Exploding the Elektron Analog Rytm MkII 

You can use the impulse to ping a resonant filter! Tons of sound possibilities.

Please more RYTM content! absolutely incredible machine!

17:42 that's the best youtube advert and transition ever... free Justin!

really great video. one of the very few times Ive heard someone make something worthy on this machine. enjoyed watching you explain the nuances, of this machine in a way thats realistic and not just going over the features one by one. too many of those videos out there. love how you use single cycle samples, and also the scenes and performance macros. i hope you do more vids w this machine creatively.

What a fantastic demonstration! Must have watched a dozen or so extended demoes of this thing and just couldn’t hear the sound design grit and girth messing with the default sonics...this was a bit of a revelation! Big thanks

That last beat is one of the sickest things I've ever heard on YT. Props

The RYTM is such a beast - Love seeing how you use it, and your emphasis that what you are showing here isn't ALL it can do, but it's what YOU do. I often have to remind myself that I don't have to use ALL of the capabilities of these machines, and nothing used to derail me more than "Oh it can still do X and I"m not doing it, I should use that" And god yes, does this thing (and every electron box) need an SD card or CF or something for samples. Because of the space limitations and the management, I've mostly use samples for transients, kind of like how the DSI Tempest can work, and leave the real samples to something else.... If you think of it that way, as a pure "drum machine" as opposed to sampler, it makes more sense -- but that's now how it's positioned, and they are like 90% of the way to a truly great sampler, and that missing 10% is a very apparent 10%. The storage (and stereo) limitation is real, and a bit frustrating for where this is positioned.

Watching you perform at the end blows my mind in the same way as watching a concert pianist.

Fucking love some .paak. Nice mix Jeremy 🙏 Thank you for taking that monetization hit to bring us this bop.

I have been hoping you would cover the AR mkII for ages. Would love to see more!!!

absolut incedible man!!! love the final track. Keep on man.

Always learn something new from your Elektron videos, things I can take back to my Digitakt

Awesome tutorial! I am still learning mine and just updated to 1.70 version for the new machines and Euclidian modes. Such a great drum synth! I love mix sample with the analog drum engine to layer a bass/kick, snare/synth line and more. The new HI HAT LAB is my favorite new machine to create custom hats.

This final beat is absolutely unreal.

Woohoo, looking forward to this! Thanks Jeremy!

It's my favorite groovebox (I have the mki), there are so many options to write really cool-sounding drum patterns. P-locks, decent fx, stacking samples with the analog drum sounds, etc. Once you get the muscle memory, it gets reallllly fast and fun to use.

A faster way to handle samples is to go directly to a track's sample page, select an empty slot and press function and yes. That will bring you to the global memory and whatever you select there will automatically be loaded to the project.

You seriously nailed that final song like perfect all around

That Paak mash up at the end was great!

This was awesome! More Rytm MKII videos please.

Yeah baby!! Been waiting for this ish

Awesome final beat!

I love my Rytm. The performance and scenes are so cool. With performance I’m always in 2 minds. Most packs you can buy will use performances and scenes to affect the track under the pad, so the performance in pad 1 will affect the bass drum, but I also like performances that act like a kind of more focussed control all, and I haven’t come up with a system I can use to make this consistent from pattern to pattern, project to project. If I could change things I’d definitely introduce pattern level mutes, outside of song mode. This is the one thing that has totally held me back and meant that I’ve never performed with the Rytm without having the Digitakt alongside it.

TY for the reminder about what the impulse engine is useful for! My latest upload uses the exact technique you describe at 11:00, where I'm using a pad to trigger a signal going out the rear external outputs into this new eurorack fx unit I built, and then back into the Rytm's External In. I had to turn off the synth engine on that pad entirely in order for it to only play the sample, but I think I could have achieved the same effect by merely changing the engine to Impulse. Thx Jeremy! -Barry

Joey Blush Response and Baseck have some absolutely mind blowing videos with this thing

BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH SOME PROPER E X P L O D I N G

You can get around some of the sample limitations on the RYTM by creating concatenated samples and parameter lock the start / end playheads to trigger different different samples and add variation. Not unlike the OP-1 if you're familiar with that device ;) I get how people could be luke-warm about the design decisions regarding what features make it to each box, but if you have the budget to put a few of them together the limitations produce some really interesting results. The limitations on the sample bank if you lean into it will force you to be really deliberate about the way your projects are organized, and for me it caused me to rethink how I manage samples in my computer.

implus is great for pinging the filter with a high resonate setting and getting really unique toms and other sounds.

Great video. Advertising break was really good also.

great vid. awesome jam. watched twice. there is seemingly much appetite for AR vids judging by the comments, and I'd certainly enjoy more jams from scratch.

