Elektron Analog Heat Basic Tutorial + Mega Demo

Here's a first acquaintance with the Elektron Analog Heat. The analog stereo sound processing device from Elektron. There's 8 different drive/ overdrive circuits to choose from, as well as an EQ and a multi purpose filter, and an envelope follower.
In this video I'm going through some basic functionality, and then running a lot of machines through it.
Pocket Operators, Novation Circuit, OP-1, Volca FM, Monomachine, Analog Rytm, Analog Four, Continuum FIngerboard. Just to give you an impression of the different sound characteristics.
Cheers
CUCKOO

[@Xsynth]

The video ripple on bass frequencies actually creates a cool effect. Turning a negative into a positive 👍👍

[@thehandoflenin]

Tested out Analog Heat on my old telephone microphone and using high gain I finally can get those 80's distorted industrial vocals I've always wanted.

[@197979jones]

The heat sounds like a lovely alternative to achieving the old school thump and grit remenicent of the old Akai and Emu samplers

[@davidalbrec]

That is one crazy visual effect. Funny thing is that it totally fits. Elektron guys may have to borrow your iPhone for their next teaser 😜

[@supernatural802]

wow what a splendid session with all this amazing gear! The cherry on top being that Continuum fingerboard... im blown away, what an amazing sounding piece of kit that is. I have to say the Analog Heat makes everything sound very nice indeed. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together:)

[@GuidoAlonso]

I saw him show up and say "Hello, this is Cuckoo" and had to suscribe right away. Now I'll proceed to watch the rest of the video.

[@adenning96]

I actually liked the bass interference with the camera, it created an audio-visual relationship and made the tutorial more interesting I thought. Great stuff, subbed.

[@jedilicious7025]

Just got the heat, this is still the best tutorial out there. As expected 😊

[@Skamanda]

I'm not gonna lie. Any time you use the continuum fingerboard, no matter how much I might go back to the info I'm interested in, I jump to that part of the video. That thing is mesmerizing!

[@Xsynth]

Also the Super Metroid intro on the Monomachine!! Didn't think that I love could you anymore.

[@MisterDogg]

Dude that sound effect you made in the beginning of the vid was killer.

[@jenskuhnemann1241]

You just rock. Awesome videos. I am watching even without thinking about buying the analog heat but hey maybe I just changed my mind...

[@discophone_6214]

Good job man. I will defenitely watch it over when have enough time to do so!

[@bichovergara]

I actually dig the effect the effect of the bass on your camera... great video!!!

[@dylema1]

Cuckoo: king of the demo

[@bazrin]

That fingerboard sounds incredible!

[@RealBassPhat]

The bass vibrating the camera is hypnotic.

[@Mr_ToR]

Love the disclaimer :-) Great video as always

[@Flohr]

Your Haken playing was wonderful

[@truecuckoo]

+Flohr thank you so much! I love that instrument.

[@kristosvidinakis]

thanks for your tutorial! great work...

[@00gavin]

Some saturation warmth on an FM synth is magical.

[@CitizenWarwick]

Thanks for video! Still getting used to mine learned a few things thanks!

[@amontri3246]

aye mate nice bit of gear I got me knickers in a tangle bloody nice filters

[@jussirantala8530]

Oh man that Continuum Fingerboard makes me want to cry. What a beautiful instrument.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Love your videos Cuckoo! Anyways bought one today on sale to pair up with my Digitone and synths and guitars. Should be fun!

[@mischulzed]

Very nice demo, thumbs up for Game of Thrones ;-) Still waiting for my AH...

[@intheblink]

Very cool, but pretty pricey. Loved the Analog RYTM and Continuum Fingerboard demo work.

[@nectariosm]

Just got this. Sounds the business.

[@Julian-uq7dn]

Oh shit! That disclaimer scared me little bit )

[@truecuckoo]

He he, sorry ;-) I was a bit furious at the time.

[@jackpfarrelly]

Might just be me but im digging that bass ripple effect

[@jacco1967]

Thank you for this vid

[@daemonelectricity]

I love the Metroid bit.

[@stealthmermaid40]

Love you cuckoo!!! Is there any place I don't know of where I can see more of your art and music? I know you were working on a short film a while back. I really admire your skills with all different mediums and video and such since I like to learn everything also. Anyway keep having fun creating! Thanks for the videos

[@bembeleee]

the continuum fingerboard is wow ! I love it and great playing... just a little question... did you ever come across of the KORG electribe emx2 ?

