These definitely sound nice. Be never understood the logic of which Elektron boxes got chorus and which didn’t. For me, the number one thing I want added is improvements for how the Mod Keys work. I want them to be able to modify an existing pattern, rather than playing additional steps on top. Like, you could alter the velocity or filter cutoff states to four different settings at the push of a button. I think this would be infinitely more useful than what the mod keys do currently. Seems unusual that Elektron would introduce a feature that’s unique out of all their boxes, but then never update it since release.
@SpikesStudio3
8 ай бұрын
Yep.
@sinewaymusic
8 ай бұрын
I 100% agree with you about the Mod triggers, it seems like they made a thing about it and then after almost two years it has received no updates. It's one of those forgotten features for sure.
@lassedinero
7 ай бұрын
I'd agree with sample playback! Or better yet, (re)sampling. 🙏
@sinewaymusic
7 ай бұрын
I'd (almost) pay extra for that! But don't tell Elektron about that detail. 🤣
@themachinestops23
7 ай бұрын
I'm fine with no sample playback, I see it as a synth machine. What I would love to see is a wavetable machine... the chord machine is a wavetable so it should be doable... could even be polyphonic!
@sinewaymusic
7 ай бұрын
That's a great idea actually and much more in line with what might be considered "possible"! I do feel like I'm missing something in the sound department of the Syntakt and this would fill the gap nicely.
@themachinestops23
7 ай бұрын
@@sinewaymusic Yea I feel like it would be possible. It doesn't clash with any other products they have and would seriously expand the sound pallete. I do love the Syntakt, the sounds and their potential have really grown on me... wavetable would just make it incredible...
@sinewaymusic
7 ай бұрын
@@themachinestops23 100% agreed!
@colortheory
8 ай бұрын
Sounds great!
@sinewaymusic
8 ай бұрын
Thank you! Oh and your latest ("Thoughts Can't Hurt You") was really uplifting to hear. I love the hard-panned ear candy on that track!
@colortheory
8 ай бұрын
@@sinewaymusic Thanks for checking it out! I've got two more Syntakt-only tracks in the pipeline.
@jacobthewinner
8 ай бұрын
Vocoder machine that can be sequenced. maybe if we call it that instead of sample playback, elektron would add it!
@sinewaymusic
8 ай бұрын
Don't even get me started. How about granular synthesis too? Not going to happen though. 😢😂
@Kurko_Meho
7 ай бұрын
Transpose sequence in real time.
@sinewaymusic
7 ай бұрын
That would be great, especially if it could lock to a specified key and work in musical steps (like +7, +12 etc). 🙂
@Koettnylle
8 ай бұрын
You can use the detune parameters for chorus k thx bye
@sinewaymusic
8 ай бұрын
Hey there, not really sure what detune parameter you're referring to but if you mean detuning one of the oscillators, that is not the same thing as a chorus effect and will still sound very mono.
@Nik.leonard
8 ай бұрын
Sample it and run the samples through the MC-101 Juno Chorus.
@sinewaymusic
8 ай бұрын
That would do it, but then you'd have to keep them plugged together. I've learned that I much prefer working with one device at a time. 😊
@hillbilly8621
8 ай бұрын
I have had the Syntakt nearly a year, and identified many 'shortcomings' that ended up not being shortcomings. Master compressor can mostly be solved by outboard gear (personally I like the Deco which nicely rounds off the digital harshness) 'Lack' of engines really just forces you to play and experiment more - imo the key to success with the Syntakt is to find ways to take engines beyond their 'default' sound. I would really like a Digitone-style voice mode, where a number of tracks can be nominated to run in poly mode, controlled by a master track (but you can also do this by external sequencing). I currently sometimes use my Digitakt to do this, but it's a bit clunky, especially trying to keep sound settings synced. A Euclidean mode would also be welcome. I don't currently use the Mod keys or really understand how I could use them in my music making, so maybe they could be repurposed? Like another commenter said, it would be cool to have them as a sort of p-lock quick grab.
@sinewaymusic
8 ай бұрын
Yeah, you can definitely solve many of the shortcomings with outboard gear and some creativity. 😊 I'd say that in a fully dawless workflow, the chorus would be even more important since there's only one stereo out on the Syntakt. Yes, the ability to link tracks so their voices were shared would be amazing! And I agree that the Mod feature is not very useful right now. Hopefully that changes over time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@DanChippendaleMusic
8 ай бұрын
100% polyphony all the way! It's my only gripe with the Syntakt. I absolutely love it. But I just want to design a nice patch and then play some chords. Nothing major, so triads. The box is totally capable as you can copy paste onto multiple tracks but you can't play them on a midi keyboard. I'd happily reduce the track count to 4 digital + 4 analogue tracks. Hell, I'd happily have just one analogue track with 4 voice polyphony if that was an option. I love the sound of the Syntakt as a synth. So easy to dial in great sounds. It's just so neutered without poly. Compressor would be great. More effects would be great. Something else rather than the mod keys would be nice (punch in FX etc), Oh and kill the chord machine and replace with with something good, thankyouplease
@sinewaymusic
8 ай бұрын
To be honest, I'm with you all the way. Polyphony first! I'd love a way to group tracks so they can be used in a round robin fashion and controlled using either of the tracks' parameters. It would make playing and performing so much easier!
@llorenzoTV
7 ай бұрын
If you are willing to use a second box as a poly, I can recommend the micromonsta 2. It is a great match. And as a an end of chain an iPad mini. Just one usb cable for audio and midi. A huge world of effects are opening up. But that is 3 small boxes...
@DanChippendaleMusic
7 ай бұрын
@@llorenzoTV looks kinda interesting. But from what I can see it's not immediate in terms of turn it on and start jamming. But I'll investigate more 👍
@j.s.8933
6 ай бұрын
100% with you. I love the Syntakt, but polyphony bothers me by far the most. I can add things like chorus later, even it would be nice feature to have. But polyphony is pretty much essential for making music and carve out ideas. I could add other boxes like the mentioned micromonsta, but just the fact alone I have to save my song in 2 separate boxes and carrying them around makes me not want to use it. Polyphony would benefit the Syntakt the most and I still can`t imagine it is that hard to implement, its just elektron politics unfortunately which will probably never make it happen.
@DanChippendaleMusic
6 ай бұрын
@@j.s.8933 exactly. Cannibalism of other boxes is clearly a thing at Elektron HQ. It's stupid really. I can see that adding polyphony to the analogue tracks isn't possible but the digital tracks, there's no reason. Even if you could have 2 tracks of 4 voices across 1-8 would be enough for me. But as you say. Won't happen. Come on Elektron you muppets!
@InRoB-Music
7 ай бұрын
A compressor should be possible too 😅
@sinewaymusic
7 ай бұрын
Yeah, it feels like low-hanging fruit for Elektron! It's a bit unusual that it's been a full year since they released a major firmware upgrade given how new the Syntakt is. 🤔
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