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Wow, thank you for that compliment!! ❤️

Hey, I appreciate your input and you're the third person to suggest this in a month. 😊 You're right and I felt I could only speak about the gear I personally have experience with. Would be fun to give those two a try some time. Thanks for watching!

@ I had a4mk2 and knee jerk sold it. It's not as immediate perhaps but I do feel it's underrated Who knows maybe that prototype unit will happen after all

@@LordoftheBadgers Yeah I think I'd prefer a more modern unit so I'd prefer to wait for a secondhand market Digitone 2 or this Tonverk enigma. 😊

Yeah, for ambient the richer FM tones of the Digitone is probably more compelling than the analog tones of the Syntakt. Feel free to check out our most recent Syntakt jam "Awakening" (look for a thumbnail with a cow 🐮) if you want to hear something other than techno on the Syntakt. 😊 I'm with you though, and I also personally look forward to some Digitone 2s on the secondhand market. Oh and you can order replacement buttons from Elektron if they've turned sticky.

@ my takt has a sticky button. The tone has a couple of intermittent contacts on two trig buttons. A bit annoying but I bought it new before lockdown and so much fancy synth has come n gone but my dn holds sway

@@LordoftheBadgers I've read that you can easily pry the buttons off, I think there may be TH-cam videos showing how it's done. Or you can join the Elektronauts forum and get some assistance. Point being, it might be a case of just having to carefully clean the underside of those buttons that make intermittent contact. Hope this helps!

@ aye. I figured so. Just idk how to not mess it up! Shall research

@@joserivera1054 Thanks! 🙏

Dank U!

@@przemekmarkiewicz2619 It feels pretty technical to see those notes fly by on the screen doesn't it. 😂

Hey there, thanks for the feedback and sub! Totally sharing your love for grooveboxes. 😊 The MC-707 sounds amazing but I've never used it. The workflow of this tracker is indeed very different, much less hands-on as far as playing notes goes. You have to program each note (which is what you see as lines scrolling vertically on the screen). Two things are not from the Polyend. There's an arp gradually fading in around 2:50 and this was the result of just playing on top of the track once it was in Ableton. We did then export that melodic line as a sample and put it back on the Tracker, so technically it's played from the Tracker still. 😊 The other element is a faint choir-like set of notes playing at the intro. It was a case of replacing the built-in synth because it didn't sound great. I'm pretty certain that you are able to find a similar preset on the Polyend though, it's not a particularly advanced preset. Hope that explains and looking forward to seeing you around!

@@Aisjam Thank you! I really appreciate it. Thanks also for your tutorials, they've been very helpful. 🙏

@@Longstride Thanks for taking the time to write that, glad the video was useful!

@@sinewaymusic gotta let the algorithm know 😂 I liked your point about being part of the community, I totally agree!

Thanks, glad you like it! What sounds in particular give you the 80s vibes? I'm kind of hearing a bit of 00s from this as well myself. 😊

@@sinewaymusic The sound reminds me of Tom Cruise Film "Risky Business" in that one scene where he is under pressure to fix everything back in place, and time was short. Everything is clicking into place, like a ticking time bomb. There is that sense of risk and being rush to make all the right move flawlessly.

Thank you! 🙏

Man, that's such a thoughtful and nice comment from you. I really appreciate it and it makes me glad to hear that our expression is coming through across the devices we try. Thank you!

Oh, and much more MPC content to come. 😊

Thanks 😊

@@sinewaymusic 🙂

Always appreciate you. Thanks!

@@SsgtHolland So far I've managed to make a profit by selling, but perhaps it's beginner's luck. 😂

Hey there! Good question. I'd say that the MC-101 can absolutely be used as a live performance tool but it probably depends on what kind of music you make. Most of the struggle in this jam was because we had a specific song structure that we wanted to perform and I sometimes missed switching pattern in time and didn't know how to set it to progress automatically (I think there's a way). By the looks of it, the Ableton Move seems to be even more of a sketchpad than the MC-101 actually. It's meant to be used on the go to make song sketched that you then bring into Live. Technically you can certainly perform on it though, including even using it as a controller for Live. Between the MC-101 and the Move, I'd pick the Move without hesitation because the workflow looks much more straightforward. But if you love the Roland synth sounds, that might tilt you over to the other side. 😊

Thank you, really appreciate it!

