Isn't the Analog Four the most incredible and deep instrument from Elektron so far?

Thanks, man! The “problem” with bass on the A4 (in my experience) is that turning down the filter cutoff really lowers the overall volume of a track. I compensate by turning down the tracks with higher cutoff, and raise the main volume a lot.

But this can make the bass sounds way too loud when you turn up the filter cutoff, so in my performance macros where I raise the filter cutoff on bassy sounds, I also lower that track’s volume.

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This is badass!

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That is some absolute craziness that I haven’t tried before. Well done!

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That’s the pro tip of the day for me.

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Just peeled the screen protector off. It felt meaningful, like a full commitment, so I had to share it.

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always a great pleasure and inspiration to listen to your creations… :pray: :black_heart:

ps: i am not aware of any other synth that can do this.

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thanx a lot @martin01, it sure has a special sound

Super cool stuff!!

that’s amazin.

any external processing on that? sounds all zingy :blush::ok_hand:

thanks again, @pidgeo compression & limiting

hats off. it’s seriously good.
right up my Straße :tophat:

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Ya that’s great ligature. Inspiring…

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Currently preparing for a small live set with the a4, here’s an excerpt of 3 tracks through overdubbing torso s-4 with effects to enhance the fuzziness

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I’d defo go see you play A4 live.

how do you find using A4 with the Torso? I’m testing an S4 at thr moment but not 100% sure about it yet.

generally I have a soft spot for the s-4 so def not a neutral answer here. as for pairing with the a4, can’t say i’ve established a solid workflow for the two, but soundwise i reckon the s-4 brightens the otherwise dark sound of the a4 in a nice way.

thanks so much. this will be a small and private event, guaranteed failure but at least expectations will be low/zero and a chance to practice.

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Waiting to here your performance :yum:, if you don’t mind exposure

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This is seriously amazing stuff! Hats off.

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Did you try the waveform trick (using the subosc sqw instead of the regular one/halfway triangle instead of the regular saw) to make the bass thicker? I haven’t noticed this issue but I figure maybe I was lucky to hear about this trick before the issue became too obvious.

Any DN2 owners tried running it through the A4 analogue filters etc? I’m curious about it.