Honestly I buy these boxes because they’re actual instruments to play. And they’re like toys that inspire me to play. I also work on my computer and just don’t want to move the mouse around a screen, that brings me no joy. But pressing buttons and turning knobs live on a table is just incredible fun
no lies detected. I think a lot of people get caught up in “can it do everything” though or is it better than a computer and that’s a really hard question to answer depending on who’s asking
I got one a couple months ago. The Syntakt is just a great size and workflow to work out an idea while lying on the couch. I tried a Maschine on my lap but it's too much bulk. It can get kinda warm though, but for the winter that's kinda nice. Now I just need to resist being sucked into the ecosystem.
Man this was a profound review. I totally agree with everything. Elektron was my intro into making electronic music and it WAS difficult to make music i was proud of solely from it
Thanks so much for watching! I think having the right expectation for stuff is the key to figuring out if a piece of gear is useful or not. I will likely do a video soon on the topic
Digitakt is my favorite Elektron device. It took me months to get into the workflow, but once I did it was amazing. You can literally do anything with it since it uses samples. Octatrak is wild. I'm learning the Analog Rytm mkII now.
How you finding the Rytm? It took me a while to get into it but love making stuff on it now. Ha! Just seen your username, watching Stodeh right now haha
I have 4 Elektron boxes. DT, ST, A4 and Rytm. Rytm is nice but I was very disappointed with the pads. Mine are very inconsistent in when they get triggered. Sometimes it’s touch when on mute mode and sometimes I have to hit them hard in Play mode just to get them triggered. To me it’s a big deal but I can work around it. For that money I’d expect it to work perfectly but mine doesn’t. Otherwise it’s a lot of fun
@@ExpectResistance i had the Rytm back in its early mk1 days. As a solo piece of gear its pretty cool and you have a pretty good variety of sounds to work on. But if you have an existing setup that youre wanting to add to and arent a fan of the more techno neighboribg genres you might be like me and constantly thinking of selling it until you finally decide to. New update looks amazing. I might make the same mistake 3 times 😂
I've been a Elektron user for many years now and I found your channel a couple years ago after I switched to Bitwig so it's really nice to see you using Elektron's machines and get your perspectives on these devices. Happy for more content like this.
I want to start getting some analog gear, but only because I really like the idea of being able to make music without staring at a screen. Especially since I could get a rough draft going with the gear and then finish within Bitwig. I'm probably going to get the Novation Circuit though because of the price. :)
Hi Alckemy Neuro, I am a 16-year-old creative and would love to hear your insights, as well as advice for young producers. What would you tell your younger self? What trials and tribulations have you run into during your journey as an artist? Thank you very much for your art. You are an Inspiration to many.
Hi! I have a video I released earlier covering this topic Advice To New Music Producers After 10 Years of Experience czcams.com/video/KC8qWhO-JAE/video.html I ran into obsession over sound design rather than getting into just making the music I wanted to. Find the big artists you admire and see if they offer lessons. Look for perspective over details when watching videos or learning
I thought I seen it on your desk the other day. They make grate stuff , I don't own any of their stuff, but I know it is well rated. I've watched some DAWless jams that were very good.
the instantaneousness of turning the machine on and diving right into crafting should be experienced by anyone into making beats. dunno if they should buy one though if that makes sense lol
I initially really liked the Syntakt, but I'm growing tired of having to work so hard just to get a usable drum sound. Some of the digital machines sound like a toy.
If you’re using it as overbridge then a hard clipper will get you some really nice 808s. But by itself I wouldn’t expect it to be able to make the slammiest drums. You can double overdrive via the fx blocks though and then gate the sounds with a trigger, or use filters and envelopes to boost a fundamental, but yeh that can be work. My advice is to sketch in the box and then blow your drums and sequence up out of overbridge
Honestly I buy these boxes because they’re actual instruments to play. And they’re like toys that inspire me to play. I also work on my computer and just don’t want to move the mouse around a screen, that brings me no joy. But pressing buttons and turning knobs live on a table is just incredible fun
no lies detected. I think a lot of people get caught up in “can it do everything” though or is it better than a computer and that’s a really hard question to answer depending on who’s asking
... same...💪💪💪
I got one a couple months ago. The Syntakt is just a great size and workflow to work out an idea while lying on the couch. I tried a Maschine on my lap but it's too much bulk.
It can get kinda warm though, but for the winter that's kinda nice.
Now I just need to resist being sucked into the ecosystem.
Resist the urge!!! You don’t need iiiit
@@Alckemy you're absolutely right.
Unless...
