No doubt there is a learning curve and it is not immediately self explanatory by looking at it which is more what you meant by it not being intuitive and from that standpoint I agree with you. One definitely has to just memorize how to do tasks a,b,c, etcBONES wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:00 amWell, I read a lot of reviews before I bought mine and every, single one of them said the same thing, so maybe you are. Again, for me, I can't get a mental picture of how it works, which makes it harder to get my head around. With the sequencer in the M1, O1/W or Trinity, I could see what was going on but I can't in the AK. To be fair, I've not really put in a lot of effort because I haven't seen any point but that mental picture has never formed.Same thing with the Elektron sequencer. Like any instrument I have to spend time practicing to become competent with it. But once done, it is fast, fluid and creative fun. But maybe I'm the only person in the universe who thinks so
I've had the Analog Rytm mkI and now the Rytm mkII. The mkII is a surprisingly improved workflow. I like that it is bigger with bigger buttons and spaced apart a touch more. I very much appreciate the tilt of the working surface, the bigger screen and the grey makes it easier for me to see what is happening. Also, the buttons are now illuminated. I find it easier to see at a glance which mode is active and which steps are active and also which have trigs. There are also a few more dedicated buttons and an improved layout with less of the 'why did they do it that way' moments.
All those little things combine to make a significant difference. My mind more easily processes the increased visual info and the bigger buttons means my muscle memory works better with less attention needed. With the mkI I often had to hesitate and think about which step/button was which. In the mkII the 16 sequencer buttons are illuminated with big 1-16 step numbers and with a bright square around the 1, 5, 9 and 13. Now my hands find the right one without mental focus needed. Lots of little improvements that each take a small percentage less mental attention results in an overall sense of it being easier.
Like you I have the AK as well. I like the improvements so much with the Rytm mkII that I may sell the AK and get the A4 mkII. I wonder if Elektron will make an AK mkII?