I was really hoping for a similar thing but digital drum synthesis. 6 channels, 400 quid, knobs instead of encoders or dedicated knobs/layout… i spent a manic day designing this in my head whilst at work about 2 months ago
In my vision each channel had a switch that changed between 2 types. Each type had different fixed envelope characters and paramteres to sweep through with dedicated knobs
ANYWAY
This isnt it. I wont be cancelling my volca drum order (i sort of wish something came along that would make me cancel it)
I feel like from the looks of the videos this will be more “hands on” and “instrument like” than the digitakt is.
The sensitivity of the pads is interesting and the Dataline video shows him using them in intersting ways, whereas the DT is a simple on/off these are pressure sensitive.
Early first impression…I don’t like it either. I was second guessing my recent digitone / digitakt purchase but not any more. We’re it an overbridge enabled mixer / effect box to unify the digi series, that would have been something. This, not so much I don’t think.
Denon just clapped back at Pioneer…with this https://denondj.com/ Pioneer just released something similar not too many months back. I mean, Pioneer is probably in no danger of its CDJs loosing their place at the top, but these standalone DJ setups are pretty kick ass. Laptopless DJ systems might be the way forward.
Since they’re so comfortable with everything also being an audio interface, make it something like a 6 or 8 input audio interface with sequence-able FX, and like 4 outputs (main monitors plus an extra send channel?). Overbridge so you don’t have to use the physical ins and outs to use it as a send in your DAW. Then, with 6 inputs, you can have an effect return and two stereo units plugged in. Hm, two stereo units, I wonder if Elektron makes anything reasonably priced that would fit that bill…
EDIT: And what a time to do something like this now, the industry clearly has the technical capability
As I look at what’s out there and what I’d make room for, it’s becoming clearer that it’d have to be a Moog One. Nothing quite sounds like a Moog and this is the “box” of boxes.
