and learn more tricks to get more out of it, because the results are always worth it. Anyone planning to get one, or stick with it for a while, should definitely do so and enjoy it. Nothing about it is any worse than it ever was, which, there really isn’t anything to complain about.
After picking up the DNII, I can say that all of the things you learn while using the DN still apply, only there’s now more to dig into, and more of it, which feels absolutely luxurious. So not only do you learn all the tricks from the original, you can put them to use on the new one if you feel like it, and stretch it further than any one device really has any business going. 
Everything still applies, only you no longer HAVE to employ tricks in order to get a ton out of it. You just can if you want to go even further.
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I didn’t find a proper DN sound thread like for A4 or AR 1.70 so I thought it may fit here.
That’s a live broadcast, because the telephone is full. So this time no fancy video effects. Work in progress. First part is with the built-in sound and arp feature. Second half is within an external vintage FM synth sequenced via midi from the DN
i feel this way about the a4 mk1
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If I was trying to save money, I wouldn’t be anywhere near hardware synths, or at least wouldn’t need to buy two at a time 
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The OG Digitone is a great bang for the buck for sure, if you can live with the kind of limitations you have. I know I can not, that’s why I sold it a few years back and now got the 2.
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Only the slowness of how you set up your sounds on A4 mk1 makes it feel dated. Sound and ergonomy wise it’s amazing.
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What did you mean “machines are compromises”?
Are the machines on Digitone2 not as deep as the original? In other words, the FM synth on the original actually has more depth/power?
Been considering selling the original and getting the 2, but this difference alone would be more than enough to convince me to stick to the original.
Exactly the same FM synth as the DN1, plus the others are amazing too. Worth the upgrade.
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So what did the poster mean when he said machines are compromises, versus the granular detail of the original?
no idea. cant find the comment that youre referring to?
The very first post at the top of the thread