Rytm from Scratch / How to make Hypnotic Techno

[@Klocaine237]

Man thanks for all the love latley. We were really missing you for awhile. Thanks for all the great content past and present.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you so much for such kind words. They mean a lot.❤

[@Audiolot27]

Great Tipps! I will try it on my Elektron

[@randalb7930]

Song Mode! This tool saved and actually dominated a project I was working on with an artist. I knew of it, from using the chain mode, but not until I was sync'ing around 8 unique patterns to a real DAW based project, each pattern corresponding to the complex song. A1, the intro A2, the transition to the first verse, A3, the first verse, etc. The MOST IMPORTANT feature was that the DAW measure position marker followed perfectly! We needed to overdub Performance macro sweeps deep into the 70th measure of the song, and I was shocked to find the song mode seamlessly snapped to the 70th measure in the song's structure within the RYTM, according to the "x1/x2/x3" pattern repeats we programmed in on the fly. So yes, this machine, so close to being sold due to the Kit/pattern wedding, which the Digitakt is free from. But then, it always comes back to save the day, dominating over all other bass sources I demo. I run the analog outs into a pair of 1073's by Rupert Neve, instead of the Overbridge, and it just envelops perfectly every mix I make. Thanks for doing this video. Huge fan.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for kind words. It seems like the Rytm fits very well into your setup!

[@tommyg5095]

Which 1073 units are you using. Very curious. I am looking to add similar preamps. Upgrading my studio...

[@randalb7930]

@@tommyg5095 rupert neve 5024

[@randalb7930]

@@tommyg5095 Rupert Neve 5024.

[@tommyg5095]

@@randalb7930 Ahh yes... Thank you Randal.I did see your first reply, and I thank you for your time and response... Looking at Pre amps today... First on Reverb, see what is out there...

[@better2beme]

I've always liked the look and sound of the Rytm and would like to see more of these videos.

[@jorisroling2130]

Hi Ihor, nice to see you do an item on the Analog Rytm. Yes please, cover Analog Rytm song mode next. Would be grand!

[@rspmusic796]

This is an invaluable lesson. It teaches so many general aspects such as workflow, mixing, performance macros. Thanks for your patience in producing such a seamless tutorial !!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for your feedback! It means a lot!

[@NateHorn]

I recently got my hands on a MKI and am really enjoying it - some of the performance options are very cool, the MKII takes this even further

[@ActualKaktus]

I finally purchased my Analog Rytm today and I’m so lost 😂. This one’s going to take some time.

[@Judasz696]

make a video on pounding tekno using song mode please! top notch tutorials! make more tutorials on rytm or on analog four please!

[@alexmax9832]

yes yes!

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Song mode together with the Analog four and MIDI synced scene changes is 🔥 Also adding an expression pedal for extra performance is great

[@IhorMedia]

I completely forgot about the expression pedal input on the rytm!

[@lukepalmer6491]

Love your familiarity and approach to the Rytm work flow. Please make more?

[@simonyricools]

You are so clear and pedagogical.

[@embazle]

Can't wait to get my hands on one of these, however, I am thankful that what you showed here in the kick and rumble can be replicated in the Digitakt. I will make due with that and enjoy the sound where I can make it. TYSM for this tutorial, you made it very simple to follow and learn.

[@punkotero]

Hi! You don't need go to perform to select what performance macros you want to use. Only with press QPER and hold it, you can view your performances and select it

[@IhorMedia]

Yes! Thanks

[@vyrvygora]

This channel is so underrated! 🔥

[@alexlouismusic]

thank you! i use my rytm almost everyday and videos like this make me realize how much potential the unit still has in my workflow

[@dreimalt4854]

Thanks for the tip with the master length always forgot about that

[@vladzadiraka]

thanx a lot

[@KidOrjiMusic]

Great!!! Thank you

[@haslo_]

Very inspiring, thanks! Love the end result!

[@videosarchive8058]

Thank you for Rytm video!! LOVE your beat from scratch vids. Great to see you back!!!

[@SalRosenborg]

Great video Ihor, Thanks for sharing the knowledge. I would absolutely love to see a video on song mode.

