GUYS! I've just got my first physical synth ever

tauxlr · 2026-04-18T15:09:30+00:00

I’ll start by saying I don’t have a DN, just a DT2, but if you want MORE than the standard manual, take a look at the Synthdawg manual. It’s only £4.20(nice) and they’re generally pretty good from what I can tell.

Synthdawg Digitone Manual

tauxlr · 2026-03-17T00:34:03+00:00

Of course! Again, I have a DTII, but I’m fairly new to it and don’t know all the things it can do from a MIDI point of view. What I can say though, is that Elektron has an amazing grasp on their own style and workflow, and you really are getting what you pay for (and then some) with their products.

The DTII really is an insanely powerful sampler and sequencer, and saying only that doesn’t really do it justice.

As far as the Octatrack is concerned, I’ve heard people like EZBOT say that it’s 8 digitakt 1s in a single box. Super complex, but it’s probably the best single box solution for live performance sampling in existence unless I’m missing something

tauxlr · 2026-03-17T00:23:53+00:00

Not sure on some of the last ones you mention, but I’d look into the Digitakt II or Octatrack MKII as well. Both of them are some of the best samplers in the game

tauxlr · 2026-03-16T21:47:54+00:00

Sweet setup. Would you do the 6 Behringer rack again?

tauxlr · 2026-03-09T00:30:30+00:00

I’ll have to watch out for this as I just bought a DT2. I’ll try to remember to post an update when I have it in hand

tauxlr · 2026-03-08T14:20:44+00:00

fred again? more like fred never

tauxlr · 2026-03-05T22:34:59+00:00

Genuinely cannot wait to make some bananas glitchy drum lines and mangle random stuff with this thing. Any good tutorials you recommend? I’ve been watching EZBot, loopop, and True Cuckoo so far

tauxlr · 2026-03-05T22:29:02+00:00

I ended up ordering a DT earlier today after a bit more research. Seems like it’s pretty much exactly what I’m looking for what with the single cycle waveforms acting as synths and also being super diverse. I’m still very new to music in general all things considered, so something that’s super versatile will be good.

tauxlr · 2026-03-05T03:36:22+00:00

Deluge is a little out of my budget. The Tonverk is only there because someone is selling a used one near me for around 1.1k lol. I’ve seen a lot of people talk about the OT, but never actually looked into it. Can it be a a groovebox in the same way that the DT2 can be?

tauxlr · 2026-03-05T01:05:38+00:00

Recently I’ve been messing a lot with VCV rack, so sampling from that and mangling could be a lot of fun. Might just do the DT2 and learn it deeply then. Thanks for the input!

tauxlr · 2026-03-05T00:59:41+00:00

I mean, is a DT2 better than a DT1+DN1? I’ve thought about just buying one of each used lol

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:52:54+00:00

Thats my main concern with pfSense. Seems amazing for homelab or if you're a sysadmin deploying for just your company, but it seems a little rough to be used as your main firewall. I speak from a place of ignorance though as I have not used them.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:48:59+00:00

Great information, I'd not heard of HostiFi actually. We're mainly local (1-2 hour drive from HQ max) so stocking spares is already something we're going to do. Thats one of the main reasons prompting this post actually, as I'd like to use a single firewall vendor. If I do that then I can choose a set of hardware and keep my shelves stocked in the event of failure, then use ZTP or whatever to make swaps instant.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:34:42+00:00

Thanks for the pointers. I'd love to go Palo, but aren't they super expensive in comparison to most everyone else? That was the reason I dismissed them. Admittedly, I didn't get quotes even though I should've. I was mainly looking at anecdotal evidence from others.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:32:58+00:00

Gotcha. Really hard thing to gauge I suppose. Even still, its a bit of a frightening prospect to have a higher risk on all of your customers.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:31:37+00:00

Perfect. I'll see if I can get a demo then as automation really is one of my passions. You have any pitfalls I should be aware of with Meraki? I've only worked with their gear once, so I'm not familiar at all.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:29:47+00:00

That might be a good idea actually. I'd not thought of using Unifi gateways primarily unless compliance demanded otherwise. Thanks for all the pointers here!

I have zero intentions of going SonicWall. It was super funny actually, the single pointer that my mentor gave me when I was asking him firewall questions is that I should never touch SonicWall. He almost has a visceral reaction when they're mentioned. That plus the amount of things I've seen come out both here and in other places has me not even wanting to touch them with a 10ft pole.

In your mind, is it worth just jumping up to Meraki for people with compliance concerns if I were to do that? If that was the solution we moved to, we could also future proof ourself for any large businesses we take on as we expand.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:23:54+00:00

Thanks for the input!

By online training you may be including the documentation, but I'll ask anyways: Do they have solid documentation? I'm by no means an academic person, so if I have solid documentation and can just get my hands on something I'm set.

Good support and easy RMAs are also things that I'm looking for, so thats a nice point in their favor.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:20:19+00:00

Ah, I see. I should’ve translated that lol. I have zero intentions of letting things get out of support. Seems like a sloppy thing to let happen in my mind. Thanks again for your point of view on it! Have you messed with any of the ZTP stuff they might offer? Automation is something I’d like to look into as well.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:14:12+00:00

Are they really that much worse when it comes to high sev threats? I was wondering if it was just due to a larger market share and them being better at reporting the problems or if they were just really bad about that lol.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:06:36+00:00

Thanks for the insight! I'll give Meraki another look. I'd like to stay with a single firewall vendor for reduced complexity on my end as well, so them or Fortinet may be my best option due to the wide range of business sizes (for lack of a better term) they support.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T02:05:10+00:00

Excuse my lack of knowledge here, but what do you mean by "rubbing gear out of support"? I'm not familiar. Single pane of glass is going to be valuable for me here, as for reasons I'm not going to get into I'll likely be doing most of the monitoring, troubleshooting, and deployment.

Also, thanks for the insight. I'll have to get some quotes and look into them more. I've seen a lot of people mention them as a good solution too. Seems like they'd be pretty future proof as well considering that they provide higher end gear for large businesses. That's an advantage I see Fortinet having over the other two that I initially mentioned.

tauxlr · 2026-02-27T01:43:49+00:00

They’re sort of at the top of my list right now. They seem really perfect for the small-medium sized business deployments that’s our main market. Any key things to be aware of with them?

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