[@pawel476]

Really cool ripple effect. What camera did you use?

[@bhaktabilly4669]

Love your hair bro!

[@eddy_sonik]

I LOVE ! 💚

[@nikbivation]

liked for the responsive video stabilizer

[@truecuckoo]

+nikbivation haha! Great feature, isn't it?

[@the3mu606]

Great demo Cuckoo, I feel like this is a misunderstood device a little. People saying it's expensive need to look at other boxes that do the same thing..... Analog saturation and filtering are expensive. The Heat justifies it's cost just even looking at the filter alone, there are so few devices that offer just a standalone stereo multi-mode filter... maybe just the akaiMFC42? and that is the same price as a heat used from years ago.

[@daysgoby344]

Elektron is going right way! Button says "Active", you press and activate:) Before it was something like: "Yes/No", "Are You or me Active?- Y/N" and so on ;P

[@truecuckoo]

+Thunder Moth ha ha ha.. thumbs up for style ;)

[@drnockaable]

This is a cool dude.

[@krakou2]

Awesome review! Preferred moments were octatrack and fingerboard.The bit with FB+AH was lit, you should become a master at this instrument. It's completely different from your cuckoo stuff, really ear enticing. I love how you forgot about A/B testing while performing on the octatrack. A cool combination would be FB --> OT --> AH :D And part2 with midi and Cv please.

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks! Also Cue out on the Octatrack should be used for isolating what track you want to heat. I need to get used to it a bit, and try to make a more focused part 2 with both CV and Midi control stuff.

[@krakou2]

cuckoomusic you know there's a trick where you can have CUE go in AH, AH to Ot's inputs and choose the levels between main and cue for each track.

[@davidhrivnak]

This whole video was great, but that Octatrack track was the cat's pajamas!

[@Zakoyo]

hey cucko nice stuff! you should try the Roli seaboard and compair it to the continuum

[@bhaktabilly4669]

@56:30 you can really tell that the heat adds length to the body of the notes. They hang in the air longer .. they're more physical.. less holographic

[@ignaciodelvillararce4925]

Thanks!

[@jordantheuser]

Thanks cukoo! sorry to hear about your gear

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks, yeah it sucks. But it could be worse!

[@claytonlevibrown]

I see your studying the heat for more of a live instrument rather than a production one, interesting.

[@thedrumunkey8582]

1. Thanks for doing this! 2. I find it interesting that Elektron gear, while you can kinda always tell its Elektron, allows people to create a signature sound. For instance, in your demos I can always tell it's a cuckoo jam. And when dateline plays, I can tell it's him. And at same time I can tell it's Elektron, but you guys sound totally different from each other. Make any sense?

[@0Fdigital]

That monomachine pattern at 47:20 = :O Have you created any full monomachine tracks yet?

[@Motojournalism]

METROID!

[@JOHNG_TV]

1:18:46 WOW!! MUST SEE PEOPLE!!! CUCKOO YOU KILLED THAT JOINT! Okay so its obvious it works great with all Electron gear except the Mono machine(that sound was not that great) The Korg Volca FM...really didn't need it, however on the bass sounds the Heat killed it! Analog Heat=Bass Boost Monster

[@mimcri]

What is about voice or real sounds over a microphone into Analog Heat?

[@skaermf]

What do you mean when you say that it sounds warm or cold?

[@truecuckoo]

+Oq qq warm to me is like a nice and comfortably embracing bass and low end, that does not interfere or introduce mud in the mid frequencies. A lot of old synths are warm by nature, and has this as a natural part of their identity. Cold, I don't think I ever say about sound. I think I'd say less warm in this case. The lack of this "warmness".

[@BabyDropHead]

It would be interesting to see how it would sound blending different levels of character settings together

[@freshproduce2170]

There's are demos

[@cbparker44]

that melody at 1:29:25ish sounds really nice, it's stuck in my head

[@Distortic]

Can you think of a way to with an octatrack use the this as like a side chaining device? Its a little frustrating that its only 2 in. I would love to use the trigs from one track to duck another

[@truecuckoo]

I misread you first, a little trigger happy. Yeah.. The Heat as side chain.. yeah.. hm. I haven't used the midi section at all yet. Let's read the MIDI implementation.. Hm. There doesn't seem to be a clear way to force-trigger the Envelope or LFO. I guess you could force it with some midi programming. Or if you're ok with mono sound, you could plug in a side chain source into the left input, and the main sound into the right input. I haven't really tried yet.

