A compressor has been near or at the top of my list for so long. The Syntakt just screams out for compression… all the better if it’s part of that analog drive circuit (mostly just so that page isn’t totally blank)
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I’ve never really missed it, but I agree an analog compressor would be awesome. Not sure how the exisiting VCAs would react if you’re already running heavy audio-rate modulation on them and then add compression, but I know nothing about the electronic side of it. If it doesn’t work, they could perhaps add a «compressor mode» switch to deactivate other modulation?
I love the idea of being able to place the reverb and delay pre or post the analog compressor 
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I’ve wondered if there are “spare” elements in the analog circuits. It seems plausible that they overbuilt the analog signal path with more discrete components than are currently being used, to allow for future firmware development. Maybe there are extra VCAs, filters, other things? I’ve seen others theorize this as well. It’s just a thought - they may only have what they have, in which case they would need to be much more creative in developing new features.
I like the idea of switching between compressor mode and other VCA modulation with the twist of an encoder 
can think of a few cool ways I would use that…
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Doesn’t even the Analog Heat do “pseudo compression”? I recall seeing an example of that in the AH MKI manual… so not inconceivable. It would just require some sort of detection circuit / env follower… although not sure one exists inside a Syntakt?
Yes, though it’s pseudo as you say. A detection circuit (schmitt trigger) would probably be possible in software?
I could see how they could craft something like that for detecting the digital voices before they get converted to analog signals prior to hitting the fx bus, but how’d they do it for the analogue signals? AFAIK those analogue signals never get converted to digital anywhere else besides the reverb and delay busses…
For me, I mostly want a compressor to control master volume between patterns and not just by dynamics control but with an output volume.
In the case of an analog compressor, I think that only the signals going through the (analog) FX track would be affected. Meaning all tracks would need to go through the FX track for the compressor to function as a master volume.
A digital compressor at the end of the chain however, could also be employed as a pattern master volume.
Ah yes, think I lost track of the conversation (people advocating for an analog compressor specifically;)
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The analog tracks all need to be converted to digital individually for Overbridge to work, so they could do the volume analysis digitally at that point, and then use that to control the analog VCA in the FX block. One thing that is uncertain is how much gain the analog VCA in the control block can have, since the current FX block doesn’t really amplify much, it might be limited in that regard.
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I’m pretty sure the FX Block is digitally controlled already (sequencer, envelopes, LFOs etc.), as is the case with most modern analogue synths anyway.
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I thought about this too
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Thumbs up for more wavetable options on chord machine
Chord machine strum
I would like to see further exploration of the physical modeling technique in perhaps further machines
Generally more pages on synths maybe a 3rd LFO if possible
Hoping for ST to come back with a surprise and big/thoughtful/compelling update after the DNII and DTII blew everyone away recently 
I think it realistic to imagine…
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a good start would be comb filter in all machines. I don’t know if there are CPU limitations for this…but I can’t imagine the dsp is that taxing.
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I was just watching a video with a Nord Drum and hearing how nice some of the ringing percussive presets sound, so came to this thread to say I’d appreciate another physical modelling machine. Sy_toy and pc_carbon are nice for what they are - but there are some metallophone sounds that I really struggle to approximate on Syntakt. I’m imagining a new physical modelling digital machine with more dynamic control of the overtones in the lower register. I don’t really expect this to be added but I think it could be nice to have.
As for the comb filter, that would certainly go a long way, and would really expand the sound palette! It would make a lot of people happy 
I think it could only be implemented on the digital tracks.
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ya would love that sort of membrane synthesis style machine
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