A bit premature, but some of you are going to want moar than it delivers anyway.
[Moderator’s Note : A separate FRS Thread has been closed to allow the discussion to play out on this one which was started 4 months prior, please have a look through it here(below) if you want to cross reference]
able to change from one pattern to another on the fly, just by pressing a pad, and without waiting the end of the current pattern
able to randomize the current track programming, like the RS7000 did: not random function (I think it’s useless and obsolete), but with many algorithms
able to send/receive/transmit midi CC, PC
that can be programmed on the fly, not only step by step using the grid
that can be corrected with precision: I need to be able to change anything (instrument, tone, vel, etc…) easily
Without these types of specs, I won’t buy it. I don’t care of analog sound, or hippy pads with colours. For me, a good drum machine is mainly a good and easy to use sequencer. Exactly the contrary of the MD or OT sequencer.
Can it burn CDs? I will not be able to use it in my live set if it does not, part of my act depends on me burning a CD while I’m playing and then putting it inside a microwave to create stage lighting effects.
Also yes wheels so I can fire my road crew. Bastards.
i think the pads (and pressure) are going to be a great way to do multiple locks at once. i mean you can easily press four pads with different pressure (pinky is kinda tricky ) while holding down a trig.
– Pads to send midi CC so they can control OT and A4 (and analog modular stuff via A4)
– Modern sample rates, not the 12-bit downgrading of the MDUW or the 16/44.1 constraints of the MPC 1000
– Separate outs like on the MD
– The same midi sequencer that’s in the OT, with the same abilities to sequence external gear (not holding my breath in this one)
– CV outs. But I realize this probably is not the scope of this machine, or it would cross over into A4 territory. Likewise it will probably not have “normal” synth capabilities like the Tempest.
– CV ins. Something that should have been implemented already on the A4. I want cv --> midi godammit!