I’m not into asking advices about a gear as this is something really personnal but since I’ve got the Syntakt I didn’t use my Analog Rytm MK2. I just found that a local guy is selling a Machinedrum MK2 for 1150 euros (which seems to be a good price) and I’ve always been tempted by the MD !
I guess that the MD is more complementary to the Syntakt that the AR from which :
I don’t use the pads
I don’t use the compressor (Ableton or Elysia)
I don’t use the perf (I prefer doing my modulation in the box)
I don’t use samples (Ableton allows me to do layering)
So I’m just here to see if some of you have swapped your AR for the MD ? I know there are a lot of threads but this one includes the Syntakt to the equation
I agree. sounds like it’s a great option for you. the RYTM should easily cover that MD price. if possible, hang onto the RYTM until you’re sure that you want to move on from it. but it sounds like it’s a good option for you.
There is enough overlap between ST and AR, so you will keep lots of bit from the AR.
And MD with this kind of metalic sound could be a good fit with the ST.
So yes, if you have enough listen to the MD and you like this kind of sound, it’s worth the try !
Now, if you don’t use AR + OB, don’t use samples, pads, perfs, etc… A MD will be a great addition (if you like the sound of course) but keep in mind the sequencer is less powerful than the ST/AR one so you may have to think about integrating the 2 boxes together (even though you seem to be working mostly in the DAW so perhaps it’s not that much of a problem).
Since I received the Syntakt I haven’t turned on my analog rytm because there are a lot of similarities in sound. The machinedrum will certainly bring more complementarities but it is not an easy decision
Layering, modulation are made into Ableton which could help me to decide indeed !
Get the Machinedrum. If used with a DAW it’s simply an amazing sound source.
Rytm was a boon to my setup when I played live and let me leave the Machinedrum at home (sampled loops into Octatrack), but I stopped using Rytm once I moved to doing more studio work with Ableton.
Sampling hits from Machinedrum into Ableton and using in drum racks with all the processing I want makes up for whatever features the Machinedrum lacks. Nothing else sounds quite like it.
