on a side note, I would love for Native Instruments to come out with a hardware version of FM8.
I find my A4 extremely versatile in regards to soundā¦I also find it has plenty of analog warmth.
That being saidā¦most analog synths have their own characterā¦the A4 is no moog for exampleā¦I actually prefer the moog sound over my A4 but Iām also a bass player. 
Iām not giving up my A4 by any means, I like the character it has. Not sure I could see myself using one synth and one synth alone.
stay tunedā¦
I get quite surprisingly musical results from randomizing macro assignmentsā¦
mutant stuffā¦
The same can be said about pretty much every synth. Youtube demos are generally quite horrible. Based on random youtube-surfing, I wouldnāt buy any HW synths.
Then again, Iāve listened to thousands and thousands of youtube synth demos and Iāve developed an ear for picking out interesting bits from here and there. Sort of learned to understand the potential of synths, based on bad demos.
Hey Guys!
I am quite interested int this tread as well since I am 100% hesitant between an MnM and an A4, even if I end up getting both! 
I have just ordered an OT and now I need a synth!
It is true that all the demos I have heard doesnāt seem to reveal a huge sound palette for the A4 compared to the MnM.
I love ambient, IDM, glitchy stuff ( LEM, Leksha, etcā¦ ) and I am not sure that the A4 will work well in this type of pieces. 
There is just one set from LEM where he uses the A4 that has almost convinced me 
If you have any links to anything like this, please send them over!..
this is a good video
Can the Elektron Analog Four sound like this?
@invisible acropolis - Yep love this set - very inspiring and almost why I would choose the mono over the A4!
I would imagine you could do that with the feedback osc, thing gets dirty real quickā¦use similar filter setup mentioned in other thread about getting good bass
^^ this. I have yet to love this thing. usability seems great, but i always end up with the same - fuzzy screechy - sounding stuff . on the brink of sellingā¦
I would imagine you could do that with the feedback osc, thing gets dirty real quickā¦use similar filter setup mentioned in other thread about getting good bass[/quote]
If you can show me an audio file of the A4 sounding anything like this, Iāll eat my hat.
if I get some time maybe I will mess around and see how close I can come with a patch
my first reaction to this snippet was ā¦ i sure can make some fuckery and achieve that ā¦ but to have somebody eat his hat, now it became REALLY interesting
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IĀ“m interested in the hat eating story as well
starting point:
osc1 feedback
osc2 trp or pul, sub10, am1 , smd 2->1
filter 2 is where you get your bass, high pass, low frq, res, slight tracking
filter 1 you want to overdrive to give you the basic sound
then to get the timbre variance in the peaks do some modulation
I got a similar basic sound with that, the trick will be in the modulation
ā¦which is also where the A4 shines, you can modulate just about anything either with an LFO or an envelope (or both)
^ do not dismiss the expansive modulation options, that is where sound sculpting really starts to open up
that basic sound starts by using all the not so widely used features of the A4, feedback osc, overdrive on the filter, and am modulation
Well, heres the rubā¦
The huge value of A4 is a) analog and b) its step sequencerā¦ BUTā¦ given you will have an OT, with its sequencer and PL capabilityā¦ then the step sequencer of the A4 is less needed (desirable but less needed)ā¦ so why the A4?.. as a first or only synth 4 voice/4 part is quite restrictive imo, and the sequencer of the OT will create great flexibility in any other synth.
A Virus B is 1/3 the price and 16 part, 24 voice polyphony, or, go for a Novation Nova, 1/4 the price, 6 part, 16 voice polyphony, but has edge over Virus for programmable step sequencer/arpā¦ or, Korg MS2000, 1/5-1/4 the price, 2 part 4 voice but 16*3 sequencer.
There is a huge range of synths open up if you have the OT without going for the A4ā¦ so, unless you already have synths and donāt need the parts/polyphony, (like me, lol, with Virus, Nova, uQ, MS2000, then I would consider alternatives.
I guess everything is subjective.
I have an OT and for me, it couldnāt replace my A4ā¦meaning the OT + another synth would not be the same as the A4.
I love the elektron sequencer but having it on the OT sequencing another synth is not the same as having it on the synth itself.
Some people like the character of the A4, some donāt. Regardless, I think you will be hard pressed to find anyone that is completely happy with a single synth to cover everything. I surely canāt think of any that would satisfy me in that way.
@subq youāre right mate.
one synth is not enough and if it was, it would maybe not be the best of synth.
each have is own character and thatās what we are afterā¦
I will end up getting the A4 and the Mono in the long run I am sure since I think they will complement each other nicely with the analog/digital contrast but I need to choose which one to get first 
Plus my choice is even harder since I found both machines second hand and there is only 150 buck between the A4 and the mono!..
get the A4 first. It will keep you chugging in the beginning with less frustration than any of the other elektron boxes. The mini keyboard / superb FX / and option to expand your studio with CV/modular gear makes it an easy choice over the MnM esp with all this wonderful eurorack stuff coming out left right and center
^ I agree. I think there is a lot of value in the A4. I actually wasnāt blown away by the A4 sound per seā¦but the added features such as CV, sequencer, etc etcā¦made it a good investment (for me). Some of those features will keep it on deck for quite a while (like what nirun said about modular) and the sonic range is still good IMO.