Stimming presents modern classics: Elektron Analog Rytm

Our Modern Classics review series returns once again and this time round our host Stimming dives into Swedish company Elektron’s Analog Rytm, an eight voice drum machine which combines analogue drum synthesis with simple playback. Over the years and through its various releases the production manufacturing company Elektron has gained somewhat of a cult following with many of the machines becoming staples in the studios of some of the most respected producers. The Analog Rhym falls into this category thanks for its meticulously engineered precision when it comes to punchy kicks, shimmering hats, crisp snares and sharp percussion, all of which can be programmed across its twelve pads and in built step sequencer. On top of this already weighty functionality, and in true Elektron fashion, the company has integrated a flexibility which allows every drum voice to be spiced up with customisable samples as well as fx elements like individual LFOs, analog percussion sound generators, analog overdrives, and analog multimode filters.
Stimming takes a look over this powerful piece of kit to tell you what he thinks.
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[@hdslave]

this review completely captures how I felt about the machine. growing up in 2000s this was my dream piece of gear for my whole teens and trying to play drum beats on those pads killed my dreams

[@BEDM]

The first few minutes are comedy gold, then another surgical-like dissection of a really cool piece of gear. Thank you for doing these amazing demonstrations.

[@BlackMan614]

He is amazing, isn't he? Some of these YT "influencers" who review synths could learn some things from him. Like humility for starters.

[@hahaihaveahandlenow]

I love the vibe of this review. Stimming gives an honest, personal review of the machine and actually makes me take everything in.

[@iLEZ]

2:46 I've always stumbled on the name too, and I'm Swedish! "Analog" is just the swedish word for "Analogue", so it follows that "Rytm" is the swedish word for "Rhythm" (which is not easy to pronounce either!). The accent is on the "y", one syllabe. So rYtm. Sort of. A sharp "r". A "alveolar trill" not the classic german uvular fricative r we all know and love. Not a comfortable word to say in Swedish either. The Analog Puls could perhaps have been a better name, just off the top of my head. The "takt" in Digitakt is the swedish word for "pace" or even "rhythm". Strangely enough they didn't name its FM brother the "Digiton", but the english "Digitone". Then again it's not called the Analog Fyra... I should go to bed, sorry for the text-wall. Love your videos.

[@jakobsjostedt9506]

or, Analög Rötm! They´re from Gothenburg my friend!

[@philmakesnoise]

Man, the way you recorded stuff in silently and just brought it up on the fly. Smooth, I'm totally using that.

[@DowntownDigitalUK]

Style my favorite piece of kit. Sold one, bought it back... Its so flowing and the sample layering +randomizer, triggers always creates surprises

[@Lhenndyn]

Like after every Stimming review : now I know what it does when you really play it, thanks !

[@sleldiberdingletonbumfish6185]

I approve the existence of this video. Great job presenting the equipment.

[@tomphillpotts]

Just coming back to this video again after a couple of years, and now I'm ready to take in some more depths of information, now that I know the Rytm pretty well. Performance modes were beyond me earlier but now I understand them after watching this straight away. It's taken me a while to get familiar with the elektron workflow

[@HoriaDmusic]

Du machst einfach die umfassendsten und lustigsten Präsentationen. Eine große Hilfe für meine Entscheidungen.

[@musictalk-tech]

Das freut uns sehr, aber unbedingt immer auch selbst antesten!

[@No.0.o.0]

I love the MK2 because of resampling, if it had stereo sampling and time stretching it would be my favorite instrument.

[@angelos808]

you can do time stretching in Rytm following the steps in this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imnIZKOajt52rJY

[@BecomingProductions]

Oh the relief!! You fecked me over on the C15 Stimming. That was barely on my radar and after your awesome review I'm now €4000 down and sitting beside a beautiful C15. At least I already have an Analog Rythm before watching this so its not going to hurt my wallet any further. By the way, great video as always.

[@MStimming]

haha, well done. and: thanks for the compliment

[@TomMadisonSoundsLewis]

At almost 10 years old, there's still not a drum machine on the market that holds a candle to this.

