Friendly Face in a Hostile Land

[@justin_bernard]

I love the negative space following the absence of such rich bass. It just makes that tone so much better!

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you very much! Yeah, letting the mids and highs breathe a bit is a nice trick sometimes =)

[@shunksounds]

this sounds like a walk around ones brain contemplating all the good/terrible decisions you ever made. lovely!

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks a lot, man! I love that description. I also think this track works as a backdrop for that situation =D

[@eduardoloaiza]

The new ambient....fascinating!!! Thanks for share your art.

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you!

[@frantsel5711]

exploring some lorn territory here, love it!!

[@andyslate]

tf.... this is wicked and beautiful

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you!

[@roryjineffect]

Big Mogwai vibes on this. And I love their stuff. And yours.

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks a lot!

[@jimmac]

Another banger. You have found the formula.

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks, man!

[@2MinuteWarning]

Outstanding! Surely one of your best tracks featuring the Analog Four (and Analog Heat, the noises/textures really complement the nice melodies/harmonies 🤩)

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear it 😊

[@LaSpatuleduFutur]

04:30 You naughty naughty. Well i guess we can say that you've played with fire with this track ! Funny that you've dropped this one at the moment i've reached Dragon Aerie in my second playthrough of DS2. Awesome.

[@IvarTryti]

Haha, I was supposed to do that trick earlier, but there was too much stuff going on so I forgot! Oh, I haven't played Dark Souls 2 in a long time. Enjoy!

[@BigDaddyMacc]

this is so BLADE RUNNER! i can see the scene!

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you very much!

[@milDelux]

Right on. I definitely like the analog 4 sound versus the syntakt. If they combine those two…

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks! I lean more towards the A4, too. I'm glad I have both though, because the A4 can take a lot more effort sometimes =)

[@ARP_2600]

This time it should be super obvious that this doesn't sound like anything you did before with the A4... But who knows in this hostile land...

[@IvarTryti]

Haha, I really appreciate it, Sebastian 😄

[@LarryHazard]

sounds amazing

[@j_blanco_music]

This sound absolutely mind blowing, I've done a lot of low volume into compressor with high make up gain and added noise/hiss for the thump, but need to try with some distortions after listening to this.

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you! I'm using the Heat in a similar way, with the envelope follower set to negative drive. Acts like a pseudo compressor this way =)

[@IhorMedia]

Sounds crazy good! Incredibly insane idea with AH's High Gain. Love it!

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you very much, Ihor! High gain is hard to control. This is one of the few tracks I had to do some level adjustments in post.

[@armintam5arian]

i've listened this with my subpac - blasted me right off the chair .... great work!

[@IvarTryti]

Haha, thanks a lot, man

[@tomlovelight2376]

Beautiful …

[@leeauckland7916]

Consistently awesome as always! I always love hearing what you can do with the Analog four 👌🏻 keep it coming 👍🏻

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you very much, Lee!

[@eeeyyyeee]

love this track! so lovely

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks a lot!

[@lawdviola]

I WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS ON SPOTIFY

[@nielsverhaegh6744]

This one is great Ivar

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you!

[@0e0]

this is one of my fave ones

[@andreaaiazzi4501]

AWESOME.

[@MrAcylus]

This is fantastic man

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks!

[@jeremyxjones]

I listen to this an unhealthy amount of times

[@jfphotoandlife8287]

J'adore ! Puissant et fin 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔊🔊🔊

[@IvarTryti]

🙏

[@lifeless9233]

you're a genius..

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you!

[@ritofuturito]

That sounds awesome

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks!

[@shamoose5573]

lovely stuff chief

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks!

[@dylanleroysynth]

Sounds great! Really like the Analog Heat on the pad/lead sounds especially. Real retro flavour there. Been meaning to comment that your video quality is really crisp too! Keep it up!

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks a lot, Dylan! The Heat is very nice, =). And thanks! I've started recording in 60fps with a Samsung Galaxy S10e I recently got.

[@dylanleroysynth]

@@IvarTryti I figured you might have recorded with a different camera lately but then I thought maybe it’s just my eyes playing tricks on me. Ha ha. I did notice though for sure. Excellent! 😄

[@thelemetric]

damn you make a4 sound soo good jesus

[@artemvsprime]

Wow!

[@dronegaze5819]

When DOOM comes looking for a new composer, I think they’ve found their guy.

