Octatrack or Digitakt - no computer setup

Some points missing in your list.

OT’s crossfader with A/B scenes is something huge. You can morph up to 250 parameters on the 8 tracks with A/B scenes (16 scenes available per part, 64 parts). You can make a whole song with a single pattern with it.

Reverbs are not great, but there are much more fx types, 2 different plockable fx per track, a master track with fx. You can chain up to 8 fx (16 with trickery). Delay seem similar, some fx are really good (filters, eq, compressor, comb filters…)

Stereo samples, readable from card : 2GB max files = 3h30mn stereo samples max per track.
64GB max on the card > 64GB max per project. (64MB for DT).

8 stereo recorders, with rec trigs to automate them > record perfect loops without editing, sequence your recordings and play / mangle them on the fly, pre-sliced. They can be used as really good quality fx. Max recording time : 8m28s. (30s for DT?)
8 tracks looper ability.

3 lfos per track with lfo designer : you can randomize things with selected values, add tons of subtle variations.

Midi tracks having 3 midi lfos* and arp you can combine in very realistic ways, or totally random, musical scales…
*Or other parameters like velocity

Tranferring files doesn’t require a software.

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