After 48 hours of getting to know the DB I have really found my sonic and creative groove with this thing. The sounds, while maybe unorthodox, are truly superb in quality and vibe, lending themselves very well to thumpy, rich grooves. The workflow is a real standout feature of this machine, quick and accessible yet flexible, with many ways to add in and edit human/non-quantized feel, which brings me to to my only gripe:
I wish there was a way to time shift a whole instrument sequence forward and back, you can do individual steps by holding the step button and rotating the swing knob, it seems like you should be able to hold the instrument pad and rotate the swing knob to affect the whole instrument sequence, but as of now that does nothing. Would love to see it in an update, being able to quickly push the whole snare track forward on the beat or move the claps back would open up this machine nicely. Unless I am just an idiot and somehow missing it?
Thanks Arturia for a beautiful modern drum machine! And for the whole brute line for that matter.
P.S. build quality is superb, really feel connected to the drums while i'm whacking pads and twiddlin' knobs