Just found your channel, really nice sounds. Similar gear to what I've been playing around with, do you find that the modular + rytm gives you enough with just those 2 to make everything you want? I'm trying to slim down my setup, and I've got that same intellijel case, and a rytm, so wondering if this is the way. Also is that an SSL six? How you like that?
Hey Mike, thanks for your words. Im constantly changing my setup, but Im also on a "trimming the fat" mission. I would say the answer depends on what you want to do with your setup. These days I'm using the rytm mostly to Jam a bit while I'm trying to get a bassline or lead or something that will eventually end up in a production. But you could definitely use the rytm itself as a sound design tool, or in a live set. I've never played it through a big system but I'm sure it sounds great. And yeah, thats the SiX mixer. I like it because I can quickly route stuff to pedals or some System500 stuff that I have, but I wouldn't recommend going to that rabbit hole.. thats even worse than Eurorack for your wallet. But my plan with this is Eurorack = sound design time. Rytm = Jams. This covers those needs for me, I don't have a lot of space here so any extra gear is usually just collecting dust.
@@quiddam This technique of "Turing machine volt pattern, but 4 different trigger sequences being sent to a sequential switch" could be a good candidate for a lesson video? The concept of switching/mixing/logic between different trigger and or CV sequences is one that really interests me.
@@boydw1 oh, it's definitely on the pipeline. I've just been busy working on my live set but I'll make a video about sequential switches and different ways to use them to come up with interesting sequences soon.
Sounds amazing dude, super fat lowend! Just to pick your brain for a second, are you processing the individual outs from the Rytm or is that mixed inside the box itself? I see you have a mixer off to the right, is that involved in EQing the seperate outs from the Rytm? Honestly, I've read a few times that this sounds the same as the MK1, but I had the MK1 and sold it cause it always sounded a bit boxy to me, and quite hard to fit in the mix. Kinda had to be the centre of every track it was in... But Ive seen so many videos of the MK2 sounding amazing, like here... Seriously considering getting the MK2 right now tbh, there is one for sale at a good price locally. Great video and track though man, subbed :)
thanks. The mixer is not doing much to the rytm, just taking some of the lows from the two modular voices. I probably just used Fabfilter ProQ to clean up a bit of the boomy-ness of the rytm.. I don't think the mk1 sounds different but I haven't really compared them next to each other, but still makes sense to get a MK2 for the lower mileage and better screen. I think the only "secret" to getting any of these machines to sound better is to work on the sounds in your daw and import the samples back in. The raw sound of anything analog is always going to have some annoying buildup of frequencies in the lower mids.
@@quiddam yeah, I mean I got a sound I liked out of it after processing for sure, had to work for it though. Also just never really vibed with the onboard filters, when processing samples in particular. I do love the sound you get after processing it though, kicks especially. But when I make kicks using my dif filters in the modular these days, they dont need anywhere near the amount of EQ to sound delicious... Its all about the right envelopes and VCAs really. I dunno, I just feel like there is something a little bit less boxy overall about this machine. I've heard so much I like coming out of it, with really juicey lowend, and that wasnt the case with original. It is very likely completely in my head though haha, or people are just making sicker music these days, who knows! I defo miss a lot about the machine, so Im probably just finding reasons to buy another one lol.
@@shogunai I know what you mean. I get annoyed with the envelopes... why wouldn't a machine designed to make percussive sounds NOT have exp. envelopes? From a sound perspective alone I guess there are better machines out there like the Jomox, Tempest and Machinedrum but either price or availability starts getting trickier and I would definitely miss the Elektron sequencer. I also tried that Syntakt only to realise samples are a must have for me. But if you got a modular you can always make your own sounds and load them on a sampler afterwards. That's why I'm leaning more towards the octa for my live set... I can always work on full phrases on my modular with the filters baked in, and then chop them however I want. tldr: you can't always get what you want.
Seriously nice work on this Q !
