10th time coming back to this video. When you're too lazy to read the manual and you love the look of loopop's fingers.

@shatteredsquare

4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous fingers if I do say so...😁

@sajp8859

3 жыл бұрын

LOL Yeah-me too Blair 😂

@sajp8859

3 жыл бұрын

@Patrick Bateman Huh???

@jeffryarchambeau5441

Жыл бұрын

I iifc

I love the logical flow and clarity of your tutorials. Very helpful. Thank you.

Just picked up my new (to me) A4mkii yesterday, so loving this video more than ever now! How you don’t have a million+ subscribers is beyond me. Thank you so much!

Can't help but notice how excited you are with many of the features, when these tutorials are usually so dry. Shows how great this synth really is. Mine is coming today and I can't wait!

@Amatteus

4 жыл бұрын

How is it?. Happy?

@syrus3k

Жыл бұрын

@@Amatteus probably still busy twiddling knobs

@andreumateulamas

Жыл бұрын

@@syrus3k >probably got frustrated since it is so complicated to understand... and does not touch anymore.

the HP bass boost trick is awesome and gives huge results. THANX, as always, really thank you Loopop for your clean, super-useful tuts n trix ;)

Finding the audio-spectro-techno-graphs absolutely hypnotic. Very cool.

One of the best tutorials ever seen. Professionally made, with a summary, an oscilloscope and an FFT. So well that it made me want to buy an A4.

@ErwinSchrodinger64

2 жыл бұрын

FFT? Fast Fourier Transform?

@teamcoalhapcharcoal

10 ай бұрын

​​@@ErwinSchrodinger64Fast and Furious Twenty, out soon starring The Undertaker and John Cena

just bought this beast and would love to see more about this by you ! your videos are so clear dude ! cheers !

Please do more of these. The A4 is so vast that you could do fifty of these videos with room to spare.

When I am away from it, I am happy to remember how great the A4 is. Wonderful sound, and incredibly powerful! Thanks for reminding me...

Thank you for your tutorials. You just make it easier. God bless you 🙏

Everything about this tutorial was great. Loved the sound too! Gonna listen to it tomorrow at work!

I have the MK1 since 2015. still loving it!

Not the first video of you, which impressed me. Very good tutor skills with clear focus and table of contents. Hardware manufactors should pay you for each video you create. You already sold me the Polyend SEQ. Thanks a lot!

thanks for the overview! just got a mk1 and loving it so far, it’s such a deep instrument and sounds lovely. i have a feeling i’ll be going on many sonic journeys with this one ^-^

Wow, what a splendid lecture! :-)

I think my whole life these days is hearing about a new synth, listening to loopop demo it, then buying it. I ❤️ it! 😄

@chefjonsf

2 жыл бұрын

It's like buying wine, only more enjoyable on so many levels.

Discovered the bonus effect LFOs earlier today I have had mine for about a month and still finding new stuff love it

Thanks you have helped me understand so much more about this machine

Thanks so much... great in-depth analysis of the a4mk2! Just subscribed to your channel 👍🏻

Mine will arrive Wednesday and I really appreciate your entire presentation and clarity of how, what, and where things are. It is giving me a great understanding of the unit before I even get it. Well done and very professional!

Top notch walk-through and tutorial. I watched this video 10 months ago and it inspired me to purchase the A4. I'm finally getting over the learning curve and coming back to this video to sure up what I've learned. Thanks for the great work!

@Amatteus

4 жыл бұрын

So. How long it took you to understand all the functions?-. I am thinking in one but I am little scared of the difficulty of the machine.

@tiffanzsolti

Жыл бұрын

@@Amatteus one year

The best tutorial i've seen !

Great reference guide as usual. Big thanks for sharing! Keep it up ;)

Great job!! Very well explained

Your turorials are the best!

thanks for the great video! very good explainations

@Loopop your videos are always extremely well done, even after 6 years, the best A4 tutorial around. Clear, high pedagogical level, straight to the point and accessible to beginners or pro level. Very needed especially since the Elektron's manuals are well known to be as easy to read as ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Thanks a ton!

@loopop

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for taking the time to write!

This helped a lot!

Bravo, very good tutorial, Sir. I Didn't know about page 2 so have downloaded the manual also.

