Exactly! I didn’t want to dive too deep and make shit about me. But currently using the M:S as “all the other drum machines” as I"m using the DT as my synths and vocals box and the RD8 is my only other drum machine. Working out a treat so far. Using the DT as a one shot drum machine seems like a waste. Not so much with the M:S.
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totally right . 4 years in im still finding new ways to use the DT… best buy ever!
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totally. MS for drums and single shots. OT for loops, slicing, more intricate sample editing, and overall mangling.
MS would also be great for the sofa, traveling, or just pairing with a laptop and sending samples and audio back/forth.
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MS is a better drum machine than OT. The almost knob per function of MS is unlike the DT or AR. It’s pretty satisfying for creating beats and messing up samples really quickly.
BUT…I recently upgraded to the AR as my main drum machine as I wanted synthesis and more depth in sound design. Though I did keep the MS, it’s in my gf’s studio now and is also much easier to take out into the wild.
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How do u feel about AR compared to MS? Sonically I mean.
From all videos I watched I didn t get too overwhelmed by AR sound.
First let me say, overall they both sound good and are worthy of making records.
After about a year and a half using the MS, I noticed it can sound a little sterile/safe without pushing samples into distortion or using stuff that’s already edgy. But the MS does have a good Dist parameter, you just have to gain-stage around using it. I also found it sounded better when running through a pair of Radial Jensen transformers into preamps on the way in vs line-in or USB Audio. The MS is fast and you can mess up the whole sequence pretty easily, changing every tracks parameters simultaneously is pretty awesome and being able to quickly reload back to previously saved settings on the fly makes for dynamic beats and performances.
I haven’t had the AR as long but I’m happy with the sounds I’m getting 2 weeks in. I love the blend of synthesis and samples, plus there are many more ways to add edge / distortion to the samples and synth engines. Having a compressor and distortion FX on the Master bus of the AR is a huge plus for me. I can crush the whole sequence really quickly and blend to taste. I’m using AR through OB and don’t feel the need to hit the transformers on the way in like I did with MS. Plus there are many, MANY more advantages for performance mangling and stuff on the AR but since there’s a massive price differential, I won’t hold it against MS.
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Preach! Preach!!! tell it like it is Adam Hallelujah!!!
I challenge anyone to have a better experience from start to finish… leave the house, go somewhere, reach into your bag, and pull out a beat machine and have a better time.
MS is too light, and too capable… it’s more than a sketchpad and less than a back ache!
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Yeah, I’ve got the Digitakt and the Models. One of the little tricks that the Models have that the Digitakt doesn’t have is modulating parameters by velocity. I like it a lot. It makes it really easy to dial in some variation to a track without having to lock them in or use an lfo. Plus, when you add that feature with the retrigger and pressure sensitive pads, you can do some really interesting things. Actually come to think of it, I don’t think you can do that live auto retrigger thing at all on the Digitakt, can you? I think you’ve also got more options available with track lengths and scales.
The Model: Samples is pretty rad. I do wish that it could at least resample though.
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You can plug your M:S into your phone over usb and record using your phone’s camera. That’s really fun and the OT will never be able to do that.
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You seem to post a lot of them, we’re used to it now.
Buy one then.
Cool.
You are the only person that can answer that.
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