The Syntakt Feature Request Thread

[Mutlu_Karakose]

More notes scala. For oriental melodies. Or Asian and indian. would be cool to be able to play old Turkish melodies with the syntakt. More machines. But I think this wish will be fulfilled in time.

[TonyBBI]

My wish list…

• Multi-track machines: with expanded controls (like neighbor machines but the track next door to the track you are currently using offers expanded controls or a secondary sequencer)

(These could possibly be viewed or selectively routed on a secondary routing page shared with the FX block key combo)

• Non-audio machines: Macro Performance control tracks, global mod envelopes, or LFO machines with expanded controls.

(Thinking a contemporary take on the octas custom LFO or an internal midi macro track for Velocity/Aftertouch/Breath Control.)

• Sid Machine with phrases that can be stored within the machine and browsed like DT samples

• Chorus

• Compressor

• Portamento

• Slides

• Poly config

• and I’m yelling into the vacuum but song modeeee

[xvatittorchat]

It would be great if they added:

Master compressor

2 separate mono inputs instead of one stereo input

At least one sample machine (or just hi-hat samples)

Uw machine

Glide

Chorus

Bitcrusher

[matt_msq]

Allow lfo to target trig page, eg the trigger % would be nice for adding slowly phasing randomness

[AdamJay]

Chord Machine sounds dull

I’m still praying for the day the Syntakt gets some kind of poly-track link functionality. Because DVCO or SY Bits or SY Toy x3 would be dub heaven through those digital and analog fx/filters… We should all spend time mentioning this in the the-syntakt-feature-request-thread

[Jeanne]

a Sy Bits variant with ringmod and a second balance (instead of bitcrush and sample red). just something that’s more mono synth like.

[Gral_Kerkila]

I think I mentioned this before, but this would be awesome to implement as below or similar:

• Selectable tracks can be summed into groups controlled by the same midi channel and converted to one sequencer track with a limit of four tracks max on digital or 3 on analog tracks (mirrored polyphony).

• Control All can be set to [All] or [Group] and latched if desired (per group).

I strongly believe this could be done, but does elektron want to do it? Probably not. One can dream though.

[AdamJay]

@Gral_Kerkila

I strongly believe this could be done, but does elektron want to do it? Probably not.

I don’t understand the reason for the “probably not”, especially due to the “could be done”.
The majority of new features have come from requests. I think Elektron wants each of their boxes to be as powerful and useful and inspiring as they can be. This tale has been told by all the firmware updates over the years.

[Gral_Kerkila]

I’m with you there, but am a pessimist by nature

[AdamJay]

I’m pretty cynical, myself. However, Elektron feature updates have been a place that has actually made me more optimistic than elsewhere in life. They just keep making big things happen. Not in a every other month frequency or anything, but when the updates do drop, they’re typically big leaps, and often surprising. And across so many boxes, I think of the machine updates on Rytm, the probability on OT, some of the Digitakt improvements. Definitely adding value to many devices.

Syntakt is so fresh, lots of room to grow, still.

[Gral_Kerkila]

While I do acknowledge the awesome updates they have put out for all the boxes, I still stand by my “probably not”, because they have also shown rigidity in their set philosophy for each box. Who knows what they have planned for the the future… maybe Syntone? Digitone also already has polyphony. If such an update to Syntakt would byte into sales of another device, it would not be a good financial decision.

On the other hand, Syntakt itself is a remix of ideas borrowed from other boxes + extra, so there is a possibility. And Elektron, if you are reading, I really hope you do this.

[Dr.K]

I want a Digitone added as a synth machine. And maybe a Digitakt. But that might be a bit much to ask for.

[mncrime]

Dual VCO needs squarewave and more waveforms. It’s lacking at this moment.

[Jeanne]

yes - square wave is literally the only waveform i need and use.

[mncrime]

Tell me. I want to mimic Juno line osc combo. Square + saw and sub on 6 or on JX3P it can even be 2 squarewaves!

Maybe add sub to Dual VCO too please. .

[7thSun]

Is there any speculation as to when we will see the next update?
There’s a lot of good(/imo important) feature requests in this thread that I was hoping would start being implemented by now…

[sezare56]

@7thSun

Is there any speculation as to when we will see the next update?

I bet before 2 months max.
Bug corrections needed.

@7thSun

There’s a lot of good(/imo important) feature requests in this thread that I was hoping would start being implemented by now…

I’d be more patient for that.

[rev_c]

If it’s not implemented in the circuit, then it’s extremely unlikely that it will ever happen. Ironically, square wave is the pretty much the easiest waveform to derive from any other.

Let’s just hope that it was deferred because their PWM implementation was so radical that they had to farm the work out to NASA.

[Haesten]

Quantized tuning when tuning the tune knob, setting scales in settings.

[an3]

• track 12 pre-configured: closed and open HH switch + choke
  or a 2nd analog cymbal channel + choke
• pattern Nudging
• locks macro templates
• analog engine temperature stabiliser
• 606/808/909/707/727 emulations
• dry/wet control over the analog fx track (like with Analog Heath)