New tutorial - drones (on A4 but Keys applicable)

Michael_R_Grant · 2014-12-05T15:26:13.000Z

I can’t wait to get home, turn my speakers way up and try this!

De_wouzer · 2014-12-05T17:09:48.000Z

these tutorials are very, very good. They really help me… thanks a lot!!! I am looking forward to the octatrack tutorial… this instrument feels very strange to me… while Rytm and Keys are already connected to my brain…

dimitrimax · 2014-12-05T17:44:35.000Z

nice!

seenfromspace · 2014-12-06T11:45:30.000Z

Thanks for kind comments Guys. If you’re recording I think it’s better to trigger the drone externally. And you might have a better drone machine in your studio of course e.g. one with looping envelopes, wavetables etc. I thought this would be useful for people with a minimal Elektron-only live rig, say. (I hate going on stage with a computer!)

franz_maslow · 2014-12-06T13:32:24.000Z

Nice tut, thanks! I often add LFO modifications of delay/effects, it adds new coincidences.

For sustaining a note, you can also set AMP REL (EnvA Release) to INF, just trigger one note and it will play forever.

seenfromspace · 2014-12-06T19:41:17.000Z

Hi Franz. Never noticed that setting! Is it in a recent OS update? Do you set it running by hitting a key on the mini kybd? How do you then stop it?

franz_maslow · 2014-12-07T17:56:56.000Z

Its like that from beginning, to stop it, just turn AMP back from INF, and it will gradually stop.

Yes, hitting keyboard key works.

I use that a lot with multiple tracks and play them very close at pitch so they go slowly into phase and out

Needles_13 · 2014-12-07T18:03:33.000Z

Sweet. Thanks for this tutorial.

psilocybian · 2014-12-08T14:14:08.000Z

Thank you

TrabanT · 2014-12-10T23:32:08.000Z

thanks for your effort with the tutorial!

sps · 2015-01-12T15:09:27.000Z

Hi,

thanks for your effort too.
I like your sounds very much. Great sparky illuminated Video “Berlin school jam”.

seenfromspace · 2015-01-12T17:11:38.000Z

Thank you Sir! I’ve just put up this new track with wintery slideshow, taken in and around Edinburgh…

sps · 2015-01-13T07:00:26.000Z

Hi Rob,
it seems we like the same things. I love Macro photografy too. My Christmas gift was an canon58mm Achromat. Only a few test i have to learn the right way to use it. Have spend all my time with making music. 24h a day is not enough for a working man.

seenfromspace · 2015-01-14T19:55:41.000Z

Mine was a Sony a5000! The cover shot above is the roof of my car a couple of days after Xmas - almost the 1st pic I took with it. The a5000 has just been superceded and they’re going nice and cheap. I’d advise anyone to grab one before they all go About 1/4 of the size and weight of my old DSLR and better pic quality.

De_wouzer · 2015-01-19T23:33:04.000Z

I love the tutorials…
may I have a request?

Analog four Song and Chain mode…
Analog four envelopes

seenfromspace · 2015-01-21T00:36:42.000Z

There’s not very much to Chain mode. It’s just badly explained in the manual and I’ve never used it in anger. Song mode is much more powerful and is explained pretty well by Cuckoo in his AKeys sequencer video.

It’s quite near the end, so you might want to skip. It’s quite a long video as he covers the sequencer in detail.

I’ve had requests for some sound design tips. That would involve the envelopes, so keep a look out. Very glad you enjoy the tutorials!

De_wouzer · 2015-01-21T00:56:46.000Z

ahhhh

the possibility to mute sounds in song mode (also with AR) is amazing, In AR this might be possible with Scenes

tnx for the tip, looking forward to your sound design video

daiku1 · 2015-01-22T22:12:16.000Z

Thanks for this one. You should be paid by Elektron for helping their user base not get frustrated with their interface. I know they are Musicians and Engineers, but as a fellow engineer, I would like to see them usability test the Elektron gear behind a two-way mirror with a brand new user. It can be quite humbling to the ego, but results in a much better product!

Cheers,

jim

J0bey · 2015-01-22T22:55:48.000Z

Such a great tutorial, thanks so much! My Analog Keys arrived a few days ago, still getting to grips with it, so this really helped a lot.

Beautiful sounds! And very well explained

seenfromspace · 2015-01-24T18:42:18.000Z

@Jim

Hear hear to usability testing! I really wonder if they do that. I’ve done it quite a bit with websites and I understand what you’re saying.