You made it sound great, awesome job, and most important you seemed like you were having fun while jamming. Especially liked the second jam 😎 I enjoy these kinds of sound exploration videos.
I'm super-excited I was able to snag one direct from Elektron! It looks like such a great mashup of features from three different holes in my setup: analog drum machine, performance effects (effects sequencing and trig mods), and a solid hardware synth. Pairing Syntakt up with my Digitakt and Octatrack feels like Voltron. "Octatakt, form blazing sword!"
@@microfx Thinking about pairing Syntakt with my MD UW+ , A4 and OT .. Sampling some Syntakt’s one-shot drum hits with MD’s crunchy 12 bit converter, which could free up most of Syntakt’s 12 tracks for melody, chords and random flourishes
hope you all don’t mind another Syntakt video. I wanted to show a bit more of what it sounds like. These are just random beats I’ve made in order to explore the Syntakt but it hopefully gives you a good idea of what to expect of it in terms of sound.
I've just bought one, will be with me next week some time. I've had all the Elektron boxes except digitone and have kept the analog keys out of all of them. The Analog keys is the right mix of everything Elektron imo, keys, CV/ mod stick and separate outs etc etc..so my plan is to tie the Syntakt to the Analog keys as a drum brain and let the AK do the pads and melody stuff. Watching your vids gives inspiration for these boxes cheers.
So excited for mine to arrive! This is literally exactly what I wanted when I sadly let go of my MC.. A bigger, more fleshed out and capable version (plus analog engines and filter??) that can stand up next to the big boys! And those performance fx keys are a dream, I love retrigs and such being able to be dynamic instead of programmed in advance.
its like a mega model:cycles. Don't think I'll be dropping the 1k for this one having a digitone keys and cycles. I like how you started off using the control all feature, I end up using it on the cycles and then having to reset state after completely messing up the original program. Cheers Bo! thank you for showing more of the gear
Bo, you made this box sound spectacular. You have a great ear for lively patches that stand out even in a busy mix. Total ear candy! You and Jeremy of Red Means Recording are the best at showing what a groovebox can do. GREAT job.
@@BoBeats Får jag bara ut 20% av vad du gör så kan jag vara j-gt nöjd😏👏🏻. Jag ser det som början av en uppsättning med t ex Digitone, Model D, och Neutron (som jag redan har) med Syntakt och Overbridge som spindeln i nätet. Långtidsprojekt mao. Under lång tid lutade jag åt Deluge men tycker att Elektron är vassare på flera plan.
This baby can do some pretty solid acid lines. It's like having an 808, 909 and 303 with killer effects and filters and several digital synths on top. Honestly 1k is a good deal for how capable the Syntakt is. From what I've seen and heard so far, this thing blows every other groovebox out of the water. So glad that I decided not to get the MC-707 and go with this (ordered it last weekend). The Syntakt sounds much better to my ears. I think the way to really get great results will be not to try to make it sound like other things, but to embrace the unique style of the machines and sequencer and just get weird with it. I can't wait to see how aggressive and glitchy I can make it sound.
If I was buying my first elektron box, id be all over this. But if I close my eyes I couldn’t tell if it was digitakt or ‘tone- notwithstanding the number of voices sure. Whereas the monomachine and machinedrum have their own sound. You can pick them a mile away. Nice jam anyway Bo.
dude you’ve been hearing those two machines for over a decade . you’ve heard like five minutes of this thing in total lol and never touched one but somehow you know it doesn’t have a unique sound? lol ok 👍 it has absolutely nothing in common with a digitakt btw aside from the sequencer and hardware layout. and almost nothing in common with a digitone aside from that it has a fm machine in it.
@@visible7044 Yeah sure. You’re right in that it’s early days. Sure there’s aspects of it that sound different, but on a whole not really. Especially if you own the other two. No cv on a drum machine is a major let down to altering that inescapable Elektron sound. I think it’s a great box. If I was buying my first takt, I’d probably choose it. But at the moment I’d rather put that money towards a pulsar 23. Each to their own 🤷♂️
@@lockyp204 can you explain to me how you would use the CV outs i’m seriously interested. i’ve never got into that. also i just sold my digitakt to get this. i want drum synthesis instead of samples.
I’m not sure why people keep saying that the Digitone sounds better, as if this is a replacement. It’s not meant to be. It’s mainly meant for drums and the Digitone for synth tones. Yes, both can do the other but this feels like a compliment to the Digitone, not a replacement.
