this.
I thought if I buy the ST, I would sell my Rytm but I could use the ST DVCOs (3 of them) and keep the Rytm for Kick/snare/rs duties (and many more) while why not, assigning only synth machines on the ST. Seems reasonable haha.
I do have OT/A4/AR/DN though so if I sell the Rytm it would be to make place for the ST(my place starts to look like an Elektron shop haha) I like the ST small form factor and with all the extra FX to gel everything together it seems to be a crazy all-in-one combo!
Damn I purchased the Analog Rytm MKII just two days before they launched the Syntakt, totally unaware of them going to release this new machine. Should I rethink this choice?
I have been holding out with buying the MKII, since I had to buy some other stuff first and wanted to save up some more before feeling crazy. But in that period of two months I have been checking literally every video on the Analog Rytm, and I just loved it. Definitely felt more pulled towards the Rytm than the Digitakt or Digitone, because of the layout, the massive sound, the sampler and just how intuitive everything seems to be. I donāt think Iām fond of the tripple multi purpose layout that the Syntakt, Digitone and Digitakt compact format holds, but Iām sure that compact format has itās benefits as well. And damn, that Syntakt is really striking hits on the āall in one groovebox machineā lane.
My Analog Rytm MKII is coming tomorrow, Iām still hyped, but I feel a little bit uncomfortable with this new machineās release. Iām gonna test the thing out and see if I want to keep it. But I am curious now, do you think I made the right choice? I think the sampler addon really cuts it for me, since I donāt have a sampler yet. Currently owning, the A4 MKI, Novation Peak and Drumbrute, so I feel the AR MKII will be a great fit (gonna sell the drumbrute).
All stuff that syntakt has. So it comes down to the question if sampling (and performance/scenes, compressor, individual outs) is worth the extra 500 bucks.
For me: no, since I already have an octactrck and oto boum.
But seriously, the time Iāve spent with Syntakt, itās clear that it invites you to try to get it all done on ST by itself. The 12 tracks, the FXā¦.
However that can really paint you into a corner.
A partner box with sample playback, or more traditional synth to be sequenced with a MIDI machineā¦ it really opens it up and keeps you out of that corner.
Maybe the partner box for you is OT. For some it might be DT, or even DN.
But I do think the Rytm compressor is ultra helpful here. And so is that sample layer through the Rytm VCA. Kits are great too. A partner box also makes playing live a bit easier, giving you a couple ādecksā for transitions.
Iāve sprinkled my opinion in various threads across Elektronauts so apologies if Iām getting too repetitive but ā no matter what you think about the quality of the Rytm pads, if the question is to have pads or not to have them, it makes a world of difference for me to have them.
You can always sort out velocity or quantization issues in the sequencer, but just the ability to quickly tap in your beats speeds everything up for me and makes it feel way more human / lets me use some of my skills and natural feel as a drummer.
None of this is meant to be a knock on Syntakt. Theyāre different instruments, both excellent. But I just canāt miss an opportunity to shout out how nice it is to have pads to drum on, donāt take em for granted.