Can no longer find it but did I read correctly Overbridge will only stream the main stereo mix instead of all 12 channels?
I presume Overbridge for this is still in Beta maybe?
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Yes, if you just play this in the background I doubt youâd think âsyntakt demoâ.
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Iâll mostly be using Blackbox for samples/sampling with a slight dash of Octatrack. The Bb is great because 16 128 step patterns can play simultaneous. My configuration of Octatrack only allows for three sample tracks so that means I have 19 sample tracks and 12 synth tracks at my disposal. Will I ever use 31 tracks simultaneously. Not a chance. This setup is the power.
This is all in reference to my live rig only. God only knows what Iâll get up to in âthe studioâ. Iâm glad to be a âfind how I can use this awesome device in an awesome wayâ kinda guy and not a âlet me moan all day about this product which is not perfectâ kind. Itâs a happier life if you ask me.
Analog components vs digital. Analog gets hotter 
Iâll say it again, as others have. I just need to get it off my chest. If you donât understand, I fear you never will:
No song mode, not even âpattern saveâ ?!?!
This would be SO easy to implement. Youâre saving information in a matter of bytes, probably not even kilobytes (no real way around this. Tried using program change, but can be finicky, and last time I had to use a midi merge box). Doesnât always play well in my experience.
Some of us LOVE the simplicity of the digi boxes. We donât want all the depth of the âflagshipsâ. We DO perform on them, and we DO enjoy the âitâs-an-instrumentâ factor. But for the love of god Elektron⌠please!
That said, Iâll probably still buy a Syntakt (eventually - 2nd hand), and carry on writing down my pattern chains in a notebook next to my gear setup 
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How about triggering ST pattern by MIDI program change from the OT? Have you tested that?
If so, do you still have to put the PC message before the end of the current pattern?
Itâs mentioned in one of the video that youâll get each independent channel when connected via USB, so you can do multi-track recordings.
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Feels like they want you to pair the Syntakt with something else, otherwise that feature would be there indeed. Personally Iâd pair it with a Octatrack, because thatâs what I pair everything with and opens up so many possibilities.
But (brainstorming here, I havenât received my Syntakt yet so donât know if this actually works), if you can change patterns via MIDI, you could connected MIDI out in the Syntakt to MIDI in, and use one MIDI track to change the pattern via the last note in that track, essentially having a manual song mode. Hacky at best, wonât work at worst, and honestly, Elektron should add a proper song mode.
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Maybe is too early butâŚwho has some nice samples from Syntakt to share?
Not samples specifically, but here is a thread with âSyntakt only musicâ: Syntakt only music
No all the separate tracks are over OB
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yes @vblr - itâs hacky-tacky, and sometimes there are midi delays so you have to experiment where to put the programme change.
I wouldnât mind an OT (again), but frankly, I really did not get on with the FX quality (and even overall sound), compared to the DT. The DT just makes everything sound superb. My ideal setup is DT/DN/ST with song mode (all controlled via DT). Iâm a minimalist DAW less person, so thatâs as far as I would go. I do have other gear, but itâs gathering dust and I really should sell it.
Thanks!
Sorry, not yet. My 2 hands are my song mode. 
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If I could 
this video 64 (or more) times, I would! So amazing!
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Deepest Elektron paired with the Syntakt = 20 tracks of depth only matched by the Mariana Trench
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Iâm guessing I wonât really need my Norand Mono now, judging by the sounds ST can achieve. I like to keep setups as minimal as possible.
tho Iâm curious what OS 2.0 has in store my mono might be up for sale soon if anyoneâs lookin for one at a reduced price.
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do you use slides a lot? If so, maybe hold off.
But yea, three tracks of DVCO is pretty incredible in this small package. LFO can help approximate slide, so itâs a good thing there are two per synth track.
Itâs a good thing digital BD Modern is so punchy and capable of so much variety, as it really opens the analog tracks up for use with non-BD sounds.
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Thank you. I mentioned previously that I am completely unconcerned by song mode or lack thereof. I have a song mode in my brain. I never once played a guitar or bass that came with a song mode yet still I made songs. Going by some of the posts you see in here one might think such a claim must be pure science fiction.
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I missed the part of your post where you said youâd use the Syntakt only in the studio, and go with the dual OT setup for live playing, and presumably playing Syntakt audio stems.