For someone owning one it sounds an awful lot like Cycles with filters and better effects. The DNA is unmistakable. (: The extra machines and analog voices are adding a bit of versatility though. Still, I wish the wouldn't have focused on drums synthesis quite as much and rather designed the Elektron version of an Mc707. (;
Great video. It seems to be quite a capable box of tricks. I have ordered the Dirtywave M8 and so maybe I'll have to swerve this one. However, I am quite interested 😜
Can you do a simple video on “how to hook up the syntakt and digitakt or tone”… cables, go to this page for midi, and so forth. Like ,show it slowly. No big words and long explanations.
I'm torn about this one. On paper, this is an Elektron box that was almost tailor made for me (except the lack of battery operation), but there's something lackluster about the synth/melody tones. It sounds like a truly AMAZING drum synth, but the melody aspects of the synth leave something to be desired. It's like they took their least interesting tone device (Model:Cycles) rather than aiming for something a bit more sonically rich. Knowing how good you are with sound design on other synths, I'm guessing it comes down to limitations of the machines/engines themselves. Which is a shame, because the Digitone sounds amazing (but kind of sucks as a drum synth). Perhaps the analog machine with PWM can bring out some goodness though? Also, why oh why did they leave out the arp?! Especially given that the tracks are monophonic, an arp would really open up the creative capabilities. The arp on the Digitone is amazing and would be an obvious fit here.
It’s a shame when they made Digitone Keys they didn’t increase the polyphony. The DN synth engine sounds great, but only 8 voices on 4 tracks?!? Got a bigger keyboard, instead. (Yeah, I said “keys”, rather than a dedicated groovebox)
Yes, it definitely shines as a percussive synth. Its also in the name: Digitakt … Syntakt (takt = beat)… DigiTONE… So focus is on percussive elements. I think they are working within the limitations of the design of the Takt boxes here. Like I said in the review a poly machine would be amazing but im not sure how they’d implement that.
I hope future firmware updates will let this machine shine in the synth aspect. I think percusive side is already very well built, but synth engines are a little too simple in terms of sound design. Digitone is obviously a better machine for sound sculpture. I guess Syntakt is more suited for drum jobs as it is right now.
@@BoBeats But my point is that there's nothing that limits them from including an arp. Even more so, it's especially relevant *because* the tracks are monophonic. Arps are a way of playing chords with a monophonic synth. It surprises me that they didn't add it, but I'm guessing that their philosophy is that it's a drum synth first and foremost. BTW, I'm Swedish. Trevlig helg! 🧡
Oh I don’t disagree. I would love to see an ARP, a polyphonic machine, some more expanded synth machines too. Man, once you start thinking about it theres alot of cool improvements they can make. Trevlig helg!!
I feel like these companies leave out features on purpose so you can buy the whole range. See Novation new circuits. See Electribe V2. See Digitakt and Digitone( ok totally different beasts) but since this one has the Rytm guts... It wouldn't have hurt to slap a sampler oscillator in there. And don't give me the crap about CPU and shit. The Dirty wave M8 streams samples like a champ and it's based ok a freaking teensy :) and yeah. I love it to bits.
I'm so happy to spend money on multiple boxes from a company that has opened up so much creative opportunity to me. As long as they keep up the quality and passion, I'd rather they make a pile of cash out of not cannibalising their product suite than go bankrupt putting everything in one box.
Looks like a track button toggle would be good (double or triple tap) to lock the track button on freeing up two hands to tweak the sounds. That would definitely allow more dynamic performance. Guess yhe lofi option would be to put some tape over it 🤣
The device seems to be an asset to many studios, I find the sound wonderful and distinctive. If you don't know the Digitakt, you should take a look, it's also a great electron. I like the channel BoBeats and the sound presentation very much, it suits my taste! Keep it up!!! Syntact goes on my list!
Thank you for the video. I love the percussive sounds from this but the synths sound really bland to me (I dislike the 'chord' they need to drop it and replace it with something better). It feels like the 'synth' side of it was just 'tacked' on as an after thought and brings nothing new to the table.
I am very torn on this one. It would be a great companion to my A4. I could sequence 7 analog voices individually or send midi and make some really unique analog chord progressions. The eight synth tracks in combination with my Digitone could create infinite sounds and projects. I feel like the Digitakt still reigns king over this unit just because it is a sampler. You can get high quality samples that are far superior or can achieve the sound you desire at a much faster rate. its seems that this box would appeal to a consumer who wants a "Jack of all trades". As the saying goes though " The jack of all trades is the master of none". Maybe that is the beauty of this machine though?