[@mechatomb2921]

The Machinedrum probably

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

it’s so good I love it

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

Yep. MPC is like Logic in a box. This, you can play. Anybody complaining about the analog kick sound on this needs to step up their programming skills. I get a perfect 909 kick from mine. Coupled with the fact that you can mix samples with analog, this thing is awesome.

[@cooptrol]

@Asante Carter I would say MPC One is an "iPadS"

[@statueoftheabyss6886]

@Asante Carter digital performer is quite possibly the most feature packed, best audio engine and midi featured daw on the market. It falls down on usability/workflow, it’s incredibly deep though. I switched to S1 because it’s fast paced, but dp is still possibly the most reliable and interesting daw on the market, never got on with logic. Does that comparison ring true for the Mpc and the elektron?

[@elifan2523]

I remember watching perform live on this and the Octatrack and was truly amazed to say the least

[@pthex_2859]

previously owned the mk1 and mk2 but never fell in love with the analog sound of the rytm. now renoise is my fav drum sequencer by far

[@7177YT]

Brilliant! Thank you!

[@gladstonedeluxe622]

The pads on the mk2 are much better than the mk1. Also the quick performance knob is great.

[@JampoLps]

The kicks are actually really nice if you combine them with a rumble sample created on the machine itself. Adding some distortion glues them together. You can set the lfo on the rumble to duck when the kick hits

[@skyflyerone013]

Do you do the resampling outside the machine? IIRC the mk1 has no resampler.

[@zbsfm]

No need to resample for this technique @@skyflyerone013

[@5anir]

Since much years in my studio has found a Rytm his home. Some gear come and go at this time. Rytm are always a lot of fun, think my MK1 goes with me till the grave =)

[@cooptrol]

Some considerations: 1) There is a limited amount of parameters that you can add to Scenes and Performances, so no, you problably can't have all 16 slots used unless you map only 1 or 2 parameters per slot. 2) It has 1 DAC per voice for sample>analog path, 2 ADC and 2 DAC per send effect (delay and reverb), and 1 ADC for each of the 8 voices, both L and R inputs, and the L y R Master, all for getting the tracks into Overbridge. The total count would be: 12 DACs, 16 ADCs. The path to the audio outputs is completely analog, only conversion happens for samples, effects, and usb streaming. 3) Hence point 2, the Compressor is analog.

[@jetpacksnake9741]

Point 1 is inaccurate. There are 12 not 16 pads. Between them they can have a total of 48 parameters assigned. So you could have 4 on each of the 12, or 8 on each of 6 pads. Etc. 48 among all scenes and 48 among all performances.

[@cooptrol]

@@jetpacksnake9741 Thanks for the clarification. I was too lazy to look into the manual to give the exact quantities. My point was to say that there is a limit. And the 16 pad thing hahaha I have it in front of me all day, but must be I have just been watching too much MPC videos...

[@tomrosenjacobson80]

Thanks for this!

[@zbsfm]

I'm pretty sure there are 2 ADCs per voice - the individual outs are stereo TRS

[@cooptrol]

@@zbsfm Sorry they are not, the TRS connectors are there to use less connectors on the back panel, you need split cables to output 2 mono voices out of each TRS

[@headsandhearts]

Easily one of my favorite pieces ever. I sold one years ago and regretted it so badly I bought another at a much higher cost

[@tomrosenjacobson80]

Great breakdown once again. Truly an amazing piece of gear.. surprised to hear Stimming's not impressed by the analogue path though

[@suntzu6122]

Idk who first got stimming on vid talkin about gear but whoever did.. Thanguuuuuu

[@bikesbeersbeats]

Elektron STILL releases updates for this, any other company forgets their products over 2 years old.

[@mechatomb2921]

Yeah, that’s why I only buy Novation and Elektron. Support is important

[@milk_bath]

You are just plain wrong. Just off the top of my head of the instruments I own, NI, Moog, and Arturia have given free updates for 2+ years.

