The manual has almost nothing about this. I understand the signal chain has the input going straight into the compressor, but can you trigger the input using the sequencer? I was at my friend’s studio today and he showed me how the machinedrum can re-trigger the input and repitch, distort, etc. can you do anything like this with the Rytm or is it literally just for compressing a signal and thats it?
It can not be triggered in the sequencer. It just passes the audio on in to the compressor. Also most audio sources like synths seem to be at a low volume when connected to audio input, some need a pre-amp.
Its a shame there is no direct volume control for this input.
that was my fear. ugh. why did they make the input stuff so inferior to the Machinedrum? I’m having buyer’s remorse already and contemplating selling the Rytm and buying the oldschool Maschinedrum instead 
The saving grace is you don’t lose a track or voice by using the input, like on MD or MnM.
not really since the Machinedrum comes with double the voices anyway.
Oh, I’m not comparing.
I’m saying that while it is a bummer that you don’t get more control of the input, at least you can still have it and not lose a voice.
yeah thats why I’m kind of torn. I love the sound of the Rytm. It just seems so much more limited creatively so far compared to Machinedrum. Perhaps all the shortcomings are solved with Overbridge and that’s why some of the holes exist at this moment in time. I think I will wait for Overbridge before deciding to sell the Rytm and get the MD. Still, I’m concerned with the quality loss you get when the Rytm becomes your AD converter
Keep in mind that if you use MDUW+ for lots of layering, well, Rytm does that too.
8 voices looks small on paper, but you’ve got a synth/sample layer on each. So with a little parameter locking, you have 16 sounds. This does not include the 4 tracks with their own parameters, and synth/sample layers that are on the other sides of choke groups, nor does it include sound locks on all 12 tracks. I’ve never run out of voices on Rytm, and I do entire songs on it.
I wouldn’t call the Rytm limited compared to MDUW+, but rather just different in its limitations.
Rytm has loads of unique features, as does MDUW+.
Both machines are exceptional, and neither can truly replace the other. Elektron was very clever about that.
