That Syntakt Sound

Elektron Gear Syntakt
777

YIKES! that first one is a stone cold KILLER! :metal:

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Thanks! :slight_smile:

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Hey, thanks for that, that’s kind of the vibe we were aiming for so that’s really nice to hear!

This might actually be the first Syntakt jam where I wouldn’t be able to quite tell that it was made on a Syntakt unless I knew it first hand. I guess the complete absence of drums removed a lot of that signature sound to me.

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780

That is a pretty rich and dense soundscape. Great job. Honestly, if I’d heard that blind I would never have assumed it was a Syntakt. Sounds more like Prophet/Oberheim fatness. Such a versatile little box.

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Really appreciate it! Yeah, the analog tracks are incredibly useful for this, and they play a central role in this composition where the “trumpet”, the “horn” and the bass are all analog. (The strings are obviously SY Swarm.)

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782

That was stunning. Syntakt would have been my last guess at the gear used to create that. Love to hear people flipping the script with a Syntakt, it’s really one of those machines that rewards trying to color outside of the lines.

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783

outstanding. I love the rubbery bassline and the shaker sound.

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784

one of the first things I created with the Syntakt. A joyful moment I remember!

A little bit of compression in Ableton.

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Thank you! :slight_smile:

786

Nice, another example of the type of sounds you wouldn’t necessarily expect a Syntakt to make. This wouldn’t have been out of place on Tangerine Dream’s Risky Business score. :clap:

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787

Thanks! I will listen to some music since I never heard of it before

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I really appreciate it. And you’re right, there’s something about “that Syntakt sound” that makes me want to work harder to push it outside of it. It was actually part of the idea with this one, to see if I could make it sound more like a pseudo-orchestra.

The original song idea comes from my friend who wrote a simple piece in FL Studio Mobile, we then took it into Ableton Live with “real” cellos and horns, but then I got this strong urge to attempt this on the Syntakt instead. And we’re both glad this song ended up being realized on the Syntakt and not somewhere else. I’m especially happy about it because my friend has been pretty vocal in the past about how he thinks the Syntakt always sound like a Syntakt, and this was the first song where we were both in full agreement that there’s literally nothing “Syntakt-like” about how it turned out. So, a little beef between us settled now. :joy:

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Accidentally played these both with 8 seconds delay, they sound great together :smile:

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790

I absolutely LOVE doing this, 11 independent fully fleshed out voices beg to be used this way. I’ve redone bits of a Beethoven string quartet, Arvo Pärt’s Pari Intervallo, it’s awesome.

The only conundrum I run into is this: you have to p-lock your way out of the voices sounding the same each retrig (filter/envelope settings + AENR) – if you don’t, they can sometimes sound like MIDI, not an organic instrument.

That means you can’t just send MIDI from a DAW/different sequencer, you have to sequence locally. That makes it hard to do longer evolving compositions where you have to move b/w patterns (no perform kit function, gah). You can kinda get around it with the external mod sources (AT, MWHL etc) since these stick across patterns (a super underrated feature!) but where’s the fun in nudging a fader for 5+ mins during a gig.

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That’s right, and I think that’s part of the fun too. There’s eg p-locks to evolve the detuning of the swarm stuff since the LFOs were used for other things like mild tuning modulation etc. I have that LFO fading in too, which also helps.

Working with inherently unstable analog tracks in the foreground helps too, the horn has ring modulation, pitch modulation and inter-oscillator detuning and the “horn” is then run through that “phasing filter” (not sure what it’s called). Plus, I noticed after recording that that track was slightly out of tune initially because I didn’t let the Syntakt warm up first. My bad, but I kind of like it. :blush:

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792

Like peanut butter and chocolate, two great tastes that go great together. :clap:

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793

Who’s in for some Dub Techno :evergreen_tree:?

12 patterns, showcasing some of the “poly” capabilities making chords with multiple tracks.

The project file is available for download, made it ‘pay what you want’ for the fellow nauts :v:

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My Syntakt and Digitone worked together on this, my new release. Except for vocals, no other sounds were used.
Lyrics is in Swedish and the title means “I still have the records” The song is about the joy of keeping your real vinyl records throughout your life.
I hope you enjoy the music, even if you can’t understand the lyrics.

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FX

Ok guyz , one thing people underestimate imho is how great the syntakt also is as an external color box for your itb synth , here i’m using Opxa from arturia

first part dry in exemples fallowed by syntakt kiss

  1. Exemple 1 : drive and some pan mod see how the drive give that thing life , notice that the original wave form used is : OSC 1 Saw +Pulse OSC 2 Pulse , both pulse smoothly modulated , those movement , subtile are here very timid at start but gets their words when drived !!!

  2. Exemple : Filter goodness.… the analog filter and it’s lfo is where the money at !!! pure beauty , i don’t even waist time with itb fx , here i used the Filter no 2 for this phasing mood that fits so well iwth ob’s synth … notice that all fx are from Arturia built in soft … (had to compress this exemple if ya need the raw wave , holla) Lfo on pan a little to fast but i was on the rush :wink:

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Wow, you’re right! #onlyatelektronauts @OTH

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