Amazing, is this usb support audio multi channel? Would be great the tracks can be separate output some ways. Amazing groove box and top quality demo. Thank you
I see everyone raging over the Syntakt and I wonder if everyone is getting a free one to review or what? I do not often buy gear and tend to use older gear so my idea of an established interface design style is more along the lines of an early electribe. Yet, this really sounds good though and it tempting. So really I suppose i am curious about the interface. A lot of the small units either have drum pads which get programmed to sounds, or have some kind of approximation of a keyboard. This seems to just use buttons, how does the note playing feel to you with this? How is the relationship between notes and buttons laid out?
Fantastic video!! thank you very much! Please, one question... is it possible to output the metronome through the headphone output and output the rest of the mix (without the metronome) through the stereo output? 🙏
No. It doesn’t sample. It does way more than the digitakt tho, it has loads of synths onboard. And analog FX. So its different. Better in some ways, but lacks sampling.
If i get the syntakt do i really need my digitakt? since syntakt does the some thing with 4 bonus analog tracks?, I dont really use the midi stuff on my digitakt.
could work.. The chord machine wont be great for it, but you can definitely make some nice sounding synth leads and basses. But perhaps not a go to synthwave machine for me.
feels like that should be very doable, its not my style of music but you can definitely push it with overdrive on most machines and the fx block analog drive
Any tips on making the chord machine sound a bit more interesting? No matter what I do it just sounds like model cycles chords... One thing was doing tiny wavetable envelopes that don't loop, just for transient/body difference. I feel like everything either comes out model cycles (because it pretty much is in digital fm stuff), and the analog machines, filters, delay, reverb has a kind of dark unclear feel that could do with a bit of freshening somehow? I definitely don't feel like the syntakt gels well with my brain, it's an awesomely powerful box but has felt like a struggle since the beginning. New machines help a bit.
@@BoBeats I would have liked cv outs and more than four voices, not a fan of that melodic fm engine but the analog oscillators and wavetable are a nice touch, still thinking about getting it
I'm not sure that it's been confirmed none way or the other, but is the analog engine the same as the AnalogRytm? I would guess that it is "based on" the AR at least, but curious to know how closely they are related.
Cool video, but I have to be honest, I miss the older, pre-product-placement content. I followed this channel and the channels of people like Dr.Mix and Heinbach years ago for the unique approaches to music making, and interesting demos of odd or obscure instruments. When all five or six of my favorite TH-camrs post a sponsored video about the very same synth at the very same time. I start to lose interest very quickly. I recognize the benefits of sponsorship and how BoBeats, and and others, make their living via TH-cam, but five variations of the same Elektron or Korg commercial is no longer holding my interest. Just my two bits.
Would you rather I not make a video on new gear? Also. This is not a commercial. I don’t get paid, theres no contract, there’s no input from the company providing the gear. I make maybe 2-3 paid for videos every year and the main reason I cover new gear is because people want me to and I think its fun when theres something new to explain.
@@BoBeats I fully support and enjoy seeing new gear. I also fully support and endorse you getting paid for your work. I subscribe to many of my favourite youtubers on patreon and buy their music etc. from bandcamp. I think, for me, it is problematic when I sit down to drink a cup of tea and catch up on my gear videos and all of them are the very same piece of gear. For instance, in the last 24 hours or so, everyone had been demoing the Volca FM2. For me, That's overkill. I'm a product designer by trade, and I know that the companies love TH-cam and Instagram because it provide an outlet to a very specific and predicable demographic. (It's highly likely that Kitchen Aid isn't going to send you a blender to review). The issue happens when a company like Korg or Elektron target a number of content producers that all share the same audience. I'm not trying to be mean-spirited or negative, and like I said, I enjoy your channel and fully support you gaining revenue from it. I also enjoy the music you produce with the gear you present. I'm just aware that over the last few months, what used to feel like independent and unique content from many of my favourite producers is starting to converge and feel more like regular press-releases. This is but the opinion of one lowly viewer. Have a great weekend!
I’d take that blender tho! For the Bob eats cooking channel Thanks for elaborating. Not a lowly viewer at all! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I know you’ve been around the channel for some time. Something I am trying to get better at is keeping my content diverse. But unfortunately as my health have been so-so, and since energy been low it has meant I’ve focused on new releases as this is arguably what most of the subscribers care for. I recognize that this can be boring sometimes as it means I cover the same things as others. So I will try and keep this in mind.
