I also think it pairs great with Digitakt (and also Digitone), but I guess if you have an Octatrack, it's a bit redundant to have 2 samplers. I have DT and DN, but not an Octatrack and now with the Syntakt, the Digitakt can be free for not doing drum parts and use it for vocal or melodic samples.
Double Posting yeah (same in your GAS Post) I recently bought a Syntakt and what can I say, I am also on your side. I have a permanent feeling in my lower abdomen that I'm being a little screwed here from elektron. I am missing so many things that it is a "Synt" drum machine. Why are things used that have already been used. Why are I not given almost the same possibilities as the Analog 4 or Rhytm and if it were only a slimmed down device that gives me at least the possibilities to decide whether I want to build a drum or pad. I work a lot in the ambient area. With this device I'm just limited and sorry I'm not willing to accept that for 950 €.
I understand why people wouldn’t want a Digitakt, Syntakt, and Octatrack but I’ve got all three. The last Digitakt update really separated it from the Octatrack in my opinion. If all you’re using it for is as a drum machine then yeah, you gotta weigh whether you need a sample based drum machine or drum synthesizer. That said, I think the multiple LFOs and the fact you can pitch the sample or as low as you can compared to the Octatrack separates it. I tend to use my Octatrack for loops rather than one shots unless I want to stretch stuff.
I feel like the starting machine levels should be an option in the preferences to turn on or off. If your new to gear or a drum machine it may be difficult to adjust the Snare from a synth sound to snare without knowing what to change. If you are seasoned to gear then it would make sense to start at 0 for all parameters.
Most people have to do a thousand edits to get themselves to come across the way they want, yet here you are just plowing through by the seat of your charisma pants. Excellent work!
awe man....you cracked me up in this one. I hope you keep it honest like you have been. last dude I complimented on his honesty, now polishes company knobs....its disappointing. nothing is shitty with this guy anymore. cant trust his opinion anymore. KEEP IT UP!
Thanks for another fun video. Always love your stuff! As far as useful new features, it would be worth reading the page of the manual about the FX block. I think you might enjoy what it does. ;) Look forward to more videos. Thanks for doing what you do!
Great video. Iv watched many syntakt videos and this is the first that finally convinced me to buy one. This helped me understand the syntakts place in my set up a lot better.
As for the compressor, you've probably figured out that you can kind of side chain the kick using the fx track. This is very much not a compressor, but it is a thing I like to do in modular environments where I have access to a proper compressor.
Loved the video, one slight critique. You said "not crazy about the FX" and then followed it up with "I haven't really read the manual or dived too deep into the FX channel". You should spend some time with the analog filter some more. It does some wild shit when you modulate it with an LFO.
I really needed this video to prevent me from buying yet another Elektron device, simply because it's an Elektron device. Thanks Daniel, much love. There is some optical illusion making the buttons not look aligned with the box that's bugging me out, but maybe my brain is broken,.
I really enjoy your stream of consciousness style. Great video! I'm about to pull the trigger on a Digitone, but maybe Syntakt will be the next thing to save up for afterwards.
How you described the syntakt was how I felt about the Digitone when I first got it, and now with my new syntakt. And yeah, I'd like to see a better zero point too.
I'm surprised you recommend against pairing it with the DT. There's a lot that samples can do that the ST machines can't do, like 909 hi hats or vocal pads.
on the subject of innovative and pushing forward, i do agree that maybe the engines are nothing new, but a lot of what is around it IS new: 1- scales mode for keyboard 2- analog FX chain 3- an FX track where you can apply trigs and LFOs and stuff ot the delay and reverb 4- a new way of dynamically playing/recording steps: retrig/velocity/mod1/mod2 (this i believe will be a key factor in the future of the syntakt and making it stand on its own) I have not spent enough time with it to find more nuanced unique points yet but that's just off the top of my head. I wager that in 6 months to a year a lot of people will be making "why i was wrong about syntakt" videos ;)
Hello Dan, I wanted to ask if you can enlighten us with your octatrack recording process. This is NOT a „how to multitrack octatrack recording“ question, bc you already talked about it. My question is: Can you show us how you record your OT beats and process it if you do so. I would really like to see your process. Personally, I would like to just record through main outs and perform while recording because the OT was born to do that :D . I just have too little experience to edit one stereo track without f‘ing it up and maybe you have a drop of wisdom to share. Peace :)
I understand completely about you wanting the starting point being 0 on most parameters. The flow is to open the machine, hear the natural sound of it then work on it. Not hear something from the middle of parameters and have to tweak back or forward which takes time from the flow of things!
Feel like this would be a great pairing with the digitakt. Then you have a sampler and a synth. Digitone for fm? And for me whom I dislike sample libraries, being able to start from sounds and synthesis, I dig that!
You could make 12 init patches. Then save as template. I recently got rid of a polyend Medusa that didn't have init patch. It was infuriating. Edit: nvm I just heard you say this.
