Review of Analog Rytm MK2 - The Best Drum Machine? 

Can you change it's time signature? I'm looking for a drum machine that can follow complex times.

Александр that seems to be my issue as well

I can so hear Kanye on that beat

+Mike Logan that is the setup I am testing out as we speak :-)

+Mario Cruz :-D

I love bobeats videos but I have it when he says analogrytm it’s like the Moog muug thing!!

I love it too

Tempted to sample it 😂😂😂

+Akira Hoshino yes!! :-) it has a very good way so you can resample either stereo outs or individual outs! :-)

Same pad

+herbert druschke cheers mate!! Glad you like it!!

glade you make this channel ;-))

Monologue or Bass Station 2 is excellent choices. Moog Minitaur is also nice but less feature packed

Yeah Rytm is much easier to grasp

+astromass as far as I know the external inputs go thru the compressor only. Nothing else. I could be mistaken tho as I am not great at reading signal flow charts.

I so want a Tempest! Seems amazing! Thanks man!!

You can only sample 33 sec long sample at one time, then you manually save it, and allocate to a pad. You can have about 60mb of samples loaded at one point spread over the 12 pads

This is not really golf as a ”brain”, look at Digitakt or Octatrack for that :-

+DJ Free cool!! I think some of the demos had a bit of potential.

29:00 is dopeshit too

Well, I run a youtube channel about synths :-) so that is the big WHY

BoBeats I see. So basically what you're saying is that your recommendation is that if i already have the rytm and octatrack, the digitakt would be redundant.

Yes, I think so. At least I would not recommend it as Octa got you covered for midi and sampling and Rytm got you covered for sample playback and analog sounds

It should work awesome for techno! If you search Analog Rytm Techno I am sure there are several audio demos for you :-)

I can probably do this further down the line yeah :-)

Hooray! Thanks again!

You can change track routings in the global menu. If you want certain tracks to send to main outs and/or FX

I do not hear any difference. But to be totally honest I am not a nitpicky person. I could probably not hear it unless it was quite substantial.

No new synth yet on my unit :)

So, we're all waiting for an update: it will be available on the MK1 which is another proof how Elektron listens to customer feedback. Do you know if it's going to be available on all tracks or only selected ones? If the latter is true, I just hope these will not be Kick / Snare tracks, as I already need more of those.

Thanks Jay! :) Yeah since the Tempest got discontinued (or just not developed any more firmware-wise) I feel it it

The ar/ak/a4 works with Kits. So a new pattern will use the previous patterns kit unless changed

yes the old displays are not fun when you are used to mk2 ones imo. But Digitakt and ARmk2 might have a bit of overlap for you so think hard if you really need the AR as its a big investment

@@BoBeats i definitely want a drum synth, and since i got used to using P-locks, i can hardly imagine getting something else than an AR or MD. Thats why i was thinking of swapping the DT for an AR mk2...but then I will miss the midi tracks controll...oh jeez..

I don't think that is exactly the same. This is what the Digitakt manual says: "11.3.7 LOOP Loop Pos sets the position in the sample to where playback will return to after reaching the Length Position (defined by STRT + LEN) of the sample if PLAY MODE is set to FORWARD LOOP or REVERSE LOOP. The sample is then looped between the end of LEN and LOOP. (0.00-120.00)" So sample plays to length point/value, then returns to another value that is not the start value. This is different from Rytm

Hey! If I dont misremember I am quite sure you can stream all the channels to PC. But please double check with the manual or Roland :) its hard to remember

@@BoBeats Ok. Thank you some much for answering me.👧🙋 I really hate of dry Roland's manual. Sorry.

+Klumppe Digitakt offers a lot of the workflow so you got that covered. The question is how much the analog synth engine is worth to you!

It seems that this is one of the main questions here! I am impressed that we return to it or that elektron returns us to that question so, but so old. There are many detractors of the analog sound for a drummachine and, also for the samples!

Sure, using the Octa thru this can work nicely.

If I can get my hands on them I will :-) cheers!!

@@BoBeats Yes.. please make a review of Jomox Alpha Base... maybe compared to rytm mk2. Would love to see the pro and contras.