[@ryanjapan]

@@milk_bath okay but keep in mind the Rytm is *7* years old lol

[@milk_bath]

@@ryanjapan Yeah and it a shame that it has taken this long to get a lot of those updated features. MIDI out on the Rytm and Analog Four should have been day 1 features. Overbridge seemed like it was going to be vaporware for literal years.

[@outdatedgear5036]

Elektron is my favorite company when it comes to synths.

[@dirtycelinefrenchman]

Had both versions and the upgraded screen and onboard sampler alone were definitely worth the extra cost (not having to convert external samples from 24 to 16 before loading also a big plus!).

[@thmbones]

man you are amazing with the intro ))))) love it

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

awesome so excited to watch this😯🍿

[@Pazaluz]

man those bass tones at 18:00 sound really nice !

[@ultralife73]

Immer gute Laune!

[@PORRFNK]

Facial expression on the clap = pure gold !

[@cameronscottcairney8852]

I love how rough you are with it

[@douglasoliveira1588]

that's what she said?

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

makes me uncomfortable

[@hedee4088]

Lovely, review as always ! Can you make one about the Korg Electribe SX or MX ? Only love

[@milan-wechselzahn]

Would love to see Stimming reviewing the Moog DFAM. Will there be a review in the future?

[@andreylozhkin2086]

Thanks for the video, always interesting to see how other people use devices that gives me some new ideas. Wanted to say the pads on my unit seem to be more responsive (I agree they are not as great as maschine, but useful). Concerning ad/da conversions, I believe analog voices are only converted when they go to send fx, otherwise the signal is pure analog

[@MorbidManoeuvres]

ive had it twice, sold twice regretted both times (i know) and ummm im going to buy a 3rd now. its basically one of the best drum machines ever made, i love that with what your given plus your own samples you can really skulpt to your liking, and the parameter locks is where its at. thanks Stimming !

[@MorbidManoeuvres]

oh and the only time i used pads was to mute sounds when jamming out a pattern.. writing with the bottom buttons is perfect enough.

[@ildarkinildarkin]

Dank! Cool!

[@cronenbergj]

You should try the Latest FW...and specially the DUAL VCO synth.

[@voluptaslaborandi]

Nette Demonstration. Hatte mal die MK I bin dann aber glücklicher mit der MK II geworden. Schaltet man die Maschine mal 4 Monate nicht an, steht man immer schön auf'm Schlauch: Wie war das nochmal ? Der Performance-Mode ist der Hammer. Nur verliert man sich darin, wenn man keine Disziplin hat. Meistens habe ich keine Disziplin und mache dann die Standardsachen (Volume, Filter). Für den Perf Mode müsste es eine Art Random Funktion wie beim Microtonic geben. Wäre der Hammer.

[@maelorach]

If you want a great kick drum out of the AR, you gotta use the bass tom ;) That and a one shot lfo on the tune parameter

[@jizzmaster2000]

(I think you had the distortion "Symetry" turned up. With lower vol levels it cuts out.)

[@ethanallen8372]

How does stimming feel about the A4?

[@187HeroMrSlick]

You know the really sad thing bout the people that advertise or own these drum machines is that Most of them hardly know the depth of programing. For example, I recall some programing my crew did on a simple Yamaha RY30 1998 model. The thing don't even come with bass just drum kits and my boy K.L.K find a way to manipulate the resonance in a cymbal or a crash with the pitch to an extent where they made some lovely water bass sounds. Some time later I met a guy who played in a big band and he asked me what bass syn you using. I said its an ry30 he was like you lie ... I was like nopes just ry30 doing every thing. He was so so shocked. he was like I owned a Ry 30 for years and he never knew it could do that. The look on his face priceless.

[@thomas.moerman]

Please review the Jomox Alpha Base. Vielen dank!

[@matthiasreichert4016]

36:20 on the drive page in the fx path before the compressor the symmetry of the drive was off. if its not at 0 you get this weird compression very fast. more extreme settings tend to let the singnal disappear completely if run thourgh the comp. and yes it is an analog comp :)

[@christdolphin69]

what is he saying around 35:00 about gain staging and pre amp overdrive on mackie mixers? i dont understand? something about equating beginning of signal overdrive with the saturation on the rytm?

