Having also Rytm I’m not convinced analog hihat is a very good idea.
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It was just a bit of a joke, people keep asking for a fm drum synth seemingly forgetting that the Syntakt exists
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Dear Elektron God, if I could have one thing it would be DN Kits. I can’t tell you how many sessions have been derailed by the “new pattern, who dis” nature of the DN.
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And the DN, its one of the best FM synths on the market and its astounding for drums.
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You definitely made me dream of the physical modeling update for my digitone.
It will make sense and maybe they will release a model:physical, after that!
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If poly VA machines don’t make sense on the DN (and I can see the logic that they don’t), I wouldn’t mind a new device that builds and expands on the machines in the Syntakt (polyphonically) and also goes in new directions (wavetables, not samples) - something like a successor to the monomachine but with design elements from the DN and A4. The machine simplification approach to wavetables would be neat, I think.
I think it would be a little strange to add an entirely different kind of synthesis at this point – but I could definitely see some different modes being added to expand the Digitone concept.
I would dream of …
- 3OP mode with one operator having phase distortion
- Simplified 2OP mode with expanded polyphony
- Drum synth mode (without needing sound locks)
And since a lot of people are asking for VA, one could consider a VA-like mode which uses FM to achieve analog-style timbres. With FM (Phase Modulation) you can achieve quite complex analog waveforms, including actual PWM. 
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yes please 
I hope they do something, the used value has plummeted.
This is all I want! Multimap to play different drum sounds is confusing.
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They represent fantastic value right now. I was almost tempted to buy a 2nd.
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Is there anything that would prevent slapping a new interface on top of Algo 2 and calling it VA, with macros for waveshape, octave, detune, osc mix, etc? Sounds fun to me!
I can get some pretty gnarly analog-sounding noises out of the DN as it is. I don’t think I’d want non-FM machines. Drum mode would be 100% rad though.
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ive also never been able to sit through setting up a multimap for a drum kit 
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