Absolutely. Out of all the gear I've bought and sold, the Syntakt was the one I regretted the most. So I bought it again. I'm never letting it go. It's the best synth I ever owned. But it's a drum synth too. 😁
I also just sold my Syntakt to get a DTII, for similar reasons. Killer hardware sequencier, controller, and I like analog hardware synths + samples for drums. Coolest groovebox eva
Single cycle waveforms are fun, sampling synths is fun , but they will never replace an actual tweakable synth for me . They take you to different places, im keeping both.
I owned a Syntakt… did an album and then sold it. Felt similar to you… but funny thing is when I listen to those tracks they are still some of my favs… lol. I have used a lot of elektrons. Still using my OG digitak and still love it.
Thanks for making this! I really enjoyed the approach that you have with your digitakt.. voice memo recordings, mixing down in ableton, having every and any drum kit at your fingers if you want it. You've really shown how it's much more than just some sampler with a sequencer, It can actually be about breaking into new workflow and coming up with things you never would have before. that's really exciting to see, ty
I have both the Syntakt and Digitakt II. My goal is also to finish tracks in Ableton. Can you go a little bit more in depth about how you took the stems from the DII and got them into Ableton? Was it already arranged the way we see or did it just move stems and you had to place them again the way you wanted from the pattern? Grea video with use cases! Thanks.
Because Overbridge is not yet available I just recorded the single tracks one by one into Ableton. Some of them just a 2 bar loop but for something like the hats I recorded for 16 or 32 bars and changed some parameters while recording to end up with a more interesting take.
great video and congratulations on your handling of Digitakt.... It's a team in full hype (if at some point I don't stop being hype), but there are many videos and many that say nothing except "film I have a digitakt mk2"... this one however, makes me want to buy a digitakt again.
Before I finally sold my Analog Rytm, I kept getting lost in the possibilities of synthesis, but in the end the sound rarely convinced me. The engines are partly the same with the Syntakt, so I can feel you. The Digitakt is practically a nobrainer these days. Unless you already own an Octatrack - - and have kind of romantic feelings for it 🥰 Thanks for the vid! Always a pleasure to watch your stuff.
Use case vier is where it's at. :) 👍 ps. Funny enough, I sometimes like to do the opposite: setup loops in DAW / Reaper -> send them over to the DTII + mess with them some more.
my problem with a Mashine like the Syntakt is its limitations aside the drum sounds. no matter how much You could do... You rarely might end up with something usable outside of Your standard/favorite sounds. An one shot drum sampler makes way more sense to me.
i feel you. For me it is that the syntact sounds everywhere the same. There is no uniqness anymore after release. When i listen to many syntact artist - the sound all the same.
I beg to differ. I'm not so keen on the raw Syntakt sound. I see a lot of videos with that samey sound. I myself try very hard with my Syntakt and believe I'm making some amazing sounds with it that don't sound "Syntakt". Have a look at my recent videos 😊
Funnily I started to feel the same about the Syntakt. I always tend to have the same kind of melodies and sounds. While the digitakt 2 allowed me to explore me a lot more different soundscapes. Initially I prefered the Syntakt because I didn't want to experience the hassle of importing samples, preparing them so that they would sound good etc Now I really enjoy playing with the digitakt 2. It's so powerful and just sounds huge! I mean, it has a real punch. I'm exploring all kinds of directions, not only ambient music, but also ethnic music etc. Ultimately I think I'll sell the Syntakt. But I had some great times with it.
@@johnnygorillas I'd like to see a lot more machines in the Syntakt. Maybe even granular synthesis or something else, or a real FM machine. It really needs some diversity. I also have an OP1 mk1 and intend to sell it (the workflow does not suit me, but interesting results can be quickly obtained, and it has a sound of its own). Also, having only 2 different songs is way too limiting even if I understand that we are supposed to transfer the wav to the PC when we are happy with the song.
same feelings here. had a syntakt for a weekend but will stick with the digitakt II. in my opinion it's an expensive toy. better get a hydrasynth for the price... and a couple of beers 😉
Overbridge isn’t ready yet, so no multitrack to DAW just yet. Zero cross calculations on sample placement aren’t in the same league as Octatrack, can’t manually place slices like Octatrack.