@follymax

6 жыл бұрын

LoL

Really great video describing features and giving brief description!

@lorincooper2939

4 жыл бұрын

Opened me up to BassDrum design using the Feedback > Osc1! Also the LFO / Multi-t fork > osc 1= FM is new to me, thank you! Opens so many doors!!+

Still the best tutorial of this amazing synth!

i came here a lot of times! for some reason i was one of 23 voting down which is a thing i didn't do. great job!

this is a great great video.thank you!

Late to the party. Didnt realize the capabilities of this thing. I just saw 4 voices and the price tag and dismissed it. But having two Elektron 'Takts I'm loving Elektron products. This has made me take a second gander at this synth.

great video

Maravilloso video! Gracias

Very nice video!

BRAVO!!!! nice videos!

Thank you for the video. Your explanations are very good and saved me to consult the manual. The oscilloscope and the spectrum analyzer are the icing on the cake.

I bought mine on launch and I have been in love with it ever since, easily a modern classic

@rustikinc63

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew savant What did you use for these sounds prior? Just wondering

@ordinarypablo

3 жыл бұрын

How do you like it so far?

Thank you! Very useful - with reading of manual in advance.

If this device had the 2 overlays you add in the video it would be 11/10. Thanks for a great video.

decent tutoriaL: especially two spectrometers and the contents by minute.

My Analog Keys is still on a journey to me but I am already and expert. Thanks! such great tutorials

Excellent, thank you

Really good overview! I'm thinking about a first synth (have a Rytm and Octatrack) and love the Elektron workflow.

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Moekie thanks ;)

I now have 4 Pieces of Elektron gear now ... thanks to this video

Thanks again for this...hope you don't mind me asking advice, if I make a song with the A4 and the Minibrute 2S, both with multiple patterns - using the A4 as master, can it make the MB2S change pattern automatically via midi? so they're changing patterns together. It's really tricky to do it manually every time!

This man is the best at what he does

Useful tutorial ! Hope you will do more with Analog 4 MKII

Was wondering if you thing this synth is a good pairing for a Techno/House setup with a Digitakt and MPC Live 2? I want a poly synth, but this seems to be able to do much more for a live setup.

About the Sub-Osc: Can you also choose a different shape? And does that mean you could play up to 16 oscillators when using this technique (4x4)? Is there perhaps a hack to play the sub individually (or change the offset value on keypress/trig).. i guess it can be 4x fixed chords that won't make much sense musically, but perhaps you could make a huge detuned super saw work out, and for a evolving pad sound with multiple stages. Hmm. Interesting. Can't wait to test that.

Excellent video.

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks ;)

Fantastic tutorial. You might already have moved on to something else, but would you be able to make a video on the sequencer specifically?

wow! how good are your reviews ??? great!!

Thanks for reminding me what a beast of an instrument I have! 😊

Love your stuff! Quick question, do you know how many midi notes can be played per step, per midi track on the Analog Four MkII? Is it 4 like the Digitakt? 8 like the Digitone? Thanks.

On the beginning when you can choice kick or snare I can't such kind of possibility because I have clear slot. How I can fullfill with for example base sound they we have on the A4 ?

That overbridge oscilloscope is badass

Thank you thank you thank you!

Hope to see you do a full blown tutorial on the A4 like you did for the Pyramid. That was one of the best full blown tutorials I've ever seen.

A masterful review Sir, Like others I am waiting for the 'keys' version ie: Analog Keys MK2.... And that outro is sweet :hat1:

@outlier5844

2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting....

I just wanted to echo other compliments about this tutorial. No fuss and focused. Thanks again.

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Steven Grandy thanks very much ;)

I have the A4 and RYTM mk1’s and after looking at the used selling price and the new price for the mk2’s decided to just stay with the mk1’s.

do you have any thoughts on the analog keys vs MK2?

is there a way to preview a specific trig?

This vs. Dsi Rev. 2, 8 Voice which one would you choose?

@loopop, how do you think updates have improved the A4 mk2 since the release?

Excellent video ! The oscilloscope on the left helps a lot in understanding the modulation of the synth. I recognize Spectrum on the right, but what is the plugin on the left? Thank you !

