Elektron’s Overbridge has got to be one of the most exciting software innovations in a while - the notion of having a one-wire solution for MIDI/Audio and data to bring all your Elektron Analog Series hardware together is nifty.
With additional software editors for the range, it makes working the Elektron way more accessible too.
We had a visit from Elektron engineer Jimmy and Elektron’s Cenk (aka Dataline) they gave us a rundown of what the new updates offer.
Overbridge 1.10 news:
Support for OS X El Capitan
Improved support for other hosts than Ableton Live
Multiple outputs also in AU plugins
Plugin sidechain inputs for analog processing of audio via the plugins
Big UI overhaul, polishing and usability improvements
Improved timing and jitter performance in the sync mechanisms
Smaller buffer sizes now supported, lower latency
Automatable track mutes for Elektron sequencer
Analog Four/Keys OS 1.22 news:
Sequencer note conditions. Probability-, modulo- and and fill-modes etc.
Pitch-tracking LFO modes for FM-type sounds (also new modulation destinations for linear pitch modulation)
Free-running LFO modes, disconnected from BPM.
Analog Rytm OS 1.22 news:
Sequencer note conditions. Probability-, modulo- and and fill-modes etc.
wow, now you can use A4 LFOs almost as extra digital oscillators for FM stuff and use all kinds of LFO shapes for that. modulate some digital noise with that and you can use the A4 with all digital sound sources and probably get great results.
if this update would have dropped sooner i might have kept my A4.
Makes the previous sale of my Monomachine a bit easier to stomach. And considering how much FM work I do with Push 2, it may put it on the chopping block as well.
I was thinking about it. When Cenk turned the reverb on, I thought the level was higher. Wasn’t it?
The trig conditions seems to be amazing. Looking forward for it (and total recall!)
How loud do you need it?
I’m using 1.22C and keeping the FX in the PRE dist/comp configuration gives me plenty of wet FX level.
In fact, parameter locking the pre/post with a bit of trig nudging gives a solid gated verb effect.
Example, Rytm only. https://clyp.it/tt1f4xw2[/quote]
How does your bit-reduction effect sound? I don’t think the problem with the effects is just isolated to “loudness.” Somehow, they sound fuller (more effective? idk) with the 1.21RC OS. I guess if you’re happy, you’re happy.
I’m unsure of the context in which you are asking? I occasionally put BR on a performance pad to give it a bit more noise and dirt.
Is BR doing something different in your OS than in the previous or subsequent OSes?[/quote]
Yeah, before the 1.21RC OS update, this effect was much less useful for me. It appeared to not do anything until it was turned quite a bit, and then it became far too drastic (noise) too easily. With the 1.21RC Beta OS, I can actually hear the effect, and it sounds great. They reverted the effects to how they are now after nixing the 1.21RC OS.
