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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew T wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> I might get this and the mono station and the Digitakt instead of the OB-6 desktop I was thinking of getting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m not too sure about the Digitakt. I had and loved the Rytm but, hated how the Rytm handled samples. I came to the conclusion that if they made a Rytm without the sampling part, it would be a killer machine. Hopefully they have learnt some lessons from how not to handle samples in the Rytm and carried that knowledge into the Digitakt..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So sold the Rytm and replaced with a MachineDrum MkII UW which I feckin love!! I’ve been pretty critical about the MD in the past, not liking how digital it sounds; this is now the very reason why I like it so much <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And, the MD’s sampling is pure old-school joy! It’s quite hard to explain how the MD samples using RAM and ROM machines but it’s very simple and quick to use, taking happy accidents to a whole new level. When inspiration is needed, I feed into the MD, say, a Depeche Mode track and program a drum part using a 200ms short sample. You set this to keep auto-sampling every pattern loop until it captures a gem (typically every 4 or 5 attempts). Repeat this a few times with other parts. You now have a track that sounds Depeche Mode-esque without being in anyway recognisable to the original. Genius!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>London<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>www.punkdisco.co.uk</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>