Elektron Officially Introduces Tonverk

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You might remember Tonverk mentioned in previous posts here.

"We are delighted to introduce Tonverk. A machine primed for adventure. An instrument to propel you towards extraordinary music-making and boundless sound exploration. It is packed with 16 varied tracks full of polyphony, multisampled instruments, auto sampling, never-ending routing possibilities, a mass of FX options to play with (including plenty of newcomers), deep modulation, an extended 256-step sequencer, and lots more fun features to get stuck into. All in one special box."

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

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Tonverk 1.1.0 OS Upgrade Adds Grainer Granular Engine

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Grainer Tutorial // Granular on Tonverk with OS 1.1.0

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"Dive into Tonverk's new granular machine, Grainer, with this thorough tutorial from Risa T. OS 1.1.0 introduces this playful tool - alongside a host of fixes and improvements - letting you break your sample into the tiniest grains and reassemble it into new textures, strange rhythms, or continuous, evolving tones. Risa explores Grainer's parameters, as they easily open the door to wide-ranging soundscapes, shaped slowly or dialled in almost instantly, and puts together some sweet musical demonstrations via the machine's different Play Modes.

Find out more about Tonverk 1.1.0: https://bit.ly/4iqvVGK"

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Tonverk 1.2.0 OS Upgrade

video upload by Elektron

"Tonverk 1.2.0 is here! With some lovely little festive additions to put under the Tonverk tree. We’ve got two new FX to play with, even more options with the existing FX, random mode for the arpeggiator, and further fixes and improvements.

Find out more and download Tonverk OS 1.1.0: https://bit.ly/48T1BjG"

"OS Upgrade: Tonverk OS 1.2.0
We know Grainer, and the 1.1.0 OS that fixed the sync issues, are still fresh on the block, but we had some pretty neat dishes in the oven that didn’t quite make that release. So here is OS 1.2.0, a chance to put a few more little festive additions under the Tonverk tree. We’ve got new effects, even more options with the existing effects, a random mode for the arpeggiator, and some other little additions alongside further fixes and improvements.

New effect: Steel Box Reverb

A third reverb comes to Tonverk, and it’s a whole other flavor. Steel Box Reverb draws on early digital and ’90s plate reverbs, with deliberately wide parameter ranges that let you push sounds from tight metallic rooms to sprawling, resonant spaces. It can clang, bloom, or decay endlessly, making it equally suited to metal can tails or big, characterful ambience.

New effect: Filter Folder

Filter Folder combines wavefolding with filtering and distortion to reshape sound at a more fundamental level. By folding the waveform before it passes through a multimode filter and drive stage, it adds harmonics, grit, and movement that go far beyond traditional filtering. From subtle edge and density to aggressive, overtone-rich transformations, Filter Folder excels at turning simple signals into something far more complex.

More FX availability

If those two additions weren’t enough (for now) we’ve also extended Tonverk’s FX powers in other ways too. Daisy Delay can now be used on all tracks - and Frequency Warper can now be wielded on all audio tracks, bus tracks and mix. Use these two awesome options wherever your echoing, warped heart desires.

Random Arp

Random Arp introduces controlled unpredictability to arpeggiated patterns, reshuffling note order on the fly to generate evolving melodies and unexpected variations.

And more

There’s a few other stocking fillers too. Pattern mute, improved gain reduction and new sidechain sources for the compressor, shorter samples available to use on Grainer, and improved tempo stability when simultaneously receiving clock and large amounts of MIDI data from an external source, such as Octatrack. Plus various other fixes and improvements."

Tonverk - New OS. New Machine.

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"Wavetable comes to Tonverk. Dive into OS 1.3.0's Wavefinder - a new dual-oscillator wavetable Machine that opens up undiscovered dimensions of sound shaping, and countless paths to explore them. Find out more about the OS, what else is included, and download: https://bit.ly/3NLig27"

Dive into Wavefinder, Tonverk's New Wavetable Machine // OS Upgrade 1.3.0

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"In this tutorial, the excellent ‪@risat5637‬ guides us around Wavefinder and what it can bring to Tonverk. She explains how to modulate and blend its two independent oscillators to create a wide range of soundscapes using the various controls at your disposal - from subtle harmonic movement to evolving, atmospheric, and percussive alternatives.

