Kaini Industries - Boards Of Canada - Cover featuring Elektron Analog Four MK2

Kaini Industries has always been an inspiration to me as an example of the beauty and complexity that can come from a simple patch and well programmed sequence. I decided to attempt a cover at Kaini Industries using the Elektron Analog Four MK2 to approximate the SH-101.
The sound design took a bit of time to nail down, particularly the reverb. I'm still not sure if the original used reverb or a short analog delay. Here, I'm using the native reverb in the A4MK2. I also noticed that in the original the synth voice is panned slightly left and the reverb (or perhaps delay) is on the right. You cannot pan the reverb on the A4MK2 so there's that, but the synth voice is slightly panned left.
The synth patch itself is a single saw oscillator with significant filtering from the first filter, and then the bass rolled off with the second filter in Highpass mode. There is a triangle lfo applied to the filter cutoff and the filter and amp envelope settings are the same, fast attack, slight decay, mid-sustain and moderate release. Dialing the resonance of the filter is key, and it's clear much of the SH-101 sound comes from the filter. I like the way the A4MK2 approximates it, but it is certainly not the same (nor should it be!).
This was a great yet unexpected exercise spurred on by a bout of insomnia! I wasn't going to go too deep into it but it was quite enjoyable to really try to nail down the sound as much as I could, and then I thought I should probably just make a quick video of it as well...
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[@willswitchcraft]

wonderful......................always loved this track................awesome that you've resurrected/recreated it......................

[@PsychologyAcademia]

Fellow insomniac here 🥺. I think youve done a great job in a unique way. Youve captured the essence of the song. And the fluctuation of volume is noticesble which adds to the effect. Reverb is great too. The cadence is spot on and despite being a simple sequence has a flow which makes the whole song an easy listen . Well done.

[@user.data1984]

thanks! i definitely obsessed over the details just a touch too long...

[@snoggg6344]

Wow. Love BOC . This is spot on. Well done!

[@mousymagazine]

❤❤❤

[@music4screens]

Simple, may be... but it sounds rounded and analog!

[@ahmetyolgoturen2821]

Good cover but filter modulation cut too much of the low end

[@fractalimmersion]

Great work! A4’s filter doesn’t seem quite like the original synths though… what was the original BOC synth?

[@user.data1984]

Thanks! The original is the sh-101