Fully agree about the initial patches, at 8:17 when you swept over the keys I almost wanted to cancel my Syntakt order because the default sounds curl my toes :P :P :P
I'm with you on the weird decision to load machines with pre-made sounds. Maybe Elektron was worried that casual browsers and less booby/sweaty reviewers with less skills would decide that the sounds weren't very interesting before exploring and programming. It looks like a decent box, but it's a few rungs down on their best releases. I'll pass on this one.
synthtakt is like a mix tape not a new album :) model cycles plus analog rittyhm in a digitakt box with a bit of ana heat added. reverb is basic... size length (no plate, room, hall, early reflections, gated reverb) delay basic - time and regen ( no ping pong stereo delays) no chorus, phaser, flanger fx in the box... pretty basic fx wise overall. not been blown away with the results people have come out with yet. price seems a bit spenny.. but it's new so will probably come down.
Having 12 tracks of sequencing is pretty cool considering 6 synth parts Is all they’ve ever had in their synths so it’s good in that way. But yeah some corners were cut. Definitely worth waiting 3 years and getting for £499. I never tried the heat or the Rtm so to throw it in the the workflow is a good ish idea.
That’s was the thing that made it: I started subscribe. Then I realised he knew synths and things too.( a bonus) I have so much fun, I love the metatalk about the world, life, mum, musicsector etc etc. An honest guy!!
I think it pairs great with the Digitakt ✌️
I also think it pairs great with Digitakt (and also Digitone), but I guess if you have an Octatrack, it's a bit redundant to have 2 samplers. I have DT and DN, but not an Octatrack and now with the Syntakt, the Digitakt can be free for not doing drum parts and use it for vocal or melodic samples.
So glad I get to see this content
You are just the best synthfluencer out there. Sorry to the rest of the ones I watch, but Messy Desk is the most fun to watch. The funniest too.
I third this! I love this community
Double Posting yeah (same in your GAS Post) I recently bought a Syntakt and what can I say, I am also on your side. I have a permanent feeling in my lower abdomen that I'm being a little screwed here from elektron. I am missing so many things that it is a "Synt" drum machine. Why are things used that have already been used. Why are I not given almost the same possibilities as the Analog 4 or Rhytm and if it were only a slimmed down device that gives me at least the possibilities to decide whether I want to build a drum or pad. I work a lot in the ambient area. With this device I'm just limited and sorry I'm not willing to accept that for 950 €.
I understand why people wouldn’t want a Digitakt, Syntakt, and Octatrack but I’ve got all three. The last Digitakt update really separated it from the Octatrack in my opinion. If all you’re using it for is as a drum machine then yeah, you gotta weigh whether you need a sample based drum machine or drum synthesizer. That said, I think the multiple LFOs and the fact you can pitch the sample or as low as you can compared to the Octatrack separates it. I tend to use my Octatrack for loops rather than one shots unless I want to stretch stuff.
I don’t see any redundancy with Syntakt in that setup. Might be a little redundant if you have A4 and RYTM or A4/Machinedrum (me) ..
I feel like the starting machine levels should be an option in the preferences to turn on or off. If your new to gear or a drum machine it may be difficult to adjust the Snare from a synth sound to snare without knowing what to change. If you are seasoned to gear then it would make sense to start at 0 for all parameters.
Most people have to do a thousand edits to get themselves to come across the way they want, yet here you are just plowing through by the seat of your charisma pants. Excellent work!
awe man....you cracked me up in this one. I hope you keep it honest like you have been. last dude I complimented on his honesty, now polishes company knobs....its disappointing. nothing is shitty with this guy anymore. cant trust his opinion anymore. KEEP IT UP!
You respect your viewers' intelligence, thanks!
100% agree with the defaults for the same reasons
Thanks for another fun video. Always love your stuff! As far as useful new features, it would be worth reading the page of the manual about the FX block. I think you might enjoy what it does. ;) Look forward to more videos. Thanks for doing what you do!
Great video. Iv watched many syntakt videos and this is the first that finally convinced me to buy one. This helped me understand the syntakts place in my set up a lot better.
5 months later and I'm still co,ming back to listen to that intro beat. SHEESH.
You deserve 10x more followers because you are legitimately hilarious. Keep it up. Subscribed.
As for the compressor, you've probably figured out that you can kind of side chain the kick using the fx track. This is very much not a compressor, but it is a thing I like to do in modular environments where I have access to a proper compressor.
10:00 submit suggestion to INIT sound. they actually listen to suggestions at Elektron
I definitely agree that init patches need to be a blank piece of paper.
Loved the video, one slight critique.
You said "not crazy about the FX" and then followed it up with "I haven't really read the manual or dived too deep into the FX channel". You should spend some time with the analog filter some more. It does some wild shit when you modulate it with an LFO.
there's a second filter page with bandpass filter on digital machines (like on digitone)
I keep hearing it called a "base width filter" but I've never heard that term before in 2.5 decades of digital audio experience.
