Elektron Overbridge 1.10 Review

FM addition could be a gamechanger!

Yeah Cenk looks like a proud new father! :slight_smile:

I can see me using that AR distortion send in quite the abusive way.

Iā€™ve been holding off on working waiting for this update as I have been unsure how the whole total recall thing will work with existing projects and primarily been hoarding patches. This is all very exciting. The LFO surprises are really REALLY exciting. Sounds amazing.

Please get a public beta out ASAP for us fools who upgrade our Macs (or have to because they work in software and need to validate everything on newest releeases).

Iā€™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. [/quote]
Pretty sure Bit Rate Reduction was untouched AFTER the 1.21RC updates, as the revert changes were made in the FX track.
Itā€™s subtle and effective on the current OS.

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Yes yes yes!!!

I really want to find out more about total recall , AU version and LFO thoā€¦

YES!!!

Iā€™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. [/quote]
Pretty sure Bit Rate Reduction was untouched AFTER the 1.21RC updates, as the revert changes were made in the FX track.
Itā€™s subtle and effective on the current OS.[/quote]
Strange, Iā€™ve read posts of people still complaining about it with the latest OS. Itā€™s kind of a guessing game with Elekton I suppose. Hence, why I sold my A4 yesterday because I had no idea Elektron had this planned.

Total recall of samples within the AR as well?
Great stuff otherwiise. I didnā€™T catch it but the overbridge sync got improved right and I can now send a clock out of the rytm and a4 with the same accuracy?
And thumbs up for the fm thing!!!

I wonder have they re-introduced the loud FX OS 1.21RC to the RYTM ā€¦ I very much liked that one version that came out. (repeating what others have already said aboveā€¦)

as mentioned before - theyā€™re fixed in a way to keep everybody happy !

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We can hope, but I didnā€™t see anything like that in the list:

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.
  • Free-running LFO modes, disconnected from BPM.

[b]- Re-introduction of nice loud FX!! /b

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I wasnā€™t very interested or excited about overbridge until just now !

Watched that video and jaw dropped. FM on A4 !!??!? Fill Mode ! Trig Conditions ! LOVE :heart: :heart:

+11111111110010110001110011 for the sync and the fm and the free runing L F O!!!

btw ā€¦ I see Cenk always smiling :slight_smile:

not to piss on the parade, but last time ā€œsoonā€ meant a year. Uber cool stuff, wantwantwant now

Screen-grab of A4 plugin. See the new Modulators tab :slight_smile:


I just wanted to make a quick point. The addition of ā€œLinear FMā€ to the A4 is exactly the type of thing Elektron needs to maintain focus on. I sold my A4, ready to move on with some modular analog FM controlled by an Avalon once it arrives. But here I am, strongly considering buying an A4 again because linear FM is such an awesome addition that will bring the A4 to an entirely new level. I just wish this would have happened sooner; people have wanted this for years.

Very good demo. So many cool new features. Hasā€¦bwonā€¦myā€¦tinyā€¦wittleā€¦mind!

I canā€™t wait for FM in A4! :slight_smile:

WHAT??? no sync for the retrigger??? Come on!! Itā€™s in the manual and not on the machine!!!

Donā€™t tell me itā€™s difficult to implement, Electribes have that and they were designed in 2003!!!

I hope this gets addressed soon, itā€™s ridiculous to give priority to unlisted features and ignore something that you printed in the manual in the first place. I read the manual when I bought the AR and that was one of the features I needed the most! Please!!!

PS: I know I sound a whiner, donā€™t want to start the classical ā€œharass elektronā€ thread. I love the new features, but that was my honest reaction, sorry

Oh Elektronauts, donā€™t ever change.

I love upgrades like this that make me more confident that my hardware purchases will have a long, useful life.

Wish theyā€™d give a release estimate but Iā€™m guessing it will be soon, maybe during NAMM?

indeed - video was recorded a long time ago - they wouldnā€™t tease it now if it wasnā€™t soon, likely to be another public beta type release