Introducing Syntakt

Ehy Dave those are my settings


If I Select Syntakt as Device on Ableton I receive that error message

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Am I Missing something?
The only thing i have installed on my pc is the overbrige software, wich works ok by the way

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Hmm, latest firmware installed on syntakt? Tried to reboot both pc an syntakt (remove USB cable)

What youā€™re showing here is probably selecting syntakt as OB audio interface. Hence the error since itā€™s not in OB mode. Itā€™s strange though that it doesnā€™t show the class compliant version.

Overbridge works in addition to your normal audio interface, I have never tried to use an Elektron box as my main IO, I would image if that worked as a normal IO then you donā€™t use/select Overbridge at all.

The grass is always greener.

Iā€™m considering keeping the Syntakt with my OT and DN simply until I can afford another A4.

Otherwise, Iā€™ll be deciding within a day if Iā€™m returning it or not to just save up.

Yeah, Iā€™m over it. Itā€™s like the book the ā€œAlchemistā€ (finding the treasure where you are; sorry if thatā€™s a spoiler for anyone lol). I have always lusted over the ā€œone boxā€ but in recent years done a pretty good job sticking with what I have. Thanks for the input!

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Finding nice tracks with the gear you have that others have made is always the inspiration I need in order to find the creativity.

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My offer on Reverb just got accepted, so it looks like Iā€™ll be joining you freaks soon enough :slight_smile:

Iā€™m starting an improv project with a violinist and Iā€™m finding using my eurorack, Octatrack, EssenceFM and Oxi One combo to be a bit unweildy. The setup takes to long for club gigs. So Iā€™m hoping the OT/Syntakt combo might be a bit more manageable. OT for sampling/looping/mangling the violin and as a performance mixer. The Syntakt (hopefully) will handle synth/percussion duties. Worth a shot, at least! I found the Model:Cycles pretty easy to improvise on, soā€¦

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Spent a few hours with the Syntakt today/tonight. Much to learn, but it seems kinda cool so far :slight_smile:

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welcome Snipe :space_invader:

Syntakt is a damn great piece of kit. my setup is OT & ST too.

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That sounds like quite a rad combo.

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Breakcore on the Syntakt solo :wink:

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I really like the drawing. Is it from you?

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Lilla My :slight_smile:

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It could be (since I do draw and paint), but itā€™s a Little My postcard :wink:

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You could certainly do worse :slight_smile: I may add a small Poly synth to that combo. Hydrasynth desktop? Lemondrop? I dunno. I have an EssenceFM that I love, but thatā€™s a lot of FM sounds.
For now, I have a separate system with 208HP of eurorack, the EssenceFM and the Oxi One sequencing it. Thatā€™s a cool rig too. But for simplicityā€™s sake, I think Iā€™m gonna just stick with the Syntakt/OT combo for live stuff right now. Maybe throw in some M8 for transistions and whatnot.

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One more thingā€¦
Iā€™ve never used Overbridge, so I decided to give it a shot. The control panel and stand-alone app worked flawlessly right away and are really cool, but I canā€™t seem to go directly into Logic as a plug-in. I donā€™t think that engine will even open up on my computer (iMac 10.15 with plenty of RAM).
Not sure why and couldnā€™t find anything about it in the OB manual. Any suggestions?
I did use the standalone app and captured a live jam to individual files and that worked perfectly.

I donā€™t own a ST but OB works fine in Logic Pro X on a Macbook pro 10.15 here with DN, AR, A4 so it should work fine with the ST too.
You need to create a new instrument track and load the plugin.
But the setup in LPX is not the easiest (instruments track with the audio sent to a bus and then an audio track with that bus as an input. I think Live is straight forward though) so I only use the stand alone app and it records just right.

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Thanks!

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OT + DT width : 555 mm
Hydra Explorer : 554 mm
:thinking:

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could be fate :blush:

I been eyeing up an opsix the past few weeks. wish theyā€™d released a module version without keys. tho itā€™s a relatively small synth I love me some compact pieces. explorer looks nice too. :space_invader::eyes:

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