Elektron Rytm + Strom, A4 + Future Retro Zillion

Published on Nov 5, 2014 Crabfugium

"Here's a bit of fun with generated sequences on the Elektrons. All tracks on the Rytm were created using the Euclidean pattern generator in the Strom iPad app. I set up 16 patterns, generated a kick and snare on each pattern, then moved on to the closed hat for each pattern, etc. I did plenty of tweaking by sliding tracks around in time and whatnot, but I don't think that I manually entered any of the trigs. There was quite a bit of Strom randomization happening when I created the kit, too. I didn't use any samples, though.

The Analog Four stuff started out as two patterns with a snare on track 2, a liquidy-sounding percussive thing on track 3, and some bass synth stuff on track 4. Track 1 was never unmuted during this video. I copied those two alternating patterns out to fill a bank of 16 patterns and chained them up. Then I set Future Retro's Zillion loose on the synth track, recording one live pass through all 16 patterns and letting it overwrite anything that got in it's way. I was pretty surprised when it worked out this well. There are no parameter locks used on either machine yet, except for whatever was already embedded in the two pre-existing A4 patterns.

The folding aluminum frame is an EIT-1, made by Company Of Quail. It's a seriously solid piece of machinery- very highly recommended if you're looking for a 2-tier Elektron stand.

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