[@johnbeuck587]

Did you plan to make a video on the new Korg Monologue when it comes out!! Because I would like to buy one and your videos are always so informative and show sooo many "hidden" features!! Would love to see one!! ;D

[@truecuckoo]

+Dark Miracle I'd like to try it at least. Perhaps I could borrow it when it comes out. It sounds gnarly and cool doesn't it? :)

[@johnbeuck587]

Yeah it does!! ;) Looking forward !!

[@pablorosenfeldt2339]

yo cuckoo nice videos!

[@tehnik333]

I wonder if Heat offers any advanced connectivity with other Elektron gear, except the visual similarities?

[@liamsparling]

i always thought wet was more wet sounds dry more dry... thanks for that tidbit

[@TherapyHiccup]

hmmmm, it sounds glorious. do love me some distortion. what i am wondering is, how does it deal with guitars and vocals? as i put my vocals through guitar rig5 to add some warmth and "grrr" as i call it. i've been looking for a hardware equivalent for a while now.

[@truecuckoo]

I haven't tried it on either vocals or guitars yet. It sounds like guitars could be really nice. Elektron also released a simpler mono version called Analog Drive, aimed for guitarrists. You should check it out.

[@TherapyHiccup]

I saw, does look pretty cool. i like the whiteness to it, looks neat. thanks for the reply dude xD

[@lordmelkor]

Bob Ross would say that the woobling on the bass is a happy accident

[@israelcuevas4947]

Neat

[@Dogboy73]

Cool device. But it will be a cold day in hell before I could justify the price.

[@mariits]

Best part 0:00 - 0:15 :D

[@DMC-mp9sx]

Nice but Is it worth it? There's great plugin's do a similar job way cheaper and are effective...I know it's not analog. And there's Waldorf 2-pole and realize that's just filter.

[@sjoerd3789]

hahaha.. his whole screen is shaking with the bass :") Nice machine, nice review. Do you think this unit can replace all the old analog gear??

[@truecuckoo]

+sjoerd paardekooper I think it sounds great. I'm sure a lot of more highly qualified people have their favourites from the old days that can never be replaced. But I don't know the old gear, and think that this has a lot of useful character.

[@xdeadmanchestx]

Wish u to find sd cards! funny effect) so many nicy staff) keep on! chears from moskow, rus.

[@truecuckoo]

Thank you sir!

[@thehandoflenin]

Hi CuckooIt seems this unit is causing a lot of controversy. Maybe because people thought that Elektron would bring out the next octatrack or something and not a processor. A lot of people don't seem to understand the unit so thanks for the upload. Had mine for a few days although not had time to really get to grips with it. However, its more than a distortion unit, it can be used as one, but it syncable LFO and envelope, filter and you could use it as saturation unit that costs twice as much so I think the price is about right.

[@RusticRaver]

go for Elektron analogue drive instead 1\3 of the price, ok might not do all of these things but pretty cool simplified version.

[@Reggi_Sample]

You modulated the envelope follower on the heat to the camera? 😂

[@not-hank-s]

I like the bass wobble myself.

[@shadowhenge7118]

I think the a-heat would be so much better if it had two stereo ins and could act on each independently. Like one for digitakt and one for digitone.

[@manmaas]

Jonny Ive with hair!

[@jimidemetriou6428]

best laser sound 0:15

[@Degenerative1]

Guantanamo

[@alienanxiety]

Just looked the fingerboard up - WOW - is it really THAT expensive? holy smokes!

[@truecuckoo]

+alienanxiety yeah, it's not mass produced in a factory, but custom built in very small quantities. That's the only reason it's expensive.

[@truecuckoo]

+Germo Staalfeldt hello. I'm not sure actually. Stereo products like these are not that common. I think some alternatives have been mentioned in the comments.. or in the Elektronauts forum.

[@RyanMulliganViola]

I'm surprised we don't see you play this thing more often given the price tag? For that price I would think it would be a centerpiece, and not sitting on a shelf.

