Can anybody help me with a setup?
I’m a keyboard player at heart but don’t mind stepping away if the original trilogy is the way to go!
I like the look of the analog keys + octatrak?
Hmmmm… What’s a good setup?.
Cheers
AK + OT would be a pretty awesome setup.
I’d wait and see what the soon-to-be-announced machine is before making a decision though.
That being said, no matter what the new machine is it’d be hard to go wrong with the OT as one of the choices in my opinion.
each of them is quite deep and has a learning curve, so imo go one at a time and try to master it, this can be very rewarding!
sounds to me like you’re an Analog Keys man.
puts on car salesman smile
Thank you both for the feedback!
I am also keen to see what the new little treat will be??.
I’m so eager to get going on a complete live setup!!! Yeeewwwww
My advice is to stick to 1 for a while. If you’re a keyboard player the Analog Keys will be a great place to start. There will be a lot to explore: patching the A4 (I found it to be a little less immediate than the average analog synth), learning to sequence on an Elektron, all the live macros, etc. That could keep you busy for a while without needing any other gear.
That said, I personally love using the Octatrack as the center of my setup. I’ve tried all the Elektron boxes and they’re all really cool, but the OT is the only thing I’ve kept. I found that I didn’t like trying to use multiple sequencers at once; I have my hands full with just the OT driving a couple of synths. Of course, there are plenty of people making cool music with a few Elektron at once who manage it. I just think it’s better to go deep with one thing before expanding.
Not a keys player, and I only repeat here what I’ve heard other owners say, but if you’re willing to go vintage then don’t overlook a used SFX-60, the keyboard version of the monomachine.
It’s got a few limitations that the mkII tabletop mono version doesn’t, but players I know who have owned the keyboard version say it’s far more than the sum of its parts, especially if you’re into playing it live as much as sequencing it.
You might hit up Glitched, think he’s still selling his.
PS. Whatever you decide, the advice to stick to one Elektron at first is good … each one has plenty to keep you occupied and entertained while you learn 
EDIT: I meant the SFX-6. Not enough sleep 
Thanks KrisM!
Learning curve on the octatrack is steap.but it’s the coolest and most rewarding machine I have played with. I think it’s the best machine on the planet.
SFX-6 = keyboard 
I agree that you should start with a set of keys if you play keys. Learn to program the AK, then get the OT for live sampling and looping (and, for just about anything else you want to do when you learn it completely.
No matter what the next machine is, I think that’s what you’re going to want to start with anyway if you want an Elektron set up.
I would get the AK or the A4 first, and then think about the OT later. Elektron machines have their own way, and the learning curve can be quite steep. Frustrating even. Learning the AK or A4 first will get you used to the Elektron way of doing things, which will make learning the OT much easier, if you end up going down that road.
It always starts with just one machine
I would start with the Analog Four, and then probably go for the Octatrack. I think that’s the broadest range of sound you can get from any two Elektron boxes.
I would start with the A4 because it
a) makes sound on its own
b) is all you need to make complete music
c) is easy to get to grips with
The A4, as opposed to the Keys, is very portable. Given how stand-alone the A4/Keys can be, it makes sense to go with the more portable version (when you need keys, you connect a keyboard). Unless you would bring a keyboard with it at all times anyway, or just plan on keeping it stationary. Or need individual outputs.
Fair advice, but having bought the A4 first then the Octatrack, I don’t think getting used to the A4/AK will help in anyway in learning the Octatrack. Apart from the sequencer and plocks, the 2 machines are extremely different in principle : an analog synth and a sampler.
The sequencer is very easy to get to grips with anyways.
It took me only a few days to learn the A4 (and I was a total noob on the subject of analog synthesis), but it took me a few weeks to learn the OT (then again, a total noob on the subject of sampling )
If I was a keyboard player, I’d definitely start with the Analog Keys, I would be playing music in no time… The OT is not so immediate, but very powerful, and it takes some time to find our own use of it in our own setup.
Though, if you already have other keyboard synths, the Octatrack could be very nice as a utility box : sampling, a bit of mixing, and a great MIDI sequencer…
In the end, only you can know what you really want/need, though