[@solomonjenkins9505]

anyone know how to get faders to control track levels in real time on this thing? Have yet to figure it out x.x

[@elifan2523]

The pads on the Tempest are really expressive

[@sammadden5540]

I'd love to hear his take on it

[@paulburkhart2619]

Excellent review and demonstration! I love this series. I used the Rytm on my band Sex Park's lp "Atrium" and the combination of samples with analog sounds PLUS the sequencer was very inspiring. It was the first Elektron device I learned and I'm glad I stuck with it.

[@paulburkhart2619]

OMG watching this again and I didn't realize you could make mute groups!!!!

[@volod3mir]

The issue with the pads is due to dust getting onto the sensors, you just need to disassemble and clean the carbon film with some alcohol, it will be better than new.

[@MStimming]

thank you, will do this one day

[@JJaxxon]

Which sort of ?

[@volod3mir]

@@JJaxxon isopropyl

[@petitoiseaubleu]

What happened at 36:00 minute with the compressors happens to me also when I use the SYM parameter of the distortion unit. The technicalities behind I don’t know 🤷🏻

[@claudiongleur]

You can use sample chains to get waay more samples per project!

[@jizzmaster2000]

Octa chainer for the win!

[@JoshHoliday13]

pads on mark 2 are pretty good i don't have too many issues

[@magnuseriksson8081]

It is beautiful and it's Swedish, did I say it is beautiful and it is Swedish you said about the Teenage Engineer OP1, by the way, this one is beautiful industrial and Swedish too 🇸🇪🎶✨😃😊

[@christopherpederson1021]

The snare didn’t really work for me when i had one. Not sure if i unlocked it’s full potential though

[@micedevice2389]

The Tempest has awsome pads.

[@inkajoo]

The bitter irony of the pads is that if you observe the MIDI output on a computer, something reveals that they were actually built to be extremely sensitive. They start outputting channel pressure messages at the lightest tap. It was Elektron's conscious decision to build in a sizable dead zone at the software level to enable a "gradual" touch" feature that only sends channel pressure (aftertouch) messages and does not trigger a note. It's my opinion that this feature would be best removed and replaced with a button modifier. Or at the very least let the user decide if they want that feature or more sensitive pads in the global settings.

[@pongtrometer]

What a beast

[@alexwestconsulting]

I bought my analog rytm mk1 last week. They are a great deal used at less than half the price of a new mk2 with the taxes. Wish I'd bought it ages ago. Super annoying to have only one each of bass drum/snare though.

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

use samples put them on unused voices

[@GeekGearSynths]

CP and RS can be used as BD and SN as well.

[@alexwestconsulting]

@@GeekGearSynths god point, of course. yes yes, fair enough, I was being overly simplistic and I get there are workarounds. Still the BD and SD have more complexities that I like to use.

[@alexwestconsulting]

@@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238 gotcha but at that point it's a sample player, not an analog device. I've got a model samples for that. Anyway, yes, no small point that it CAN play samples such that I might now get rid of my rather redundant aforementioned model samples now (or maybe not).

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

@@alexwestconsulting well I like the model samples and cycles because it can record directly into an iPhone or ipad it’s bad ass, it’s all up to you perhaps it’s better for smaller set ups

[@mitijapieri2004]

"i'm still a bit in love"

[@dad_breams]

"im still a bit in looove..... yah yah "

[@jizzmaster2000]

I'm glad you say you dont like the kicks so much. I've spent hours failing to get a good kick so I'm not the only one. I'm happy with the snare, with a little bit of work. Using the lfo as a second env is a must for me, usually on dist for a really fast attack effect.

[@rufusdunkel5140]

Silk & Sharp Kicks are really good. With a little dip at 500hz and a bit overdrive they sound really dope.

