Analog Heat: Elektron's most MISUNDERSTOOD box
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- The Elektron Analog Heat has been called an overpriced distortion box, but I really think it's so much more than that. There are a ton of tools for sound design tucked away under the hood, and today we're going to dive in and see what we can do with them.
That track from the end of the video:
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0:00 - Heat has more to offer
1:48 - Using the Heat as a sound design tool
2:51 - Heat beat shaping
3:55 - Heat as a plugin (Overbridge)
4:56 - LFOs and Envelopes (faking compression)
6:50 - What the drums sound like now(!!)
7:34 - Crunching up delays to fill space
8:50 - MORE DRUMS
9:15 - Heat with the Waldorf Iridium
10:33 - The END RESULT
13:49 - Summarization and more Analog Heat experiments
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FIRST!.....Yeah I don't get it. Anyway, here's the track I made at the end for free :) jamesonnathanjones.bandcamp.com/track/fractured
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Had my Heat up for sale, watched this video, deleted the ad. Subscribed to this channel. Enough said.
The Heat Mk2 is the most sophisticated bit of kit I own I reckon. The range of applications it has is genuinely surprising, but it's the subtler sounds that it can do that really make it worth the money. It works perfectly for taming FM synthesis too
Trent Reznor is shipped in this box ?!
Yes, and I hear they’re including Atticus Ross with the MK2s
The Heat is a staple in my setup. It’s pretty much permanently hooked up to the Cue out on my Octatrack for when I want a crunchier, analog type filter that I absolutely love. Between that and my Microcosm I have everything I need to colour my tracks!
Nice setup! I’m about to pick up an OT mk1 and an AH mk1. By hooking the Heat up to the cue out of the OT, I guess you only cue the tracks you want roasted, and keep the rest out the main outs? Then combine the two in a mixer? I suppose there’s loads of ways to connect it up.
That was rad! Really like the end result, my kind of jam. Great work!
Thanks for your great video - glad you're here!
Excellent work on this! I love the creative use of Heat (and your tutorial chops...no, really!). The *audible* drum groove in your step-by-step had a nice Peter Gabriel "Signal to Noise" feel. Please don't ever stop sharing your talents with the world.
Thanks for watching and for the kind words :)
I already liked the Analog Heat, but you've opened my eyes to a whole bunch of other stuff that it can do! That plugin integration looks super powerful. I also love the psych couch skit 👌🏻 And a lovely song at the end too. Good work man
I came here to learn about the Heat, ended up playing your final track over and over, I love it ❤
This bad boy is at the end of every chain I create. I could not jam without it. More great content man. \m/
The end result is gorgeous. I require my own Analog Heat, use it to keep my Hydrasynth warm until the Pro 3 gets here.
My favorite part: the haunting melodic composition. The explanation and use of the Heat were great too. Thanks for sharing.
Agreed. Haunting is a good way to describe it. Like Fragile - era Nine Inch Nails but with glitch drums.
Great u did this breakdown dude. Been looking at the analog for a while. Thanks
Bro I am DYING. The intro. The glasses.
ahahaha! when it starts screaming.. 🤣😂
omg, the music is so pretty!!! it actually made me get up and come to my pc to type the comment. i was having dinner watching the video.
Super cool video thanks for showing us the process and capabilities of the analog heat
bravo ! this showed / taught me something and it wasnt about the words per se. A really good one.
I really wish you would stop making incredible sounds from gear that not on my list. It’s like having the devil tempting me 🤔
God this intro is genius could you make a whole series of this? :'D
There may be reoccurring characters in the future 😅
super good demo! Need this for my setup for sure!
That track was dope, but more specifically, that kick was super nasty!
I'm digging the subtle irony of using cognitive behavioural therapy on an FX unit that turns everything it touches into NIN.
If you’re not a dad yet - that’s insane - your dad jokes are on point and as underrated as the analog heat. Well done man good job
I’ve had the Heat since launch and I’ve never felt I’m getting out of it what I should. It’s the one elektron box where having the visuals of Overbridge really make things easier and make more sense, but I don’t use Overbridge!
The most use I’ve had out of it has been crunching the bejesus out of drums and using the generated harmonics to inform basslines.
Hahahaha, i feel for the unit, imma gonna order one! Loved the format, well done sir!
