Also, if you hold down the lfo button and twist the desired parameter, the destination and depth will automatically map. I’m really hoping they’ll add an attack parameter (perhaps as a func + decay) - I’m tired of wasting my one lfo for longer scw attacks.
@1:43 1. First impressions @2:25 2. Overview @3:34 3. Pads explanation @3:59 4. Selecting tracks, loading samples, creating a kit @9:18 5. Adjusting sound parameters @10:57 6. Copy, clear, paste, undo @13:27 7. Live recording w/metronome click, pre-roll @15:56 8. Edit a recording @18:19 9. Edit velocity (trig volume) of notes @19:57 10. Using the chromatic keyboard @20:57 11. Editing notes and velocity with the knobs @22:07 12. Making local parameter changes, per note/ trig @23:12 13. Working with the delay time and feedback @25:26 14. Working with the reverb @26:01 15. Mixing track levels vs Volume + Distortion @27:39 16. Using the filter for mixing @30:36 17. Adjusting the bass track @31:09 18. Copy Paste patterns + pattern memory structure @32:28 19. Temp Save, "Control All", Reload pattern @34:30 20. An encouragement to perform, to be expressive @35:26 21. Using the CHANCE knob for changing probability @37:49 22. Using LFO to play a sample at a random pitch @41:25 23. Loading a folder of samples as a kit in one go @43:35 24. Using single waveform sounds for synths @45:34 25. Using an LFO to create a Filter sweep, for a typical bass @48:23 26. Changing the individual length of the tracks @54:02 27. Muting tracks, as a performance @54:38 28. Using conditional trigs to make longer evolving patterns @58:47 29. Nudging/ microtiming to play outside of the grid @1:00:41 30. Auto saving, temp save, save project @1:01:48 31. Intentionally mess it up @1:02:31 32. The FILL function @1:04:34 33. Retrigging notes @1:05:34 34. Press TRACK + PAGE/FILL to make the FILL stick/ latch With the Model:Cycles out now, some might want to check out (or revisit) this great tutorial of the Model:Samples. Thank you Cuckoo!
Ah yes, an excellent introductory tutorial assuming zero knowledge of the product. This is far better than reading the manual! Elektron should be paying you for these.
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@@truecuckoo the fact you do these tutorials with the ads turned off as well allowing us to focus on following the tutorial rather than ad skipping is incredible
This was immensely helpful. I grew up pre internet. I had to read the entire manual of my first sampler, an EMU ESX32, a hundred times over to get making beats back in 1992. On a whim I bought this unit and watched this video and started making beats again after a 15 year hiatus. What fun. Thank you so much. This is a great resource and I will be back for more.
can i touch you, wow someone from pre internet. if they fucking would deliver a manual then we could read them. but those lazy ass companies dont provide any longer
I don’t even have one of these and I’ve watched this entire tutorial. I learned more about mixing dynamics from this video than I have anywhere else. You are an excellent teacher. Hope you keep this going ad infinitum
I've played music my whole life but the Model:Samples is my first sampler or synth-like box of any kind (besides guitar pedals). This was such an amazing introductory experience and I feel as though I've gained some kind of new superpower. Thanks so much for the video!!
I thought I knew this machine inside out, boy was I wrong. Something as simple as using chance to have a note only repeat on a 4th without having to use another pattern just made my year. Can’t thank you enough for this!
I love this dude. He might be the most chill person I've ever seen on YT doing music videos. Just got my Model Samples as my first groovebox and I'm pumped. Looking forward to learning this thing.
I’m a pretty advanced user of most audio tools and only checked in here to see the functionality of the machine regarding possible purchase. However, I’m super impressed with this tutorial. You seem like such a cool person and I really hope you’re making something of an income with teaching and tutorials because this is really great work!!
Just got this beast as my first drum machine. This review is amazing. I was able to dive right in after just thirty minutes of watching. Also, I love how musical this thing is for such a cheap price tag. Velocity, crazy delay, chromatic tuning, reverse button, distortion with volume... all super intuitive and accessible. And some of the samples are really amazing and complex. I feel there’s still a bunch to learn but with this review and two hours of time I already built some patterns I was really happy with. Thanks for this great review of a musical drum machine. Both are rare!
