Boiiii I will for sure buy a T-1 when I get some more cash. I'm also building my 12 channel midi controller atm, coupled with a syntakt and 303 running into Reaper (screenless). It's gonna be aaaawesome. Thank you so much for making these videos. I'd love short videos, like 5 minutes or something where you highlight a certain feature or certain way of working with any one of your instruments.
Probably the best explanation while using it, i have seen, so far i was concerned if its interesting, your video pushed the T1 to the top for me, it looks way easier than expected.
Have mine for a month and after watching this video I unwrapped it and tried it without looking at the manual. Its just great! All major operation is super straight forward and you get from nil to something with lightspeed. And with a little love from there to amazing stuff :-) The whole approach is so nicely different from the usual pattern programming. Its just a joy to use. Its kind of an instrument while not being one...
Looks fun, I think after the Cirklon which so far is the best sequencer I have come across (but correspondingly expensive) and the Octatrack with scenes, mixer + fx, the T1 could make a perfect sequencer for noodling and cooking up some alternative ideas, I don't say that disparagingly as noodling leads to better things.
That’s mad. T1 and Elektron make a good pairing (I feel like the T1 has some Elektron ‘genes’ in it). Did not realise it doubles as a CC controller. I assume (up arrow) and (down arrow) are linked to breath/mod macros for risers and breakdowns?
Great video! 🥳 Love it! Gonna take some time and explore the T-1. For me I had a real hard time wrapping my head around how it deals with arpeggios, I'm used to first having to create a chord and then transforming it into an arpeggio, but tyhe t-1 seems to have a different logic.
Thanks! You can use it in that way. Just set the rhythm you want with the pulses, then put the notes you want with the pitch. You can deeper with that later too
Great T-1 videos and tunes! Quick question - are you doing anything with program changes from the T-1, to change presets on your synths? The program change implementation is really basic (fixed values per bank/pattern), so i was thinking of using CC tracks with some Bome translation instead. Would be great to hear you thoughts on this...
Incredible demo! I'm looking at sequencers to pair with the SH-4d, and this might be the one to get for live shows. This is probably a stupid question, but are you programming sequences on the Syntakt and manipulating them on the Torso, or is everything stored on the T-1? Is either an option?
Question - is it possible to record the MIDI generated by the T-1 into the Elektron sequencers? (ie. to develop a music idea further within a studio context, rather than just performance)
How did you connect the t1, s1 and digitakt? Are you able to control the s1 with the digitakt or t1? Ive got a miniloge xd, digitakt and s1 nyself and still looking for the perfect connection so i can use the Minilogue xd to control the s1 but also to sequence the miniloge xd with the digitakt. Maybe you got any ideas?
I like that. I was actually thinking of getting a digitakt with torso t1 and a separate small 4 part multitimbral synth called freds lab manatee . But the thing is I like the idea of having additional melodic synths on the syntakt. But i'm worried that I might need some sample action for my drums. Yours sound really nice in this. But sometimes you need a bit of grit that comes from sampled drums. It will be my primary drum machine. I'm just wondering are the synthetic drums going to be enough for me? Obviously I like the extra control you get with synth drums but say for example layering samples for kicks and claps and snares is great. I'm generally really happy with synthetic high hats though. As an all in one thihng syntakt is a beast. I would buy it tomorrow if it had samples. But i'm thinking if i've got a 4 part synth as well maybe I should sacrifice that on the elektron gear and get digitakt so I can get some more textured sampled drums. But saying that I do love tweaking analogue hats. That is a nice feeling. I can only have one. I don't have room for two. Man thats a tough one.
I started with the Syntakt, I think for some styles (in the realm of techno) you could be happy with just that. But I also bought a Digitakt for that very reason, to have the grit of sampled drums. You could sacrifice a couple of Syntakt channels to midi trigger an external sampler, but IMO once you're hooked on the Elektron workflow, you just want more.
