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At least short and sweet. 😅 Thanks!

@@jakovponomarev5968 Thanks! We'll release the full track on Monday. 😊

Can't wait! Love what I'm hearing.

Thank you! The MPC is amazing. We've got lots more music like this coming up. 🔥

@@mc84music Thank you! I'm using an old Olympus E-M5 with a 60mm macro lens. 😊

Great combo. Had a few different Olympus micro 4/3 cameras. Wish I’d have kept hold of one

@@mc84music Yeah I'm a little over-invested in the lenses so I guess I'm stuck with this system. 😂 I dread the day when I have to buy a new camera house though because cameras have gotten so expensive since I bought my gear back in 2012.

GAS is strong though! :D

Thank you, really appreciate it!

@@brianwilliams4686 There is polyphony though!

They really are! ❤️

Hey there! When it comes to the question around whether one should buy more gear and hook things together, you should take any answers from me with a big grain of salt: I hate plugging things together! :D I'm much more of a single-device-at-a-time kind of musician. I prefer to make music with the MPC in standalone, or the Syntakt in standalone, with headphones plugged in sitting on the couch or in bed. The fewer cables, the better. :) I personally feel you can get so far with just the MPC and nothing else. That said, the Syntakt is pure fun and it's a very different world compared to the MPC and I enjoy spending time in both worlds. But one world at a time for me personally. If you're considering the Syntakt, I'd also recommend comparing that against the new Digitone 2. If I could trade, I would seriously consider doing so, but that's again because I enjoy making full tracks in standalone and there the Digitone 2 gives me polyphony and 4 additional tracks/voices, plus a wider sound palette. Then again the analog tracks on the Syntakt are quite unique and wouldn't be easily replaced by anything on the Digitone 2. Hope this helped somewhat, or at least didn't make things more difficult for you!

@@sinewaymusic Thanks I really appreciate your perspective!

@@deltasounds Anytime, I enjoy the conversation!

Thank you! Yes, we record our jams via Overbridge and mix them in Ableton Live. This realizes the full potential of the Syntakt. In the Syntakt review video we posted earlier this year, you can hear this exact jam unmixed straight from the Syntakt if you're curious about how it sounds out of the box. :)

@@midiscripts Thank you! 🙏

@@remyvegamedia Thanks! Yeah that part about squeezing the most out of one piece of gear also has to do with how the tune comes to be, which is mostly in standalone. That's how I prefer to work with the Syntakt. Appreciate the feedback about the vibe of this track, I definitely see what you mean!

Really appreciate the feedback. Congratulations on picking up a Syntakt, I'm sure you'll have lots of fun with it!

Thanks! That's some crafting skills you've got there! I just keep it in the zip cover, it fits nicely. 😊

@@SergeyCoder Thank you! 🙏

Haha, tack. 😊

Älskar dig!

Thanks! The snares (or maybe some might describe them more as toms?) are actually from the digital SD Vintage machine. I even think it's a stock preset, called SnareEdit. The kick is BD Modern, the hats are made using the "3 HH Tighter" preset. In fact, all of these drums are baked into the same single track 4 because I was using track 12 for the white noise atmosphere instead. Working on another tune that uses the SY Chip machine though! It's pretty great, actually. :) Are you finding some good use for it?

@@sinewaymusic Baking into one track is always so much work.. 😀... SY Chip is really good for those commodore/NES/SID stuff. This tutorial on the new machine helped me a lot: th-cam.com/video/76j7O7fgZVY/w-d-xo.html

@Riekeberg Yeah it takes some extra work for sure, but it's nice to be able to free up the other tracks. 😊 Will have a look at the tutorial, thanks for sharing!

Thanks!

@sinewaymusic 🙂

Thanks! 🔥

@@kaykramer9045 Haha, the answer to my rhetorical question in the title here is definitely "No" though, Polyend is not an Elektron. 😊 It's amazing how much it packs in such a small and portable format, but I prefer the Syntakt workflow. Having fun exploring though, and will continue to explore other hardware. We have lots of Syntakt content lined up. We've actually dialed up our frequency to publish a new video every other Monday to try to catch up a bit. There will be at least one Syntakt jam in November, it's already recorded but we're currently debating which video go out next week. 😊 I always appreciate your comments, have a great weekend Kay!

@@sinewaymusic Actually I like the idea of trackers and I also have Renoise on my computer. A great DAW, but we couldn’t get friends so far. While I really like the nerdiness of it, it doesn’t get my creative juices flowing… but it’s great stuff, what you are doing with the tracker, I like it. Kudos!

@kaykramer9045 @kaykramer9045 I think I like the idea of trackers more than I like trackers. The Elektron interpretation of trackers feels more fun to me, I like to twist knobs and feel my way around before committing to something. To your point, that's how the creative juices flow for me. Whereas with trackers it's the other way around where you need to program first and listen afterwards. I had fun making this track though, it felt a bit meditative almost. And I do appreciate being able to work with samples and synthesis in one single box like I can also do on the MPC. 😊

@@SergeyCoder Thank you! Yeah it's incredible how much it packs in a handheld format!

Yipi

Thank you, really appreciate it!

@@adilbakhsh4327 Hey there, thanks for the suggestion. When you say masterclass, do you mean like a rundown of the tracks etc?

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.