Thanks! Just out here trying to raise awareness 😏
Genius, love this!
Now you need an analog heat showdown with the new FX...and you get an opportunity to create / retain another cool creation.
Dig it! Looking forward to your Iridium sound pack as well
It’s coming in about 48 hours :)
Parts of track had a NIN like feel sound wise. Fuck now I think I might have to consider one some more (have all ready been considering it)
The analog heat is "NINinabox" apparently. :P
Great work
This is cool! thanks!
nice jam. Sounds great
great video. great track!
More about the enveloppe follower would be so great 🙌
… the track sounds really amazing 🔥
I frickin love it’s filters
Good sale on one and ordered to use with my Digitone to get my juice out of base drums and bass. Plus great end of chain unit for synths. That is what I see folks using the Heat for mostly. Plus plays well with guitars too.
Hahaha, cool video start 😄. And after that I understand what Elektron‘s device is made for. Thx good work
Thanks man! Much appreciated
a year late but this is so funny and creative 😭
Best gear review intro ever
With all the negativity surrounding the Heat MKII, I never really gave it any attention. I think this is a must-have. You're absolutely right; if you approach it like a distortion pedal, you're missing the main appeal. It reminds me of the Sherman Filterbank in terms of modulation.
What negative things have you heard about it?
@@christopherlee998 Generally people not understanding the sheer value in a single device with so many analogue drive circuits, stereo analogue EQ, an envelope follower, an LFO, a class-compliant USB audio interface and Overbridge connectivity. People moan about how it's 'so expensive for a distortion' and have no idea what they're talking about,
@@Claidheambmor Agreed. This new AH+FX is going to be awesome
The resultant piece is glorious. Having lived through decades of unwanted distortion, tape noise, wow and flutter etc etc I find it hard to appreciate the use of such things as an inspiring musical ingredient. As ever, contrast wins through and the clean signal is such a relief when revealed.
Bella musica. C'è qualcosa da sentire e non è poco! Grazie
Bro your stuff is different!😂 and I love it!!!
I've laughed so hard with this video.. its hilarious! I love the music, nicelly done!
great video!
Thank you 🙏
Great work and theatrics 😉Btw, love the track...you`ve nailed that Nine Inch Nails vibe (no pun intended).
That comedy bit was fire
Loved the Nine Inch Nails vibe of the end song !
Thank you. I really enjoyed your piece at the end. May I ask why the central lead ‘ melody remained untouched throughout that external storm? Nothing seemed to impact it until the very end. Was it finally absorbed ? How did it succumb so suddenly after being so resolute throughout? I appreciate this is rhetorical (perhaps) and I’m just speaking out loud to the music, thank you 🫡
Thanks man! I threw this one together really fast, so I didn’t really have time to think about it in an abstract way 😅 Musically speaking though, I really liked the contrast of having the piano be really clean to stand apart from the distorted parts surrounding it. At the end it really does feel like it’s being absorbed into the destruction though - really like the way you put that!
@@JamesonNathanJones Thank you for taking the time to explain your thinking. I’m a big Bandcamp user so I look forward to becoming more familiar with your work and watching more of your videos. Best of luck with growing your interesting channel. 👍
Dude your Funny AF 😆🤙🏼.. subbed ! 👍
the track is awesome
Thanks Anton!
Haha the intro is so good.
This vid got me to subscribe, bravo
do you have a video detailing your routing with the heat?
Can I ask what Kontakt library you're using for the piano? Sounds great. Nice work.
Hilarious and informative. Great song too! Any particular reason why you put the envelope follower after EchoBoy rather than before it?
Thanks! You can map the envelope follower in Live almost anywhere, so its position in the chain doesn't really matter.
@@JamesonNathanJones Well, I think it does make a difference here because the level of the delayed signal (rather than that of the dry signal) will modulate EchoBoy's Mix parameter, so you effectively introduced a feedback loop. I thought this might have been a conscious decision, but I guess it wasn't. =)
@@NularMusic True. Been a minute since I made this video, so I honestly don't remember if that was my intention.
Reznoricus. Great track. Got one of this a while, but become very frustrated as overbridge was unusable at that point. I sold it very disappointed. But I regret of do it so many times... I'll get another some day.
dopesauce!
bravo!
oh yes !! that sound reminds me of How To Destroy Angels
This is amazing. Does that plug-in come with the hardware?
