Keep an eye on this thread, Digitakt version is being considered by the author.
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Hmm we should try making music some time
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isn’t it mostly already in the rytm with the SY CHIP? you get 3 voices, or 4 with 2 chokes, plenty of waveshapes, up to 4 notes arp not including what you can do with the sequencer and p-locks, analog filter and so on… and you can totally sample stuff to use more tracks/voices…
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See that ? This thread got you, you’re too invested. Don’t take my post too seriously, don’t take any post of this thread too seriously.
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I just want 8/12 track mixer with analog heat + fx built in… thanks Elektron!
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Confirmed, it’s a tape deck
EDIT: There is space for a good production one in the market for sure
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I realy think its a good time to release a new Mothership…something flexible like the Octatrack that incorporates some of the features of historicaly popular Machines like Machinedrum and Monomachine but also some new fresh performance based features and an overhaul on IO with maybe WiFi but a USB host minimum, Memory and dare i say it…a battery!
Octatrack footprint…please not the slanted plinth shape! Just a tabletop flat box.
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I once listed the release rhythm of new releases and updates.
From this, I could draw three insights:
- It is not possible to predict when Elektron will bring a novelty to the market.
Only one thing seems certain: they will do it. - It is not possible to predict what the unique features of a new device will be.
Only one thing is certain: they will exist, they will polarize, they will have an impact. - There are always further developments for the older devices (okay, the “Model” series seems to be a bit lonely right now), or hacks are accepted benevolently.
Electron was always good for surprises.
So, we can happily continue to speculate and hope for a “DT MK2” or “OT MKX” or whatever. …At the end of the day, it will be a “Wavetakt” or “FXtakt” or “FXtone” or something else… Definitely not a table or a radio. Maybee
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Elektron is releasing a new FX pedal. The +FX for those who have an Analog Heat I or II.
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I like the idea of a Digitable or Radiotakt tho 
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What do you think? When will the DT MKII actually be released?
And how long will it take for them to release a DN MKII? If ever?
Since the DN was, you could say, the child of Ess and he is not working there anymore, will they maybe do something else?
I don’t have so much experience with Elektron’s way of things. And I know, that no one can really answer these questions (even if they knew). But maybe someone with a bit more experience has an idea.
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16 Tracks, Kits (only if you want), fm from digitone, one shots from digitakt (but with stereo samples)
retrig, arps where it makes sense
last 4 tracks can be mixbus & loopers
lets not forget the scenes, and faders per track.
and pattern per track too.
and please put enough memory and storage into it. Storage should be exchangeable by user
Und dann bin i aufgwacht und das Nachtkastl hatte Schamesröte.
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I don’t think we are gonna get Mk2’s of the digi boxes. IF anything, they just might swap out the screen to be white and maybe some internal chips or something to simplify their parts procurement. But that wouldn’t be a Mk2 in the sense that people here are hoping for.
In my opinion, the ST and Ah+FX were stopgap products to keep revenue flowing in while they develop their next generation of products (which doesn’t diminish ST and AH+FX as good products). It was Nov 2021 when they were hiring new Rust devs, I think timeline wise it makes sense for that endeavour to start bearing fruit?
Whatever comes next, I think it will have much more capable processors than the stuff that is in current boxes. And I think they will keep pushing this “machine” philosophy that is used in ST and got introduced to the DT. A device that can flexibly utilize its tracks for different purposes.
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Rust never sleeps! 
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Very good and plausible contribution
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Oh. The whole week of speculation around the potential discontinuation of the DT went unnoticed by me. Am I losing ground being a dedicated Elektronaut here?!? 
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what interesting as well, is if you look at the recent job posting for a QA engineer.
Having a specialized Linux kernel for embedded devices would be a big departure from the past OSes on previous products. Rust Makes sense, because it’s not garbage collected. Multicore CPUs and now FPGAs are getting cheaper.
I imagine for new hardware/products, any firmware/software will run on multiple cores with the bespoke LinuxOS running on 1 or 2 dedicated cores and all the audio processing software will run on the free cores through languages like assembly, Rust, (maybe Zig) that have no garbage collection.
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I really hope they make a Linux based DAW to go with it (highly doubt Elektron have the development capacity at the moment). I still want Ableton to release a Linux Live version… they already have it running on the Push 3! I do understand that it’s not easy to code though.
Tapetakt?
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