C root bass line could use the low f note also 
but really, it is not that important on a sequencer based synth that has keyboard on it just as secondary convenient function.
Actually, I would dance to this tune in da club!
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Everything starts with an E.
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Iāve āredesignedā the Monomachine SFX-6 based on what people think the Digitone Keys should look like.
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Not bad. I would probably hold on to my day job for a while longer if I were you, but there is some potential there. Ever considered applying for a job at Elektron?
hahahahaha
But Iām a āproduct designerā! I know this stuff man! They should get me to write the manuals as well, because Iām also a ātechnical writerā.
I tried, but they called the police after I spent all day out the front of their offices shouting āESS! IāVE GOT THE NEW DESIGNS!ā. I even got them all printed up on A1 paper and bound into a folio, including my controversial āMachinedrum EWIā design. Not fair. I spent a lot of money on that printing.
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And now you Work for Claviaā¦
Seriously! Some product Designer needs to Help Out MFB with their UI problemsā¦
Hereās my temp rig right now. Thinking of throwing out the Heat and sliding in the Digitone instead.
I love the Reface keyboard but miss the polyphony of a strange but wonderful synth with a sequencer to boost. But not sure the Digitone Keys justifies the cost, when Iām pretty close to such a rig as is, already.
What do you guys think?
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I would go for a module, and spend the rest on digitakt. Win - win situation 
āā< this is supposed to be an indian guy, but instead , this is what the forum app made of it 
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I assume you have only two hands.
I might would use that kit as it is and get the digitone box. You can use the digitone then to sequence the cs. because a midi sequencer seems to be missing. If you use all four midi tracks on the digitone it can sequence chords tooā¦ (sometimes i donāt get it what elektron is thinking)
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Thanks 
nah, Iām not going for a Digitakt. Iām good on the sampling side, I just want some decent polyphony with a straight on sequencer.
Thereās 8 voice polyphony on the Digitone midi tracks
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Thatās a solid idea, though I wonāt be using the Reface as a synth in this context. Lack of onboard presets makes it more or a live instrument for me, as well as just a great way to play the Rytm chromatically.
So the above rig works pretty well for me as is, though from time to time, I miss a proper synth with a proper sequencer, and presets and that stuff then.
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yes, but two polys are better than one.
and you could use one track on the digitone as baseline, one as arp, and,ā¦ you get the idea. it opens up with both of them. And you can use the cs as keyboard for the digitone aswell. win win
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oh, now i get it sry. i only did some trickery with my digitone and a mb33. (layering miditracks to get a LOT of variation in one pattern only is a nice way to do this). Normally i use octa for sequencing.
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The Reface is a great synth, for sure. But I do feel the Digitone appears so complete in sound and concept, that I wouldnāt need another poly if I had that one. Only to be able to play it, without shelling out for a Digitone Keys, would be enough.
But Iām an FM idiot. Iāve tried it in the store. I have no idea what Iām doing. That might be frustrating in the long run. A friend tried to explain FM synthesis to me. Afterwards, we both wept and hugged but I was none the wiser. The store owner explained FM synthesis to me. Iāve heard heās lost the will to live now.
So yeah. Thereās that to consider, too.
Well, of all the fm i tried (werenāt that much) the digitone was my easiest one to grasp.
Volca fm was my first one. I hated it. It didnāt connect with me or other way around.
I had an reface dx, that was nice to program, but no space and too much keyboards laying around - it had to go.
Digitone: easier to program, and that fitering afterwards helps to tame that roaring beast.
There arenāt too much options you can fiddle around with itās engine, i guess with a little bit of time everyoneās get it.
Well, and there are a lot of presets (you can download too) that you can take as starting point.
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you mentioned that part of the design motivation was a nod towards the tradition of the SFX6 design. can you tell us why you opted for wheels over a joystick? I know many people (myself included) loved that aspect of the SFX6 and Analog Keys.
http://www.ultimatesupport.com/products/mds-series-modular-device-stands.html
Looks like this will fit your needs?