[@jizzmaster2000]

@@rufusdunkel5140 thanx I'll give it a go

[@ryanjapan]

Have you tried layering the kicks with samples?

[@AlexisAndre]

I love Stimming's comments all along the video, but then my biggest question is that if the sounds are meh, the whole UI not practical for live performance, what makes it *the drum machine* Stimming uses live? What's the other side there?

[@justinsaunders1459]

Stimming : I used this device on tour for many years, it is beat up and even stinks of the tour. Also Stimming: The kicks are shit and the analog path and UI are crap. Welcome to Stimming reviews. I love them.

[@MStimming]

@@justinsaunders1459 I can't remember using those strong words...

[@MStimming]

the performance/scene UI is too complicated to be intuitive. The analog path and sounds has some pro's and con's - but apart from that, as a sample player it is really really good. analog filters, the incredible useful sequencer, a very cutting through sound (even when its not as brilliant as a pure digital machine) all together makes it a totally useful machine. no doubt.

[@AlexisAndre]

@@MStimming thanks a lot for answering!

[@justinsaunders1459]

@@MStimming sorry man, I’m exaggerating for humor. I think your willingness to be ambiguous or give mixed reviews is super valuable. Most “you tubers” are not as realistic about pros and cons of each device. Thanks for the extra info!

[@gwsound]

Got the mkt but don’t use it much because of the lets say dull sound. Samples sound dark and are mono.

[@H4NDCRAFTED]

Spongy dark thing , we didn’t get on at all, miss the sequencer though

[@sushant2095]

Would love to hear Stimming's thoughts on the OP-1!

[@musictalk-tech]

Coming next

[@sushant2095]

@@musictalk-tech Fantastic!

[@circusreturn2397]

can you make fill with the rytm mk1?

[@terlaminilo]

Yes, works

[@zoran68]

Yes, Sound is the Problem and finally someone said it. I have OT, AR and DN. Only Digitone sounds very good. It took me long time to accept that. Thank You very much.

[@MartinStimming]

I think the Digitakt also sounds very good...

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

would disagree I think it’s all in the parameters to get the best sound it can give you good sound if you find it, It’s way better than digital I’ll tell you that

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

@@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238 agreed. The AR can have a very warm sound. The DT has more clarity but sounds more processed/digital.

[@fruchticaramelos9013]

Ich glaube du magst dann wohl eher den digitalen Klang. Es ist bei allen analogen Synthesizern so (auch bei digitalen), dass Sie erstmal nicht so cool klingen und ihr Sound mit seinen Reglern designt werden muss, daher ist es wichtig zu verstehen wie man z.B. sweetspots der Maschinen findet. Rytm hat so viele Klangmöglichkeiten und ist wegen des analogen Klangs sehr durchsetzungsfähig und warm, also völlig anders als eine digitale Maschine. Ich kenne keine Maschine, auch nicht die Klassiker, bei denen der Grundsound direkt mega cool klingt. Ein Sample ist bereits von einem kreativen Kopf designt, wenn es cool klingt, bei einer maschine muss man erst selbst schrauben und kreativ sein, das ist ja das coole daran... Rytm ist eine absolut gute Maschine, weil sie wie z.B. eine 909, 808 usw. ihren eigenen Charakter hat, der halt gefunden werden muss ohne etwas nachahmen zu wollen und das kann diese Maschine. Eigentlich alle Elektrongeräte. Daher finde ich es auch nicht richtig was Stimming am Ende gesagt hat über den Klang.

[@zoran68]

@@fruchticaramelos9013 Danke für dein Antwort. Das was du sagst über schrauben und sweeatspots ist voll klar. Bei meinen Analog Modulen in Eurorack finde ich die problemlos - beim AR und besonders beim OT teile ich Meinung von Stimming und wir sind nicht allein. Es gibt viele user welche vermissen einiges im AR und besonders OT Sound. Das wurde mir erst klar wenn ich mit Eurorack angefangen habe. Ich produziere fast nicht mehr aber habe berauschende Sound. :-)

[@Powhart]

0:10 - do I hear "Walking Away" by the egg remixed by Tocadisco? :D

[@RababaInc]

36:29 he's feelin it 😄

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

The compressor does that to on mine

[@danaminyip]

best drum machine!

