A4 Feature Requests

Yes; in that case you’re making the “main” note into the fifth, which makes the sub the root, and the second oscillator the third (whether major or minor).

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  1. If you do nothing, and hit the C on the keyboard, result: C

  2. I you tune OSC 1 to + 7, without activating Subosc 5th, and you hit the C on the keyboard: the result is: you hear G

  3. Now you activate the Sub 5th and press the C on the keyboard: you hear a C5 chord (Root note C (the sub) and the fifth (OSC 1 +7 = G)

  4. Now bring in OSC 2 and tune it to +3 (which is Eb or D#), now when you press C on the keyboard, you hear the Chord C minor.

  5. If you change OSC 2 from +3 to +4, you get a C major.

  6. OSC 2 to +10 and OSC2 Sub 5th activated leading to: Cmin7

  7. OSC 2 to +11 and OSC2 Sub 5th activated leading to: Cmaj7

For keeping the key in the sequencer, Paramater Lock OSC2 either +3 or +4 wether you need to change from minor to major or vice versa.

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Didn’t we talk about it on AF a few years ago?
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https://fr.m.audiofanzine.com/groove-machine/elektron/analog-four/forums/t.636680,poly-par-track-via-les-osc.html

Thank you dude but it’s just about the English words he said here which make me confused. But it’s a bit stupid yes.
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this is already a thing, if I’ve understood you correctly. You can Send MIDI CC with the performance page knobs. I’ve done it in my live show

Quick question. Is there a way to trigger sounds in the sound pool with the key’s or with the step buttons, like when you are in slice mode on the OT (so, I could basically play and record multiple sounds on one track, instead of sound locking) ? If not, this, if possible, would be my only feature request.

yes. have the sound pool browser on screen while the track is in live record mode - select the sound and play it in live to the metronome or whatever keeps you in time.

Right…Are you talking about the soundpool manager? If I do that I can only play one sound at a time chromatically. I was hoping for a sound per key. Thanx. I would be so fkn excited about this machine if this were possible.

you can use multimap for that

@garf !!! Awesome, Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. This is gonna be funn as hell…

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Guys, please add underline symbol for A4 in naming menu. We have it on DT and DN, why not bring symbol matrix to some unified form across the devices? Thanks

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One thing that I found on the A4 that I wish they would do with all the Elektron boxes-if you push down the menu knobs under the screen you see all the numbers on the knobs. This is super helpful.

Yeah, that´s really useful. On OT and other Elektrons you can click and encoder to show numerical values (IIRC), but on OT I´´ll usually use one of the trig modes that show numerical values instead of knob graphics for all parameters (mute mode, slice mode etc…)

I just got my A4 today, so I’m not super familiar with it yet, but I think you still can’t do the following things:

  • Multi-map playing from the 1-oct keyboard
  • Step recording from multi-map note input

Both of which would be very useful for programming drums on a single track.

Only with a AK or external kb. Yeah that would be nice on the A4. Also a hold button :no_mouth:

@elektron please upgrade the overlapping note/chords writing (as on the DN) it can be really useful to pilot like a drum kit on ableton, create some patterns and add easy variations…
Please Please :star_struck:

thank you

Very much this. I reprogrammed buttons on an old midi keyboard as hold for tracks 1-3 just to be able to hold them for a live drone session.

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Don’t know if it possible but I wish I could have a setting as
poly - use the same sound setting
but with unshared CC values : because for now when the poly - shared sound is activated, tracks wil share the CC reception…
I want the track have same parameter turning knobs but I need to receive different CC’s… Osc’s here.

The Analog Four is my favorite thing ever, it’s the centerpiece of everything I do, please give us note repeat, make my life complete and make this the best thing on the planet ever, I will give you all my magic cards and be your best friend.

I just want to ratchet things all over the place.

Pleeeeeeeaaaaassssseeeeeee <3

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This is my first and Elektron product so I don’t know much about them as a company, what’s everyone’s opinion on whether this’ll see any more updates in the future?