Lmao It gets REALLY hot on my lap! And I’ve fallen into the ecosystem already. No regrets. I’m in love with them
@neonpop80 If you give them enough money maybe they'll love you back
@@AndreasR86 their warmth says it all
Man this was a profound review. I totally agree with everything. Elektron was my intro into making electronic music and it WAS difficult to make music i was proud of solely from it
Thanks so much for watching! I think having the right expectation for stuff is the key to figuring out if a piece of gear is useful or not. I will likely do a video soon on the topic
Digitakt is my favorite Elektron device. It took me months to get into the workflow, but once I did it was amazing. You can literally do anything with it since it uses samples. Octatrak is wild. I'm learning the Analog Rytm mkII now.
I went with the octatrack over the digi because it supports stereo samples, although I think you lose the stick time stretch algorithms
How you finding the Rytm?
It took me a while to get into it but love making stuff on it now.
Ha! Just seen your username, watching Stodeh right now haha
I have 4 Elektron boxes. DT, ST, A4 and Rytm. Rytm is nice but I was very disappointed with the pads. Mine are very inconsistent in when they get triggered. Sometimes it’s touch when on mute mode and sometimes I have to hit them hard in Play mode just to get them triggered. To me it’s a big deal but I can work around it. For that money I’d expect it to work perfectly but mine doesn’t. Otherwise it’s a lot of fun
@@ExpectResistance i had the Rytm back in its early mk1 days.
As a solo piece of gear its pretty cool and you have a pretty good variety of sounds to work on. But if you have an existing setup that youre wanting to add to and arent a fan of the more techno neighboribg genres you might be like me and constantly thinking of selling it until you finally decide to.
New update looks amazing. I might make the same mistake 3 times 😂
I've been a Elektron user for many years now and I found your channel a couple years ago after I switched to Bitwig so it's really nice to see you using Elektron's machines and get your perspectives on these devices. Happy for more content like this.
Thanks so much for watching! I’m still hashing out an octatrack workflow but I’m very close
I want to start getting some analog gear, but only because I really like the idea of being able to make music without staring at a screen. Especially since I could get a rough draft going with the gear and then finish within Bitwig. I'm probably going to get the Novation Circuit though because of the price. :)
Your eyes will thank you, your back may not lol. I heard good things about the circuit!
@@Alckemy Oh dang I didn’t even think about that haha! Maybe a standing desk is the next move… ;)
hi! would you share something about the processing used at 2:19 ?
Wellll it’s a lot lol. I’d recommend Chee’s masterclass on online.iomusic.academy/p/how-i-produce-with-chee or hit up @kageidk for lessons^^
Hi Alckemy Neuro,
I am a 16-year-old creative and would love to hear your insights, as well as advice for young producers. What would you tell your younger self? What trials and tribulations have you run into during your journey as an artist?
Thank you very much for your art. You are an Inspiration to many.
Hi! I have a video I released earlier covering this topic
Advice To New Music Producers After 10 Years of Experience
czcams.com/video/KC8qWhO-JAE/video.html
I ran into obsession over sound design rather than getting into just making the music I wanted to. Find the big artists you admire and see if they offer lessons. Look for perspective over details when watching videos or learning
I thought I seen it on your desk the other day. They make grate stuff , I don't own any of their stuff, but I know it is well rated. I've watched some DAWless jams that were very good.
If you look at it for what it is, it’s pretty neat. Definitely not a must own
@@Alckemy I really love your honesty on these things.
Because of Bitwig i'm not so much into my MPC X
Syntakt is a lot of fun for sure
the instantaneousness of turning the machine on and diving right into crafting should be experienced by anyone into making beats. dunno if they should buy one though if that makes sense lol
@@Alckemy yeah, for me it’s a perfect line companion. It’s sounds aren’t for everyone that’s for sure and it’s expensive
Bc its sick
Cute little loop?
A repeating beat pattern?
I named my Syntakt Synthia 👀
Perfect
This will not be your first Elektron lol xD
The heat +fx was lol
welcome to the dark side
Who’s inviting who huehue
I initially really liked the Syntakt, but I'm growing tired of having to work so hard just to get a usable drum sound. Some of the digital machines sound like a toy.
If you’re using it as overbridge then a hard clipper will get you some really nice 808s. But by itself I wouldn’t expect it to be able to make the slammiest drums.
You can double overdrive via the fx blocks though and then gate the sounds with a trigger, or use filters and envelopes to boost a fundamental, but yeh that can be work.
My advice is to sketch in the box and then blow your drums and sequence up out of overbridge
@@Alckemy Much obliged. I'll give it a shot
the best moments about this video seem to be the ads sprinkled through this monotonous, dull soliloquy
Imagine sitting through a boring video with ads only to complain about it