The Syntakt really needs both. And a chorus. Come on, just copy/paste some code from the Digitone please, Elektron. 
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I believe cranking this in the actual UX is actually more challenging, even if of course preserving computation power might be a thing.
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Iām sure youāre right. Iām just wishing. The customer is always right and all that. 
Consider me schooled.
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I guess could be accessed through the sound menu
Probably rinsed to death already, but how are the Syntakt kicks like? Maybe compared to Jomox, because thatās what people compare every kick to these days.
I had an XBASE 09, 20 years ago, liked the kick, but I found the MBASE 11 really bad (bought 2 years ago, I had Analog Rytm before). I sold it after 1 hour of tests. Unusable for me because of pitch settings. I donāt think XBASE 09 kick was that bad. I also had an AIRBASE 99, kick was worse than XBASEās.
Syntakt analog kicks are much more versatile, I prefer them, you can get powerfull kicks. Digital kicks are good too. You can make kicks with most of ST machines (harder with cymbals !).
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The kicks are my favorite sounds of the Syntakt. They are powerful and punchy but can also be softer. But imo the typical Mbase Kicks canāt be done with other hardware.
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Thanks for the answers people.
Seems itās not as bad as I thought, as I had the impression people bashed it at first.
I donāt need THE strongest kicks in on the planet because I use a little saturation and distortion on drums anyhow.
The workflow lures me more than that of Jomox.
In case anyone is still on the fence, thereās currently a Syntakt deal at Thomann (799 ā¬).
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Just saw Elektron posted about the sale on the Syntakt on IG; they explicitly state that we should āstay tuned for upgrade super powersāā¦
Let the rampant speculation begin!
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Instagram ?
Quote ? (No Instagram link please)
the video reads as Geronimo says above, and the caption reads: [Sale info thru Nov 30] āAnd stay tuned for a sweet upcoming ā¦ upgrading ā¦ upleveling!ā
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I ordered from the Thomann US store last week for $745, this week they are $798? Iām guessing that has to do with exchange rates?
Whatās your take on the track they used? It sounded like some vinyl sim and def a little reverb.
Iām thinking you can get vinyl sim from one of the noise machines with some LFO to tune? Maybe rate?
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I am so happy to own a Syntakt.
Itās a nasty beast with bass and kick. Itās the dirtiest drum machine I own. Itās a little weak on melodics in my opinion, but Iām a fan of Roland, so Iām very biased.
Most my Melodieās from Syntakt sound like something from a pocket Operator, not that itās bad by any means.
I would love to hear some ideas to really expanding the chord machines sound palette if anyone has any.
I screenshot people post suggestions and will try to recreate when time allows.
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Chord machine is not Syntakt (nor Model:Cycles) strongest point IMO.
But you can use other machines to program chords: you will need several tracks though.
A Retrokit RK002 cable might make things easier, splitting an incoming chord over different tracks youāll setup beforehand with the same sound.
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I have a feeling that itās a bit more powerful than it initially lets on. Iām just not a synth wiz yet.
I wish you could trigger different timing of chord note like the Roland J6.
That cable would be cool to experiment with though.
