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$1850? Yikes. There's so many analog polys I could get for that kind of money.
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Re: New Elektron Machine
None of which would have the elektron sequencer, parameter locks, the ability to use more than 1 preset per channel assigned to individual steps, etc.
Certainly you could compare this to other analog polysynths, but this is so much more than that and brings a ton of functionality not found in other synths, especially analog ones.
I'm still more interested in the normal version sans keys, as I can just hook up to one of my existing keys for that functionality, but as an all in one solution, the keys version seems pretty awesome!
Certainly you could compare this to other analog polysynths, but this is so much more than that and brings a ton of functionality not found in other synths, especially analog ones.
I'm still more interested in the normal version sans keys, as I can just hook up to one of my existing keys for that functionality, but as an all in one solution, the keys version seems pretty awesome!
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I read the FAQs on the website. Internal power supply!!! Kudos to Elektron for staying away from the wall wart.
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I dunno. Yeah, features, yay for features. Still, when I could buy at least three good vintage polys or one major classic for the price of this, I think it would make me question how much I really want the fancy doodads.
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The CV functionality on this and the Analog 4 are very compelling. Imagine sequencing super tight(i.e. robotic) bass lines in a Minibrute or anything else with CV/gate inputs.
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I just ordered the module version, as mentioned before don't need the keys, already have too many keysynths, but the OS update is worth buying it. I guess if you don't own a. poly analog keyboard synth, cv interface, and sequencer, it must be a good value.
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So if this finally means the A4 gets a proper poly mode, I'm sure as h**l tempted about that one again... The Analog Keys is a nice and logical move from Elektron, congrats!
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Re: New Elektron Machine
seems intriguing, surely.
i'll be hunting one down to goof with for a bit...until then here's my initial reaction
-has a lovely sounding tri wave
-the poly modes are very creative, and linked to the sequencer which has per-step settings
-the fx sound good and are welcome (to be expected, really) in a new synth
on the other hand
- 4 voices is rather lean, polywise. and compounding this, 3 octaves suggests designating it to right OR left-hand duties during live use, while using another synth for bass or vice-versa. but then again the buzz of today is less can be more! ...right?
- such an uh, evocative/imaginative/poetic name and interface....and right after a korg analog called 'keys' debuts (an unfortunate yet ultimately forgivable derp). come to think of it, derp would be a better name than analog keys, especially if it's as awesome as we hope it is. be weird - whatever- just please don't be as generic as wall mart in naming your synth again, elektron.
- X/Ys are super-siiiick...but they're not modwheels. i would have liked at least a return-to-zero modulation controllerfor whammys, undulations and such, doods. a ribbon would be sweeeet, or perhaps the tilt-detector like on the radikal accelerator and in phones....i dunno, something besides just the aftertouch and a single x/y stick. call me greedy.
- the elektron-ified clicky-button interface may or may not work so well. it just initially 'reeks' of computer-keyboard..on a synth that probably should have more than 10 knobs. i have an Octatrack and it's OK; but it's one thing for a sequencer-y drum/groove whatever to give positive (and audible in this case) tactile feedback, but on a synth i find the smoother and more unambiguous the dials and switches feel, the better. we shall see if this is an aesthetic/UI boo-boo or not.
so (apart from the 3 octave limit) what we have here is a semi-viable alternative (but very different sounding) to a Jupiter 4, CS-50 or mofo, if that's you're bag. and also some welcome modern accoutrements, elektron-stylee. techno and synth-pop freaks rejoice - you've got a new axe to wield!
otoh church/cover/prog guys...go be boring! (or get high and keep praying to Bob for a new moog poly)
perhaps they're releasing a Big Brother to this with a full knobby interface and at least 5 octaves, 8 voices, modwheels yada...one can hope
i'll be hunting one down to goof with for a bit...until then here's my initial reaction
-has a lovely sounding tri wave
-the poly modes are very creative, and linked to the sequencer which has per-step settings
-the fx sound good and are welcome (to be expected, really) in a new synth
on the other hand
- 4 voices is rather lean, polywise. and compounding this, 3 octaves suggests designating it to right OR left-hand duties during live use, while using another synth for bass or vice-versa. but then again the buzz of today is less can be more! ...right?

- such an uh, evocative/imaginative/poetic name and interface....and right after a korg analog called 'keys' debuts (an unfortunate yet ultimately forgivable derp). come to think of it, derp would be a better name than analog keys, especially if it's as awesome as we hope it is. be weird - whatever- just please don't be as generic as wall mart in naming your synth again, elektron.
- X/Ys are super-siiiick...but they're not modwheels. i would have liked at least a return-to-zero modulation controllerfor whammys, undulations and such, doods. a ribbon would be sweeeet, or perhaps the tilt-detector like on the radikal accelerator and in phones....i dunno, something besides just the aftertouch and a single x/y stick. call me greedy.
- the elektron-ified clicky-button interface may or may not work so well. it just initially 'reeks' of computer-keyboard..on a synth that probably should have more than 10 knobs. i have an Octatrack and it's OK; but it's one thing for a sequencer-y drum/groove whatever to give positive (and audible in this case) tactile feedback, but on a synth i find the smoother and more unambiguous the dials and switches feel, the better. we shall see if this is an aesthetic/UI boo-boo or not.
so (apart from the 3 octave limit) what we have here is a semi-viable alternative (but very different sounding) to a Jupiter 4, CS-50 or mofo, if that's you're bag. and also some welcome modern accoutrements, elektron-stylee. techno and synth-pop freaks rejoice - you've got a new axe to wield!
otoh church/cover/prog guys...go be boring! (or get high and keep praying to Bob for a new moog poly)
perhaps they're releasing a Big Brother to this with a full knobby interface and at least 5 octaves, 8 voices, modwheels yada...one can hope

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Re: New Elektron Machine
I'm pretty into this - but interested to see what is in the box too.
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I just keep thinking about this when I read forums on the mystery elektron product
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So when do we get to find out what's in this box thingy? Hopefully before NAMM 

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$2299. The dollar's at 88c US at the moment, guess we can blame that.Hybrid88 wrote:That would be great if it was that price, fingers crossed we don't get the typical Aussie pricing
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Ah guess so, it'll probably be all of one place in Aus that stocks it anyway hahaStab Frenzy wrote:$2299. The dollar's at 88c US at the moment, guess we can blame that.Hybrid88 wrote:That would be great if it was that price, fingers crossed we don't get the typical Aussie pricing

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I'd like some confirmation on that. If that's true, I'd have a hard time justifying the AK, which is essentially just the A4 with keys with a much larger capacity for storing patches. Why not just buy the A4 and upgrade to the new OS, right?Z wrote:Didn't someone say that the +Drive is already present in the A4 but will be "unlocked" with a new OS?Aaron2 wrote:I think this looks like a great machine, but what's the street price going to be? If you take the Analog Four at $1,300 plus the +drive already installed (which itself is $400), keyboard, etc., this has got to be in the $2,000+ range.
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OK, I think I've answered my own question. If you check out Elektron's Facebook page, in answer to a recent question about whether "there be an os update in order to make the previous a4 owners have polyphony access," Elektron said the following:
Having polyphony is also a big deal, too, of course.
So I guess that's all the confirmation we need. I've also been surfing Elektron's forum, and some users have said that the +Drive hardware is already present on the PCB. It just needs to be "unlocked."Elektron Music Machines wrote:Yes, free OS upgrade featuring - among many things - polyphony and +Drive storage coming for the Analog Four. Will be released Dec 9, same day as the Analog Keys starts to ship.
Having polyphony is also a big deal, too, of course.