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By gabeltron Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:06 pm
Really appreciate some feedback on the following. I'm torn.

Basically, I bought a Digitakt because I know it has the capability to do something I desire to do as the drum sections on my songs:

I want to be able to use many different kick, hh, snare, etc sounds in a project and have the ability to tweak each off the grid a tad. For example, 20 or 25 of each on any given track so that I can really get some variation on the samples I've chopped. I don't want the same thing repeating too often. The digitakt can do this, but as I'm learning it's insanely complicated and tedious.

I'm happy to send it back and try the MPC One if it can do this in an easier way. Considering it has a real song mode, that would also be helpful.

Any thoughts? Appreciate it!
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imo

By Lampdog Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:08 pm
One > Digitakt
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By antic604 Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:47 pm
gabeltron wrote:I'm happy to send it back and try the MPC One if it can do this in an easier way. Considering it has a real song mode, that would also be helpful.


The question is are you using the Elektron-specific stuff, like t-locks, p-locks, conditionals, polyrythms (different track lengths & playback directions)?

If not, then One is clearly superior.
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By 64hz Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:10 pm
antic604 wrote:
gabeltron wrote:I'm happy to send it back and try the MPC One if it can do this in an easier way. Considering it has a real song mode, that would also be helpful.


The question is are you using the Elektron-specific stuff, like t-locks, p-locks, conditionals, polyrythms (different track lengths & playback directions)?

If not, then One is clearly superior.


Basically this but I would say they compliment eachother in a nice way. So I would try to keep the digitakt and save up for a one.