versatile is ok. distinct is ok too. i prefer distinct over jack of all trades.
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I had a good time with the Digitone but sold it eventually because I missed some weight from the sound. But the love for fm remains, and really enjoy using the heavier (but limited) analog fm sounds on the analog rytm now. Same with the Microfreak
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I have only given it a couple of hours now but I don’t think the sounds lack any weight, not in the slightest. In fact I think it sounds very rich and full.
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I wrote it off at first. Wanted something multitimbral with a good sequencer but was put off (intimidated) by FM. The higher voice count and smaller form factor won out over the A4 and I decided to try it. Very glad I did. I still have a lot to learn but I really enjoy it. I may end up with a DT at some point too. The Octatrack just seems imbalanced without one on each side.
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I agree. Maybe the new EQ filters we’ll be getting next Wednesday will help those folks 
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I didn’t like FM as much when I got the Digitone. So I sold it and got an analog synth, then I realized I liked FM more and not analog. So now I am searching for a Digitone.
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It looks like it’s going to be great for bass and lead parts but I am sure it has other strengths up its sleeve waiting to be explored.
Drums!
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I have my Digitakt allocated for drums but it could be interesting sampling drum parts into DT to be used later.
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You can tweak DN drums on the fly in ways that would be difficult with a DT sample. You may not need to, but it’s worth keeping in mind.
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Right now I am going out from DT into the DN and use DN’s inputs to hear both. I think I will be using Overbridge mostly, too many cables atm and my keystep didn’t even arrive yet!
It’s remarkable how many cables are needed to listen to one synth driven by a keyboard controller. And it only gets worse.
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Exactly. And the worst part is that, all the cables I currently have are 3-meter ones I bought back then. My desk looks like a mess.
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Maybe weight is not the right word, “presence” might be more accurate. I liked it a lot but for the way I wanted to use it, it missed something, guess it’s purely subjective. I’ve seen great digitone-only jams, it’s for sure a great instrument.
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I just had both next to each other.
Short version: Dogitone still here… Opsix gone.
Longer version: Dogitone keys would be nice 
Seriously now: like a previously said, Opsix friendly but king of unfinished, filter does not seem integrated enough with the rest of the engine and sound like a pillow on the speakers.
Digitone so great in both registers high and low, and overall pretty great. Multi timbrality a bonus.
Just my 2 cents.
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I bought a DN specifically to learn more about FM synthesis and to have a live partner for my DT, and it’s been great for that. That said, I def spent too much time trying to force analogish/warm sounding tones out of it with limited success, basically trying to use it as a multitimbral VA. I think my ears still really prefer traditional subtractive sounds and character, even though theres a lot the DN can do that does hit certain compelling FM sweet spots for me, like strange bell sounds using sines and only a tiny bit of FM. I almost never use it for percussion, just dont like most of what i hear on it ends up sounding “hollow”.
I often run it through some kind of saturator, amp, or postprocessing plugin - putting it through a soundtoys filterfreak or echoboy jr with 0% filter or delay wet, but the ‘tape-op’ or ‘analog’ algorithm engaged does wonders.
I think for me the benefits of the DN are: versatility, form factor for live use, 4x elektron sequencers on an 8voice multitimbral synth, and EXT IN with effects (sadly not stereo as i’ve recently learned.) I wont argue that it sounds bad, cause it doesn’t - it sounds great for certain things, and for some people who like its character, it probably sounds excellent. Personally I just find that getting the kind of character I try for is often the exception, not the rule, for many patches, which results in me buying patches from e.g. Substan to reverse engineer.
If elektron came out with a digi VA i’d be on that in a heartbeat for utility’s sake, yet still might keep the DN as a specialist. its unique combination of functionality and sound is pretty great tbh.
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Digi is not ur usual substractive synth. And it can t be used for any sound… it has its character and uses.
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Totally. Not trying to come off too negatively on the DN, I do really enjoy the sounds I can create with it - great pads, drones, bells and so on. If i think about it some more, a great idea would be to enjoy the DN for what it does well, and if I want some subtractive sounds in a compact formfactor, get a Tetra or SH01A or something to sequence and route through it!
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Now, after choosing Digitone, between itself and Opsix, I am wondering…:
Would it be worth to get Reface DX too(considering the 300€price)?
No fixed ratios killed the DT for me after a while and so I sold it. Also the low end wasn’t weighty enough.
Cool synth otherwise.
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