Been using patterning 1 for several years on and off. The new app is just out and I have to say with its new features (Randomisation, kit per pattern, trig percentages, ratcheting, automation of all parameters, etc) its essentially “digitakt the app” but with a song mode.
If you have an iPad its well well well worth the money.
Maybe on the drum machine side. But sampling and sample mangling not even close as far as I know
Lol dude, its $15 why not try it?. No its not a sampler, but it is a VERY capable drum machine with a pretty incredible sequencer.
For what its worth the iPad interface and the circular sequencer is amazing in use, also the cloud kits are the bomb. Like when you buy it there are literally over 100 free kits to download that take seconds to grab from the cloud. Top notch interface, top notch sequencer, midi control in & out. Just all round great app.
V2 is bonkers. Dude really took it to the next level. The randomization level for various different parameters is like an instant round robin machine.
Of course it’s great and cheap. I used the first version a lot and love it.
I just reacted to “digitakt the app”. Why the comparison?
I hear the TR-8s is the Digitakt killer
Patterning 2 is crazy good.
So basically randomization is the main new feature? Not sure if it’s worth buying the app again as v1 is already solid…
I liked it more back in the day when iOS app updates were free.
Much more than that.
Lots of new MIDI features and organizational improvements also. Of course it depends on how one uses Patterning 1 as to if it is worth the upgrade or not. To each their own.
I like paying people for their hard work so don’t mind the upgrade fee.
Because so many of its new features are basically “the cool shit that digitakt does” but in patterning. 
Developers gotta eat man, its got several very useful new features, infinite kits per song and new midi capabilities plus a pad play mode for example.
just logged in to say this, this app is the dogs
I have Patterning 1. Presumably you can make your own samples for Patterning 2 and mangle them as you can in DT? Anyhow I’ll check it out.
In the other way, the Patterning sequencer is heaps beyond the Elektron.
a fun little thing I got going real quick on Patterning 2 (using a kit I made from Drumatix and FR XS samples with Patterning 1, imported into v2). exported patterns to Live, added some eq/comp and a synth line from Digitone… fun little workflow…
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being slightly miffed there is no grandfathering of the v1 users i still have not bought it, but its a matter of time.
as nice of a drum machine as v2 is, i also am not fan of “like hardware but an app” comparisons.
one thing i was missing in v1 is timing offset per track, sample start automatisation and in general stereo samples. also setting up for external midi sequencing was a pain in the but. how is this in v2?
made me laugh… ive seen that silly video too
Kills the vibe, at least, since there is no way to turn off quantization on the TR-8S
wow, good to know