Gearporn alright.
Got half a mongrel looking at that. Very nice.
Those Elysia units are works of art.
Expensive but you get what you pay for.
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LoL! âŚme, too
Failed already. without a single XLR input - it is just useless. Combined XLR/TRS inputs are just standard on current soundcards - a massive oversight.
its not a proper soundcard. âŚits an extra feature.
must admit Iâm not impressed by build quality ;-/
Data pot feel crappy and loose and one under the display gets stuck down
just got this plugged in and spent a few hours with it today. im meaning to use it as a master effect for my live set, and studio plugin recording tool. overbridge ainât implemented yet, but i have to say iâm really surprised out how this thing sounds. spent a while setting up a clean boost preset for the live set, which is 90% octatrack. my tracks sound friggin incredible compared to this morning. with the follower a tiny bit of LFO ect. this box is just powerfully alive. of course you can go full on insanity, twisting things into pure noise/synth washes, stutters whatever. but as a master effect, itâs just really really impressive. only complaint i have, is it run pretty hot⌠but it is called the heat, so whatever.
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Ok, thanks.
No xlrâs or phantom power is weird ommision. Maybe they have dedicated interfaces in the works too⌠
Garage/psych vocals would probably sound pretty nice through this thing⌠Obvs could just use xlr>jack cable and a dynamic mic, but stillâŚ
Same here, setting up the heat at the end of the chain for my live set. I use the clean boost as wel, and my mix is getting more air and incredible nice low end. Iâm very pleased with the Heat!
I also made some bass samples with the heat using the saturation. Cant get enough of it. Its worth every cent (penny, dollar, whatever)
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So I played more around with the Sound, Filter, Envelope and LFO. Man is this little box versatile. It can be a subtle ducker or compressor, a Ring Modulator or Phaser, it can change the sound of the Synth line completely when you combine the Envelope with the Filter Frequency and set the resonance to self oscillation. The LFO can act as a second envelope.
It is also an enhancer that can add harmonics only to the high frequencies of the signal, so its really a swiss knife in the studio.
Its very good to have a patch Volume, Wet level and wet/dry-knob so you can adjust the loudness very accurately, so there is no difference between the dry and the wet signal.
The Filter ist very smooth, just lovely. the distortion effects have all their distinct sounds and Im still discovering their uses. I think the can be usefull on every channel in a music production. Too bad I cant clone it for more instances âŚ
But to tweak all the variables, you will need time. But its very direct, so good for live action and experimentation.
Too bad, Elektron hasnt the Software ready yet 
A short wish list:
bring out OB (at least a beta)
make it also a class compliant Audio Interface
dont let it forget all its settings after switching off
show the current bpm in the lfo-page
write more usecases and examples in the manual and make some tutorial videos.
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Iâm pretty sure that supporting overbridge and also being a class compliant audio interface are contradictory goals. USB devices canât work that way.
Really ?
A4 can be used as a sound card without any driver -> class compliant
And it can be used for enhanced control in some DAW -> OB
But maybe there is something I donât understand, Iâm no expert. So far, for me, itâs two separate things.
As far as I know it can only do audio when in Overbridge mode, and that requires the plugin. It does function as a class-compliant MIDI device thoughâŚ
Yeah Iâm no expert either, in theory I think it can be done but would require 2 different operating states, as would not be possible in proposed overbridge mode
Youâd need 3. One for class-compliant MIDI, one for class-compliant audio, and another for OverbridgeâŚ
Sometimes, I wonder if Elektron just doesnât overdo things.
âHey, weâre out of milk.â
âOk, Iâll put the R&D guys to research a complete new design on the combustion engine, fire up the pipeline and build a car to go get some more.â
âWe only need a bottle or two, though.â
âI hear you. A small project. Ten to fifteen developers should do it.â
âLook, Iâll just go buy some now.â
âBe sure to post a video a few months before you do.â
âYouâre not getting any.â
âSweetwater says I am. In ten to fifteen weeks. Maybe.â
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got a chance to fiddle with it for a bit at Loop Berlin. Was unfortunately pretty much the worst possible environment, a sort of huge jam table where a dozen people twiddled with things at the same time. Could not really assess Heat.
For those who already own this lovely unit:
since AH works as sound card, is the sample rate switchable or fixed to 48K? (as on the AR)
i work in 44.100
the soundcard-drivers and overbridge arent available yet âŚ
I receive mine on Thursday⌠Order yesterday⌠that what i call very FAST shipping 
THANKS ELEKTRON