Nice demo but boy these new machines are boring. Just "endless" digital/analog options and nuances to get lost into, yet everything turns out so boring and passe right out of the box. Curiously the people who play them look like engineers and their music sounds always sounds exactly the same, music by engineers. All this togethr, ultra-commercialization of pseudo-nostalgia, all designed by engineers, is sure way to make everything as unfresh and tired as possible.
Boring. If Elektron tried to get creative than instead of making a replica Digitakt try competing against the OP-1? Do something innovative! This is like Mario: Lost Levels. More of the same with a different label.
Want 10 Syntakt tips/techniques? Check my new vid: th-cam.com/video/j9iPkiOujac/w-d-xo.html
Yep! Can you make Simmons like sound on Syntakt?
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You made it sound great, awesome job, and most important you seemed like you were having fun while jamming. Especially liked the second jam 😎 I enjoy these kinds of sound exploration videos.
I cannot wait until mine arrives. It feels like the exact box I’ve been looking for from them for a long time.
Awesome video...... make another with this box ! Or a combo .....Digitakt and Syntakt working together !!
I'm super-excited I was able to snag one direct from Elektron! It looks like such a great mashup of features from three different holes in my setup: analog drum machine, performance effects (effects sequencing and trig mods), and a solid hardware synth.
Pairing Syntakt up with my Digitakt and Octatrack feels like Voltron. "Octatakt, form blazing sword!"
I feel like I won't be using my
Digitakt too much anymore. Syntakt + Digiton or A4 seems like a perfekt combo
@@microfx Thinking about pairing Syntakt with my MD UW+ , A4 and OT .. Sampling some Syntakt’s one-shot drum hits with MD’s crunchy 12 bit converter, which could free up most of Syntakt’s 12 tracks for melody, chords and random flourishes
hope you all don’t mind another Syntakt video. I wanted to show a bit more of what it sounds like. These are just random beats I’ve made in order to explore the Syntakt but it hopefully gives you a good idea of what to expect of it in terms of sound.
Make more
If you could only have one box Bo, you going digitakt or Syntakt???
Keep 'em coming!
Gave in and bought mine last night… technically preorder, can’t wait to get it!
Appreciate the work that went into your videos! I decided to preorder from a local synth shop, should be here soon to dive into
Such an interesting take on a groove box. It sounds luxurious, and deliciously glitchy.
Thanks Stephen for checking out the vid
I've just bought one, will be with me next week some time. I've had all the Elektron boxes except digitone and have kept the analog keys out of all of them. The Analog keys is the right mix of everything Elektron imo, keys, CV/ mod stick and separate outs etc etc..so my plan is to tie the Syntakt to the Analog keys as a drum brain and let the AK do the pads and melody stuff. Watching your vids gives inspiration for these boxes cheers.
Dont miss the 10 Syntakt tips video if you havnt already seen it!! Hope you have fun with it
Really sounds good never used any Elektron gear but I'm considering after hearing this new machine !
Just the Syntakt video I was looking for. Thanks
So excited for mine to arrive! This is literally exactly what I wanted when I sadly let go of my MC.. A bigger, more fleshed out and capable version (plus analog engines and filter??) that can stand up next to the big boys! And those performance fx keys are a dream, I love retrigs and such being able to be dynamic instead of programmed in advance.
This is the video that connived me to pre-order one.
That Opening Part was Realy good man.....great demos, your getting really good
This is one of your best demos ever. It looks like you two are really getting along well. I could listen to these songs all night.
Don't understand how people like this kind of music for me is just a bunch of different sounds playing together
Yes. Add rhythm, maybe melody and that’s kind of the essence of music, right?
its like a mega model:cycles. Don't think I'll be dropping the 1k for this one having a digitone keys and cycles. I like how you started off using the control all feature, I end up using it on the cycles and then having to reset state after completely messing up the original program. Cheers Bo! thank you for showing more of the gear
Great range of music you produced with it!
Bo, you made this box sound spectacular. You have a great ear for lively patches that stand out even in a busy mix. Total ear candy! You and Jeremy of Red Means Recording are the best at showing what a groovebox can do. GREAT job.
Thanks Rob!!
Amazing demo! And I'm so excited as I just ordered one. So looking forward to having fun and creating some music.
Hope you find it as fun as I do!