Blasphemy. Lol. I have both. Syntaxt and NOW Digitakt 2....bcus I understand the Syntakt. I've heard people say THEY wish the Syntakt sampled. Actually it depends on how you define "sampling" For me... I just load up a sound pack and wallah. Random Choppable samples. That said... If ya wanna be selective. The Digitakt 2 fits the Bill. Im Glad i own it...but i will never disrespect the Syntaxt. She taught me A LOT. The Goal is to intertwine DT2 samples with ST shapes and sounds. Seems like the Perfect Pairing. Throw in a SP404 and Whoooo!!!
you're right. What drew me to the Digi 2 was mostly stereo sampling and I think I can benefit from the 16 tracks down the line. For example to use several tracks at once to create chords
Here's why: because capitalism and in people's minds, 2 will always be better than 1. No need to watch a half-hour video. That's your life, y'know. Limited time. Spend it wisely.
Thanks for sharing some arguments justifying to buy this one. But seriously, very cool video and your jam sounded superb.
very cool jam and setup there at the end, sounds great
thank you! Glad you enjoy it
Predict your future. You will keep the Digitakt 2 and also buy a Syntakt again.
Lmao 😂
haha...that's not completely impossible
Haha, I was about writing the same 😄 Happened to me...
why, youde be better off getting the digitone. getting syntakt would just be more of the same
Absolutely. Out of all the gear I've bought and sold, the Syntakt was the one I regretted the most. So I bought it again. I'm never letting it go. It's the best synth I ever owned. But it's a drum synth too. 😁
I also just sold my Syntakt to get a DTII, for similar reasons. Killer hardware sequencier, controller, and I like analog hardware synths + samples for drums. Coolest groovebox eva
good to know, I'm not the only one :)
Single cycle waveforms are fun, sampling synths is fun , but they will never replace an actual tweakable synth for me . They take you to different places, im keeping both.
I owned a Syntakt… did an album and then sold it. Felt similar to you… but funny thing is when I listen to those tracks they are still some of my favs… lol. I have used a lot of elektrons. Still using my OG digitak and still love it.
Thanks for making this! I really enjoyed the approach that you have with your digitakt.. voice memo recordings, mixing down in ableton, having every and any drum kit at your fingers if you want it. You've really shown how it's much more than just some sampler with a sequencer, It can actually be about breaking into new workflow and coming up with things you never would have before. that's really exciting to see, ty
Thanks for the feedback. I’m glaub you enjoyed the video 🙏
I got the Digitakt 2 as well. I also have the MK1 and the Digitone. After getting the Model Cycles, i fell in love with the sequencing. Good stuff.
I didnt know you could do audio via USB like that. Cool trick with phone and USB adaptor
Thank you for sharing, I am deeply inspired
I have both the Syntakt and Digitakt II. My goal is also to finish tracks in Ableton. Can you go a little bit more in depth about how you took the stems from the DII and got them into Ableton? Was it already arranged the way we see or did it just move stems and you had to place them again the way you wanted from the pattern? Grea video with use cases! Thanks.
Easy way would be to use Overbridge, but I think Overbridge for DTII is in closed beta currently.
Because Overbridge is not yet available I just recorded the single tracks one by one into Ableton. Some of them just a 2 bar loop but for something like the hats I recorded for 16 or 32 bars and changed some parameters while recording to end up with a more interesting take.
The dawless remind me some kenny larkin sounds 👍
great video and congratulations on your handling of Digitakt.... It's a team in full hype (if at some point I don't stop being hype), but there are many videos and many that say nothing except "film I have a digitakt mk2"... this one however, makes me want to buy a digitakt again.
thank you
Before I finally sold my Analog Rytm, I kept getting lost in the possibilities of synthesis, but in the end the sound rarely convinced me. The engines are partly the same with the Syntakt, so I can feel you. The Digitakt is practically a nobrainer these days. Unless you already own an Octatrack - - and have kind of romantic feelings for it 🥰 Thanks for the vid! Always a pleasure to watch your stuff.
