How to Make Techno Kick with the Analog Rytm ? (+free kick samples)

[@Lord_UND_Himself]

Bro, you such a god for sharing this knowledge with us. You honestly get the best kicks out of this thing that I’ve heard on ANY video. I just ordered one a few days ago and I listen to your Rytm jams to get hyped for the delivery

[@audioreakt]

Haha cheers mate I appreciate that! Have fun!

[@SKRDyaheard]

mine is on its way!! More AR vids! A cool one would be to focus on your workflow with Ableton and the Rytm using OB!

[@audioreakt]

Lucky you, I have already two jams+ explanation, where I talk about creating rumble, using scene/performance etc... But I want to make one about double vco and one about the hats too, but next year !

[@Superbasic_techno]

Thanks for some interesting tips! I >always< use the second envelope (exponential lfo in trig mode assigned to the tune), I find it makes a really big difference in having a "finalized" feeling. The other hidden weapon in there is the peak filter, sounds great on kicks!

[@audioreakt]

thanks for sharing, yeah I knew about the lfo as env on the pitch but didn't know about the peak filter, someone mention it in the comment already, but I haven't tried it yet, really need to haha !

[@torbjornbengtsson342]

The peak filter trick is GOLD!

[@JWolde]

Thanks for making this video! My favourite filter is the peak with a touch of res, it can really bring out the character in the drums

[@audioreakt]

thanks for sharing, I need to try that !

[@tedua5966]

great great stuff! keep them AR vids coming !

[@audioreakt]

I will, but don't know when is gonna be the next one...

[@billjohnroe2962]

You gotta love the 130 BPM kick drum

[@wout6041]

Nice tutorial! Rytm best drummachine have mine 5 years and it still surprises me!

[@audioreakt]

Thanks, yeah I love mine too and will never sell it for sure!

[@wout6041]

@@audioreakt I have the octatrack the four rytm and digitakt all mk1 versions and love them all. I keep them all for the rest of my life! Best products I ever bought! I use them every day and always learn new things and always surprised off the outcome!

[@audioreakt]

That's a nice setup ! I was always curious about the octatrack, but as I am not someone that tweak sample a lot, I feel like I won't use it much , but on the other hand I feel like it could be the machine that push me to tweak sample more as it looks very interesting and every one seems to love it !

[@wout6041]

@@audioreakt i use my elektrons for creating drumloops basslines and fx sounds in my djsets. I play always with 3 traktor decks on 3 line channels (allen &heath xone 96) line 4 : channel for analog four (4 channels for drums and sounds and midichannels to my Neutron and Dfam) Channel D for digitakt (8 sound channels for drums and sounds and midi for my virus TI 2) . The first return channel for my analog rytm. For fx and extra sounds i use my octatrack the inputchannels are used for the 2 send channels of the xone the output goes to my last return channel. I only make loops on my maschines no tracks i don't have time enough (2kids and work). And i love deejaying! With this setup i can fill drum, bass, synth lines, fx sounds and fx into my mix so every track becomes something new. The octatrack is used in my dj setup as fx and for some samples When i am not deejaying i use the octatrack as recording box for sampling my synths sounds (normally for the neutron and dfam because they have no memory) and for FX box. The octatrack is a multitool that you can use in a very simple way or you can use it in full capacity (deep diving menu's ) I had always a hate love relation with the octatrack But since i stopped deep diving in the machine and used it for what i described above the relation is excellent! Sorry for my bad english but i'm a Belgian guy!

[@audioreakt]

sorry just saw the reply now... thanks for detailed setup, sound amazing, yeah a lot of people seems to use the octatrack like a daw (especially like ableton ), like a multitool machine that can sequence, play loop, send fx etc, make transition etc... I think if you want to go dawless it's a great tools, Stimming said in a video he was using it as replacing of ableton, to play playback track for example...

[@ErickRinconOficial]

Analog Rythm is fantastic, even to watch

[@audioreakt]

Haha yeah indeed !