@@BoBeats Får jag bara ut 20% av vad du gör så kan jag vara j-gt nöjd😏👏🏻. Jag ser det som början av en uppsättning med t ex Digitone, Model D, och Neutron (som jag redan har) med Syntakt och Overbridge som spindeln i nätet. Långtidsprojekt mao. Under lång tid lutade jag åt Deluge men tycker att Elektron är vassare på flera plan.
I enjoyed the vid. Did not mind 2 vids on this synth.
Thanks Bo for your work. This definitely is a beast of a groovebox.
Keep these coming. Min. 6:30 was fantastic!
Awesome! now make some videos on the FX track audioblock and even more on the retrig modifiers!
yes these are the kind of sounds the crowd on the dancefloor is waiting for so long.
That last beat is really nice
Thank you!
absolutely great work Booooo!!
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This baby can do some pretty solid acid lines. It's like having an 808, 909 and 303 with killer effects and filters and several digital synths on top. Honestly 1k is a good deal for how capable the Syntakt is. From what I've seen and heard so far, this thing blows every other groovebox out of the water. So glad that I decided not to get the MC-707 and go with this (ordered it last weekend). The Syntakt sounds much better to my ears. I think the way to really get great results will be not to try to make it sound like other things, but to embrace the unique style of the machines and sequencer and just get weird with it. I can't wait to see how aggressive and glitchy I can make it sound.
Absolutely brilliant Bo, Bra jobbat👍
Add in the DT with this and its almost like owning an MD and RYTM combo between the digital, analog and sample engines of the DT + ST
really good job, bo!
Great video...I see using this with the MPC one....💯👍
Sounds great!
Shout out from Detroit!
If I was buying my first elektron box, id be all over this. But if I close my eyes I couldn’t tell if it was digitakt or ‘tone- notwithstanding the number of voices sure. Whereas the monomachine and machinedrum have their own sound. You can pick them a mile away. Nice jam anyway Bo.
dude you’ve been hearing those two machines for over a decade . you’ve heard like five minutes of this thing in total lol and never touched one but somehow you know it doesn’t have a unique sound? lol ok 👍 it has absolutely nothing in common with a digitakt btw aside from the sequencer and hardware layout. and almost nothing in common with a digitone aside from that it has a fm machine in it.
@@visible7044 Yeah sure. You’re right in that it’s early days. Sure there’s aspects of it that sound different, but on a whole not really. Especially if you own the other two. No cv on a drum machine is a major let down to altering that inescapable Elektron sound. I think it’s a great box. If I was buying my first takt, I’d probably choose it. But at the moment I’d rather put that money towards a pulsar 23. Each to their own 🤷♂️
@@lockyp204 can you explain to me how you would use the CV outs i’m seriously interested. i’ve never got into that. also i just sold my digitakt to get this. i want drum synthesis instead of samples.
Seams like a great groovebox for Techno. But i already have a Rytm and an A4 so most of my Techno needs are already covered.
so good!
Another great one Bo... I had conquered my Gear Aquisition Syndrome until these Vids. 🤙🏽
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I’m not sure why people keep saying that the Digitone sounds better, as if this is a replacement. It’s not meant to be. It’s mainly meant for drums and the Digitone for synth tones. Yes, both can do the other but this feels like a compliment to the Digitone, not a replacement.
Agreed. Digitone is not a good comparison, its a poly synth. This is a drum synth & groovebox + analog FX unit
It's moments like these, I know why I love Bobeats, man great music and you make the Syntakt sing!
For someone owning one it sounds an awful lot like Cycles with filters and better effects. The DNA is unmistakable. (:
The extra machines and analog voices are adding a bit of versatility though. Still, I wish the wouldn't have focused on drums synthesis quite as much and rather designed the Elektron version of an Mc707. (;
0:52 massive spelunky vibes!
The future SoundCloud content will get bigger soon.
Nice Detroit shirt mate 🍻 cheers from the D. Come rave with us someday!!! ❤
I'll second that! Also Bo, where did you get the shirt? I haven't seen it around here.
nice!! I own the digitone and honestly the syntakt sound pretty similar
You wear your watch too tight.
Sick machine, dope sounds Bo :)
That beat is actually a hit. You should tweak it and shop it around. Trust me.
Great video. It seems to be quite a capable box of tricks. I have ordered the Dirtywave M8 and so maybe I'll have to swerve this one. However, I am quite interested 😜
Good buy. M8 is an incredible device 😍 best bit of gear I've bought in a long ass time
@@slakk5093 awesome! Now I'm getting even more excited 😜. It doesn't arrive until July.