This guy is right. The AR MK2 has plenty of issues. Just read through the Elektronauts forum. Mine had faulty mute pads. Had to send it back. It took several months to fix. I even had to pay for shipping to my retailer. My friends MK2 had a defect, too. He sent it to the retailer, who sent it to Elektron and after they shipped it back to him, it was still not fixed. He had to go through the entire procedure twice. Here is my advice to people who want to buy the AR Mk2: if you can afford buying it, then not using it for several months as it is being fixed by Elektron, and going through the trouble of boxing and unboxing it several times to send it back and forth between you and your retailer - go for it.

Yes bro Raster Noton , Warp and n5md also

+david lynch I would say that the Octatrack is the best choice for this. Absolutely the best for live performances with samples! A digitakt would be the second best

I'll throw my thoughts in here. If you have no need for the analog synth engine, I think the Digitakt is closer to what you are looking for. If you need performance macros or song mode that the ARmk2 provides, then it might be worth it to just get the big one... That said and I know you didn't ask about this but if I were doing what you are doing (especially with the Tanpura) I would recommend the Octatrack all the way.

Thanks for the advice guys! All 3 would be the best I suppose.

For the Sitar/Indian Classical stuff, my hands are pretty busy, so I probably want something that favours long sequences. But When I'm playing guitar or doing electronic/synth stuff playability is better. I am thinking of the Digitakt with an MPD232 that I already have for pads/faders. The pads are great on it.

you might also check out the MPC Live. Sample loading and programming is much simpler and more straightforward. I have owned an octatrack, a rytm, and an MPC live and used them all extensively. Know that Elektron stuff is awesome, but the only Elektrom machine that lets you save the tempo with the pattern is the digitakt. With the Octatrack or the Rytm, you have to manually change the tempo every time you want it to change, or you have to send it a tempo change via an external machine. There is no workaround for this, so if you're playing an instrument at the same time you're using one of these machines, you'd have to have a free hand (and moment to concentrate on the box) to go into the tempo menu and turn the tempo knob.

Each track can have a sample. So 8 samples playing at once and 12 tracks total

Not any plans as of yet

Probably OT. Its just crazy cool!

BoBeats sounds good, is it really hard to use like people said?

Its not hard to use, but it takes time getting used to. Read manual. Watch tutorials. Get a basic understanding of how it works and it will be fine. I think the major problem is people expect it to work like a DAW or traditional sampler. It doesn't. Its just different and very cool :)

All the music is 100% analog rytm (some samples, some analog sounds)unprocessed!

Oh Jesus... I need one of these, now.

Sadly, after looking around on Chinese website (I live in China), this thing isn't sold ANYWHERE in China. Goodness gracious.

So I can have my virus ti play through the sequencer of MK2?

@@shieldyourselfmusic8567 Yeah, make sure you have the updated firmware for the mk2. Use a midi cable from the midi out on the MK2 to the midi in on your Virus ti. Select a Track pad on the MK2 to play/sequence, then hold FUNC and press Trig (which will bring up the Quantize settings for that track). In that menu there's a box to check like "send midi notes" that will route that track # to the same midi channel # (so if you use track 11 then it will send all of the notes to midi channel 11). Now sequence steps or go into Chromatic mode to play with that track still selected and it should trigger on your Virus. There are a couple of other settings that could cause a problem, something like: The virus needs to be set to receive midi notes from that channel (so omni mode on the virus would receive from all channels maybe by default, if not you'll need to change the midi channel of the virus to the same track # from the Rytm).

@@DJ-Wix thanks I dont own mk2 yet but just waiting on my refund of polybrute and then im pulling the trigger

No Digitakt doesnt have time stretching

thats good to know. thanks!

+Woody Piano Shack ah your heresy is forgiven if you watch it all :-D

no problem at all bo, it's worth it just to hear you say Rytm. :D

and circuitry! :D CÖRKUÖIITY

Tea vs Coffee the eternal producer debate :P

Drink both - make everyone happy - make the economy better ;) Analogue vs. digital, coffee vs. tea, samples vs. real instruments.... why choose when you can have the best of both worlds ;)

Mono

thanks man

+Johnathan C no. The Rytm Mk1 can’t sample. It only has the external inputs that are used to go into the compressor. The mk2 had 2 additional inputs that works for sampling. Different architecture.

Cant speak for the impact but I would stay away from the drumbrute unless its a brand new model. Big problems with the sounds degrading. I would say theres no comparison, this thing is miles and miles ahead of arturia drums period. they are entry level this is pro grade

Dirty Harry this comment was specifically regarding the analog machines not the instruments as a whole. Anyway you might be glad to know i went with the rytm