It makes all sorts of great sounds for sure. And those great sounds come with shitloads of popping and clicking, of which you can hear plenty in the video above. So it’s a mixed bag. I’m inclined to get rid of mine. It’s on craigslist as we speak but I am going to fiddle with it more and see if my mind can be changed.
Thanks for the explanation. Now I understand the challenge.
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It’s a ‘happy accident’ synth. Not necessarily for the dedicated sound designers or people who want total control. Throw it random MIDI sequences, twist some knobs and make sure you record every second. I bet you’ll get wicked results. You might not keep it forever but you won’t forget your time with it.
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ROAT strikes again for me!
had it and an op-1 in a backpack and found an open mic in Bentonville, AR.
…out here for Floatlife Fest 5 (onewheel festival)
i love a little battery-powered noise set up
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What is the best way for routing ROAT through Elektron boxes? For example, to Digitone:
Option 1 - Mono 3.5mm jack out ROAT to DN Input L /mono (and use input R if needed for another mono synth)?
or
Option 2 - Stereo 3.5mm jack out ROAT to DN L and R. Any advantages here over option 1?
Did you be up selling your RoAT or keeping it?
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i know you didn’t ask me but i will never part with mine. it’s too wacky to not have around
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I did sell it. I found it to be kinda shitty. Lots of poppy clicky junk to contend with. I sampled 72 16 bar loops where I’d let the first four bars go as the basic ‘patch’ and then twiddle and diddle for the next 12 bars. I got plenty of good stuff that will get used in future songs but I don’t think I’ll miss having it.
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Ha I just ordered one based on Plum’s feedback, I’ll probably do the same, tweaking and sampling it, then gift it to my brother’s kids to join their Volcas or sell it for $20 off msrp 
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I bet you’ll have no problem finding plenty of interesting sounds.
That was my move.
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well i hope you get some fun out of it!
i love mine but i play noise sets regularly and it’s a gem in that context
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