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Alexis Crête-Lafrenière Thanks! It’s called MOscilloscope

@Tymosxior

6 жыл бұрын

loopop, tell me plz how U get this oscilloscopes? There are on your tablet or this is just effect on your movie? Grettings!

@TheAsdDsaQwerty

5 жыл бұрын

@@Tymosxior I think it's a plugin being recorded from the computer and it is put there using after effects or any similar program

I can see the improvement of the holographic displays between the release of this video and now. They still look cool tho!

The LFO/ENV destination are parameter lockable?

Lovely detailed tutorial, thoroughly appreciate the time and effort that went in to this wonderful video! Im considering purchasing the A4Mkii, I have a limited background in subtractive synthesis and think all the waveform visuals presented in this video are really handy for visualising different sound design processes. Are these waveform visuals (such as those seen at 3:54) available to use in real time with the a4mkii when linked with a computer? If so please could you direct me on how to do this? Thanks again for the great content!

@loopop

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionaly I’ll use scopes by VCV

@SamDonaldsonMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@loopop thanks for the reply, I'll have a look into that!

Do you know if anyone has done an update video, about how to sequence external gear with the A4? It's not super simple, could use a tutorial...

Hey, great video, I really learned alot! Is it possible to give the four different tracks different lengths ? for example 16 steps for the first but a 5 step poly rythm at the second etc. ?

@loopop

3 жыл бұрын

thanks and yes

Can you also send tracks through usb back to the A4?

I always wanted to know if the oscilloscope that appears in your videos in a vst. If so, which plugin is it?

@loopop

4 жыл бұрын

Juan Mango Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionaly I’ll use scopes by VCV

Thanks for making videos like this! How about a jam video one time? 😉

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Pug Noise thanks! There’s a quick one on my Instagram account (using the MK1) - scroll all the way back. Check other videos on this channel for me playing other instruments... thanks for your interest

A very simple question: how do you save a song, a piece composed and arranged on the analogue four? Since we do not talk about Overbridge. Thanks for the info

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Do you mean how to create a song chain or how to move it to a computer? Assuming the latter, overbridge doesn’t help you much - if you have an audio interface then you can just sample the output. If not, join elektron’s overbridge beta - I think that part already works

@loopop can you please tell me what the program you are using to see the wave forms, and do they tell you the frequency of the waves as well? thanks in advance.

@loopop

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionaly I’ll use scopes by VCV

@rollonfood

4 жыл бұрын

@@loopop thanks for replying! You're easily one of my favorite music production KZreadrs. I tried searching your uploads for any information on exactly why, and how the oscilscopes help with sound design. Could you answer briefly here? ( Perhaps make a vid? :). Also , i would pay money for some tutoring if you're interested in that. ! Either way, keep up the good work!

@loopop

4 жыл бұрын

Antonio Rollon thanks so much! I talk about using scopes in synthesis in my book available in patreon. Not taking on 1x1 students at this time, thanks for the interest though

How would you rate the Elektron Analog 4 versus the wave table synths like Access Virus TI2 and Waldorf Blowfeld? Better or just different? If you had to pick one what would you get and why?

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Renaissance Man crap man that’s like 5 videos right there.

@GuitarsAndSynths

6 жыл бұрын

No worries, I am happy so far with my new A4. It is easier to work with than the confusing menu system of the Virus or the Blofeld. Plus it plays well with Eurorack gear. I love the wave forms features. Easy to make bass, trance, drums, weird noises. I layer reverb and chorus on top of the 0-coast and it sounds really rich. The Virus is 2x as much as the A4 and I really don't see it sounding any better from my experience. Blofeld is good value and I would get one for wave table synthesis as it has those wave tables the A4 is missing.

Are they going to put keys on it?

can u use the the effects through the individual outs? or they just available through the main outs ?

@jduncan1980

5 жыл бұрын

Only through the main outs... but you can route the sounds to the individual outs, and just the effects through the main outs, so you can still use them, they just won’t be on the actual individual outs...they’re send effects, so this makes sense.

Very clear exposition of all concepts! Such a good video! This synth sounds amazing, yet is not user friendly, forcing you with menu dive of all parameters. It must be a pain to find out "where is what", all the times you have an idea...

