Its very appealing - and i also see the idea of replacing some gear, especially like an Analog Rytm mk1… which is what I have atm.
The only thing really missing from that is the sampler side of stuff, also the basic UI of the oldschool elektron boxes… which ultimately I do prefer over the newer style. But then again you gain the MIDI tracks and analog FX as well as newer OS and so forth.
most likely in my future… but im probably going to wait for a bit, as im currently involved with another project
dont own any of the three. so i dont have an opinion really.
but i do remember that people were complaining that md and mnm were a waste and were dissatisfied by their sound and all…
now they are classics, especially mnm, considering its “just sold my left kidney” price on reverb… sooo dunno
maybe syntakt is as good as they want us to believe
Quick Q to see if I understand: with MIDI machines, it’s possible to copy/paste a track laid out on a synth machine to a midi track to control an external box the same way, right?
yes, when copying a synth track to a midi track, the sequenced notes, and the Trig page parameters (note/velocity/length/probability) all gets copied over, as well as any p-locks of those parameters.
On wednesday, I ordered a Frap Tools Fumana spectral filterbank.
When the Syntakt became real on thursday, for a second I was like “shit, maybe you should have had wait a few more days before throwing 1000 bucks at some new gear”. Spent yesterday’s evening watching all the Infuencer videos.
Now it’s Friday and I’m glad that I ordered the Fumana.
I am looking forward to using my MD mk2 next to the Syntakt but there is a lot more going on with filters and a effects on Syntakt for sure, the MD is great and not as advanced as newer Elektron boxes in some regards, but it does have song mode
Damn, wasn’t sure if this was the case for all track or just the analog ones. This is really great, would love to have something like that on the Digitakt.
Although I don’t think I’ll cave for Syntakt, I was pretty pleased with the result (specially since my expectations were WAY low - I thought it was going to be a VST or something really disappointing).
Seems like an amazing entry into the Elektron world, probably their best rythm+melodic integration, and the whole Machine workflow opens a lot of interesting and flexible possibilities imho.
Also seems like a FUN machine to improvise with - creating ideas on the spot very quickly, maybe jamming with friends… kind of an alternate workflow from, say, DT+DN - where you would probably have to dive a bit deeper.
One other thing I want to add for folks: I feel like I am still only skimming the surface of Syntakt.
I’ve filled up a bank of patterns, made a couple dozen sounds from scratch, and overall I am pretty happy with the Syntakt.
The sound locks and extra track count helps me get over my frustrations with the other Digi boxes not having kits. This was a frustration that I think the Model Series dealt with well by giving us near knob-per-function. I can comfortably work from a single pattern to make a tune.
But still there is a load to explore. Dual LFOs on all these synth machines. Interesting envelope shapes, so many filter modes (the EQ style ones on the analog tracks are bananas once you modulate them). Velocity mod to multiple destinations.
This kind of depth and promise of worlds to explore for years to come, for me is what makes the Syntakt special. Maybe not special in the Elektron product line, but special in the groovebox space.
I’m close but not quite at 100% confidence to be quite so definitive just yet, other than the diagram, which doesn’t show what might theoretically have happened before … had you picked up any ‘safe’ tidbits I missed from during testing … it’s just that it appears ungained, yet loud and a loud noisefloor if the dry signal can only be attenuated (assuming no fixed analog gain)
genuinely just idle curiousity, not doubting, just wondering if there’s any insider or further logical confirmation to get me from 99% to 100% - you’re probably right, it does make some sense, but I’m just a little 1% surprised a volca can be almost deafening (and very noisy) through it (albeit that there are a dozen tracks to gain stage down relative to it)
I suppose if somebody had a 500khz sine wave generator and a nifty meter they could check the dry output was untouched
Don’t know if anyone else picked up on this, but I was lazily browsing the speculation thread before whilst pretending to work and came across this stunning precognition from @Sleepyhead.
Yea! Roland TM-2 would work well here. or small 4MS pod with some drums and midi to CV. Soundforce samples and s-909 + a mixer come to mind.
Or Squarp Rample.
Input into Syntakt’s external input and route to analog FX block. Bam.