A tip of mine for using Cycles or Samples boxes... Don't use velocity at all for volume, instead use velocity to control pan position & turn off any velocity for volume/level controlling it. It's just as easy to apply volume/level edits on these boxes with a parameter lock on steps in a sequence. If you assign velocity to panning position & control. All 6 tracks will have an easy way to pan steps in their sequences for each track. Turn your velocity mod source to pan & depth of it to max +63... Turn down the volume/level depth to 0. Then swing each tracks pan positions to hard left. Now a velocity value of 64 is centre pan. 0 velocity is hard left pan & 127 is hard right. Velocity how I pan things on every track without having to waist a lfo as a panning mod.
@True Cuckoo thought u may be interested in this tip for using velocity as a panning trick. I use velocity to control pan position now on every track... On both of my Model Cycles & Samples boxes. I prefer to edit trig parameter locks for levels per step using locks via the volume/dist knob. The velocity then can be very effective & more commonly most resourceful to make good at pan position duties... you just have to dial off any velocity to control levels, & if you turn the velocity pan depth to +63. You have to go to the tracks volume & panning page. Then turn the tracks pan position hard left. Now 127 velocity is hard right pan. 0 velocity is hard left & 64 velocity is center pan. Watch your beats go Cuckoo now.
Also, one really cool retrig "trick" not mentioned here is using it in conjunction with the velocity sensor of the pads. Hold down RETRIG and then softly press and hold one of the T pads. Then, without lifting your finger, increase the pressure on the pad and the volume will increase. Rinse, repeat. For double the fun, press and hold two pads.
I kinda love how you start the video with 'for beginners' and by the end you are vibing with the immediacy and playbility. I bought M:S to solve a problem - i sit down at my DAW and am overwhelmed with options. It is dead on for purpose - i have it and a uno synth and a couple of batteries on my coffee table an i dunno if ive had as much fun just jamming in a long time.
I have a M:Cycles, so a lot of this wasn’t so much new as it was confirming that I needed a M:Samples as well; so I ordered one!! 😁 The other thing this video taught me is that you, Cuckoo, have an incredible ear! As you started building the track, it took you only seconds to identify what each new element needed! Pure sorcery! Great teaching too! Many thanks! 🙏
Love this little machine. Not as deeep as other Elektron gear, but can still do a hell of a lot. Paired with a good analog, and you’re pretty much good to go. Classic.
Already watched twice to get a grasp of everything, now watching for the 3rd time with the Model:Samples in front of me. Great tutorial and invaluable to anyone learning the Elektron workflow for the first time. Thanks!
LOVE this tutorial, exactly the info. I needed, presented in a musical way that’s easy to grasp and creatively inspiring. I just traded with a local musician for the Model Samples, and even with the manual I wasn’t feeling it. Then I sat down with this video and the Samples, and it opened the door. (In fact, I found myself wandering off mid-tutoriaL and writing a song with it. Will finish the tutorial today.) Thanks for doing what you do, and for way you do it!
This has to be the best tutorial on a piece of music kit I've ever watched on RU-vid....Thank you, True Cuckoo, you have an excellent delivery and teaching manner...
I just bought one of these and this video is gonna be my main guide to learning the basic functions. I’ve fiddled with it for a couple hours and learned a lot, but was a little unclear on things. So thank you, this video will save me a lot of time and aggravation. I can see this unit being a lot of fun once you learn how to properly use it!
Ah Mr Cuckoo, I have always loved electronic music and now I own a Model Samples. With this awesome tutorial I am on my way and sampling nearly everything I hear and making sweet music!! Thank you sir. :)
If ever there was a natural born teacher it would have to you. The clarity of your examples and your pacing is excellent as is your instinct as to what to present and what to emphasize. Truly exceptional.
I was on the fence between Cycles and Samples and this just tipped me over. What a NICE way to get to know this instrument :_) Thank you so much, Cuckoo!
Thank you kind sir...this is an awesome video on model sample. Im having so much fun with this machine. For people like me who are new to music production, your videos are a godsend. Please don't stop doing what you do.
dude, you are without a doubt one of the best, if not the best, youtuber on music gear ever. thank you so much for enlightening us with such detailed content, you're a lifesaver
Thank you so much! I watched so many videos on the Samples and got little to no real info before finding yours which finally was made for actual beginners. P.s. New subscriber and Insa follower! Love your stuff.