YES! I just got one of these after trying out the syntakt. The analog machines on that thing were so good that I knew I'd love this machine. It is also nice that it basically has a digitakt built in to it too. I love resampling and filtering the resamples to make weirdo delay like effects. I'm on a lunch break when typing this but I am looking forward to watching and learning from you! Thanks for all of the knowledge you share.

Fuck yes! This is great! Would love to see more RYTM stuff on your channel 🥰

You can use the CV/pedal ins (set to Expressions but use a switch) to build another two instances of SCENES but only four parameters per (pedal/switch) scene. This is how I use mine as I too run out of parameters in the scene page. Great video, awesome track!

Man, I just learned about how great the compressor is, and how it doesn’t apply to the individual outs. watching igor tweak the master fx and analog chain with performance patches also hilights the amazing machine. Here I was using the individual outs for post production, and was amazed to see that I had been underutilizing a huge feature on this beloved machine- the analog compressor on the main outs!

Honestly…..I actually enjoyed your advertising for Patchworks. Cool editing skills

Love the AR MK2. Got the grey though. amazing track!

Man that final beat is hard

Some wizardry on Rytm. So cool! Thx! It's a deep box, I wouldn't mind a follow up. (;

Damn. I think im gonna go detonate my digitakt now!

▲ audio rate lfo to pan is the one for me! thnx jeremy!

Love RmR and Jeremy 💖❤️💖

Came here for rytm tips and left with an Anderson paak remix. Good stuff 🎉

I love that you're showing off what the Rytm can do. Do not think this Elektron box gets nearly the love it deserves. I keep thinking I should sell my Takt & Tone and pick up this, cause I really need a drum-focused machine I can also make grooves with (and those other boxes just don't fit in my setup the way I thought they would). It's also wild that both the Rytm and Syntakt exist in the same timeline. I kind of feel like if the Rytm and Syntakt merged (and had expandable memory or accepted sd flash, as you mention) it'd be an unrivaled box. Great video, Jeremy!

Outro song is FYYYYRE 🔥

One of the most used machines in my main music genre (Tekno) PS: Would love to see a review on the Sherman Filterbank 2 someday haha.

Absolute banger!

Pretty Badass Indeed, sir!

I think that disembodied voice was actually a computer program that thinks it's a person trapped in a computer. Like, 80% confident.

gah damn the final performance is too good!

Dope track mate

Badass video. Thank you sir

The patchwerks ad is hilarious

Rytm mk2 & syntakt as a pair is amazing

bro. audio rate lfo on panning is such a good idea why didnt i think of that!! way better than short delay on ping pong, because then youve soaked up your delay. mate. thank you for this. still though, we need more lfos like on digitakt!!!! damit

Great-sounding song! And though I don't have the same hardware, the setup gives me all sorts of ideas to use in a future project. Thanks!

Good video Jeremy! We use this a pretty opposite way as I am way more sample based on it, but one thing that is awesome for the analog drum engines is that you can P-lock each synth engine to a single step on 1 single track. So for example, if you are on BD track 1, you can trigger all the buttons and then when you hold down each one when you go to the synth area you will find that you can now pick any engine you want - hats, kicks, snares - you are not limited to the BD and a few others anymore...It's pretty wild and mind- blowing since you can get that Aphex type of choked sound from the engines constantly switching plus you have just freed up a ton of tracks for other things as well. So yeah, I think this is right up your alley with the styles of music you like to make. Would love to see you try this!

That audio rate pan trick is so smart. Gonna see if I can replicate it on the Cycles.

I've had mine for a year and I've still barely explored what it can do. I was looking for an analog drum machine with big expressive pads and this was pretty much it. At times it has frustrated me very much due to technical issues (glitchy pads, frequent hangs), but now that I've worked out the kinks (latest firmware did me wonders), I don't think I'll ever get rid of it. I use it for a lot more than drums. I've given up trying to get a good analog cymbal crash out of it however, I think I might just have to use a sample.

Wow!!!! This track!

That Track!! ❤

More Rytm please!!! 🥰

Love to use an expression pedal on this machine as well. Btw super fat remix. Hopefully you won’t get a copyright strike tough.