Can you do a simple video on “how to hook up the syntakt and digitakt or tone”… cables, go to this page for midi, and so forth. Like ,show it slowly. No big words and long explanations.
Might do a slow tutorial on syntakt and stuff like you asked for.
Great jam! It seems to be an awesome drum and perc synth. With all that control and engines it could go into DFAM territory, I guess?
I'm torn about this one. On paper, this is an Elektron box that was almost tailor made for me (except the lack of battery operation), but there's something lackluster about the synth/melody tones. It sounds like a truly AMAZING drum synth, but the melody aspects of the synth leave something to be desired. It's like they took their least interesting tone device (Model:Cycles) rather than aiming for something a bit more sonically rich. Knowing how good you are with sound design on other synths, I'm guessing it comes down to limitations of the machines/engines themselves. Which is a shame, because the Digitone sounds amazing (but kind of sucks as a drum synth). Perhaps the analog machine with PWM can bring out some goodness though? Also, why oh why did they leave out the arp?! Especially given that the tracks are monophonic, an arp would really open up the creative capabilities. The arp on the Digitone is amazing and would be an obvious fit here.
It’s a shame when they made Digitone Keys they didn’t increase the polyphony. The DN synth engine sounds great, but only 8 voices on 4 tracks?!?
Got a bigger keyboard, instead. (Yeah, I said “keys”, rather than a dedicated groovebox)
Yes, it definitely shines as a percussive synth. Its also in the name: Digitakt … Syntakt (takt = beat)… DigiTONE… So focus is on percussive elements. I think they are working within the limitations of the design of the Takt boxes here. Like I said in the review a poly machine would be amazing but im not sure how they’d implement that.
I hope future firmware updates will let this machine shine in the synth aspect. I think percusive side is already very well built, but synth engines are a little too simple in terms of sound design. Digitone is obviously a better machine for sound sculpture. I guess Syntakt is more suited for drum jobs as it is right now.
@@BoBeats But my point is that there's nothing that limits them from including an arp. Even more so, it's especially relevant *because* the tracks are monophonic. Arps are a way of playing chords with a monophonic synth. It surprises me that they didn't add it, but I'm guessing that their philosophy is that it's a drum synth first and foremost.
BTW, I'm Swedish. Trevlig helg! 🧡
Oh I don’t disagree. I would love to see an ARP, a polyphonic machine, some more expanded synth machines too. Man, once you start thinking about it theres alot of cool improvements they can make.
Trevlig helg!!
Sweet Jesus.....I love this thing!
I feel like these companies leave out features on purpose so you can buy the whole range.
See Novation new circuits. See Electribe V2. See Digitakt and Digitone( ok totally different beasts) but since this one has the Rytm guts... It wouldn't have hurt to slap a sampler oscillator in there.
And don't give me the crap about CPU and shit. The Dirty wave M8 streams samples like a champ and it's based ok a freaking teensy :) and yeah. I love it to bits.
Yes. Thats exactly how it works. They generally dont want to make their own products obselete
I'm so happy to spend money on multiple boxes from a company that has opened up so much creative opportunity to me. As long as they keep up the quality and passion, I'd rather they make a pile of cash out of not cannibalising their product suite than go bankrupt putting everything in one box.
Looks like a track button toggle would be good (double or triple tap) to lock the track button on freeing up two hands to tweak the sounds. That would definitely allow more dynamic performance. Guess yhe lofi option would be to put some tape over it 🤣
Please keep these coming! Would you still keep your digitone, or do you see some overlap here?
not alot of overlap
The device seems to be an asset to many studios, I find the sound wonderful and distinctive. If you don't know the Digitakt, you should take a look, it's also a great electron. I like the channel BoBeats and the sound presentation very much, it suits my taste! Keep it up!!! Syntact goes on my list!
Thanks! yes I have ALOT of videos about the digitakt :) I was one of the first to cover it on youtube
nice… thanks
What’s the bass machine at 6:25? It sounds awesome!!!
is there e reset button to come back to the original settings of the track after tweaking heavily? (Like NI Maschine 'Lock' button)
Yes: thats what I do when I press func + yes and no. I save a state and then revert back
Good, warm, and farty!