They do seem like a match made in heaven. I'm actually traveling with them hence the limited space but I think I might be able to figure out how I can take two.@@hillbilly8621
Always a tough decisions. Yeah, ideally both is the answer. If it’s for price reasons I understand. They are not cheap. If it’s for space reasons, then maybe get a 1010 Music Razzmatazz or Tangerine
Ahh ok. So it is a space thing. Yeah, check out the 1010 nano stuff. It’s tiny. Or you could even try a Roland MC-101. Super light, small, stereo, and can do a lot
Atm yeah. I'm using Maschine + as master clock as sometimes Maschine gets a little cranky when it is in Slave mode. This seems to help, but i'm not sure. Still testing
hey man! first off all thanks for all of those great explanations about the mighty T1 seq. 🙏 I have a specific question. Can we use the T1 and ST sequencer at the same time, in junction? I mean, can I program a simple set of tracks / song ideas (patterns and sounds) on the ST then manipulate / improvise them on the fly with the T1 live to be able to reload my project on the ST to the original state of the patterns? without ruining the original patterns and settings :) or do we have to write them all on the T1 and forget about the ST seq. completely. Thanks in advance 🙏 peace ☮
Welcome! You would probably have to sequence them all from the T1. But you could just put the corresponding T1 pattern in the same slot as ST. There is also a MIDI in mode on T1 where you can manipulate incoming midi, but if you fed that back into the the ST it would likely cause a midi feedback loop etc
Syntakt is a great techno box imo, but you really need to dive into programming it. Like, some of the best sounds I've got out of it are doing things like using a snare machine to make tonal sounds - ie thinking outside the box and finding the happy accidents.
@@AnalogSolmusic I saw this on the video, and then the website says 'each track can be set to one of the 3 track types'! I can’t wait to get this machine. It’s a shame it’s only one Euclidean pattern per step, I like the Rytm's 2 patterns with logic operators, but I think feeding back into tracks with the T1 can do the same thing. Thanks for your videos on this. Really helpful and inspiring.
Glad u like the vids. Yeah, each track has 3 modes. MIDI, CC, and input. But you can run them all at once and switch between them easily. U can see me doing it in some of my videos. Yes, it’s one Euclidean at a time, but you can change everything about it so fast, use temp button to snap back, and bounce between patterns. You can also randomize anything. Either in a controlled way or a continuous random way
This is so good. I’m sold. Do you have a video explaining how to set up the connectivity on the Elektron Syntakt to talk to the Torso? Thanks for sharing your experience with it!😊
If you were to have a blank pattern in the Syntakt and add some locked trigs (yellow locks) would the triggered notes from the T1 be played as your locked version?
Great video, thank you for sharing! The Torso T-1 is such an open-ended device that it is always very nice to see someone else's workflow. Love the stickers 😄
Hey man! Youre videos really steered me into picking up a T-1! And im having a ton of fun right now! I was curious though, When it comes to the CC tracks, how do you map them to the SYNTAKT? (im using my T-1 with the Digitone/ Digitakt) And I would love to start modulating Filters and other setting on the Digiboxes like you've done in the video here.
Excellent! Glad you like the vids! You can set the CC number you want on the T-1 hardware itself. Look up the number of the control u want in the Elektron manual, then map it on T1
Loving your T1 videos! Would be cool to see your approach to transition between songs and/or sounds on the Syntakt. I guess you could put different "soundsets" for each pattern of a project, maybe keeping one or two sounds the same from one to the next to help the transition. Another question is if you have considered a big midi controller (like a faderfox PC12) to map all the major Syntakt controls per track (like cutoff, fx sends, decay etc.) so you can twist different parameters at once, or if you find the T1 cc capabilites enough to mangle sounds live. Thanks and keep doing these very cool workflow breakdown videos!
Thanks! The way I play these days, I just improvise, so either I load a different sound on a track I’m not using, or I just gradually morph the current sound from its current state to where I want to go
Ideally yeah. Before, when I used to prepare more, I found Maschine really good for transitioning between songs. I have some videos about it. Might be in shorts
@@AnalogSolmusic it works the same as on the T1, dividing the steps as equally as possible. I'd imagined on an elektron box, with microtiming, it could divide it perfectly evenly and automatically microtime the steps.