[@gmreynoldsjr]

Happy New Ihor Day to those who celebrate.

[@IhorMedia]

🎉

[@els1f]

Regarding that LFO part at like 3:20, I love Rytm's HOLD mode for things like that! Give it a slow sine or triangle and it sounds random without big jumps of sample and hold wave. Also, hell yeah, PLEASE do a song mode tutorial! I'd love to see your approach🙌✌️

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Wonderful tutorial on the Rytm! I love mine and it blows away more expensive machines like the Perkons and on par with modular drums. I plan to use mine with my dark trilogy of Elektrons like Octatrack and Analog 4! Look forward to more tips from you.

[@TimesOfTheSines.official]

A tip for Rytm kicks, don't use the pitch sweep time parameter to control, & add the pitch env shape of the pitch down attack part of ya kicks... U can create a more accurate tuning & speed of a pitch env attack, by using the lfo ramp or saw shape in one or half trigger modes. This also works just on the pitch, instead of the sweep time parameter... In any of the other elektrons for kick drum shaping, &/or other suitable drum percussion sounds to try on too. I learnt this years before I had Elektrons on all the drum machine sides of Electribes... Elektrons are much better at it 4 sure tho.

[@jenspetersson6009]

excellent Ihor... very well performed

[@Chris-qq7mt]

Nice video! The key to hihats on the Rytm is layering with a sample.

[@CS-gb1ul]

Thank you for the Rytm videos! Please make more.

[@ronsone8373]

More rhytm please this drummachine is dope 😎💪

[@Fauxleroid]

Another fantastic video. You’re fast becoming one of my favourite channels. I wish I had not sold my Rytm. They since added midi for external instruments to it. That was sorely missing for me at the time. Also the single lfo on each instrument I found annoying. If they added another lfo I’d buy another in a heartbeat. Current,y have a Syntakt so a lot of this carries over. I like a lot of all the small bits of info. It all adds up.

[@IhorMedia]

Lately I find myself not using Rytm that much! I think I am more in love with my Syntakt 😊 Thanks for kind words!

[@fotoniknoise]

I really like how you always explain your process, keep it up

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks!

[@GeorgeLocke]

Hey. If you do talk about song mode, the main thing I'd want to hear about is *why* one pattern wants to follow another. How should this song develop?

[@alexmax9832]

yes, agree :)

[@Stammheim-Klangforschung]

Your "from Scratch" Videos are really great. The Rytm is a great Machine with so many possibilities...

[@jareesson]

Sounds great what you're doing there. Have you ever tried to use the velocity modulation menu instead of blaming that there is only 1 LFO? 🙂With velocity mod you can dial in keyboard tracking for the filter, you can play with amp decay to create various but consistent lengths, you can also do the same thing with delay/reverb sends, and of course you can limit the range of the velocity to volume! VELOCITY MOD gives access to a menu where up to four PARAMETER page parameters can be assigned to the velocity mod parameter.

[@Lordxfx]

Rytm-Noob happy.. Thanks Ihor!

[@ebraltazar3498]

Thanks for the explanation. Especially the performance features advice! 👍🏼 Like your channel a lot!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@samhvidberg5612]

Anyone can make a basic techno tutorial, but a tutorial on making techno that's actually good quality? Liked and subscribed.

[@erwinm187]

would love to learn more about the rytm! even the song modee

[@mpputra4102]

oh this is so Transcendence...the best

[@amadeusmozza]

Hey ! Indeed : talking about song mode would be great !

[@robii120]

This was an awesome tutorial! Thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge and approach. What a track! 🤩

[@bastianbrand904]

Thanks for another Rytm video! Been looking forward to that =)

[@mikearment652]

I will wait paciently for another brilliant video related to octatrack, digitakt , zoia. Your videos really spice up my productions.

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks Mike!

[@frantsel5711]

and songmode, yesss!!!

[@MuggelzTV]

Super!!! Thanks a lot

[@philippdaublebsky6299]

Hi Ihor, would be great to see a similar tutorial on MPC Live 2 or other MPC? Thanks Cheers

[@IhorMedia]

I don’t have an MPC 😊

[@jakobjelinek6334]

Please do the Song mode thing! 🙏 :)

[@roberto.a.cumsille]

Excellent videos !

