baremountain wrote:This is kinda what I hoped the OP-1 tape mode would be like. Maybe reconsidering the OP-1 slightly now as my production workstation?? That $500 price differential is definitely not making me question it *too* hard though.
OP1 is terrific for sketches or having a super portable all-in-one, but I don't think it's a great "workstation". Something like the Octatrack, whether original or MK2, would definitely take you further in terms of being a workstation.
8 audio/midi tracks instead of 4. Universal MIDI ports for controlling external gear. More audio inputs and outputs. Wide variety of effects, filters, and stuff like controllable beat repeat and resampling, etc...
The differences between the MK1 and MK2 are negligible IMO. You get a little more headroom with the inputs and a more efficient layout (more dedicated buttons, less menu diving) but the best feature is also available on MK1 via OS udpate: conditional trigs. The screen will be a little easier to read, but neither has (or will ever have) Overbridge. Workflow overall is identical outside of the shortcut buttons.
ognoy wrote:I hope a lot of people buy this and then find out they're not Knobs and the Octatrack way overwhelming. And then sell it to me.
I feel like it's that way with most Elektron gear. I dove in with Rytm and Keys, and after owning and returning a Rytm and Keys for 2 weeks I got it again a year later and convinced myself it was worth the time - and it was. It's not the easiest piece of kit to learn, but once you get the sequencer and the file structure, everything else is cake.