any other make the drum machine not sound like a drum machine approaches all you rytm-ers are discovering?
here’s sovietpop’s from his ‘fun with chromatic…’ video thread.
sovietpop I’ve used the RS classic machine. Play with parameters T1 T2 and the symmetry. Also ajust the decay. The first row is quite versatile and allow a good range of sounds.
the OT is all sample based so it allows you to cover even more ground. for me half whats great here are the limits of the AR.
head over to the OT forum for more…
the OT is all sample based so it allows you to cover even more ground. for me half whats great here are the limits of the AR.
head over to the OT forum for more…[/quote]
I meant does it have easy chromatic mode?
I know this isn’t the place for this question but I couldn’t help myself.
the OT is all sample based so it allows you to cover even more ground. for me half whats great here are the limits of the AR.
head over to the OT forum for more…[/quote]
I meant does it have easy chromatic mode?
I know this isn’t the place for this question but I couldn’t help myself. [/quote]
Yes it has. The trigs can be used as a keyboard in chromatic mode on the OT
the OT is all sample based so it allows you to cover even more ground. for me half whats great here are the limits of the AR.
head over to the OT forum for more…[/quote]
I meant does it have easy chromatic mode?
I know this isn’t the place for this question but I couldn’t help myself. [/quote]
Yes it has. The trigs can be used as a keyboard in chromatic mode on the OT[/quote]
But no pretty lights? Sorry. I know that was simple Google search. Appreciate your time.
The ability to use the RYTM as a traditional synth (as shown in the video) makes me wonder if Elektron didn’t take a cue from the DSI Tempest, which does the exact same thing. In fact, on the DSI forum, some people say that the Tempest is really just a six-voice analog synth that can be used as a drum machine.
Maybe the same is true of the RYTM? It’s really just a synth with a drum-machine interface?
The big difference is the Tempests voices are pretty much normal DSI synth voices not Drum synth specific voices. The RYTM goes as far as designing specific analog drum circuits for all the different types of drums needed. I.E Different engine for BD and Hi Hat etc.
Nah, it’s not. With the AR, the analog circuits are specifically designed for making a range of drum sounds. Most of the parameters are related to percussion synthesis. Sure, you can pitch around samples, and some of the analog drum types can be used tonally, but it’s nothing like the Tempest, where you basically have a full ADSR synth. Aside from the onboard drum samples on the Tempest, it’s not all that drum-focused; you have to put in a little more work to get percussive sounds. Great if you want flexibility, less so if you want knocking drums ASAP.
That said, I’m sure there’s great synth-y stuff you can do on the AR.
Nah, it’s not. With the AR, the analog circuits specifically designed for making a range of drum sounds. Most of the parameters are related to percussion synthesis. Sure, you can pitch around samples, and some of the analog drum types can be used tonally, but it’s nothing like the Tempest, where you basically have a full ADSR synth. Aside from the onboard drum samples on the Tempest, it’s not all that drum-focused; you have to put in a little more work to get percussive sounds. Great if you want flexibility, less so if you want knocking drums ASAP.
That said, I’m sure there’s great synth-y stuff you can do on the AR.[/quote]
Yes, I’ve heard some users on the Tempest forum complain that the drum machine they bought isn’t that “drum-focused,” as you put it. They feel like one has to do far too much tweaking in order to get decent drum sounds. Kind of odd that DSI designed it that way.
Glad to hear the AR is different, because I’m seriously, ahem, tempted by the Tempest. Although, if Elektron can actually, someday make them available to retailers so that I can buy one, I’m definitely getting the AR. I already have the A4 and love it.
Having owned the Tempest I think its a great machine, but yes its a far better synth than it is a drum machine I think. The performance sliders are very good however.
don’t know if this has been mentioned somewhere else on the forum or already done by someone so sorry if this a double
i was thinking about something that i can’t unfortunately try out myself and i would like to know if/how this works out on the AR; something similar to wavetable synthesis … one could load snippets of waveforms and then modulate the start/end point of the samples with an LFO (if there’s an LFO that can do that), two (or more) pads could be used for the wavetable synthesis and the rest for the drums … a bit Waldorf-ish
the OT is all sample based so it allows you to cover even more ground. for me half whats great here are the limits of the AR.
head over to the OT forum for more…[/quote]
I meant does it have easy chromatic mode?
I know this isn’t the place for this question but I couldn’t help myself. [/quote]
You can play the Octatrack like a synth using the chromatic keyboard and playing single cycle waveform samples.
Currently the only way I can see to pull it off is performance mode. Using pad pressure to select waveforms loaded as a sample chain. Only one LFO per track with one destination.
P-lock slides would be another method to cycle through a wavetable sample chain.
Fast movement through the waveforms would require two LFOs or at least a second destination.