[@tommyfreudenthal8084]

It sounds as if he didn't like it much right?

[@ogasi1798]

RYTM is the daddy - it will take a long time before it is bettered

[@ex1stenz]

Just turn off velocity to vol for pads, and them then are very usable! 😊

[@muaythaifred]

in regards to the performance mode being overly complicated compared to the Octa's fader,... isn't it.... pretty much the same but with pressure instead of a fader? On the octa you can also select from 16 different scenes, right? Plus in the Rytm MK2 there is a dedicated knob to use for this (Quick perf amount) instead of the pressure.

[@MartinStimming]

I agree - the thing is, the fader in the OT becomes freaking complicated as soon as you use more than two/three scenes. Even more mindtwisting as A/B can be any of the 16 scenes. In the OT classic review I mention that. so - the one knob in the mk2 seems to be a very good idea. I like it when I had the A4 mk2.

[@luka9843]

@@MartinStimming crossfader is one of the key reasons that sold me on the OT

[@FFosaG]

I guess its not about what the rytm is capable of, its more like: whats convenient to use? In regard to the use of performance/scene-mode, if you did prepare your scenes before its easy to turn the knob. But for the use of performance/scene mode as in live wiggling (as in the video) its really complicated. To me it seems this is what happens often on the rytm. the possibilities are endless, but the way to get there is not very practical...

[@GeekGearSynths]

For me it's not the same. How can I blend between my settings in the performance on pad 1 to the performance on pad w/o falling back to he original state? Performances are more of a temporary nature while scenes on the OT stay active (same counts for rytm) and you can blend smoothly between two scenes regardless of the original settings.

[@muaythaifred]

@@GeekGearSynths that's true. In the OT you can go for S1 to S2 to S3 to whatever you want. On the Rytm it's always from no perf to p1, p2, p3, etc...

[@cooptrol]

At last!!! Someone expresses the epicness of this machine!! One of the most perfect musical instruments ever created by wo-mankind...

[@lafoudrepasslafoudrepass5238]

I love it and don’t regret it getting it

[@christdolphin69]

a woman made the rytm? i dont think so

[@cooptrol]

@@christdolphin69 yes you're right, it could be much better designed

[@jonnyidle]

@@cooptrol how about hu-mankind? Less divisive.

[@Hugo.Hallman]

Rytm is Swedish for rythm. Simple 👌 let the Swedish producers of this machine have their fun. 😅

[@MStimming]

I do I do :) seems that this word doesnt work with a german background.

[@pintfetzer3461]

@@MStimming its so funny how the swedish pronounce it,but for german tongues its not easy^^

[@zeusdeux]

Stimming, what was that documentary on African music you were talking about?

[@MStimming]

I think it was this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooezfXyrd95sebs

[@zeusdeux]

@@MStimming danke dir! 🙏🏻 btw thanks for a wonderful evening at Ritter Butzke recently 💜

[@stereojones2134]

Maschine def has more playable pads, the RYTM M2 pads are def better than the MK1 though

[@No.0.o.0]

Imagine if they collaborated and there was a box with Maschine and Elektron goodness. With Maschine pads

[@magnuseriksson8081]

@@No.0.o.0 That should be possible and good integration with a DAW too. Germans and Swedes usually work well together.✨😃

[@danswatch9034]

Pretty good clap imo

[@ALYOUTUBERZ]

i sold my old one for the newer model i miss the old body style

[@nth7485]

Jeez, what happened to the display?

[@milan-wechselzahn]

there is a new maschine in the mk1 called dual vco. Its a 2 Osc Synth Voice. I would have loved to see Martin playin it, cause its fuckin deep. I think he doesnt update his rytm for a longer time.