Also it makes sense to me that the analog channels don't have digital filters.
Thats what I needed, some Anti-GAS, thx :)
Thanks. I hadn't seen any Syntakt videos in my feed or socials yet.
I really needed this video to prevent me from buying yet another Elektron device, simply because it's an Elektron device. Thanks Daniel, much love.
There is some optical illusion making the buttons not look aligned with the box that's bugging me out, but maybe my brain is broken,.
broken brain gang!! yeahhhh! 😭
I really enjoy your stream of consciousness style. Great video! I'm about to pull the trigger on a Digitone, but maybe Syntakt will be the next thing to save up for afterwards.
Loving that you're diving back into WH40K! Love this runthrough. Def more interested in grabbing a Syntakt after this
i think it's dope that i don't need a separate analog drum machine. it's both and there's room to grow with future firmware updates
Eat the sausage!!!
How you described the syntakt was how I felt about the Digitone when I first got it, and now with my new syntakt.
And yeah, I'd like to see a better zero point too.
YESSS
I'm surprised you recommend against pairing it with the DT. There's a lot that samples can do that the ST machines can't do, like 909 hi hats or vocal pads.
on the subject of innovative and pushing forward, i do agree that maybe the engines are nothing new, but a lot of what is around it IS new:
1- scales mode for keyboard
2- analog FX chain
3- an FX track where you can apply trigs and LFOs and stuff ot the delay and reverb
4- a new way of dynamically playing/recording steps: retrig/velocity/mod1/mod2 (this i believe will be a key factor in the future of the syntakt and making it stand on its own)
I have not spent enough time with it to find more nuanced unique points yet but that's just off the top of my head.
I wager that in 6 months to a year a lot of people will be making "why i was wrong about syntakt" videos ;)
Hello Dan,
I wanted to ask if you can enlighten us with your octatrack recording process.
This is NOT a „how to multitrack octatrack recording“ question, bc you already talked about it.
My question is: Can you show us how you record your OT beats and process it if you do so. I would really like to see your process. Personally, I would like to just record through main outs and perform while recording because the OT was born to do that :D . I just have too little experience to edit one stereo track without f‘ing it up and maybe you have a drop of wisdom to share.
Peace :)
Thanks. Very helpful and informative.
I understand completely about you wanting the starting point being 0 on most parameters. The flow is to open the machine, hear the natural sound of it then work on it. Not hear something from the middle of parameters and have to tweak back or forward which takes time from the flow of things!
Feel like this would be a great pairing with the digitakt. Then you have a sampler and a synth. Digitone for fm? And for me whom I dislike sample libraries, being able to start from sounds and synthesis, I dig that!
Just subbed. Love your take on gear reviews. Thanks
loved every second of this 👍 I needed this video
So....many...Syntakt....vids......
You could make 12 init patches. Then save as template. I recently got rid of a polyend Medusa that didn't have init patch. It was infuriating. Edit: nvm I just heard you say this.
so awesome
Fully agree about the initial patches, at 8:17 when you swept over the keys I almost wanted to cancel my Syntakt order because the default sounds curl my toes :P :P :P
Purge the unclean! Yeay for Syntakt!
first beat was so insane!!!! We still gotta do the piano sample collab ;)
Can't you just save a template project with all the machines set to "zero". Then start from there every time?
Read the manual. There's drive on the fx buss
I'm with you on the weird decision to load machines with pre-made sounds. Maybe Elektron was worried that casual browsers and less booby/sweaty reviewers with less skills would decide that the sounds weren't very interesting before exploring and programming. It looks like a decent box, but it's a few rungs down on their best releases. I'll pass on this one.
I actually need the nitpicking.
do you also have $2500 worth of ukuleles? if not why
I see no spilled nuln oil. Bruh.
Thanks for not receiving one for free and then claim to be unbiased.
Boom dat bap
synthtakt is like a mix tape not a new album :)
model cycles plus analog rittyhm in a digitakt box with a bit of ana heat added.
reverb is basic... size length (no plate, room, hall, early reflections, gated reverb)
delay basic - time and regen ( no ping pong stereo delays)
no chorus, phaser, flanger fx in the box... pretty basic fx wise overall.
not been blown away with the results people have come out with yet.
price seems a bit spenny.. but it's new so will probably come down.
Having 12 tracks of sequencing is pretty cool considering 6 synth parts Is all they’ve ever had in their synths so it’s good in that way. But yeah some corners were cut. Definitely worth waiting 3 years and getting for £499. I never tried the heat or the Rtm so to throw it in the the workflow is a good ish idea.
Don't waste you're time listening to this guy talk about him self
about himself is the most fun part
i agree tbh
Why? thats the good stuff bro
That’s was the thing that made it: I started subscribe. Then I realised he knew synths and things too.( a bonus) I have so much fun, I love the metatalk about the world, life, mum, musicsector etc etc. An honest guy!!
Man I love listening to this guy talk.. why the hate ?