Probably because you’d need to put it on a desk/table/stand/something
lool
1299 USD = 1320 EUR … WHY ???
Its a small price for unlocking a dream ! Sorry, a meant price difference …
The Dkeytar strap will do
Well, it would be useless around my neck then
taxes not included in USD price
Do the aftertouch and pitch/mod wheel get recorded to the sequencer with live sequence recording?
It seems like the layout from left to right should go mod wheels, keyboard, and then DT. Not hating, just considering ergonomics, still fun/immediate either way.
That would only be cool then for the left handed then…
I think it’s a nice move they did with the Digitone Keys. It really opens up this incredible synth. The Design is very special. So, maybe not appealing to everyone. Dedicated and/or customizable knobs are a good thing. Separate outs are awesome. The only feature I would have really wanted to see, is an easier access to the effect settings. They are still “hidden” under a two-button-press combo. Some dedicated knobs for this would’ve make this synth even more powerful.
Nice one! Do you also have those nice smooth KOMPLEMENT sliding shelves? I love them!
You can assign any parameter to one of the new control knobs
You can apply any FX parameter to any of the 8 knobs above the keyboard. Or to Mod/Pitch Wheel…
I think the design could work, although yeah it visually seems off - that could just be a bit of prejudice though too. Not sure how it would feel to actually play.
I’ve had a DN for just a few weeks. I do think some important stuff (key scaling, portamento) is buried in menus (or double-presses) and they’ve brought some of that to the front with the extra buttons which I like.
One thing no one has mentioned (I don’t think): with the extra room I’d have liked to have a bigger screen.
Yes, I know that, but just for the more dedicated knobs approach, it would have been nice to have a better immediate access to the whole section. I’m just comparing this to the A4/AK.
I love the form factor and what they’ve done with this synth - I’ve always wanted an SFX6.
But there’s one crucial feature that the Analog Keys and the SFX6 has that this one does not - LEDs above each note of the keyboard. This has been a critical aspect of my user experience with the Analog Keys. You have a polyphonic sequencer and a keyboard - why not make it easier to see what’s happening with a sequence? Doh.
Hope they include that in an MKII.
This seems like such a missed opportunity to me. I don’t understand why they don’t take a more modular approach. I mean, how cool would it have been with something like “Elektron Overbridge Keys”? Imagine a this as a standalone keyboard with the same feature set but no Digitone slapped next to it. Instead it can connect to either Digitakt, Digitone, Analog 4, Analog Rytm or Octratrack through a version of the Overbridge protocol. This way it could keep the 8 separate outputs and add the cool features like portamento and more dedicated buttons while both being cheaper as well as potentially selling a lot more. Agree with the idea for adding lights on each of the keyboards keys to highlight the sequence and help you program the notes of your patterns; it would be a great addition to the Digi-products especially.
Oh fun not a new thing or an update to an existing thing… just something we already knew about. fun i guess.
The DK looks different, and that’s a good thing. Fortunately it doesn’t looks like this. But many people, many opinions.