i was initially suprised by this but when i read ‘mechanical upgrade only’ in this thread i was a little let down.
sure , the hardware is better , buts its actually the same internals , hence no overbridge.
i would hope some os tweaks may happen if there are a new range of users / interest in it , but unless it appears , i wont be waiting for it.
the mk-II tag is similar to what theyve used before , so an upgrade to buttons/screen etc isnt inconsistant with previous revisions.
i wonder if this is also a different colour black to the digitakt and heat , its a shame they dont have consistant finishes to the paint/metal case.
and yes , nice to NOT have some obscure video with a banana riding an elephant teaser.
That may have been the case in 2011 when OT was first released, but in 2017 newest SD cards (UHS-2) are just as fast as CF. New high end cameras (Sony A9 etc) also support SD instead of CF.
Looking at this from a touring musicians point of view… i’ve encountered numerous complaints from collegues that were using OT’s on the road having some physical/technical issues. For starters the Encoders and the visibilty factor. For all of us, people using it in low-lit, sometimes harsh club/festival conditions this is worth considering buying the MkII.
Elektron marks MKII at 8.5 inches…Thought that could be a game changer but then just realized they’ve got an error. 340mm still converts to 13.4 in… Where’s the cheese y’all?
Updated screen makes a huge differences, but it would have to be MUCH bigger for me to upgrade to MKII.
For example the OT has the “runs free” mode where you can start each track separately. But the only indication if a track is actually running is the tiny little square that turns into a tiny little triangle on the edge of the tiny screen. Neither is there any track metering. That basically makes the whole “runs free” mode completely useless for me in performance situations. From what it looks like I don’t think this screen update will change much about this.
If it doesn’t have OB I wish they would at least let you record straight to CF so you can play a track and export 8 stems to your DAW no matter how long they are. No idea why the OT won’t allow you to do that. This small update would make such a huge difference for studio integration.