So in honor of it being a holiday and I’m at work let me post a thread that I’ve been meaning to post for a while. There has been much talk about when the DN will get machines and while it would be nice for us to get other forms of synthesis (VA, wavetable, additive) here is my not so complete list of things I would rather see implemented on the DN rather then focusing on giving us machines:
The ability to change tracks while in mute mode
A performance page! I would love to be able to twist one knob and have different ratios go up down and sideways. Implement it like the A4 and that takes care of the mute mode track change situation (for the most part0
Different envelop shapes on the amp and synth page.
A god dang midi arp
While we are on the topic, a random function on the arp, and the ability to P lock the arp page. Yes I know you can do the sound save hack for this but it just doesn’t makes sense why they would omit this.
+1 on performance page
Kits for level-matching across patterns
I’ve seen the requests for machines. I’m still not sure what that means. Aren’t the algorithms effectively machines? Or do people essentially want Digitone to include a Model:Cycles with simplified parameter sets?
Ah. Fwiw, I’d love my DN to have much deeper arp controls. Skip the ‘Machine’ then. I don’t expect Elektron to cater to my whims, and I love my current setup. I’ll look elsewhere for arp enhancements.
I am mystified by DN machine requests. The DN already positions itself at a level of simplification less than full FM interoperability, and hits a pretty sweet spot. M:C and Syntakt are the next level down in terms of simplification. I’m not even sure the recent machine additions to DT are a good idea in general (I don’t think they hurt, but they’re not what I would have asked for Elektron to spend time on).
