Chiptune with A4 :
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It has actually. But i didnt buy it unfortunately. I had it in the basket from Andertons and changed my mind 
Probably in grey before black ones were announced- in 2019 maybe?
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Yes 
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Lovely work!
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Thanks! Just need to finish it. hehe.
I’m spinning it up again and like it’s naked cleanliness. It could easily handle some vocals or some spoken word.
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A little something.
(Hihat is pretty meh, I have to investigate further how to make metallic cymbals on the A4.)
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Hard to beat AR / ST Analog Cymbal machine with only 2 oscs imho.
What about creating an A4/AK topic for that ? I already worked on cymbals with OT and DN. Principle : Square waveform, with square fm mod.
DN
OT
OT topic.
Cymbals and metallic percussions synthesis lab
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You’re forgetting noise + 2 audio rate LFO, and even PWM although it’s not that fast.
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Lfos are part of the recipe. 
And yes, noise help for cymbals attack, with lower S&H, but for best results, more oscs are welcome…
Also forgetting AM and Sync, sub oscs…
Btw I just made tests with A4, promising…
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I just hit play on this after forgetting I was routing my laptop system audio through my mixer and the big speakers turned up… thanks. 
(Sounds cool.)
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That works amazing!!!
Quick test [A4]:
First example is two OSCs, second example one OSC. Both have a little bit of white noise added.
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Yes I couldn’t decide if that’s a hihat or a ride.
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please post it here :closed and open ride
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It could be hit at the bell and at the rim, however the latter one would still sound different. But well, it’s electronic music IT CAN BE EVERYTHING BECAUSE
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Oooh it is funny 
it’s a joy to use this synth! 1 hour in and I found something that the last one hadn’t given me, in part is for the keys I think
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Jeesus Christ!!
I’ve been tweaking a sequence with only the C2 note in a syncopated rhythm for almost 2 hours non-stop, exploring the ways the filter, AM, distortion and the oscillators work.
And I’m not even baked or using the main LFOs.
I adore this synth. It wasn’t the most instant gratification inducing Elektron box I’ve owned but rather an enigma that gives me glimpses of its unlimited potential the more I put time into it.
Often times I see posts stating that this synth sounds cold and flat. I think that is very untrue and I would go as far as to say that this synth sounds like no other device on this planet even when making very basic sounds, but when you push it that’s when the real magic starts happening.
I feel so lucky to have this kind of an instrument at my disposal.
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It’s a hide? Nicely done. I’ve never really made a sound like that so maybe it’s time to give it a try.
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Wanted to add to this amazing thread the A4s FM capabilities (using LFO), the velocity modulation matrix (amazing), and neighbor track for filtering (very useful for adding polyrhythmic filtering to an FM track). Its sounds dark and cold to me but these features are priceless.
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