[@SaDu-sb3si]

of course you can make a good punchy techno kick with every elektron hardware ❤️‍🔥

[@audioreakt]

it's impressive indeed how punchy the kick are indeed !

[@stefjer8725]

Right! I was totally shocked by stock kick sounds of the model cycles. Howly shit!!

[@boymatmat]

I really liked the low pass filter part with that final kick :)

[@audioreakt]

thanks mate !

[@ActualKaktus]

I dream about my AR MKII at night 😅. Its noisy and temperamental at times. The workflow still occasionally gets away from me, but It’s one of the most inspirational instruments I’ve ever owned. The kicks this thing is capable of producing will shake your foundation.

[@audioreakt]

Haha yeah I love mine so much too, kick are incredible, even the hats I love then.

[@audioreakt]

Haha yeah I love mine so much too, kick are incredible, even the hats I love then.

[@tomphillpotts]

Great video lots of interesting things to try

[@audioreakt]

Glad you enjoyed cheers !

[@strangerting7818]

Great stuff! 🔥🔥🔥

[@audioreakt]

Thanks 🔥

[@mrbass093]

Good stuff 🙏🏼

[@audioreakt]

Thanks !

[@billjohnroe2962]

@@audioreakt let's do 130 BPM kick drum

[@dizzy_delon]

Hello. Would you please tell us how you created and programmed this Lead Sound in the beginning from your video (around 5 sec.) That would be awesome

[@audioreakt]

I haven't made a video on the last intro sound design but did it for the repvious one where the sound is similar : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn2qcpmYodhgprc

[@dizzy_delon]

Thank you. Actually I ment the music in the background, starting at 5 sec. Around, this synth would be nice to know.

[@AlexAldorf]

Is this machine good for rominimal/minimal house too? Or only Harder styles ?

[@audioreakt]

I think it's good for softer genre too, you can make nice and smooth kick, and also some nice perc too.

[@avadad]

I didn't see at the end of the video, "Rytm vs Mbase11 vs Lancet". Did it get cut off? I'm curious about your thoughts comparing the Lancet Kick to the Rytm. :-)

[@audioreakt]

yeah it get cutoff becuase too long and not 100% revelant after all... in term of sound I still prefer the rytm because more versatile and easy to make 909 like kick. Lancet it's great for deep round kick and it's a lot of fun too, as 1 knob per parameter. I made a review of the lancet check it out by yourself ;)

[@tobiasflc630]

thanks for the helpful video! I'd like to see a video how you create baselines with the rytm itself. :) And how do you make sure that the massives kicks / baselines from the rytm are not making your whole mix muddy? Do you low cut and resampling them?

[@audioreakt]

here are two more in depth video I made : kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppWkiKV-p9tmkJo & kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppPHqJd5h8R8kJY . But for the mixing part it really depend which kick you choose to fit with which bass. but if you have a heavy basseline maybe apply an lfo on the amp volume to create a ducking effect and see if shoertening the decay of your kick help too. if its muddy or feel out of phase they might be not in key which can be a problem too. all of these are just guidance, it doesn't mean you have to do itall of them for each song, but when you have a problem it can be tools that can improve your mix.

[@molina.unofficial]

I had great results when layering multiple machines or even samples with this synth. You should try that too.

[@audioreakt]

yeah there is plenty of technics especially if you start to layer, but that would need another video just for that, I wanted to just focus on the BD engine and how to have a great base.

[@molina.unofficial]

@@audioreakt +1 for that video if you ever see an opportunity to make one. Stellar content so far.