[@MartinStimming]

oh, thanks for the info! will check

[@Sypher474]

Your conclusion about the performance mode being great in concept, but missing the mark in reality I think can be applied to the whole device. As you said joining analogue and sample together in one device was brave and a win for the industry, but I can't help but get the impression it falls a little flat overall? Purely because the analogue sound is so ehh. Had it really stood out in sound, I think the quirks and complexity would become background noise.

[@mechatomb2921]

I’ve always thought that analog is “eh” compared to digital drums.

[@MStimming]

@@mechatomb2921 absolutely not - just think of the power of the 808 bassdrum...

[@FFosaG]

+1) Maybe thats the reason why 90% of rytm spend their living as a sample playback device in mute mode (+performance mod once in a while)....

[@Sypher474]

@@MStimming Absolutely! Was also going to respond to @MechaTomb saying the 808 kick alone has been a mainstay in multiple genres for decades. Same for the entire 909 still being the difinitive house sound. Had Elektron done something maybe a bit more adventurous, this could have been a genre spawning device in the same way all the Roland machines had been in their day. Maybe I'm just trying to justify my recent Digitakt purchase over the Rytm though!

[@mechatomb2921]

@@Sypher474 Well, most are actualling usi 808 samples and 808 "like" sounds with more compression, but I still prefer digital lmao. :P

[@user-pl6se8gt9g]

😂 awesome vid

[@ekedalen]

"Rytm" means "Rhythm" in Swedish. And "Takt" (as in "DigiTakt") means "Beat". Go figure.

[@cooptrol]

didnt know the takt one!!

[@GeekGearSynths]

The name Rytm sounds beautiful, when pronounced by Cuckoo or Bo Beats.

[@MStimming]

yeah, seems to be a language issue - the word doesn't really work with a german background. so I should have stopped talking about it so much ;)

[@Vingul]

I assume those guys are Swedish. That word is weird even for a Norwegian. Strange to end on "tm". We say "rytme".

[@MatthewBirtch]

A smelly but beautiful drum machine !😂Stimming is the BEST reviewer !

[@suntzu6122]

Literally every company worth half a shit should be sending him stuff ib return for an unbiased review.

[@dinraum]

Klingt ja nicht schlecht aber kann es auch Lambada?

[@bergsonist-official]

love this machine but I agree the pads are horrible, messed up many live sets of mine. after 6y, im thinking investing on the new one

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Or just use an MPC which has utterly fantastic pads and is super easy to use once you get used to the system. MPC kicks the snot out of the Rytm, unless you use analog overdrive on everything and you’re basically making hard techno

[@doverbeachxyz]

@@sub-jec-tiv unless you want an analog drum machine and not a laptop in a box.

[@MadelnMachines]

I've had one and used it a couple of times. I don't really like the sound and kind of hate the interface, menus, and the whole organisation of saving and loading. Pads are awful too. I'm not a fan of Elektron stuff even though I want to like it because of the spec and how powerful it is. The Vermona DRM mk3 only sounded good with a few settings but not enough to make me keep it. I'm not sure what to try next.

[@lennartlennart2264]

The crazy doctor review.

[@rhomboidman]

Why was it smelling, Gandalf?

[@JJaxxon]

Only the choosen ones can unlock 110% from the machine

[@insidestraight4659]

Used once, smoke free studio, mint.

[@stevenhachel3745]

Schade, dass du das nicht auf Deutsch machst. :)

[@musictalk-tech]

Warum?

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

MKII pads suck also. Pioneer SP16/ Maschine pads are the best.

[@christopherpederson1021]

The new mpc’s are the best in my opinion, though they need time to break in.

[@anthonybryan9620]

Nice but the machinedrum 🤗 oh the machinedrum

[@dorsia6938]

Interesting he doesn't think the bass drum is impressive. In my opinion, they are the best part outside of the boxes functionationality but I do find the hats to be pretty disappointing. MKII pads are still pretty stiff, I haven't played the MKI but according to people online they are not as bad but still not great.

[@JJaxxon]

1 & 2 are the Same engine of synthesis

[@balob]

you would think they'd fix those buttons with the Model Samples, they didn't, same stiff bs button