Good stuff! Always enjoy hearing your perspective on gear.

Hi, really good demo. You're totally right about each box having its own personality. Elektron seems to want each box to be it's own thing, like quirky siblings. Very much digging your raster noto stuff, and looking forward to hearing your more danceable creations. Cheers!

Thanks for the great video!!! I think here it is so clear that the Analog Rytm is the most inspiring and great for experimental. Syntakt is most compact and complete, although perhaps inferior sounding (which one can fix in studio while mixing) and it has few tricks up his own sleeve. Machinedrum is just a classic... sounds great and that grittiness reminds me quite a bit of the Erica LXR-02! Super useful comparison💜

Love your work! So interesting and inspiring!

Cool comparison and great sounds as usual!

The video I have been waiting for, thanks! Machinedrum holds up well with the newer machines, still one of the best sounding Elektron boxes.

Sensible exploration of the Elektorn drum machines, very well exposed and reasoned!

Love it!

Great video. All these boxes are fantastic, but for me the Rytm is the one to have right now. Might consider getting a Machinedrum later, or possibly a Tempest.

I really enjoyed this video of these three (four) machines. I did not feel it was fair to "compare" the Analog Rytm to the Syntakt with the OTO BOUM switched on, as that is an additonal benefit of the Rytm. Loved the Machinedrum. Many thanks.

Awesome!👍👍

nice one!

For me the difference is: Machinedrum is a modular drum machine and 16 part midi sequencer with the best sound but lacks some sequencing functionality compared to the newer machines. Believe it or not, but it can record automations with CTR-8P. Rytm is a fullblood drum machine that lets you do fingerdrumming and combine analog with samples, it has that analog sound with lots of low end, it hits HARD and is immediate. Syntakt is more modern sound and UI wise, while still compact, a bigger brother to the model cycles. per pattern sound management, the FX are modern, the midi implementation is better although has a vital flaw when sequencing external synths or drum modules, it sends key first and CC last :(

Thanks for the fantastic breakdown! I really appreciate you calling out their strengths rather than doing a direct comparison. By the way, those Rytm patterns you showcased are so good!

Thanks for the video! I'm thinking I'd love to sell my digitakt and get an analog rytm at some point I'm not really liking the form factor of the digitakt, and I think I want something more focussed on drums for my setup. A mix of sampled and synthesised sounds ideal for me. Sometimes deciding on samples to load onto the unit feels like a chore and synthesising is more fun.. however there's some magic that can be had from layering a sample with a synth layer or resampling something you've made, or for taking tracks made in your daw and creating live arrangements.. And a Roland tr8s (Not because it's the smartest drum machine, but, I have one on loan and just can't beat the performance mixer layout and share number of parts it has!) I wish there was an elektron box with 12 parts of synth and sample based Stereo sample support Loop slicing And a mixer layout! Some kind of analog rytm / tr8s / octatrack hybrid? But maybe I just need to use a computer for that? 🤣

Wonderful, so much potential. Question for all! What other Elektron machine is closest to MD if any? I wish Electron would reissue Machiedrum, same FM audio engiene and resolution, 12bit, improved sequencer, improved effect and improved audio engine all in a box same size as syntax and around the same price.. The price for a used MD on eBay is close to twice the price of what it used to sell for.

Hey bro thanks for vídeo i love it - I really enjoy your music - what is your tempo ? I’m trying to explore different style most of all I have been in 4/4 127 - but I have to try more poly - it I’ll be great if you can share some tips of getting into this beat you do - very cool 👊🏼🔥

I think the Machinedrum paired with the Nord drum2 is such an awesome combo

If you, just like me, don't like the Analog Rytm form factor, just replace your AR mk2 by MK1, it has the same form factor than Machinedrum and you will save money as well. And This one was the one I have been expecting for a long time, I don't like the form factor and the pads neither, and was really surprised and glad to see that the best parts from Analog Rytm have been put in the Syntakt (the analog bass drums), and I am unable to get what AR can do that Syntakt wouldn't: Dual VCO is here, I like more control-all than "perfs" so... You would have liked that you made a pattern on the three machines, and then reproduce it on both others, it would be fun to hear Syntakt and AR try to imitate the MD.

I’d love to see what you did to make those more abstract patterns on the Rytm.

