Some of it isn’t speculation though is it? For example both Simon & Cenk confirming no plans for Overbridge. That’s a legitimate disappointment for a lot of people who’ve been holding out for an OT2 update with OB.
this I’m interested in.
I really hope this allows us to put hotter signals through direct iins (no through tracks), I could never get a good signal from bass synths… hope this helps?
also wondering:
how the screen feels (I never suffered with the original, although I think it’s something you notice when you change)
encoder resolution and feel (I like my MKI encoders! although one is acting weird… I have to replace it)
if the triggers are RGB - this could really make the whole trig coditions all at easier
backlit triggers - I wonder how much they change the live performance experience
more dedicated buttons: now, this can really take some stress out of sampling. I surprised they didn’t mention it in that feature list. adding some buttons it’s pretty clever.
considering it’s the same engine running below (or at least seems safe to assume)
I woudn’t expect conditional trigs, fx improvements, overbridge, midi scenes or anything substantially new… beeing backwards-compatible with MKI also hints at that. but who knows!
still, a nice update, specially for future users… one thing though: am I the only one who likes it more in black with round buttons?
One advantage I see with mkii:
Balanced inputs make the process of running mics (or anything, really) into OT in live situations much more user-friendly and foolproof.
Nope, I like the look of the original black boxes, and I’ve now got this really stupid niggle that the OT2 won’t match the A4 and the RYTM aesthetically. Yes I know that’s just a daft visual thing, but the original ‘Dark Trilogy’ was undoubtably cool as a set.
OB for stereo samples wouldn’t be feasible, and trig conditions can’t fit in the MK1s. To fit it in they’d probably have to redesign the entire firmware/machine components- making this an entirely new machine which it’s not supposed to be(wouldn’t sell enough because of the DT and people that are already OT owners)
But it does a good job of syncing up with current motives of Elektron and provides the OT option for people in between DT and OT while also providing stereo sample support for DT owners