Waiting on delivery of my Model:Samples and wanted to get up to speed ahead of time. This demo rocks! A bit long? Yes. Worth my time? Absolutely! Went through many vids but this is pretty much the only class you need on this piece of kit. Many thanks Mr. Cuckoo!
I've had my Samples for about a week and your video has been infinitely more helpful than the manual. Thanks very much! I'm really enjoying it a lot - it's my first Elektron (and drum machine!) experience, and after watching your tutorial I've been able to come up with a handful of fun things. Thanks again!
I have the M C just got the MS love your in depth tutorials! Can't wait to dive into the MS. I love these grooveboxes they're instant fun, especially with some effects pedals!
My Model:Samples is coming tomorrow, you should rename this video "The New Manual." SUPER helpful to see the effect of each function as well as hear it! Great content as always.
Cuckoo, thanks man! This is an amazing tutorial and you are an excellent tutor! I've just bought a Model Samples and although I'm one of those people who read the whole manual, it's a lot to take in, but you cover pretty much everything in a practical way. So I'm ready to get stuck in already. It's such a fun machine!!!
Thanks a lot, man! Very helpful tutorial, the best that I’ve seen. Actually I’ve watched it for 3 times - when I bought it, after couple weeks and again after 3-4 months with it, and I guess not for last time) it has soooo much power inside this sweet “dandy box”!
Enjoyed hanging out with you for this tutorial. You’ve persuaded me to pick one up. I’m brushing my hair and am heading out the door to Guitar Center. Your tutorials are great! Much love and respect ✌🏼
Dude, you are awesome :) I needed to write it about a year ago when I found your tutorial first time. When I choose a new gear I always check your review first.
Seriously. I’ve been craving a Samples since I first saw it. I’m looking at Electribe2 and a few other grooveboxes. This walkthrough is making me _really_ want it.
Awesome tutorial! You really have a gift for clear and practical explanations :) You are a great teacher, thank you so much for your tutorials, so thorough and efficient! Cheers
This tutorial is insane. I will have to watch it a few more times because a lot of the functions in the device are very subtle. Mostly the ones around recording, patterns and saving. Also i'm impressed he TC can punch in beats so effortlessly, those pads are insanely stiff.
This is by far the best explanation of the Model Samples! You helped me a lot to get to grips with it - way more helpful than studying the manual, really. So, thank you, cuckoo!🙏🖖
Essential, thank you sir! I was ready to toss this thing back into it's box. But your somewhat unorthodox style made things much more immediate while staying instructional!
fantastic video, I didn't know this groovebox ... but I understood everything immediately, compliments very clear explanations, the number 1 I fell in love with this machine.
I’ve only just got my hands on one of these cuckoo and not yet had much time on it, so your video is amazingly helpful. I’m only part way through it as I have to be up very early but I’ll be back for the remainder tomorrow. Cheers. Lee
35:00 this is something I've just started realizing before watching this video and was a driving reason I got the Yamaha CP73. Being able to do all of this live and dawless makes recording or going into my DAW so much better. Gets rid of post-work and lets me be organic and expressive.
This is the very best tutorial of any instrument I’ve ever seen! Thank you for saving me loads of time in prep for our forthcoming tour of Canada! Loads of inspiration here & you have “the groove” as was once said about us! If you are ever in town when we touring, please feel free to contact us. Likeminded people are rare these days. Thanks again for this! Clive n’ Drew - FARRINGTONMANN original members of When In Rome UK.
Cuckoo is right, Elektron have carefully curated absolutely excellent samples, which can serve as a good base of bread and butter samples that you can add you own samples to.
Whatever you do, don’t be like me. When I bought this machine 2+ years ago, I took the time to learn it pretty much inside out. It took a lot of effort to learn this fairly complicated device and I certainly wouldn’t call it a machine for beginners. Fast forward to today, and what am I doing? I’m relearning the whole thing. Why? Because I didn’t touch it for at least the past year and I’ve literally forgotten almost everything I learned about this seemingly underrated machine. My advice? If you take the time to thoroughly learn a device like this, don’t set it aside for too long. Keep playing it… often.