[@IvarTryti]

Haha, thanks man :D

[@bryanmartinez7859]

Fire !

[@IvarTryti]

🙏

[@music143250]

great shit. i want this machine so badly

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks a lot!

[@aevai]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@IvarTryti]

🙏

[@theendisnight1287]

this has some real Blade Runner vibes

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks, man!

[@AVos-oq9sv]

curious if the analog heat has a distinctly different characteristic than a guitar overdrive, this sounds great

[@IvarTryti]

Thank you! I haven't tried any distortion pedals, but I think it sounds great. Distortion plugins sound great too so it's mostly a matter of flavor and workflow preference.

[@christdolphin69]

do you notice a difference in sound between the mk1 and the mk2? do you prefer one over the other? i've only ever had the mk2 and i really like the form factor and the qper knob. i dont think i'd like the mk1 as much but they are a lot more affordable and i've already bought and sold the mk2 3 times now. i've heard people say the mk1 is "creamier" but less low end. did you notice any of that? this rules, btw as usual

[@IvarTryti]

The biggest difference in sound between the mk1 and mk2 is the new overdrive on the mk2. The new overdrive behaves more like you'd expect a normal overdrive to behave, which makes it easier to use. You know how there are two overdrive sounds, right? Clockwise for one sound, counter-clockwise for the other? The mk2 has the mk1's clockwise sound when you turn it counter-clockwise, and the new overdrive sound when turning it clockwise. I like both. The mk1 overdrive is weird and hard to use, but you can get some really unique screaming sounds with it. There's a bit more bass on the init patch on the mk2 than on the mk1. I wouldn't say sounds better or worse, but it *is* more convenient since you don't have to use the 2nd hp filter to boost the lows as often. I like this change. That said, I still boost the lows like that a lot on the mk2, and they both have the same amount of "maximum bass" when boosting far enough, IME. I don't think I could go back to the mk1 after using the mk2, because of the improved screen, encoders, buttons, and layout. The mk1 knobs are so slow that I always had to press-turn the knobs, and that gets pretty tiresome after a while. The screen is smaller and the icons are tiny, the viewing angle isn't great and the screen has a sluggish refresh rate. It's hard to read and I had to tilt my head forward to get a better viewing angle. Or use a laptop stand to tilt the mk1. The LEDs over the buttons are only red, so it's hard to see if it's a normal trig red trig or yellow lock-trig. On the mk1 they're either fully lit or half-lit which takes a bit more effort to parse. The new layout is a lot more comfortable. The buttons used to save kits and patterns on the mk1 are far apart, and this is a bit annoying since I save a lot. Saving projects is even worse, since there's no shortcut for it. And opening the main menu requires a two-handed button combo: FUNC all the way to the left + GLOBAL all the way to the right of the machine. If you've saved before already, you have to press YES YES YES YES, wait for it to save, then NO NO to get back to where you were. This is a lot more convenient on the mk2, where it's a button combo to save, then YES YES to select project and confirm save, and it brings you back to where you were automatically when it's done. I think I'd only go for the mk1 if I plan to only use the Overbridge plugin and don't need the mk2 overdrive sound, because the mk2 is physically so much more comfortable to use. And thanks a lot!

[@edjwise]

is this track all analog4?

[@IvarTryti]

Yeah, I'm recording the Analog Four stereo outs into the Analog Heat, then through my "mastering" FX chain in FL Studio. There's a lot of post processing, but it's all just 4 analog voices.

[@edjwise]

@@IvarTryti The Heat explains the fuzzy glow it has.

[@IvarTryti]

@@edjwise yep, I ran it through the high gain circuit

[@maconins123]

Between syntakt and analog Four, which one would you recommend if you only had one of the two?

[@IvarTryti]

I'm not sure which one I'd recommend because they're both great, but personally I gel more with the A4 despite its 4 voice limitation. The Syntakt is more of a complete package with a ton more voices and a master overdrive, though. I just have an easier time making the A4 sound like "me".

[@maconins123]

@@IvarTryti i actually went for the a4 keys. I’m blown away by the synth aside from all the sequencer and groovebox capabilities. Thanks for the response either way

[@bryanmartinez7859]

Makes me want one so bad

[@IvarTryti]

Thanks, man!

[@dublplus]

Analog heat and analog 4 are heavy on the list. Come to think of it, Ivar is mostly responsible for all my elektron gear.

[@ShawnBrandon888]

Same old lead sound again? Wow