@mira-belleasso4061

5 жыл бұрын

in fact it's the total opposit with all the elektron gear i had, the ideas come out of the box with you as an interface ,)

@Amatteus

4 жыл бұрын

@@mira-belleasso4061 This is easier or more difficult than other Elektrons.

@mira-belleasso4061

4 жыл бұрын

@@Amatteus easiest one will be the machine drum even if you can do crazy stuff with it and harder one will be octatrack because of all the things you can do and all ways of doing it for the a4 go for it really

@andreumateulamas

4 жыл бұрын

@@mira-belleasso4061 Thank you. I already have Roland TR8s as a drum machine.. Now i am considering this for rhythmic synth, but i am scared of the learning proces.. I had a ver bad experience with Akai mpc... compared to Ableton I could never understand the workflow and I had to sell it after wasting a lot of time trying to learn it... I am afraid that might happen to me again with this one... Ableton is so simple and easy. You can see what is happening , everything is visual..

Great video, I like your format and style for these presentations. The waveforms, layout of the text and your script are very appreciated. You definitely made the Analog Four, already on my radar, more intriguing to me. Outside of the normal gear lust, do you find yourself wanting other analog synths like a sub37 (or behringer D even) or do you feel like it would be a bit redundant and/or limiting? How controllable would this be by a Deluge? I like the Elektron gear but I'm somehow concerned I'd get to split up in my track building...

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Adam - thanks for your comment. I have the Sub 37 and may get the D just because of its low price, but as you may have noticed I have a slight synth problem, so I don't think it's an example anyone should follow. I love the Moogs for sure (Mother-32 also sounds awesome BTW). Are they all redundant? Probably... but they sure are fun to play... Regarding controlling the A4 with the Deluge, yes, you could, but you'd be missing out on the powerful sequencer A4 features. Maybe sequence the more melodic tracks with the Deluge and the sound/parameter locked ones with the A4

I'm going to buy A4 MKII today, guys. Will I regret? ) My friend, one famous psy chillout (not only) music producer, told me that he did sold his A4 mk2. Because he "didn't liked the sound of it". Honestly I don't know what to think about this.

Thanks for great review/tutorial. What is that scope window that you are using to show the waveforms?

@loopop

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle

@thisall4real

4 жыл бұрын

@@loopop Thanks a lot. Ill check them out. Look like theyll be handy for learning to make patches..

Elektron should hire you to do videos. Liked and subbed.

@midinerd

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKec2Mhxo8_JZdY.html

@Korr123

4 жыл бұрын

midinerd thats loopop?:)) nah

Thx

very good video as always loopop. thanks ! what software do you use to monitor frequencies you use on several videos. good tool to have. thanks !

@loopop

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionally I’ll use scopes by VCV

Very good video. I bought one and want an oscilloscope and frequency analyzer too. What tools do you use?

@loopop

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionally I’ll use scopes by VCV

@debontehond22

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

How did you get the waveform displayed? Which programm or hardware or symbious of both do you use for that? Would help me and the understanding of others a lot! Thanks for that tutorial

@loopop

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionaly I’ll use scopes by VCV

@philypp2764

4 жыл бұрын

@@loopop thanks alot for the fast reply. Will try it out, cheers ! :)

Nice!

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl Mikael!

@procyborg

6 жыл бұрын

I love it when you guys follow and support eachother !

@CarlMikaelBjork

6 жыл бұрын

Woop!

@GuitarsAndSynths

6 жыл бұрын

me too folks are super nice and helpful in the synth world :-)

Hi. Appreciate the great videos and insight as always. Hope I'm not abusing comments by asking for your advice on Analog Four MKII here. I wonder how you'd compare or choose between Analog Four MKII and Novation Peak? I'm curious which one you personally prefer or like/enjoy more (subjectively). To provide some context, I currently own the Digitone & Digitakt duo, and I'm interested/tempted to add an analog synth to my collection as well. Of all the options, Analog Four and Peak appeal to me the most. I'm still relatively new to synthesis, but have learned a lot of theory in the past year. Unfortunately, I haven't put it to practice much for designing my own sounds, perhaps because FM is still intimidating and doesn't come naturally. In contrast, I think especially with Peak's layout, it would be hard not to design/tweak your own sounds. Here are a few key factors that make the decision challenging ... Peak (Pros/Cons): + Hands-on controls, logical layout, everything in view + More oscillator options and wavetables - Digital oscillators - Not multitimbral - Not playable standalone (without another keyboard or sequencer) Analog Four (Pros/Cons): + Analog oscillators + Multitimbral + Sequencer and keyboard - All sound design is done through a small screen - Too much overlap with other Elektron boxes in terms of sequencing capabilities (Advantage: Familiarity, Disadvantage: Lack of diversification) Apologies for the long comment, but I'm struggling with the decision. Would appreciate your thoughts and advice. Thank you!

