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Thanks for listening! The iPad is great to introduce some software synthesis without a bulky laptop. The NDLR is definitely one of my favorite instruments, but it requires a little patience and can be hard to tame. Sometimes you just gotta let it do its own thing. If I feel like I need more control of a certain motif, sometimes I will record the midi sequence to an Elektron sequencer and go from there. But as you can see, I''ve created many tracks with the NDLR acting as the only sequencer.

Hey there! Sorry for the late reply. I don't have anything official released, but I have a few tracks uploaded on Soundcloud that can be found here: soundcloud.com/chris-landon-217219337 Hopefully I can get around to putting together an official release or album one day. Thanks for listening!

Hi Alfie. Thanks for the question. The entire track (including the kick) is going through distortion, but the reason the kicks are clean is because the distortion is being ducked with an envelope follower. The trigger for the ducking is set so that it ducks only on the high amp spikes (the kicks). Therefore, the kicks are clean. Think of it kind of like a sidechain effect, but for distortion instead. You can really hear the ducking in action at the 0:23 mark.

@@chrislandon4629 That's ducking via an envelope follower? Ahh, makes sense, but man that's so clean. Very nice :)

There is just a MIDI cable going from the Digitakt to the Digitone to keep the two in sync. The Digitakt is just playing some simple percussion. The keyboard is only controlling the Digitone sounds. The Digitakt is the master sync.

I'll definitely make sure to do this in the future. There is quite a huge difference so it would be a good way to show the power of the Analog Heat. Thanks for the feedback!

He wants to sell it,....

Yeah! I got a noodler 🎹🎹🎹

I think I just had a cable that was a stereo 3.5mm on one end (op-1), and dual 1/4 jacks on the other end (pedal). A 1/4 inch to 3.5mm adapter works well too, but I am always afraid to use those because taking such a thick connection supported by a tiny little 3.5mm jack makes me nervous.

Not anymore. I loved the keybed, but got rid of it in favor of the original Digitone to save space.

@@chrislandon4629 I'm thinking of doing the same with my Keys. It really is a hefty piece of equipment with a nice keyboard but I still need a couple of octaves.

Great plan! The DN and DT pair perfectly together.

Thank you for listening! There is definitely no secret for a perfect studio setup. In fact I am still experimenting with gear placement! I think I need a keybed within easy reach (Keystep maybe?), but the Elektron boxes are always battling for that front-and-center desktop level placement due to the time spent programming. The playability of the LaunchKey is pretty good in my opinion. The overall build quality is a bit cheap feeling, mostly due to it being incredibly lightweight (seriously, the whole thing weighs next to nothing!), but the keybed itself feels good and the full size keys are a huge improvement over the smaller Keystep that I sometimes use. Unfortunately the LaunchKey is just a bit too large for my setup (hence it being on the top shelf) and I may have to compromise and utilize the smaller Keystep more. I am not much of a keys player though, so the bigger LaunchKey is a bit overkill for me. Since you are a pianist, the LaunchKey will feel MUCH better than the Keystep.

​@@chrislandon4629 IF this helps....I am using the L-shape arrangement where I have a three tier (stair stepped) keyboard set up as my main three 61 key performance boards, with a pull out shelf underneath for 3 Roland Boutiques. Then on the L part of the desk two tiers of smaller keyboards. This gives me good sitting positions for both programming and performing, with the least programing time on the top tier (because I have to stand to program this one) . I had to custom make my desk from wood and my own design though, so each specific instrument was positioned perfectly over the other to play and program by sliding the keyboard out for programming and pushing it back in for performing. The custom build is like playing a 3 tier church organ (3 manual, stair stepped). I have another conventional two tiered keyboard stand out of reach, this is where I program two other synths, but control these (MIDIcable) from my main 3 tier keyboards. My studio is 100% hardware, including a hardware 24track recorder.

@@chrislandon4629 OH, to see my rig in action please go to my other YT channel, here is a video jam: th-cam.com/video/3JuQud7w5R8/w-d-xo.html

Yeah I did. I loved the keybed, but I’ll admit I’m not great at playing keys and I felt like it took up too much space.

The Model D is great for bass duties, which I’ve used mine exclusively for so far. It has a great low end sound. I think I eventually want to replace mine for a Moog Minitaur though!

Not sure what you mean exactly? I am mostly using the track mutes to turn on/off the different layers. I also switch between 2 different patterns as well.