Quality of Life Improvements: Workflow, DSP & Audio Routing

Hey everyone,

I’ve been collecting some ideas for improving daily workflow on the S2400. These are mostly “small” changes that could make a big difference in keeping the creative flow going.

Workflow / State Persistence

  • Remember last folder path – Per file type (sample, FX, etc.) and per context (track vs. bus). No more navigating to the same folder over and over.

  • Remember last save location & name – Same logic: intelligently remember per file type (project, kit, sample export, etc.), not just globally.

  • Auto-increment on “Save As” – Automatically suggest MyBeat_01, MyBeat_02, etc. when saving iterations.

DSP Improvements

  • Better curated, purpose-built effects – Less is more. A smaller selection of stable, well-tuned plugins would be more useful than a large library of generic ones.

  • Save FX chains / bus configurations – Ability to store and recall complete effect chain setups for tracks, master bus, and send busses (A/B).

  • DSP usage overview – Show current DSP load as a percentage, with warnings when approaching or exceeding capacity.

Audio Routing

  • Better mono/stereo sample handling – Allow mono samples to be sent to a stereo bus centered or with adjustable panning. Currently, mono samples are placed hard left or right when routed to a stereo bus.

None of these are flashy features, but they’d remove a lot of friction from the daily workflow. Would love to hear if others feel the same or have additions.

Cheers!

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Going to be visiting much of this in the coming weeks.
thanks

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Would love to see the loop preview playing at the correct speed would be a lovely fix.

This bug keeps me currently from loading loops into the S2400 completely because I have no earthly idea what the loop actually sounds like

Thanks Brad!

While you’re in the there, Brad - can we, please, get the ability to record midi IN from an external source while using the Step Programmer? I have heard other’s mention their disappointment with this feature’s omission.

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Second this one, my most wished-for feature. So I can get off the Elektron midi-cocaine.

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