Did you mean exploring? 💥

If I use distortion and compression on my Rytm MkII I get a lot of noise. Anyone else having the same problem?

ah thanks, thats a really helpful video xx

t’s nice to have a channel doing such a good content. I’m trying to figure out what is better for me. An Analog Rytm mkt 2 or the digitakt + the syntak. I need one or the other to create my own drum samples in the studio.. I work a lot with sound design and in the DAW I usually use synth and sample layers to make my own drum sounds. When I say digitakt + syntak it’s because I’m thinking about syncing the MIDI of the two devices and layering the synth (of syntak) with samples (of the digitakt). Example: in digitakt a clap sample and in the syntak a synth model clap. I’m trying to figure out which choice has more sound design power. In the Analog Rytm mkt 2 I can resample… but in the digitakt + syntak it looks like there is a bigger range of sounds for me to tweak and experiment with. What would be your suggestion? Thank you!

3:49 I almost choked on my lemonade

Hey so if you uploaded a longer acapella sample to the RYTM like you did, do you need to time stretch it in a DAW first before loading it into the RYTM Or are you able to set it to grid/BPM inside the RYTM? ..Or was the acapella not even in the RYTM during your final song? Thank you

Does it allow to detune/pitch shift the drum sounds ?? Thnxx brother ❤

Fire !

Dope machine

Could never sell mine, it rocks stand-alone, works amazing in the daw with overbridge, and you can make amazing samples for other samplers or daws. Surprised how little it’s talked about

Sick beat! More Rytm videos please!

Anyone have advice on which elektron to go with and why one would pick say the analog rytm vs octotrack vs analog four or any of the other models.

Id love to get a rytmII (or maybe a syntakt but no layering samples under the machines hmmm) but I really dont need the sequencer or that... cant justify $ for only using half the machine... great to see what you can do with one tho.

More Rytm!

The snare on this thing sound way more substantial then the on Korgs new analog drum machine.

daaaammmm bro

man if Elektron updated the syntakt to be able to import samples it would be insane..

I have not really found my drum machine. DFAM, is my fav price of kit, but not as primary drum. I currently have a TR-8. It is ok. I have friends that love the mk 1 of these.

I hate my tr8s and should probably get around to selling it to get a RYTM at some point since the digitone sold me on the elektron workflow

Goddamn 🔥🔥

sick video i had a question once you pretty much had all your sounds made in the rytm how were you able to process it into a whole completed beat ? im very interested in grabbing one very soon i use ableton 11 and i've read about the overbridge app just wondering if thats how you achieved this , keep the videos coming ! ps do a master class lol

Waiting for .Paak's remix on Send Me To Sleep now

Did they ever fix the pads? I had one for awhile and they kept cutting out the analog voices, which didn’t make sense to me. I think the pads were just not quite working properly.

Gosh I love my Rytm, and yes I hate the sample management!

Does it somehow differ from the white color version of this device?? They’re the same, right? Cheers beers brother ❤

Who did the vocals? That was awesome

youre making this really hard, today i decided to keep my tr8s for further testing and then sell it maybe becuase what ive been looking at is adding some analog drum synth and i thought i settled on trying to do it with the analog four over syntakt/rytm.

Hot. gotta ask - did you put the vocals in the machine, or is it coming from another source, please?

Do you have any information on them releasing a new rytm mk3? I have the original kind of stopped using it when I couldn’t load up my own samples. The version you have in this video I’m pretty sure you can load up your own samples finally …. but I’ve been waiting on the third version because while I like these two I feel like they need to step it up on the screen and get with the times and do what MPC is doing. It doesn’t have to be full on what MPC is doing but at least put a bigger LCD screen (possibly touch screen) to make the editing parameters a lot easier functionally and I feel they could squeeze in a lot more functionality through a different GUI interface system. Not trying to tell them how to run their business lol 😆 but if they could make one of these with a bigger screen I would also like bigger drum pads I can’t remember if they do the same after touch as the asm hydrasynth but add that tech if possible. I always love the simplicity of the sequencer on their devices so that’s one plus but again the song mode on these is trash another thing they need to adjust. My last complaint would be unusable sounds they come preloaded. I know this thing is an editing dream and I do that with other devices they have. However a lot of the sounds that come factory loaded are trash (literally unusable). They need to step it up in that department for a device that’s like 1200-1400 new. I still love the analog 4. Just want them to make the next leap maybe it’s just wishful thinking but I hope they’re coming out with a new one

At 1:31 the compressor volume was at 69.... nice.

Ideally, scenes would allow you to store track mute state.

Thanks for a great reminder of why I love it so much, limitations and all 😘🎚😵

wow - all the things you do is magic about Paak sample: did you edit it on another platform or is it sampled into the RYTM?

Definitely worth the $$$

You always make dope beats and have awesome vocal samples! Are those recorded exclusively or did you get them through a pack?

@ 5:45 I think you mean Kraken module from WMD

In SOME cases good?

Great video as always. If you find a good source for samples to use with the rytm, let us know.