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[quote=“djadonis206”]I appreciate this thread because it gives a different perspective on the product. I wish there were more. This way, people who are doing their homework get a more robust picture of the product their thinking of buying besides YouTube reviews and tutorials. I was on the fence, and this thread convinced me I don’t need to drop $1200+ on a drum machine right now. Money saved, better decision made.
Trust me, I’ve played on one, read the manual, watched videos, etc etc. I was convinced I needed one, then this thread popped up. Money saved, better decision made.
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eh… you know what they say about opinions…
we get irked, write shit. blah blah blah
by all means do your homework get hands on if you can.
Yes, the pads take a minute to break in.
Yes, the input seems like a shot in the foot.
Yes, it feels empty at times.
etc.
now’s a good time to buy.
if you want out of it later, you could probably break even + or -
peace
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One thing I’ve learned from gear forums is that everyone is a a Diva.
There will never be that one perfect piece of kit. There is the one that covers enough bases for you that it is worth a buy, and someone else will have a qualm that makes it unusable to them. I’m guilty of it too-limited midi means your product is often irrelevant for me, but that doesn’t mean it is a poor product.
With Elektron, I feel you are buying into a product line that will likely see improvements a decade after your buy-in. If you choose to ride the wave, you won’t feel cheated 2 years later by a new product that does what your initial hardware purchase did. Like many others, I find myself wishing that new options could be added to my old hardware, but I also see that Elektron would add those updates free of charge if they could, and would only sell a new version if they couldn’t add it to the existing model. That is huge.
If you see something that could not be fixed with firmware, maybe it is worth holding your money, but otherwise, I think Elektron have a vested interest in putting out the best possible hardware that they can. It may not happen tomorrow, but I’ve got little doubt that they won’t try to create it instead of putting out the same machine with improved specs for double the cash. I’ve got no interest in buying an AR right now, but if I could swing it I would, because I have little doubt that Elektron will be updating it in a decade.
I’m no fanboy; in fact, I’m pretty critical of how Elektron does business, but they offer something in sequencing and experience that the rest of the market ignores, and instead of trying to rehash a paradigm they invest in their gear. Korg gets a lot of love, but I promise that they will be pushing a new Electribe in 2 years while Elektron will still be tweaking the A4. Gimme the analog goodness with new features over the groovebox with the now anyday.