Absolutely. Out of all the gear I've bought and sold, the Syntakt was the one I regretted the most. So I bought it again. I'm never letting it go. It's the best synth I ever owned. But it's a drum synth too. 😁
I also just sold my Syntakt to get a DTII, for similar reasons. Killer hardware sequencier, controller, and I like analog hardware synths + samples for drums. Coolest groovebox eva
Single cycle waveforms are fun, sampling synths is fun , but they will never replace an actual tweakable synth for me . They take you to different places, im keeping both.
Thanks for making this! I really enjoyed the approach that you have with your digitakt.. voice memo recordings, mixing down in ableton, having every and any drum kit at your fingers if you want it. You've really shown how it's much more than just some sampler with a sequencer, It can actually be about breaking into new workflow and coming up with things you never would have before. that's really exciting to see, ty
I owned a Syntakt… did an album and then sold it. Felt similar to you… but funny thing is when I listen to those tracks they are still some of my favs… lol. I have used a lot of elektrons. Still using my OG digitak and still love it.
Before I finally sold my Analog Rytm, I kept getting lost in the possibilities of synthesis, but in the end the sound rarely convinced me. The engines are partly the same with the Syntakt, so I can feel you. The Digitakt is practically a nobrainer these days. Unless you already own an Octatrack - - and have kind of romantic feelings for it 🥰 Thanks for the vid! Always a pleasure to watch your stuff.
great video and congratulations on your handling of Digitakt.... It's a team in full hype (if at some point I don't stop being hype), but there are many videos and many that say nothing except "film I have a digitakt mk2"... this one however, makes me want to buy a digitakt again.
my problem with a Mashine like the Syntakt is its limitations aside the drum sounds. no matter how much You could do... You rarely might end up with something usable outside of Your standard/favorite sounds. An one shot drum sampler makes way more sense to me.
i feel you. For me it is that the syntact sounds everywhere the same. There is no uniqness anymore after release. When i listen to many syntact artist - the sound all the same.
I beg to differ. I'm not so keen on the raw Syntakt sound. I see a lot of videos with that samey sound. I myself try very hard with my Syntakt and believe I'm making some amazing sounds with it that don't sound "Syntakt". Have a look at my recent videos 😊
I have both the Syntakt and Digitakt II. My goal is also to finish tracks in Ableton. Can you go a little bit more in depth about how you took the stems from the DII and got them into Ableton? Was it already arranged the way we see or did it just move stems and you had to place them again the way you wanted from the pattern? Grea video with use cases! Thanks.
Because Overbridge is not yet available I just recorded the single tracks one by one into Ableton. Some of them just a 2 bar loop but for something like the hats I recorded for 16 or 32 bars and changed some parameters while recording to end up with a more interesting take.
Use case vier is where it's at. :) 👍 ps. Funny enough, I sometimes like to do the opposite: setup loops in DAW / Reaper -> send them over to the DTII + mess with them some more.
Funnily I started to feel the same about the Syntakt. I always tend to have the same kind of melodies and sounds. While the digitakt 2 allowed me to explore me a lot more different soundscapes. Initially I prefered the Syntakt because I didn't want to experience the hassle of importing samples, preparing them so that they would sound good etc Now I really enjoy playing with the digitakt 2. It's so powerful and just sounds huge! I mean, it has a real punch. I'm exploring all kinds of directions, not only ambient music, but also ethnic music etc. Ultimately I think I'll sell the Syntakt. But I had some great times with it.
@@johnnygorillas I'd like to see a lot more machines in the Syntakt. Maybe even granular synthesis or something else, or a real FM machine. It really needs some diversity. I also have an OP1 mk1 and intend to sell it (the workflow does not suit me, but interesting results can be quickly obtained, and it has a sound of its own). Also, having only 2 different songs is way too limiting even if I understand that we are supposed to transfer the wav to the PC when we are happy with the song.
same feelings here. had a syntakt for a weekend but will stick with the digitakt II. in my opinion it's an expensive toy. better get a hydrasynth for the price... and a couple of beers 😉
Overbridge isn’t ready yet, so no multitrack to DAW just yet. Zero cross calculations on sample placement aren’t in the same league as Octatrack, can’t manually place slices like Octatrack.
Blasphemy. Lol. I have both. Syntaxt and NOW Digitakt 2....bcus I understand the Syntakt. I've heard people say THEY wish the Syntakt sampled. Actually it depends on how you define "sampling" For me... I just load up a sound pack and wallah. Random Choppable samples. That said... If ya wanna be selective. The Digitakt 2 fits the Bill. Im Glad i own it...but i will never disrespect the Syntaxt. She taught me A LOT. The Goal is to intertwine DT2 samples with ST shapes and sounds. Seems like the Perfect Pairing. Throw in a SP404 and Whoooo!!!
you're right. What drew me to the Digi 2 was mostly stereo sampling and I think I can benefit from the 16 tracks down the line. For example to use several tracks at once to create chords
Here's why: because capitalism and in people's minds, 2 will always be better than 1. No need to watch a half-hour video. That's your life, y'know. Limited time. Spend it wisely.