@loopop

3 жыл бұрын

My advice is to do the research (which you are) because these decisions are always so personal - no one can make the decision for you IMHO, especially with such different products

@a_shoja

3 жыл бұрын

@@loopop Thanks, appreciate the advice. Will continue researching and thinking. The ultimate criteria for me is the amount of time I spent with the synth. That's why I'm leaning toward Analog Four. And I know you highly recommend it :)

Hi loopop, excellent video as usual! Do you think a Mk2 is worth it over a Mk1 its almost half price here second hand!

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

richieAnimation thanks! I think an MK1 is better than no A4 at all for sure.... I really like the screen and buttons on this one - more comfortable and less noisy. Also, I have a particular type of color blindness where I can’t tell the red/green on the old A4 but can on this one for some odd reason. The new inputs are cool too. The overdrive and bass on this one are great but I liked the MK1’s sound a lot too. So... bottom line MK2 is better - but MK1 kicks ass too....

@CarlMikaelBjork

6 жыл бұрын

Money aside - yes it's a step up. Most definitely. Adjusted filter and overdrive that goes further. The dedicated buttons and increased surface/UI area is valuable to me. Control pedal/CV input is cool. Making economic decisions for someone else is hard, though. ;-)

@LloydRobinson

6 жыл бұрын

Carl Mikael's Cabinet of Curiosities I'm a novice and wanted to invest in some quality hardware. Faced with the same economic issues, I simply saved up. Also I looked at age and depreciation. Mk1 has been out 5 years so I thought about the Mkii 5 years down the line v 10 years? Plus the Mkii for me seemed easier to use and looks fantastic and Is so much fun.

@GuitarsAndSynths

6 жыл бұрын

Elektron gear holds up pretty well in value compared to most other brands. Old 10 year old Machine Drum Elektron are selling for $600+ still and that is OLD tech compared to new gear.

@ghostsax

6 жыл бұрын

sct11s45 he’s saying that having a mk1 and not a mk2 is still better than having no a4 at all - but the mk2 is still the ideal choice.

Great vid What software did you use to represent the waveforms?

@loopop

6 жыл бұрын

Quad3r thanks! MOscilloscope and ableton Spectrum

Great video man! Just bought one of these the other day and am in love! Do you know if its possible to play multiple sounds on one track?

@loopop

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes it is

@benhorton6940

2 жыл бұрын

@@loopop ok awesome! Don’t suppose you could point me to some instructions on how to do it? :)

@loopop

2 жыл бұрын

@@benhorton6940 It’s the first thing I show in this video…

@benhorton6940

2 жыл бұрын

@@loopop I must have missed it! How embarrassing sorry about that!

Not sure why the A4 is so unpopular. But glad I bought mine for $500 from someone who didn't get it. It's a modular in a box, with full sequenced control of almost every parameter. Not sure why you can't Plock the arp settings. You know, for ratcheting and other range/time fun things? That would make it such an unbeatable synth!

Why does the numerical disappear everytime you change a knob ? The number starts to change as you move a parameter, then it just disappears ! This strikes me as rather strange, you shouldn't have to move a knob to find out if the frequency is on 82 or 83. Surely the screen should grant instant access to all 10 parameter knobs without you having to tweak them 1st ? ? ? PS: Then at the end of the video i notice that the modulation page doesn't "disappear the numericals". I can't buy a machine that disappears the numericals for no purpose.

I wish someone would cover the CV outs and how that works with other synths

@hitthesynth6417

4 жыл бұрын

CV tools is deep but very complex and kinda unconventional... I'm working on a video on it..