My prediction: Analog Keys mkII with 6 voices (to compete with DSI) and a 2500$ pricetag (to compete with DSI). As a bonus they will generously throw in midi sequencing (read: activate it from the firmware for this machine where it sits since the beginning of the A4).
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I think elektron has never been about replicating old equipment. And thereâs no reason why they should do that in the future either.
I said Digitakt a lot but did not mention thinking there would be a mkII of it. I was talking about there being another machine that is in the same size.
A digital synth or digital effects box makes the most sense to me from Elektron. Digital is on the return and there is a lot to be done in the realm of digital synthesis.
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Im really sorry it was a misunderstanding.
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Some competition would be amazing. Not saying that Elektron are becoming complacent, but I donât see a lot of pressure from competitors that is fit to push them even further than theyâve already come. To foster some more innovation such competition would be helpful, but as it is I consider their package of Sequencer / sound module pretty unique.
There is already competition out there. Roland, Korg, Akai and all others are doing very well! Think outside of 
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Theire concept of making music is quite different from Elektron, more the direct access to gear.
I donât think so. What other âgroove boxesâ for lack of a better term with such a deep sequencer that can hold a candle to Elektronâs are on the market and have gained significant traction? Elektribe? Toraiz? Circuit? Any other four voice polies with plocks and instant sound switching that Iâve missed? Whereâs the Octatrack contender? Even to Digitakt which is a fairly pedestrian device I see few alternatives. So I stand by what I said, Elektron have found and occupy a nice niche of the market in which they donât have serious competition.
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a fairly pedestrian device
Well put sir! 
One of these days so much gear will be around that simpler boxes will step up their game. The day that we see serious competition we will get the OT 2 that we really want. The DT can be seen as a bit vanilla compared to OT but it does outshine what its supposed to do, its pretty extensive for a drum sampler. id call everything else you can do with it a bonus. Its elektrons version of a basic sampler, I think of it as more of a luxury akai mpx16 than an OT contender, sure its the price of a low end MPC hence you get more features but its still not meant to be an MPC
Our most urgent need is, obviously, an analog bread toaster.
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I didnât mean to say that I find the DT disappointing. I agree that it excels at what itâs meant to do and in some respects goes way beyond. But unlike itâs predecessors it has less potential to be twisted and abused in ways the developers never imagined in the years to come. DT gives me what I wanted from Volca Sample and OP1, instant fun, crispy sound and the ability to bang out and jam with a-dime-a-dozen patterns between going to bed and falling asleep. On the other hand I donât think OT will ever be fully charted and in that sense itâs unique.
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Kind of off the wall, but I think if hey made a MIDI controller similar to the Keystep with their sequencer, theyâd sell like hot cakes.
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Iâve been anticipating coffee maker->toaster sync breakfastbridge technology since ages ago, still waiting⌠
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Sid station mkII anyone ?
Extra buttons , leds , volume , oled screen.
2x Sid chips plus analog fx ?
Not real.
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Digital Synth with scenes (like OT) and the same super smooth fader from OT MK2!
If possible with Wavetables (import, or sampling like Waldorfs Quantum) plus some FM Functions).
And the superb Sequenzer we already know and love from the current machines.
And the little âKeyboardâ from the Analog four.
With same size and Color as the OT mk2 or the size of DT.
Edit: Needs to be able to make toast nice and crisp, and coffee of course!
That would be super cool. Too bad the NOS SID chips are no longer available; I think theyâd need to be emulated.
I think you got me wrong!
If that what you wrote is true, the competition would have closed the doors in this segment of the market.
Different minds - different concepts of making music!
Iâd like to see Elektron do a poly analog synth - at least six voice, preferably eight.
I would love a 8 voice digital wavetable synth, with sequencer in Digitakt format with an Analog Filter, that could be modulated. It just makes sense.
Iâm a big fan of the Digitakt format. Elektron knows full well everybody want an FM synth Digitakt-like box. Just give it to us.
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