[@LouisSerieusement]

thank you

[@audioreakt]

you're welcome

[@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIX]

this was really nice, thanks. I'd really appreciate one about making subs on the AR ;-)

[@audioreakt]

thanks, I made a video already where I explain how I make rumble : kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppWkiKV-p9tmkJo

[@Kaze-p8x]

Hey I always doubted that my rytm mk2 engines have some problems. So I compared a sound of BD Classic with the same parameters to your's, it sound different, even the waveform is different. Do you do any processing to your sound outside of the rytm? Thanks

[@audioreakt]

No there is no external processing, check the velocity, level (at each stage), drive on the amp section, drive/compression on the master, check if you don't have a LFO somewhere (for the kick track and for the master track)

[@Kaze-p8x]

@@audioreakt Thanks. I made sure everything was in its default state, no lfo, dist or compressor applied. Usually, reported issues are system bags, can analog circuits be damaged ? It's not a topic under this tutorial, sorry for that.

[@DubElementMusic]

i love my AR2

[@audioreakt]

Great machine indeed!

[@turfoid7899]

I find resonance over 40 can be pretty extreme. Keep up the good videos 👍🏻

[@audioreakt]

thanks mate, are you enjoying your rytm so far?

[@burger659]

rytm or tr-8s for techno ?

[@audioreakt]

Hard to say, I would say the rytm, but the kick engine is wild, the double vco open to a lot more possibility than just drums, I would recommend to check the hats/cymbal engine on the rytm as they are very metal and noisy, I love them but might not be everyone cup of tea. Tr8s you get the more classic (but sounding so good) xOx sounds...I just made a review of the tr6s , check it out, I also made couple video with the Rytm, you can compare both sound. But both are great, and any you choose you won't regret it, very complementary ... I have the rytm and tr6s and love both

[@burger659]

@@audioreakt thanks!! I would love an analog kick drum.. but i have to say that the tr8s has some pounding kicks as well.. if you boost it with analog stuff.. should be fine.. i had a rytm mk1 in the past , loaded 909 samples in it but tune parameters doesn’t behavior as good as the Roland acb ..

[@audioreakt]

@@burger659 to be honest I rarely use sample with the rytm as I used it for creating drum from scratch...don't really know how it handle pitching sample...yeah the acb is pretty good, that's exactly why I bought it, and I was not deceived !

[@Claidheambmor]

Yes

[@ActualKaktus]

A TR-8s is an awful lot of fun when sequenced by the AR II 😁

[@billjohnroe2962]

Ready to kick drum at 130 BPM?

[@raven-jz6cv]

Awesome review. I hate rytm i always found digitakt to be more suited for techno. But ok. Im a jomox guy myself so what do i know. It does however has a solid analog distortion and it can sound massive with a compressor pedal.

[@audioreakt]

thanks, well digitakt is just a sampler rather than with the rytm you create sound from scratch with sound engine, so differnet machine. I've got the mbase11 from jomox which sound amazing too. yeah the rytm is really great !

[@AI1983-r1k]

Haha... you make the title sound bad... ..it's an f¬\'\];Ng beast the Analog Rythem, ofcource you can :P

[@audioreakt]

thats more for "clickbait" purpose, if you ask a question people wanna know the answer so they click on the video, if you give them straight away the answer, they might not click... I know it's a bit extreme but that's how "we" humans works hahah

[@stefjer8725]

Yeah... THIS to the "Meeh.. elektron-kicks are shieeet"-people.

[@audioreakt]

whaaat ? are they really people thinking that ? I think for house/techno it's perfect !

[@stefjer8725]

@@audioreakt Yes! I think this people come from rolands, which sounds pretty fat without much knobturning. They do! But a kick I have crafted about half an hour or more has soul.. at least for me. That counts! :D

[@audioreakt]

Well I never played with a real 808 or 909 but the rytm can imitate them really well and even do more ! I had my hand recently on a tr6s, didn't have time to compare properly, but it looks like the AR have way much more punch than the tr6s... But it's true that maybe tr are more straightforward, you can't have all !

[@billjohnroe2962]

@@audioreakt ready to kick drum at 130 BPM?

[@bandersong4650]

Duh?

[@audioreakt]

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[@marcelmachedanz1056]

I used the MK1... I love the analog OSC for Kicks ❤️🦾

[@audioreakt]

the dual vco ? I never tried to be honest to make kick with but that can be interesting!