Good also for owners of the Analog 4 methinks. :)

Thanks mate! Then it's worth all the effort! I wish I could do more!

Marko Himanka Ooo, thanks Marko! That's great to hear! I agree, manuals tend to be heavy to read, and often with no connection to music at all. It's just a a list of stuff. This is partly why I want to help people get going with tutorials like this. You're very welcome to join my supporters at Patreon, if you feel like it. My biggest wish is to have many people supporting me with small amounts. I don't want it to be a burden to people to support me.

***** If you ask me - yes. The keys is more fun. But that's because I'm playing keys. A lot of people who are making electronic music, don't know how to play keys - so for them the Four is a more natural choice. Because the programming aspect is the same. But deep down, you know wich one is for you ;-)

Really had a hard time to decide between the two. The final push into the Analog Four direction gave me the portability and the fact that I won't play any live stuff on the go. The fact that aftertouch and the joystick-movements aren't recorded anyway and me having a midikeyboard at the place I create stuff didn't justify the keyboard and the 400€ more to pay..

***** yeh the portability is a factor. i have an Octatrack and the A4 would sit so nicely next to it. i do like the four individual outputs on the Keys version, as i could route that into other gear.we shall see!

If it doesn't loop, maybe you're in "song" mode. Just unselect it and it will loop automatically...

I think what Arthur is trying to ask is how to do live recording looped. Press record and then play slightly after but at the same time. The record mode will start to blink. At that point it should record what you play into the loop.

+Robert I I'm delighted to hear that, Robert! More coming, definitely. Keep it up!

Cool! Great, this is why I keep doing these things!

Thanks. Well.. I sort of prefer the Analog Keys, since it's so similar. Just a different layout, basically, and some added functionality with the joystick and multimap. I think the same techniques can be used on the Analog Four. But the Octatrack, yes. I've definitely been thinking about that! Just be patient, my friend. He he.

A chain is a list of patterns playing after each other. So you can quickly make a loop that is longer than just pattern.

If you plan it out a bit, the way you program the tracks, it might be a good idea to leave one track completely free. Then, when you're on that track, set it to mono, you'll know that you won't interrupt anything. Or when you play the lead melody on that track, you can mute whatever is on that track while you're playing, if it makes sense musically.

Thanks mate. Yeah it's about time I made a new A4 video isn't it. It can be tricky with all the new features.

Yes please! )

The Analog Four and Keys are more or less identical in functionality. There are more dedicated buttons on the Keys, so it's esier to do stuff without going into menus. On the Analog Four the poly settings are in the Kit menu.

thank you.

A note-on coming from MIDI, I think, tries to override the pattern parameters at the moment it is played, but the (trigless) trigs on the pattern will immediately take over after the initial note-on. So if it's a long note, it will still be affected by the pattern trigs.

cuckoomusic thanx mate:)

+Touched Music is this with Overbridge? Droning sound? Pleasantly droning or digitally static? When a computer is involved there are many things that can go wrong.. I'm recording all my things through an audio interface. I haven't really tried Overbridge yet.

Eric Davis Yeah, I think it's to ensure speedy playback, and make advanced functions possible. Everything in the pool is probably loaded into a RAM memory, which has got much faster access than the +drive. For straight up sample playback, streaming from the +drive would probably be fast enough. But when doing crazy stuff I have a feeling the RAM memory is much more flexible.

I think you're probably right regarding p-locking and sample manipulation in real time. It's a lot of overhead. Thanks again!

+Vlado Mudrak yeah it's doable. The only thing is that you need to prepare the patterns before you record. A pattern with no trigs is regarded as empty and 16 trigs long. So for the first round, put a trig somewhere in each pattern, where it doesn't matter, (cv channel, or fx channel?) to let the patterns stay long.

+cuckoomusic thank you a lot Cuckoo! Will i need to pre-select sounds beforehand for those tracks in chained patterns? I mean - If i'd play for example with a lead sound on a specific track and the patter'd change- will that lead sound remain there?

+Vlado Mudrak yes, if you're assigning the same kit to both patterns. Save the kit first.

+Samuel Round thanks mate. Yeah they're two sick different instruments. The Keys does not have wave tables. Only basic waveforms that can be messed with and filtered. I will make a new video with the Peak soon'ish. The last software update enhanced the FM greatly.

Thanks for the reply dude! That's a great help! I look forward to your next video! Out of interest, which synth between the two do you prefer, and why? Hard question I'm sure!

+Samuel Round I prefer the Keys. I both like the sound and the flexible and deep sequencer. The Peak is growing on me though. It has its sweet spots for sure.

cuckoomusic yeah, that's what I'm debating between. I already have a Virus TI2 Desktop and I'm selling a Virus Ti Keyboard to raise funds for either the Peak or Keys. The Peak had hands on control with lots of knobs which appeals, much like the Virus. The Peak strikes me as a better sounding (in terms of aliasing) synthesiser, with similarities to the Virus. Obviously the Virus has no Analog parts, but does a great job at emulating classic sounds. The Keys on the other hand will offer me something different that the Virus and Peak cannot offer me, with regards to the Keys powerful sequencer. The ability to change the parameters per step of the sequencer has me convinced that this is the synth for me if I already own a hands on synth such as a Virus. I also plan to start buying eurorack modular gear in the future, the Keys extra CV control over the Peak also appeals, as does using the sequencer to control the eurorack gear. I think I'll be getting a Keys. It's sound has a more appealing nature than that of the Peak, to my ears anyway! Keep up the good videos and thanks for your help! Ps. If you're after a Virus Ti Keyboard, let me know 😋👍

Sound browser. While in there press right arrow for actions (such as save, load) and left arrow for passive actions (such as filtering)

markus zovic kits, sounds and patterns are all different and contain different data, learn them. Manual covers all the details you need , good luck.

Gizmoriderful Ye Thanks! I've saved my own sounds in banks C, D, E.. The stock presets are in bank A and B. You can copy and save patches as you wish.

I feel you on this, mate. It's very unfortunate that it works this way. I have also been pretty upset about it. I don't think there's a setting for it, but I haven't searched for it in recent years. It's good when you want to prepare for playing a certain bass line, and then later in another pattern, prepare for playing some higher chords. Then the keyboard can be saved to always be in the right octave. But as you say, when you wanna improvise over several patterns (which is probably the majority of what many people will use the keys for anyways??) it ties the octave to the pattern, as you noticed.. Send a report to Elektron about stuff like this. They're listening to suggestions, even if they make the calls.

@@truecuckoo I see your point, the setting is convenient for planned playing. Other than that it is a bit difficult to understand contructively, feels like an exvitation to go wild :D It's good to know tho that you came to the same point, thanks for the answer. Ticket time!

Hmm... A wild and stupid idea could be to use the “midi ext” mode, and loop back the midi out into midi in. I don’t think the external midi mode saves the octave? Another even more stupid solution could be to use an external keyboard altogether and get an Analog Four...

@@truecuckoo maybe you are right and this will finally convince the ministry of finance to get me the mark 2! tho i would hesitate because a proper keyboard included in the box is a valuable thing to have... i will therefore think about the midi out and in again - thing, i like the idea! until then i will play basslines, leads or chords according to what the sequencer tells me to do :D