romantic feelings towards musical instruments are probably the most productive "feature" they can have ;)
Use case vier is where it's at. :) 👍 ps. Funny enough, I sometimes like to do the opposite: setup loops in DAW / Reaper -> send them over to the DTII + mess with them some more.
my problem with a Mashine like the Syntakt is its limitations aside the drum sounds. no matter how much You could do... You rarely might end up with something usable outside of Your standard/favorite sounds. An one shot drum sampler makes way more sense to me.
i feel you. For me it is that the syntact sounds everywhere the same. There is no uniqness anymore after release. When i listen to many syntact artist - the sound all the same.
I beg to differ. I'm not so keen on the raw Syntakt sound. I see a lot of videos with that samey sound. I myself try very hard with my Syntakt and believe I'm making some amazing sounds with it that don't sound "Syntakt". Have a look at my recent videos 😊
Funnily I started to feel the same about the Syntakt. I always tend to have the same kind of melodies and sounds. While the digitakt 2 allowed me to explore me a lot more different soundscapes. Initially I prefered the Syntakt because I didn't want to experience the hassle of importing samples, preparing them so that they would sound good etc
Now I really enjoy playing with the digitakt 2. It's so powerful and just sounds huge! I mean, it has a real punch. I'm exploring all kinds of directions, not only ambient music, but also ethnic music etc. Ultimately I think I'll sell the Syntakt. But I had some great times with it.
So I'm not the only one having that experience. Exactly my experience :)
@@johnnygorillas I'd like to see a lot more machines in the Syntakt. Maybe even granular synthesis or something else, or a real FM machine. It really needs some diversity.
I also have an OP1 mk1 and intend to sell it (the workflow does not suit me, but interesting results can be quickly obtained, and it has a sound of its own). Also, having only 2 different songs is way too limiting even if I understand that we are supposed to transfer the wav to the PC when we are happy with the song.
06:04 🤯Suddenly my mind goes blank and filled with melody
🙏
same feelings here. had a syntakt for a weekend but will stick with the digitakt II. in my opinion it's an expensive toy. better get a hydrasynth for the price... and a couple of beers 😉
I traded my octatrack for one. Should’ve waited. Still no over bridge smh
hope they'll add it soon
Overbridge isn’t ready yet, so no multitrack to DAW just yet. Zero cross calculations on sample placement aren’t in the same league as Octatrack, can’t manually place slices like Octatrack.
Hoping overbridge will be here so and also that they add manual slicing. What do you mean by zero cross calculations?
@@johnnygorillas Isn't that what avoids popping sound on sample loop points?
@@adamdoran235 ah ok, you’re right. Fades would still be great and often work better in my experience
Blasphemy. Lol.
I have both. Syntaxt and NOW Digitakt 2....bcus I understand the Syntakt.
I've heard people say THEY wish the Syntakt sampled.
Actually it depends on how you define "sampling"
For me... I just load up a sound pack and wallah. Random Choppable samples.
That said...
If ya wanna be selective. The Digitakt 2 fits the Bill.
Im Glad i own it...but i will never disrespect the Syntaxt.
She taught me A LOT.
The Goal is to intertwine DT2 samples with ST shapes and sounds.
Seems like the Perfect Pairing.
Throw in a SP404 and Whoooo!!!
no disrespect for the Syntakt! And much respect for anybody who creates bangers with it. Having both is surely great!
just wanted to write you that im not watching your video...and that you made a big mistake selling that syntakt .... even comparing these 2 is idk....
For a dawless mixed setup the digitakt 1 is perfect, 8 audio tracks and 8midi tracks, the prices are down at the moment.
you're right. What drew me to the Digi 2 was mostly stereo sampling and I think I can benefit from the 16 tracks down the line. For example to use several tracks at once to create chords
Here's why: because capitalism and in people's minds, 2 will always be better than 1. No need to watch a half-hour video. That's your life, y'know. Limited time. Spend it wisely.
that's maybe why I got the Digitakt 2 instead of the now very affordable mark 1 version...can't deny that. But Syntakt vs Digitakt is another story