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@PatrickSugarfix]

Thank you for the video, Ihor! This track has some serious vibes.

[@jimmyscott7414]

Love the Rytm videos. The more the better 😃 would really love you pairing the rytm with the A4 or another standalone synth like the sub37 or mother 32 if you have one of those. Or even the minilogue which I’m pretty sure you have. I’ve only been watching your channel for a month or so but you’ve quickly become one of my favourite synth channels.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for kind words! They mean a lot. More Rytm to come. ;)

[@aroofthemountain]

you're the best! thank you. incredibly enjoyable content. i lift you to the best of my ability!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@mbatji]

great video. thr rytm is so deep - love the way you sequenced the synth line

[@maxkovalchuk786]

Ігоре, зробіть, будь ласка, огляд режиму Song mode! буду вдячний

[@modularinspiration]

One of the better standalone playgrounds and pairs well with modular I think. Great video as usual my man.

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks man!

[@artificiusintelligence4996]

Excelent video!

[@danielgosling9900]

Love your workflow man! Song mode would be cool to hear about!

[@AlexNH56]

Thank you for the tutorial Ihor! I hope all is well!

[@malvinusmusic]

Great video, clear and inspiring, well done!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@insan0r]

"bwwwwwrrr", "oh my god, is he ok?" really cracked me up 🤣.

[@IhorMedia]

That was loud!

[@Stray_side]

Nice track and run through mate. Oohh and what samples are you using? Inbuilt? Would be awesome to see you do some transition ideas and techniques.

[@whikidazz]

LMAO "slappy". Yes, please do more Rytm videos!

[@Quark.Lepton]

Man *great* rhythm there muchacho! At first I thought it’d be too fast to be ‘hypnotic’, but now I see what you mean! 👍😎

[@southernmainesonicexperime3438]

Would love to see a video on the song mode from you!

[@sven608]

Big thank you! I really needed those tricks for my workflow :)

[@trendtrader4010]

Brilliant !!

[@dreamspyiceland]

Nice video as always 🎉 Woule love to hear your take on the song mode. Never really got my head around it.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@emmanuelcameron4904]

great stuff, a;ways pertinent

[@DarksowlMusic]

Should I sell all my gear to get rytm!?

[@IhorMedia]

Fair point. It is expensive af.

[@SuperSimple90]

Yes!! !!,! ! So amazing thxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@vladzadiraka]

Thanx again, make pls more videos ) sorry for pushing you, but i like your content

[@astrateck7897]

Thank you very much for these very inspiring rytm2 tutorials

[@IhorMedia]

Glad you liked them!

[@peterbakker9531]

Hi Ihor, thx for helping exploring the Rytm, very helpful! Unfortunately no quick performance knob on my MKI

[@SURCOlive]

Love this! Thanks brother!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@DaveS-Ace]

Keep this up. So awesome

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@patricketp8356]

Yeah, man. A video on song mode would be great!

[@scoobysienna]

so in a live performance situation were could you go with just this synth?

[@LittleAmbientMachine]

Hey Igor ! Nice tutorial man, you make it look really easy 😅

[@labodeguitarecords]

This video reminds me why I sold my analog keys. It was all so frustrating with the menus and tiny screen. This sounds cool of course, but also crazy how long it takes just to make a simple beat.

[@IhorMedia]

I am quite on the opposite side here. I think it is fast, simple and immediate. Small screen isn't an issue for me. Rather a benefit.

[@des7638]

nice work

[@djtranceporter855]

100% subscribed!

[@guus010]

Hi Ihor, super great video!!! the samples (sounds) you used, are they all 'stock' samples, available in the factory settings?

[@IhorMedia]

I think all the sounds I used were from the factory presets

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

Really cool watching you work on the RYTM. It’s obvious that you really know your way around this piece of kit. The hi-hat issue you mentioned is a big reason I don’t own it already. Hats are very important to the way I structure percussion. Would love to own it, but I can’t imagine fighting with the hi-hats.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for your kind words! Hats! I often forget that Rytm is also a sampler and you can layer samples with synth on one track. And this is how you can make great hats on it 😊

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

Good point! Not sure how I overlooked that feature.