It's anyone's guess at the moment, so 100% is a bold statement. :)

@@sinewaymusic the green button is the same one from the digitone. The sample import button is more than likely for wavetables. People have been screaming for a monomachine revival the past 3 years now and this is has to be it 100% because the only parts anyone cared about in the mono was fm, va and the wavetable engine in the mk2 models. My statement is bold but I think the idea of elektron putting a sampler in the tonverk is ridiculous considering the line up of instruments they have. They want u to collect all they’re gear, not just be happy with one machine All that being said I firmly believe that tonverk will be basically serum in an elektron box which is excellent if I’m correct.

They already have instruments that do both sampling and synthesis though, so Tonverk wouldn't be first in that sense.

Absolutely, I was only comparing the two devices I owned and could thus speak to with some degree of knowledge. :) Others have made the same comment below and you're absolutely right that they are closer comparisons. Jupiter XM, that's a beast you have there, congrats!

Hey thanks for taking the time to write that! Loved your Moog therapy jam, subbed.

Hey thanks!

@@MarcusEDM Thank you, really appreciate the feedback! 🙏🌟

@@karl.weaver Hey, I'm grateful that you took the time to write that. Thanks! That's what I'm personally here for, the human connection.

@@droussel7359 Thank you as always! ❤️

@@e-conrecords4665 Hey, that's an interesting comparison. What do you see as the similarities? I don't think I hear it. 😊

@@sinewaymusic yeah I can’t put my finger quite on it but it immediately made me think of it. Might be chord changes. I think I used to listen to the remix a lot more.

@e-conrecords4665 I appreciate you sharing this. I'm not too familiar with them but I did listen to their song to see if I could spot the similarities but I'll have to give it another go. What's the remix you're referring to?

That one little box is actually a full music production studio :)

@@allweatherhaulage It's an incredibly capable little box indeed. Thanks for listening. 😊

@@Drrolfski Indeed it is. Have you got Jura yet or are you looking forward to the Black Friday sale? 😊

@@sinewaymusic The latter, I do own the Mini D though.

Thank you! 🙏 🌟

@@sinewaymusic 🙂

@@remyvegamedia Thanks for checking out our music, it's nice to have you around. 😊 I remember my first 3 days with the MPC, I made a track that my buddy thought sounded pretty awful. 😂🙈 But I sure had fun learning the workflow. Hope you're having a good time as well!

@@SsgtHolland Hey, thanks for the sub! I realize I said the wrong name of the jam where the cover sheet is removed, it's called Fjord. But anyway, point taken and we have removed all of them immediately since then. 😊

@@remyvegamedia Thank you!!

@@remyvegamedia Hey, I really appreciate you taking the time to write that, thank you! And wow, that is an amazing trade if you ask me. You'll have so much fun with the MPC! We have a couple of more MPC jams that are already recorded, one will go out next week. And then we have about ten more in the pipeline. We just can't stop making music on the MPC. Review "vs Push 3" also coming up before the end of the year. 🙏 Have a great weekend!

@@sinewaymusic Dope! I'm really looking forward to all of that. Especially interested in the comparison to Push 3! I think some day I'll get a Push 3, but the price is just too high haha. Super hyped to get back on the MPC. I look forward to seeing/hearing what you put out!

@@Lo-Fi-Si Hey, really appreciate it, thank you! 🙏

Dude, that's not nice. Separate the art from the artist. Also, check out the jam titled Oasis and enjoy the first ten seconds. 😉

@@scottfrost317 Hey there Scott, we're not replacing it at this time. It's worth noting that we have a lot of gear (MPC, Push 3, Syntakt, Polyend Tracker+, Tracker Mini) so we don't feel the *need* to immediately replace the Digitakt. Most of the gear were bought used so I personally think of it more as renting gear to try out different workflow and see what sticks. 😊 I'm intrigued by the new Ableton Move device though, looking forward to seeing what it's about. And the Minifreak is on my short list. The GAS never end, does it? 😭😂

@@nicholasbalette6354 Thank you Nicholas! 🙏

@@dudeseriously79 Haha, welcome to Sweden! ❤️

Will definitely make one! Thinking about what angle to take with it (eg plus vs mini, or polyend trackers vs other grooveboxes). Maybe both. 😊

@@elsantoproductora I would happily accept something in between: 8 tracks with 16 shared voices of polyphony. 😊

@@sinewaymusic Indeed!

