the production thread

Unbroken1

303abuser …missed this, v nice and atmospheric as usual!

303abuser

Unbroken1 Thanks! That max device looks handy, would save me the steep of sampling to the digitakt before moving back to ableton.

Henry

Unbroken1 Does this finally mean an end to farting about for hours in Soundflower?
I need this in my life. Thank you

Henry

303abuser Yes this is very nice. Well done. 👍

On another note, don’t get angry if I tell you I am seriously considering adding a Digitone or Digitone II to my set up.

303abuser

Henry Thanks. It’s a really simple track, but I like the groove.

So I’ve never even considered the DN1, fm can be a bit of pain in the ass, but the DN2 looks really good. Likely the only thing stopping me from getting one is the idea of telling my wife that I “need” another synth lol.

Henry

Yeah never really been into FM synthesis, but the more I watch the YouTubes on the DN II the more I become tempted. And then you can pick up a DN1 for almost a 3rd of the price….
After you mentioned the Analog Four some time back, and I would be tempted with one of those. But maybe they’ll upgrade it soon? Dunno. But one thing is for sure. I need a dedicated synth to work with the ST and DT.

303abuser

I don’t see any real updates coming to the A4 (or the rytm/octatrack), I think they’ve maxed out the hardware. I do love it, even though it’s not as immediate as the newer boxes. The thing that attracts me to the DN2 is the 16 tracks. Great for layering and creating polymeter chords. It’s tough to go wrong with either one and the A4 mk1 can be found used for a very reasonable price right now.

I will say, the more I use the ST, the more I find that it can do. I’m using the analog machines for all of my kick and bass duties now. It’s so easy to dial in and get interesting sounds from. And the Euclidean sequencer is a really great addition too.

Henry

Did you get an A4 in the end? There were some rumours afoot about the release of the Tonverk? I was hoping it was the A4 update. But guess this was the DN2? Or a mock up?

Yeah then Syntakt is a strange box for me. Needs a lot of layering to get the most out of it. Since I got the DT I haven’t been using as much. Need to get back into it again.

303abuser

I’ve had an A4 for about 6 years or so, it was my introduction to elektron. The Tonverk thing is all just rumours (stemming from a patent I think) at this point. I’m assuming their roadmap is to discontinue the original trinity and replace them with the ST/DT/DN and maybe another flagship box. Who knows though, I don’t think anyone saw the DN2 coming this soon.

The ST is so good for bass. Kicks, toms, modulated square wave stuff, I use it for everything. The new HH Lab machine is interesting too.

303abuser

Ok so I just discovered the rhythmic steps sequencer in ableton. If you haven’t tried it, do yourself a favour …

https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/sequencers/

Mad_Cyril

303abuser
Getting into the personal fitness game is a bit of a left field move.

303abuser

Mad_Cyril And dubcardio was created.

Henry

Just picked up a used (‘as new’) Digitone up on eBay for just over £300, which is almost 1/3rd the price a DN II. So now have a golden trinity of Elektron boxes and another rabbit hole and no doubt yet more dozens of unfinished tracks are on the way.
I was really tempted by the A4, but that would require a bigger desk and in the end having the 3 near identical boxes sitting side by side will at least look aesthetically pleasing, if nothing else.

apyssjw

Henry yet more dozens of unfinished tracks

A way of life

303abuser

Henry That’s a good price, I’m sure you’ll like it. I hear you with the aesthetics, I have a tiered stand for the ST/DT and it makes the workflow between them really easy as everything is right there.

Morty-C-137

Not much tempting me in plugin/software land this time around during the Black Friday deals. I did get Snapback by Cableguys (love Shaperbox too). Other than that; I got all bases covered and then some.

Past a certain point it jus becomes collecting.. same as the growing folder of unfinished projects 😂

Unbroken1

Morty-C-137 Past a certain point it jus becomes collecting.. same as the growing folder of unfinished projects

…this.

Can’t remember who said it, but I always recall a quote about either collecting VST’s or making music, and am always aware of having more than I use for this reason. Max for Live devices cover so many eventualities now too.

(That said, quite fancy Arturia Acid V!)

303abuser

Morty-C-137 I’m in the same boat too. I was hoping to see unfiltered audio’s battalion to go on sale, but even that isn’t a big deal.

How do you like snapback? I like the way it sounds, just not sure it makes that much difference once you’ve got a full mix going.

Morty-C-137

303abuser Snapback is really great! It would tak me a ton of time to achieve the same effect by adding samples in the daw and lining them up. It’s great to try on anything; drums, plucks, guitar etc. Gives some other character to the sound that is not possible at the sound source. Plus the ability to put a reversed sample IN FRONT of say a snare hit gives it that nice extra impact feel.

303abuser

Morty-C-137 Maybe I’ll have to try it out then, I do appreciate a good workflow plugin.

Henry

Morty-C-137 After saying that I don’t need another plugin in my life. It appears that I need another plugin.

apyssjw

Snapback is the type of really specific use case plugin which interests me.

Another one is Rando

https://monkeyc.audio/pages/rando

Which is the type of thing I can see being a native Ableton tool in the future (if there’s not something like it already).

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