I agree, screen resolution is adequate, easy and clear to see, job done, nothing else needed.
Having tried a few touchscreen samplers with bigger displays I never felt that they offered any advantage at all, but plenty of disadvantages - finger prints, imprecise action, too much info on screen etc.
And it isn’t like there is a shortage of touchscreen samplers with a bazillion sounds, 100’s of fx etc and a simple UI if that is what you want, although might just as well use a DAW instead.
I am actually very pleased the Octatrack is continuing, it stands alone, you either get it or you don’t.
Thank god the Anniversary Edition is sold out and I can stop all the silliness, putting it into buy carts and then going for a walk around the house to think about it.
To be clear, I like the Octatrack. For me, it’s the only piece of hardware that offers something unique vs software. No doubt that you can’t really get the same results elsewhere. But it does have limitations, an odd workflow and a certain degree of archaicness (is that word?) that was present even when it released 10 years ago.
When it boils down to it I think we’re effectively saying more or less much the same thing here just with slightly different outlooks. The OT has quirks and an oddness to it. It can be fun and produce wild results. It’s the Maradona of hardware. A deeply flawed genius.
I hear the call but not yet. I like the idea of one all super-connected up and central to my studio and maybe a wee 2nd hand mk1 that can be for around the house, taking to shows etc…