Oh I see what you mean. I don’t know if the T1 can do that either. It puts it in the nearest step. This is more useful in most musical genres as it keeps things in time. Precise divisions with micro timing could be interesting for some more experimental genres, but it’s not what most people use it for
I love this video thank you so much for making and explaining how the Torso T1 works in such a fantastic way! Please, please do another long video on this amazing machine. I received my Torso T1 only 8 days ago and loving it after a 2 month wait. I reckon I have watched this film and the other 17 min film about 100 times and I am still finding out new stuff to learn on it! Thank you Analog Sol.
Really like your setup! Can you do program changes via the T-1 to your S1? (and other gear) It would be nice if the T-1 could also store the presets used in external gear in its pattern. This way you could turn everything off and pick it up later exactly where you left it.
What if I have the octatrack as the brain slaving the syntakt and a modular system will it still work like how you have shown in the video? This piece of gear keeps popping up in my feeds and I’m super thankful I’ve stumbled upon your video explaining it cheers 🍻
Glad u like the vid. Yeah it will work. You can run T1 as master or slave and either way it can still send out midi (and cv) to your instruments to control them
@@danpreston564pretty much what I’ve been doing. Any lead sounds come from my minilogue or serum. Bass sounds from the sub37. Everything hooked up over ableton link.
Great video - I see you have a machine+ would you recommend getting one at this stage in 2024? I'm a synth guy and have a kilpatrick carbon sequencer and RC202 looper but looking for a standalone groovebox that can actually do full so GS standalone or then use the arrangement to sequence my synths and record the song. Workflow seems down my lane but heard so many negative things about CPU etc and it's quite old now. Had an eye on the Totaiz SP16 but they are out of stock
Thanks! There’s a lot of great things about it, but some problems too. Yes CPU is easily stressed, but if you only use samples and no synths it’s pretty solid. Has huge ram, great multi sampling, stereo, polyphonic, and so much more. But, there are new things out and prob more coming. Try it first and decide
@@AnalogSolmusic thanks for the summary - I did try and return it as it kept deleting my downloaded packs. I guess I'm too much of a synth guy to deal with these hybrid machines so back to Roland and Yamaha then :)
Love your videos! You made me buy a Torso t-1, which I am loving now, and also found some new love for my unused Roland S-1. Just curious, what are you using the S-1 mix input for?
Wow, super cool. So just to double check my understanding if you don't mind confirming: Is the Digitakt playing the main sequence playing here, and the Torso-T1 is not sequencing at all, but is instead modulating via FX the sequence from the Digitakt?
have you had any luck getting the live recording of P-locks on the elektron sequencer to work alongside the T1. I found the elektron sequencer records the midi notes from the T1 which is annoying
Yeah, I just do itanually on each one. Mostly I’m sequencing on T-1, then occasionally I’ll do sequencing on Elektron for plocks. Usually only on Digitakt. Syntakt I don’t feel the need as much
T-1 seems dope af, though I haven’t touched one yet. Elektron’s sequencer isn’t bad (it was the best at one point IMO) but they’ve left it to rust. Nowadays pretty much anyone making a sequencer blows it out of the water. A shame since that was Elektron’s real selling point, because sonically, all their boxes are whatever sounding. I suspect they’ll add the Euclidean sequencer to the other boxes but still… too little too late. How about a ping pong, random . Also, only 8cc’s and basically nothing special for for the midi tracks… no arp, no ratchets, 1 LFO… it’s a really basic sequencer for external boxes.
Yeah T1 is super dope! However if I feel like doing serious P-Locks I still prefer to switch to the Elektron for that. The good thing is it is no problem to run them both at the same time 🎛️🎛️🎉
@@hillbilly8621I’ve owned every single piece of gear from Elektron up until the Syntakt, which I find beyond generic. Of course they can sound good, but compared to other synths… bottom barrel. I’d take a Vermona Perfourmer 1000 times over the A4. A Tempest over the Rytm, Mega FM over the Digitone. Elektron wins with workflow, hands down, but without it, they wouldn’t have captured the audience they have. I was a huge Elektron fanboy too… not a hater a lt all, but also realized they aren’t that great sounding