@@ChipWarden 1. Thanks so much!! 2. Will definitely get to that one soon. It'll likely be a shorter video though but hopefully still useful. 3. Haha, well in all honesty, I mostly made the pronunciation joke to give myself a pass for continuing to speak like a toddler. 😂 Let me know when you're in Sweden!

@@DanChippendaleMusic That's an amazing setup! Did you sell your Digitone and buy it back like me and my Digitakts? 😅

@@sinewaymusic ha yeah, I'm on my 3rd Digitakt (II this time though), 2nd Syntakt and 3rd Digitone. I'm hopeful that this will be my final configuration. Well until Tonverk maybe 😂

Same here, and I'm glad there are more of us! I think of the "Elektron workflow" as a huge positive, not something to be scared of. :) I wouldn't say no to a Syntakt with sampling capabilities too though. 😂

@@sinewaymusic The only sampler I have is KO II and You need to check it out as well :D It has "Fun Factor" written all over it :)

Our favorite way of using samples (besides the usual one-shots for hi hats, snares etc) is to resample a work in progress from one of the synthesizers. For example, we might create an arp with a reverb tail on the Syntakt, and then we resample that and take it into a different direction by e.g. playing it at a different speed, reverse, or using it in other ways. So you can certainly avoid the preset browsing nightmares if that gets in your way the same way they do for me personally. I'm not trying to talk you into getting a Digitakt here, but I'm just sharing some ideas of how samplers can still be very useful and creative even if your preference is to work with synthesized sounds.

Hey there! I love these kinds of topics. :) You're right about 'ton', that refers to musical tones. 'Verk', however, has a broader meaning than just an industrial connotation, it means "the result of (human) work" and originates from Old Norse (an North Germanic dialect spoken in Scandinavia about a thousand years ago). Likely the English word 'work' has similar origins. An example is "Musikaliskt verk", which is Swedish for "musical pieces" and can refer to compositions, songs, symphonies, etc. So, even just something written on a note sheet is considered a musical piece, including anything composed by Beethoven after he became deaf - meaning there's no need for an industrial component. Later on in the industrial age, the work definitely showed up in those contexts too though, like kraftverk (power plant). Also there's 'bergverk', which is an old word for 'mine' (English). It's still the word in German - and in fact, about 45% of the entire Swedish language stems from German in some shape or form. Thanks for subscribing and say hi to your Swedish friend! :)

@@sinewaymusic Holy damn, this is a wealth of information! Thank you so much for sharing these thoughts. I shall relay to my Swedish friend, along with your salutations ;) I do wonder if this 'leak', which I think came from China, is really just one of a number of prototypes that Elektron has in their own development workflow; it seems to be a bit of a jack of all trades from what I can see from the labelling, maybe it's their own internal skatchpad, so to speak. I enjoy the speculation, but will divert all my real energy into learning this damn Octatrack that sits on my desk haha Peace & Love, synth-brotha

@@draconianrhythms One thing speaking in favor of this thing being more than just an internal sketchpad is that they went out of their way to file a trademark application for 'Tonverk'. That suggests they're serious about it, but only time will tell. In the meantime, have lots of fun with the Octatrack! ❤

@@sinewaymusicgood point … I’m fully Elektron now, so I’ll hope for the best (ie a new platform). Peace ❤

100%, it's an incredibly versatile and, nowadays at least, very affordable device. As you can probably tell, I'm approaching the subject from our perspective of mostly making synth-based music, where I'd say there are better options. But to your point, maybe not in the price range of a used OG Digitakt. And in all honesty, if the Digitakt was the only device I had, I would still be quite happy making music. 😊

Kul att höra ifrån dig! Jag är glad att jag fick möjligheten att temporärt släcka GAS-törsten med din gamla DT. :) Och ja, DT2 måste vara grumt rolig att jobba med, en dag kanske jag köper den. Syntakt är mycket rolig, även om det tog en hel del tid och energi innan jag började få den att låta som jag ville. Rent ljudmässigt är den kanske inte min favoritsynt, men jag gillar utmaningen att få den att *inte* låta som en Syntakt. :D Ha det gott!

Exactly! You can't really sample a rich pad and keep the magic when it's summed into mono. The DT2 would be really fun to explore, perhaps I'll buy one at some point. 😊