[@vitaklon]

Real nice! There was some odd shaking/wobbling in the video... Could be youtube acting up but it was quite distracting/giving me motion sickness.

[@truecuckoo]

Yes, I'm explaining what it is in the beginning. Some of my gear was stolen, among other things all of my SD cards for my pro camera. So this is filmed with the iPhone, and the Optical Stabilizer is unfortunately getting affected by the heavy bass frequencies. It's really disturbing, but I decided to go through with it anyways. It's the only camera I can shoot with for now. Turn off the screen and just listen. Or make the window smaller.

[@vitaklon]

I see :) missed that. Very nice video anyway. Great to see and hear the Heat with a wide range of stuff!!

[@crowfix]

bass sounds shaking the camera. don't think it's youtube related...

[@bludshed4816]

s2 Metroid s2

[@driesanalog4187]

799,- ??? !!! elektron pricing is a joke. for 599,- i get a poly analog korg synth...

[@misohony]

Analog Heat + any random sound source gets you way more interesting results, than a mere cheap analog poly

[@Kdkjdjewerdnxa]

Nah

[@197979jones]

just get yourself a cheap ass Korg app on the iphone. And then feed it through the HEAT

[@tomfurstyfield]

It's not just a distortion unit, if you bought all the parts of the same quality of this thing separately it would cost more than 799

[@MrBratkenSolov]

Збс

[@lesterjames-brooks4095]

who heard metroid?

[@berniesanders5419]

$800 for this... I mean it looks great but not practical for amateur producers.

[@waldemardaninsky25]

Actually I would say it's super practical for amateur producers. For example it can be your source of warmth, grit, saturation on a final stereo mix bus and even some compression type effect with the envelope follower and then also work as your sound interface. So instead of buying the Elysia Karacter, a stereo compressor and a seperate sound card you get it all in this cool box. And then of course you can mangle and create all kinds of crazy stuff just processing one sound source at a time when mixing in your DAW, or like me in the Octatrack. Cheap also if you really think about all the other gear you can replace. Sorry for a long answer on an old post...

[@aeoization]

You are using already really dirty sounding sound sources

[@mumulove]

Meh..$299 maybe...$349 if you want to appear premium. $799? Bahahahahaha

[@pirateradio808]

Bogner LaGrange mono guitar distortion pedal is $249 (and worth every penny I might add). $299 for a device that has 8 different stereo, analog distortion paths, analog EQ, and analog filter with envelope follower and LFO is a joke.

[@mumulove]

May be true if we were talking about an effects company, an eventide or some such, but for a device from a company with no other effects units that does things most synths with onboard affects already do? Youre not far from getting a Moog Sub37 and running sound through that filter and effects.

[@pirateradio808]

Eventide, as far as I know, has exactly zero experience making analog effects. Elektron's pedigree for this product far exceeds Eventide, Strymon or any other high end digital effects company. The Moog 37 is double the price of the Analog Heat (how is that "not far" in terms of price?) and cannot do most of the things the Heat can do, so it's an irrelevant comparison.

[@mumulove]

I paid $1150 new from SW for the sub37. Fairly close in price. It was an exaggerated example and yes comparing apples to oranges, but I can piece wise every effect this thing can do sending audio through various devices. The filter on the moog, some reverb on the eventide, et cetera. This thing does nothing new and not much use in the sounds in this example. Shit any mixer can get most of these effects. But hey, if you like it that's awesome.

[@pirateradio808]

That's a fantastic price on a sub37. SW sells it today for $1499. It's not a fair comparison, though, to use that as a reference. With your negotiating skillz you probably could get the Analog Heat for $599. Do you have another device that can use the envelope follower to adjust the level of distortion? I'm sure it's possible with modular gear but that isn't a feature I have seen on a comparable device.

[@musicandlife3167]

I hope Elektron will start listening to their users again. I don't know what's worse this or that non working joke overbridge. Cmon Elektron what happened to you guys. It's a shame.

[@Degenerative1]

I think this sounds shit and most can be done for a tenth of the price via pedals and even just via a desk in[uts on say a Mackie . The price is a joke .

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

Degenerative1 yep i remember reading in the late 90's that the Drum and Bass producers in the UK would overload their Mackie mixers to get that overdriven sound.