Sold out.. :( . Great Demo 🎉
Thank you for the video. I love the percussive sounds from this but the synths sound really bland to me (I dislike the 'chord' they need to drop it and replace it with something better). It feels like the 'synth' side of it was just 'tacked' on as an after thought and brings nothing new to the table.
would love to see you utilize the song mode with the Syntakt or Digitakt
I am very torn on this one. It would be a great companion to my A4. I could sequence 7 analog voices individually or send midi and make some really unique analog chord progressions. The eight synth tracks in combination with my Digitone could create infinite sounds and projects. I feel like the Digitakt still reigns king over this unit just because it is a sampler. You can get high quality samples that are far superior or can achieve the sound you desire at a much faster rate. its seems that this box would appeal to a consumer who wants a "Jack of all trades". As the saying goes though " The jack of all trades is the master of none". Maybe that is the beauty of this machine though?
Sounds good Bo, do you master your sounds in a DAW before uploading or is what we hear is what we get with this ?
I never do post processing and if I add reverb or delay or something (which I rarely do) I always put it on the screen as text so you know.
@@BoBeats Sounds awesome then to be honest.
@@MeerkatMuzic i think so. But I mean, I am very biased. I really like the way Elektrons stuff sound in general. Hopefully the demo speaks for itself
I really like the sound of the kick drum distortion at 2:25. Is that part of the digital machine or an effect?
Distortion is the digital or analog machines own overdriver
Amazing, is this usb support audio multi channel? Would be great the tracks can be separate output some ways. Amazing groove box and top quality demo. Thank you
Yes, via Overbridge you actually get a custom VST for controlling the synth fully integrated with your DAW and individual track audio. Amazing.
14:01 Aciiiiid
Detroit vs Everybody
Yeaaa wooot
Hmm should I buy this or the new TE mixer. Both the same price 🤔
i like it so much 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑
I see everyone raging over the Syntakt and I wonder if everyone is getting a free one to review or what? I do not often buy gear and tend to use older gear so my idea of an established interface design style is more along the lines of an early electribe. Yet, this really sounds good though and it tempting.
So really I suppose i am curious about the interface. A lot of the small units either have drum pads which get programmed to sounds, or have some kind of approximation of a keyboard. This seems to just use buttons, how does the note playing feel to you with this? How is the relationship between notes and buttons laid out?
Fantastic video!! thank you very much! Please, one question... is it possible to output the metronome through the headphone output and output the rest of the mix (without the metronome) through the stereo output? 🙏
This I do not know. I dont think so but could be wrong here
How do you sidechain with it?
Can you send the 4 analog sound through analog effects?
Yes all tracks can be sent thru + fx
Does it sample??
2:41 is sweet, which machine (internal synth) is that made on?
if you mean the trancy beat: kick is analog, rest are digital machines. I think the synth bass is SY Tones.
I love Elektron but I am waiting for the new Polyend...
Arn’t we all!
Soooo it costs more than the digitakt but it does not sample? I'm confused on why I should buy this and not a Digi
No. It doesn’t sample. It does way more than the digitakt tho, it has loads of synths onboard. And analog FX. So its different. Better in some ways, but lacks sampling.
@@BoBeats thanks Bo 😊
If i get the syntakt do i really need my digitakt? since syntakt does the some thing with 4 bonus analog tracks?, I dont really use the midi stuff on my digitakt.
The syntakt is not a sampler.
@@franas339 it's crazy to me how many people are confused about that! Maybe Elektron should make a video about the differences between the devices
I feel i have a job to do here
Thx for this video!
what do you think to make synthwave 80s with this new box ?
could work.. The chord machine wont be great for it, but you can definitely make some nice sounding synth leads and basses. But perhaps not a go to synthwave machine for me.
@@BoBeats oka I understand, and which one is best choice to make some synthwave?
Hmmm. Theres no all in one box that suites this. Probably Maschine or MPC.
@@BoBeats oka, thank you
How is it in terms of industrial/hard techno/noise beats?
feels like that should be very doable, its not my style of music but you can definitely push it with overdrive on most machines and the fx block analog drive
MPC one and Trs8 for trance, techno..
Perfect for nasty sounds, the LFOs come in handy on these machines to add harshness and distortion.
Any tips on making the chord machine sound a bit more interesting? No matter what I do it just sounds like model cycles chords... One thing was doing tiny wavetable envelopes that don't loop, just for transient/body difference.
I feel like everything either comes out model cycles (because it pretty much is in digital fm stuff), and the analog machines, filters, delay, reverb has a kind of dark unclear feel that could do with a bit of freshening somehow? I definitely don't feel like the syntakt gels well with my brain, it's an awesomely powerful box but has felt like a struggle since the beginning. New machines help a bit.