Yes, you have to have the hardware unit to use the plugin through Elektron’s overbridge, but if you do have the hardware it’s included.
First 20s are already hilarious
Thanks. With the plug-in, do the FX still work without the hardware connected?
You have to have the hardware connected via usb. The plugin basically just functions as a UI since the audio is still effected by the hardware’s analog circuits. It sends and receives audio via usb.
"...escalating to your more aggressive character circuits" 🤣. Brilliant 👏🏻
methinks you are fine appreciator, as I am, of ghosts I-IV ;) informative (and funny) vid and great tune
This was killer on atmos system. You should reupload this in the new youtube 5.1 spatial upload
Whoa, I didn't know 5.1 was still getting support! I don't have atmos, but I still have a 5.1 system in a box somewhere, I think. I haven't seen it in over a decade, tho.
Great video! I liked how butthurt you were that you weren't recording, lmao.
Thorton strikes again! The Heat is legit
First off, thank you for this video... I can employ it on the MKII (or+FX)... And second, I don't know whose accent I like more... Florian from Bad Gear or your southern charm. HAWHHHHHHich ever though, it adds to your dry wit, which you deploy like a sniper.... first you don't realize the moment is coming, and then when it lands, you wonder where it came from. All interspersed is some of the best first hand practical knowledge of gear.!
Thanks so much!
H90 another misunderstood “Guitar pedal”
I see you're a friend of the Sony MDR 7506:es as well. I've had mine for so many years and every once in a while I try to look up what the next logical upgrade would be, only to find out that they are still (in their price category and the next) the best thing you can have. Do you have any thoughts on alternatives?
Agree, they’re hard to be for the price. I don’t like how cheap the material covering the earpieces seems to be, as mine are falling apart. I’ve actually just ordered a Beyerdynamic set, so we’ll see how that goes.
@@JamesonNathanJones I just recently replaced the earpieces (black covers) with a new pair, because they began melting off my ears. I bought one pair off Ali Express and another in a local shop (to get them faster) and both appear to be pretty good quality. Extended my 7506:es life by many years I think.
Has Trent called and asked for his sound back? (I tease, but there's some total NIN channeling going on there.) Nice video, and I feel for you...I *hate* it when the perfect take was not actually recorded. *RAGE*. Have fun and see you next time!
I'm relieved that there are several NIN comments about this video, so I don't have to make one.
@@stefanherzog 2nd that!
Just recorded a good 20 minutes video without recording audio. Happens... Very nice track, man! Great use cases for the Heat. Thank you!
SOUNDS COOL, BUT ARE SO MANY PLUGINS THAT CAN CREATE GREATS SOUNDS IN THE SAME VIBE//// Maybe for half the price would get it
if you didnt know theres an episode of tape notes with chet faker, where he says he runs all his drums in his studio through the heat. i shoulda picked one up before everything spiked in prices, i looked at it pretty long.
i listened to a lot more long form interviews with actual succesfully working musicians and it quickly gives a bit of a different perspective, like alot of them are removed from the gear hype. james blake said he uses geist since 10 yrs for his drums and is only forced to move off bc they didnt update it in 7(?) yrs and finneas at one point wondered if a sound was made by like a m-audio venom or i think some super expensive prophet which i found hilarious.
It’s true that a lot of the perceived differences in “the sound” are placebo. A good producer can make less expensive gear sound amazing. I think when it comes to hardware it’s mostly about the interface in combination with the sounds you get out of it, and how that combination inspires you to create.
Great video thx, it’s not always simple to find heat videos with this music genre, I am very on the edge to buy it but I am very struggling with the idea to buy a distortion/saturation box that is that expensive when stock ableton + d16 plugins are also working well..but I have the impression that the heat gives also some depth to the sounds its affecting rather than the plugins who are just giving dry harmonics
I was struggling about it too… but I’m glad I got it, there’s really nothing quite like this unit.
@@mistercheetah9717 now my GAS came back haha
Are you happy with it?
@@cause_effect It's perfect for my sound design imagination... you can imitate tape flanging, neo-compression, auto wah with it... Overbridge just lets you really take it now places.
@Timestamp 10:02 I heard a car alarm go off next to me while I was at a red light. I thought it was part of the track.
