Hi,
Just out of curiosity : does Elektron have some kind of regularity in the updates they make ?
Do you think we’ll see a 1.60 OS update this year or the delay is too short since the last real update (september 2020 I think) ?
Also, what do you think they’ll add ?
Thanks !
The A4 will be 10 yrs old in December, could be a bigger update around that time…?
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The last update was February 4th 2022, no?
Yeah but I was talking about a big one 
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ah, then you mightbe right
There might be one last decent update around Christmas, but I don’t think there’s too much development left on it.
Other than improving the midi functionality, there’s not much else I can think of that would improve it, maybe a level control for the sub osc.
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Probably 3:8 but I don’t know what measure we are on.
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they could ad the lfo visualization on the mkii just like the digitakt and digitone, but other than that I can’t think of much they could add
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No.
No.
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loads of stuff i’d like. top of the head ones:
- keytrack as mod source
- midi out for arps
- tuneable sub oscs
- record multimap sounds into step rec mode
- yes+kit should open the kit save list, not automatically overwrite kit 1
but prob just bugfix updates to be expected from now on.
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But FUNC + TRK (Save Kit) on the Rytm and FUNC + KIT (Save Kit) on the A4 do this already. MK II’s.
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I think it’s probable that A4 will receive an update along with RYTM this year. It seemed strange to me that the track transpose feature doesn’t work more like Digitone, where it actually displays the transpose value on the screen rather than having to count button presses while listening for new notes. Digitone transpose behavior is also preferred here since it doesn’t apply the transposition until letting go of the buttons, which makes a lot more sense to me 99% of the time.
I also think it’s likely that after the next big update - we’ll be able to adjust LED and screen brightness, as was added to Octa and the Digi’s.
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This seemed a perfect question for the all knowing Textsynth, so I asked. I got this report back, with a surprising amount of good information. ( My text in bold. )
The probability of an update for the Analog Four during this release cycle?
You’d think after the release of the first iteration of their analog synth, a company would have some sort of strategy for getting new firmware on the market. For those of us waiting for it, it is now the time of year we’re waiting for the Analog Four update. We received the new update back in February, and with such a new synth, I can understand why they’re taking their time with the new firmware release.
Since I’ve been waiting all this time, I thought I’d finally share some interesting tidbits I’ve found out during the wait. I won’t try to cover all the things that the analog Four update can do, as there are many details on their website. I’ll just focus on the things that are unique to the analog Four firmware.
The first thing is what they have called “Sketch”. Sketch allows you to draw on your sound. When you draw, it is actually creating a waveform with lines to move the wave back and forth. Sketch also has some features for adjusting the shape of the lines that create the waveform. The analog Four can only render a few types of lines, which you can control with the knob. There are a few different waveforms that you can use to create your sound. Each of the lines available can have their position, amplitude, shape, and color adjusted, as well as how fast the waveform is moving.
I wasn’t able to test out the sketch features, but it’s something that sounds intriguing. The only reason I could see not having this feature would be if they needed the full amount of memory.
Another update feature is “Chained Loops”. Chained Loops allows the user to combine several loops into one large loop. This seems similar to the “Wrap” feature on the DX version of their synth. You can even select different types of loops and assign the same settings for the loops. This seems to have a similar purpose, but I can’t really think of any reason why a new synthesizer would have this feature. Maybe some of the older modules couldn’t have all the features that they have today? I don’t know.
The other new feature is “Breath”. I’ve never heard of a breath feature before on a synthesizer, but this one is unique. When you set the synthesizer to breath, the amplitude will gradually decrease over time, giving the sound an effect similar to a long sound. It’s hard to describe, but I was able to come up with this picture.
This is what it looks like when it is “on breath”. I have to admit, it kind of sounds like a fart.
I was able to try a few of the new waveforms, and I must say I really like them. Some of the new waveforms have the ability to change the speed of the lines and allow you to change the shape of the line. The analog Four can actually store the waveforms that are saved in a file. This allows you to have multiple waveforms, or the ability to select a new waveform after a few loops. I think it is going to be a great feature if they can add other waveforms in the future.
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I love the 
dx version too 
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For me : Midi CC out for the sequencer, plocks for the arp and I’ll be happy ! Maybe they don’t need a big update to do this btw.
I don’t understand this. Does that mean, like, 8- or 12-bit digital waveforms? Like an ESQ-1 or similar hybrid synth?
Would you like me to ask Textsynth again ? It always has an answer.
I hope everyone understands Textsynth is “artificially” intelligent, and is very convincing, with its own version of the “truth” aka alternate facts.
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Oh shit! OK, I didn’t process that is where the “facts” came from
What if it’s actually privy to some classified text-based development info that most of us aren’t 
Edit: Reading that again is still quite convincing/confusing. Did it generate it’s own artwork?
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That quote from Textsynth was more articulate than half the YouTube demos I watch
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