Im sorry to say the chord machine is weak. My least fav machine.
I feel like this is the ultimate Elektron gear…since it’s analog + digital…in such a small size. My analog four seems a bit out of date now😂
Is this good for live sets ?
yes
No its terrible cant you see from the video... Underpowered, no sequencer, sounds bad....
this is a cycles on steroids for 1000$
this is a Cycles on steroids + 4 Analog Rytm voices + Digitakt workflow + stereo analog FX for 1000 :P
@@BoBeats I would have liked cv outs and more than four voices, not a fan of that melodic fm engine but the analog oscillators and wavetable are a nice touch, still thinking about getting it
@@davidpinto1195 yeah think it thru, its alot of money
I'm not sure that it's been confirmed none way or the other, but is the analog engine the same as the AnalogRytm?
I would guess that it is "based on" the AR at least, but curious to know how closely they are related.
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Cool video, but I have to be honest, I miss the older, pre-product-placement content. I followed this channel and the channels of people like Dr.Mix and Heinbach years ago for the unique approaches to music making, and interesting demos of odd or obscure instruments. When all five or six of my favorite TH-camrs post a sponsored video about the very same synth at the very same time. I start to lose interest very quickly.
I recognize the benefits of sponsorship and how BoBeats, and and others, make their living via TH-cam, but five variations of the same Elektron or Korg commercial is no longer holding my interest.
Just my two bits.
Would you rather I not make a video on new gear?
Also. This is not a commercial. I don’t get paid, theres no contract, there’s no input from the company providing the gear. I make maybe 2-3 paid for videos every year and the main reason I cover new gear is because people want me to and I think its fun when theres something new to explain.
@@BoBeats I fully support and enjoy seeing new gear. I also fully support and endorse you getting paid for your work. I subscribe to many of my favourite youtubers on patreon and buy their music etc. from bandcamp.
I think, for me, it is problematic when I sit down to drink a cup of tea and catch up on my gear videos and all of them are the very same piece of gear. For instance, in the last 24 hours or so, everyone had been demoing the Volca FM2. For me, That's overkill. I'm a product designer by trade, and I know that the companies love TH-cam and Instagram because it provide an outlet to a very specific and predicable demographic. (It's highly likely that Kitchen Aid isn't going to send you a blender to review). The issue happens when a company like Korg or Elektron target a number of content producers that all share the same audience.
I'm not trying to be mean-spirited or negative, and like I said, I enjoy your channel and fully support you gaining revenue from it. I also enjoy the music you produce with the gear you present. I'm just aware that over the last few months, what used to feel like independent and unique content from many of my favourite producers is starting to converge and feel more like regular press-releases.
This is but the opinion of one lowly viewer.
Have a great weekend!
I’d take that blender tho! For the Bob eats cooking channel
Thanks for elaborating. Not a lowly viewer at all! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I know you’ve been around the channel for some time. Something I am trying to get better at is keeping my content diverse. But unfortunately as my health have been so-so, and since energy been low it has meant I’ve focused on new releases as this is arguably what most of the subscribers care for. I recognize that this can be boring sometimes as it means I cover the same things as others. So I will try and keep this in mind.
@@BoBeats No worries. I still enjoy your channel and you gentle, positive way of presenting content.
Sorry that your health is still an issue.
Thanks! Appreciate it
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why is this twice as much as a Digitakt? Honestly its not twice as good
Its not twice as much. Digitakt is 750-800 euros here.
@@BoBeats yep i converted the kronas wrong! in uk this is £839, digitakt £599. still a big difference
Nice demo but boy these new machines are boring. Just "endless" digital/analog options and nuances to get lost into, yet everything turns out so boring and passe right out of the box. Curiously the people who play them look like engineers and their music sounds always sounds exactly the same, music by engineers. All this togethr, ultra-commercialization of pseudo-nostalgia, all designed by engineers, is sure way to make everything as unfresh and tired as possible.
Holy shit just have fun dude. This comment is insufferable lmao
i prefer my roland d2 or electribe 2 over this. and this is 3x the price!
Still an april fool ? Very annoying new gear from Elektron 😷
umm doing yr best to make this look fantastic - sorry for *that* price its too damn mediocre..
Boring. If Elektron tried to get creative than instead of making a replica Digitakt try competing against the OP-1? Do something innovative! This is like Mario: Lost Levels. More of the same with a different label.
Completely underwhelmed by Erektron yet again 😑