[@MyReasonToPlay]

Особая благодарность за Analog Rytm!

[@mathewfournier2422]

This was fun. I followed along on a Digitakt + A4 and got surprisingly close.

[@IhorMedia]

Nice!!!

[@ModePhaser]

Well now I know how to get 8 bars out of an Elektron sequencer. lol. Thanks Ihor! \m/

[@mq1988]

what was that trick where you are in mute mode and you cue up mutes to turn off or on at the end of a bar?

[@joysandsarles]

When in mute mode, if you hold down the FUNC button you can select mutes and they'll light up blue. They won't trigger until you then release the FUNC button, so you can cue up several to happen all at the same time without needing to have twelve fingers :)

[@thomaslokomotive1216]

I can recommend loading some transient samples (Clicks, noise etc) to layer with the Kickdrums:) When you merge both together in the same Engine, you get really nice results. I do this with my field recordings and was really able to get "personal" kick:D

[@IhorMedia]

Yes! Layering is a great! I often use the rim engine to sample a rim shot and layer with the kick drum.

[@NebulaTraveler2956]

Just searched your soundcloud profile for the track - didn't found it - would be nice if you load it up for us to listen more to your awesome work!

[@IhorMedia]

Noted! Thanks for feedback.

[@dangayle]

Love this video. If you're looking for future suggestions, I would really, really love to have an in-depth video on the performance tools available in Rytm. The manual is terrible at explaining any of this.

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks Dan! When it comes to performance tools Rytm has plenty on board. I guess manual is explaining how these tools work, but doesn't give a strategy to use. Let me think if I can put something together about it.

[@philippdaublebsky6299]

Really like your videos. How do you record your finished tracks? Do you publish them on e.g SoundCloud? Last question for techno production in all varieties ….which Elektron device is probably most complete? Cheers

[@IhorMedia]

Hey Philipp! Thanks for watching! I record my tracks into a DAW in a number of different ways. Very hard to say which one exactly it is. For publishing to be honest I don't have any room in my brain to do so. Neither I see much value from this now. I publish on KZbin and that's what I like doing! I think in the future I will publish more outside of KZbin. Which Elektron device is most complete? The answer is neither. It all really depends on the context and the goals that you have. For my personal taste I think it is the Analog Rytm. It is great for studio and quite powerful or even outstanding for live performance.

[@isaac.anthony]

i don't have RYTM but Ihor is boss, good advice for production all around, cheers!

[@isaac.anthony]

MACRO! That's what Roland SHOULD have added to the TR8s (and tr6s) on the master efx knob...

[@IhorMedia]

Yeah! Macros are so useful on the Rytm!

[@robllewellyn]

More effortless music and instruction dude. Appreciate the time you take to do this.

[@user1756]

Loving these long videos. Super interesting to watch and learn some things, even though I don't own this machine

[@maksimdudko1478]

Отличная причёска 🤘

[@joelindio2364]

Hi Ihor! First of all, thank you for your videos! You said that Hi hats are annoying on the Rytm. Second you, wich gear(s) have good Hi hats?

[@IhorMedia]

Syntakt has good hihats! Or Digitakt (obviously it is a sampler). Rytm is a sampler too. I guess I am nitpicking on that point :)

[@frantsel5711]

awesome video!!

[@UberSynth]

Can you do something on the monomachine too perhaps? 🤔

[@IhorMedia]

I don’t have one 😊

[@UberSynth]

@@IhorMedia ahh damn! I thought you may have had one. Perhaps one day? I love your videos btw Ihor 🫵😎 I subscribed to your channel some time ago. Keep up the good work! Techno, EDM, Electronica 😎

[@IhorMedia]

@@UberSynth Thank you Zac! Maybe one day...

[@INTOTHETERROR]

What’s your recommendation for a beginner to Elektron? Digitakt or Rytm?

[@IhorMedia]

Of course it depends on many factors. But in my opinion the Digitakt is a better machine to start with.

[@norwinp.8351]

would love a video about the song mode man, nice video though :)