mapping subtle timbral shifting params to the qper knob on the mk2 really made me love it. even just mapping filter 1 + 2 cutoff to it made it more playable. but i think it was a macprovideo tutorial/walkthrough [ https://www.macprovideo.com/video/elektron-102-analog-four-explained-and-explored/18-18-amplitude-modulation ] that got me experimenting with audio rate fm (especially freq modulating the filter cutoff with some drive) & am, again with audio rate lfos modulating vca levels. using the normalled mod envelopes in the signal path is very useful
but with any elektron box, manly the synths, i also find that makes a huge difference to take it away from my desk/the rest of my setup and just sit down with it for a few hours doing sound design and then doing meticulous little mono patterns that slowly evolve with p locks and subtle shifts.
then moving to the next track and making a pattern that sort of bounces around that initial pattern or weaves in and out of it. when you do that with all 4 tracks, and add performance modulation, its like an incredible world of sound design in a box.
tytykee’s lowercase/concrete style noise texture exercises with the feedback routing also inspired me a lot. you can get some insane textures by running feedback on 3 tracks, lots of drive between filters, adding bp filters, then putting all those cutoffs on the qper knob and scrubbing it back and forth. it starts to sound like scraping a metal pan with a spoon. its beautiful