You should never distort while driving
ooohhh min 9:00. goosebumps.
Sounds like The Fragile. Thanks for the demo.
btw. you having a sm58 and using microtonic and using a sl88 keyboard creates trust in your opinion, i cant help myself. especially the sm58 why would pay 3 times as much for a youtube mic.
Sounds good buts that’s one hella expensive fx box 📦
Depends on how you look at it I guess. In comparison to most outboard gear it’s reasonable, and I think of it as 8 analog circuits in one.
@@JamesonNathanJones I have some fx built into my typhon and mpc but I see Malo beats use this often so I been looking at it it’s not to overpriced but enough to make ya think about it for me personally but then again it’s analog love ❤️
All of a sudden (new) Heat videos all over my feed - is Elektron on a huge marketing push ?
Can’t say. They’ve yet to send me a check 😅
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when I started watching this video, I groaned, asked myself why I'm even bothering to watch this, why I always watch videos on gear I don't have any interest in, when I know the talentless youtuber will not do it any justice anyways even if I was interested. But then, I noticed that the sound you were cranking out of it was really good, this is probably the first time I was actually thoroughly impressed by a gear video on youtube, and definitely the first time I've actually genuinely enjoyed a song made to demonstrate any piece of gear.
Well, in my defense, I’ve been a talentless musician far longer than I’ve been a talentless TH-camr 😅
dude your freaking hilarious!! suscrrrieh!
"Sleeping on the Analog Heat" 😂
LOL great vid.
NIN ❤❤
01:29 hahaha
mhmm this track sounds like meat ❤️
Thanks I think?? Haha
@@JamesonNathanJones you're welcome 🤠🤙
That ending sounded like a nine inch nails track. Nice work man
Hmmmmm.... now you're making me wonder if I should offload my RML Jekyll n Hyde Serpa Custom box (th-cam.com/video/NBeLn0fqW2o/w-d-xo.html) and get a Heat... Not sure if they're all that comparable in terms of sound (or looks - don't tell Heat I said that), but the versatility/programmability of the Heat has so many more points pulling in its favor... Thoughts? Maybe keep JnH AND also get the Heat, or what that be redundant...? Your G.A.S. is leaking over to my place and I'm not sure I like it. **dial to High Gain circuit**
Haha I think the G.A.S. works both ways where we’re concerned sir. Those RML boxes are works of art for sure. Seems like a clear AND situation to me. 😅
Limited to working in 48Khz max. You can only use it on one track at a time or as a send FX. The need to freeze a track to unload the plug-in and apply it elsewhere. Basically, hardware sucks. It needs to be Earth shattering to impose changes on digital DAW workflow. Elektron, it is just not that good.
Well yeah it’s hardware and has limitations. That’s true for every single piece of hardware and I don’t think anyone is saying otherwise. Hardware’s value is either in the sound of it or the way one interacts with it. Both are subjective.
Ooookay mate. You have no idea what you're talking about. You are an idiot, sir. Sh.
You might like the McDSP APB series. It gives you multiple channels of analog processing with digital recall within your DAW. But it's also suuuuper pricey. Hopefully tech like that will get lower in price over the years.
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BrO. Have you ever tried a Billy Bob Thornton impression tho. Just sayin. Was listening not watching and thought you was him
Sorry mate, i thing you overdid it, even for the showcase. Choosing Microtonic as a source for drums - it is already very squeltchy and analog, driven etc. I think you would do Heat more justice with some dry drum loops, basses of all kinds, and then jump to the Iridium. Also, While I do appreciate the Overbridge, I love Oto Boum way more.
I guess you can do all that in your video huh
@@JamesonNathanJones geez no need for hostility. Appreciate your effort, just couldn’t really hear the broad range of different distortions heat offers. No need to be cheeky. I am subscribed to your channel and I love your other content, no need to be nasty.
I think your comment would be better if you didn’t start it with a passive aggressive judgement of creative choices. You went straight negative with nothing positive to say, which tends to make people less receptive to what you have to say. Just some unsolicited advice for future comments - did you like it? 😂
In all seriousness, I do take your point, but decisions have to be made to get things done. It’s absolutely impossible to please everyone, so we all have to do what we like based on our own taste.
9 out of 10 doctors recommend your therapy sessions.
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