This Alva-Notoish patterns are dope 💥💥💥

I didn’t realize when you mentioned Raster-Noton that Vladislav Delay was on this label. One of my favorite artists (also across his pseudonyms). I really, really love Entain. Any recommendations for other artists on this label?

Nice video 👌👌

i don't even know how you got those great twinkly, glitchy sounds out of the rytm. any tips? sounds amazing!

One question, how were syntakt and machine drum connected to your sound system 🤔? I am asking this cause I saw no audio cables connected in this two. Just curious how you did it. Thanks for the showing the comparison of the trio. Peace ✌

Yeah, the mduw has a lower bit rate so you get that crunchy vibe.

thanks for a very nice comparisom; in min 18:00 you show a glitchy sequence on Analogrytm (which is very cool - did you use samles? i wonder how you've acheved it.); but Machinedrum can do it as well and even a whole lot more insanely futuristic!.... there is a video about it & i can post a link if any intrest.

Is machine drum the best as far as sound quality and the variety of drum sounds? I wonder why Electron discontinued The machine drum. How does Analog Rytm MK2 compares to The machine drum?

Thank you fro this comparison! MD is more limited on sequencing but sounds

Thanks. I love your videos.… i have 2 questions: I recently bought lxr-2 and I’m thinking about replacing it with syntakt. You’ve used both. Which would say excels at being just a drum machine? Also, the sequencing of external gear with syntakt is a consideration of mine. I already have a few sequencers (OXI-one, squid, torso, five12 vector, NDLR) that I constantly switch between, some more than others. You’ve used a few of these. Does syntackt bring anything new to the sequencing table? Not necessarily feature wise but more like interaction and performance wise. I’ve never used an elektron product before. I appreciate any insight.

What are you doing for Superbooth? Can’t find you on the timetable… 😳

Honestly the rytm sounded the best to me, as it should it $1700, lol

Interesting.

I’m a bit confused about the Syntakt vs RYTM comparison.. is it possible to match them up?? You had so much stuff going on there - overdrive and the compressor.. all I want to know is how well can the Syntakt match up with the RYTM with its basic machine. Also, are the overdrives different? The Syntakt manual says analog overdrive. Is it a different analog overdrive? I wish I had both machines to compare them right now - just BDHD on each, SDHD on each, etc etc. Is it possible to just do a quick comparison showing exactly what is the real difference of these basic analog machines. (Also, how close the like digital machines are to the Machinedrum equivalents in the EFM)

I'm a fan of the Raster Norton type stuff. Your patterns you played........ So that was done with all the internal synth engines? I prefer not to use samples too. Cheers!

The Machinedrum can do much more than what is shown here. The TX machines showcased here are actually my least favorite, after EFM, P-I and E12. Pretty much the only thing I prefer more on my Rytm mk1 is the performance scenes. Everything else Machinedrum ✌️

Ciao! È vero che non uso Patreon o il link di Thomann… però ti ascolto quasi ogni giorno su Apple Music: spero che pure conti qualcosa ;-)

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Hello guys can anyone tell me the difference between using vst plugins on a DAW vs using these boxes? why would someone go and spend in different boxes tons of cables and connections, is it not possible to produce similar tones, sounds, music in a DAW with some vst plugins or synthisers? thank you.

I hate the form factor as well of the Rytm. I had the original little Rytm I, the same size as Octatrack and it was perfect but the display went bad. It's an example of taking something I liked and ruining it. Sometimes companies do this!

MD sounds vibey..

The lowly predecessor to the Syntakt should get some recognition. I feel that it also has everything you need to make songs, and it is $700 cheaper.

What is the green and red piece of gear? I couldn't hear what you said it was

Always thought 2x four mk1 and a digitakt can make a good machinedrum:p i believe machinedrum is not a drum machine is a self contained modular groovebox. Rytm on the other hand that thing is build with one thing in mind. Dirty saturated compressed delicious drums. Syntakt had it 2 weeks sold it. That thing gets out of sync all the time even standalone. And the sound is meh. The tr8s kills it my humble opinion. But for the experimental mind i think syntakt has its way there in a setup. But it cant compare to a digitone either on kicks:p

fuck machinedrume sounds so good and unique compared to syntakt

Machinedrum looks best.

Machinedrum 10 times better.. and more then the analog rytm

Do you think the empress bass compressor bass mkii does the oto boum job?