Nice dude - I enjoyed that.
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Just found your channel, really nice sounds. Similar gear to what I've been playing around with, do you find that the modular + rytm gives you enough with just those 2 to make everything you want? I'm trying to slim down my setup, and I've got that same intellijel case, and a rytm, so wondering if this is the way. Also is that an SSL six? How you like that?
Hey Mike, thanks for your words. Im constantly changing my setup, but Im also on a "trimming the fat" mission. I would say the answer depends on what you want to do with your setup. These days I'm using the rytm mostly to Jam a bit while I'm trying to get a bassline or lead or something that will eventually end up in a production. But you could definitely use the rytm itself as a sound design tool, or in a live set. I've never played it through a big system but I'm sure it sounds great.
And yeah, thats the SiX mixer. I like it because I can quickly route stuff to pedals or some System500 stuff that I have, but I wouldn't recommend going to that rabbit hole.. thats even worse than Eurorack for your wallet.
But my plan with this is Eurorack = sound design time. Rytm = Jams. This covers those needs for me, I don't have a lot of space here so any extra gear is usually just collecting dust.
@@quiddam This technique of "Turing machine volt pattern, but 4 different trigger sequences being sent to a sequential switch" could be a good candidate for a lesson video?
The concept of switching/mixing/logic between different trigger and or CV sequences is one that really interests me.
@@boydw1 oh, it's definitely on the pipeline. I've just been busy working on my live set but I'll make a video about sequential switches and different ways to use them to come up with interesting sequences soon.
Sounds amazing dude, super fat lowend!
Just to pick your brain for a second, are you processing the individual outs from the Rytm or is that mixed inside the box itself? I see you have a mixer off to the right, is that involved in EQing the seperate outs from the Rytm?
Honestly, I've read a few times that this sounds the same as the MK1, but I had the MK1 and sold it cause it always sounded a bit boxy to me, and quite hard to fit in the mix. Kinda had to be the centre of every track it was in... But Ive seen so many videos of the MK2 sounding amazing, like here...
Seriously considering getting the MK2 right now tbh, there is one for sale at a good price locally. Great video and track though man, subbed :)
thanks. The mixer is not doing much to the rytm, just taking some of the lows from the two modular voices. I probably just used Fabfilter ProQ to clean up a bit of the boomy-ness of the rytm.. I don't think the mk1 sounds different but I haven't really compared them next to each other, but still makes sense to get a MK2 for the lower mileage and better screen. I think the only "secret" to getting any of these machines to sound better is to work on the sounds in your daw and import the samples back in. The raw sound of anything analog is always going to have some annoying buildup of frequencies in the lower mids.
@@quiddam yeah, I mean I got a sound I liked out of it after processing for sure, had to work for it though. Also just never really vibed with the onboard filters, when processing samples in particular. I do love the sound you get after processing it though, kicks especially. But when I make kicks using my dif filters in the modular these days, they dont need anywhere near the amount of EQ to sound delicious... Its all about the right envelopes and VCAs really.
I dunno, I just feel like there is something a little bit less boxy overall about this machine. I've heard so much I like coming out of it, with really juicey lowend, and that wasnt the case with original. It is very likely completely in my head though haha, or people are just making sicker music these days, who knows! I defo miss a lot about the machine, so Im probably just finding reasons to buy another one lol.
@@shogunai I know what you mean. I get annoyed with the envelopes... why wouldn't a machine designed to make percussive sounds NOT have exp. envelopes? From a sound perspective alone I guess there are better machines out there like the Jomox, Tempest and Machinedrum but either price or availability starts getting trickier and I would definitely miss the Elektron sequencer. I also tried that Syntakt only to realise samples are a must have for me. But if you got a modular you can always make your own sounds and load them on a sampler afterwards. That's why I'm leaning more towards the octa for my live set... I can always work on full phrases on my modular with the filters baked in, and then chop them however I want. tldr: you can't always get what you want.