Struggling to Sell Digitone?

[DavisC]

I have wanted an Octatrack for a long time (played in stores for hours, fits my music workflow perfectly); I currently own a DN. If I were to get an OT, I would likely have to sell my DN. However, every time I use the DN I struggle with the notion of selling it. Though, I know the OT would fit my productions better. Any advice, comments, etc. on this split?

[cryophonik]

This would probably get more views in the Hardware subforum, so maybe a mod can move it. Lots of Elektron fanboys over there.

The OT is the only current Elektron instrument I don't/haven't owned, but I did own a Digitone for a while and sorta regret selling it. They're obviously very different instruments - the OT being a sampler and the Digitone being an FM-based synth/groovebox. Personally, I prefer the cheaper Digitakt over the OT and it makes a perfect companion to the Digitone. Have you considered that combo?

[dayjob]

elektronauts.com forum probably has tons of advice on this too. probably already existing threads you can cruise through too.

[DavisC]

DN+DT is a combo I've considered as well, making this even harder; is the sampling capability difference on DT vs OT a big deal for complex sound design (i.e. mono sampling, complex LFOs, >FX, etc., etc.)? I've played with the DT before but have not spent nearly as much time on it as the OT. Further, I've browsed through Elektronauts, they seem to lean to the OT, though most posts are before DT sampling machines and song mode. I posted this in the "everything else" since I was unsure if Hardware was the place to put this post since it focused on a selling dilemma of hardware rather than hardware by itself. I'm new here if that isn't already obvious.

[cryophonik]

I wish I could offer more/better advice, but hopefully some OT owners will chime in here. I've considered the OT a few times, but always ending up deciding that the DT fills my needs perfectly. I like the form factor, size, immediacy, etc. And, I like that it's so similar to my Syntakt and (previously) DN. The OT's stereo sampling is certainly an advantage, but for me personally, it's really not a necessity and I really like Overbridge (OT is not supported by it).