00:00 Intro
01:20 What is Wavetable Synthesis
02:46 How to Add Wavetables & Load Wavefinder
03:24 Assigning Wavetables
05:21 Exploring the Wavefinder Interface & Parameters
07:10 Wavefinder Animations
09:39 Sound Example: Reese Bass
11:18 Sound Example: Stacked Lead
14:38 Sound Example: Random Pad
17:25 Sound Example: Pluck
20:16 One More Tip - Samples Instead of Wavetables"

New Wavetable Machine on the Tonverk - First Sketch

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"The Tonverk is increasingly living up to its name, with another addition - the Wavefinder. Wavetables come to Tonverk. And it gets deeper and deeper. This is my first exploration with the new firmware."

Tonverk Tutorial: Single Player & Multi Player Machines & Subtracks Machine

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"Meet Tonverk's Single Player and Multi Player machines. Risa T dials us in to polyphonic sample and multi-sampled instrument fun in stereo and mono."

Tonverk Tutorial: Subtracks Machine

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"Risa T introduces Tonverk's Subtracks machine. The Subtracks machine allows you to load eight samples (mono or stereo) into a pre-prepared instrument. Every sample is then loaded onto a separate subtrack on the sequencer and can be sequenced separately, with its own settings."

Tonverk Tutorial: posts

Techno Live Jam - 140 | Tonverk meets Perkons HD-01

video upload by Mark Cee

"What heck, was feeling 140 today and thought about running Perkons main out into one input on Tonverk and the main send out into the other Tonverk input. Tonverk provides the FX Chain. Now I just move the sends on each Voice on Perkons. The vast amount of routing options and FX in Tonverk make it a pedal killer as well. It does a lot. Massive utility.

Perk still my favorite off all time."

Sampling Vintage Synths at SynthTemple with the Elektron Tonverk

video upload by Group Technologies Australasia

"Armed with the Elektron Tonverk, GT Lab visits SynthTemple- one of the largest working collections of vintage synthesizers in the world- to sample a host of different sources."

Elektron Tonverk - Routing & FX

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"Check out our GT Lab tutorial exploring some of the Tonverk's new effects and routing possibilities."

First Tonverk Tune. An Awesome Device.

video upload by keinseier

"So, here is my first sketch with the Tonverk. What an awesome device."

MORE AMBIENT GLITCHY TONVERK EXPLORATIONS

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"Running the OP-1f into a track on the Tonverk, through its degrader effect and compressor. It would be awesome to be able to route this pre-track filter. But also, very cool as is - you can still send it to its own buss for further treatment."

Tonverk OS 1.30 Is A Complete GAMECHANGER For Elektron

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[See the announcement post here]

"Tonverk just got update with OS 1.30 and it now has a proper synth engine! BUT that's not all, we've got a ton to go over so jump in and enjoy this in-depth live stream on the Elektron Tonverk OS 1.30.

Choke groups, scale per pattern, page loop and more.."

EZBOT resources: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot, https://ko-fi.com/ezbot/, https://www.modbang.com"

Tonverk Live Grainstream (and more) // Live Dispatch exploring OS 1.1.0 & 1.2.0

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"Two new Tonverk OSes to pick through on today’s pre-holidays livestream! Join us as we look at 1.1.0 and 1.2.0, bringing new and exciting expressions such as 'Grainer' - our new granular machine, 'Shape' - a new source machine especially for the filter page, new FX duo 'Steel Box Reverb' and 'Filter Folder', and some more familiar additions that are no less welcome on Tonverk."

Tonverk Tutorial: How to Sample

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"Risa T explores the different sampling methods on Tonverk, demonstrating both the Recorder and the Auto Sampler. With the Auto Sampler, you can multisample instruments via MIDI, choosing how many notes and velocity layers to record. Then simply sit back - grab a cuppa or a kaffe - and let Tonverk do the work."

Is The Tonverk A Good Drum Machine?

video upload by EZBOT

"The Tonverk is not specifically a drum machine though it offers many features that suit a drum machine well. Today we will explore and discuss how good the Tonverk is as a drum machine and a few ideas on how to work with drums from my own perspective. Come on in and join the conversation!"

Additional EZBOT resources: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot, https://ko-fi.com/ezbot/, https://www.modbang.com"

dismantled ... Elektron Tonverk ... downbeat, IDM

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"This time, I wanted to explore what's possible with the Tonverk beyond ambient. Even though I really like the device, it's impossible to ignore its current unfinished state, and it regularly pulls you out of your creative flow. Hopefully, things will improve very soon.

A performance on the Elektron Tonverk.
Recorded in one take into Zoom M4.
Mastered in post.

The project file, music and a temporary sample pack on Patreon.
The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !! / substan

Substan Bandcamp Page: https://substan.bandcamp.com"

umoTalk #6: Can the Elektron Tonverk replace the Elektron Digitakt 2 for Drums? (with the Subtracks)

video upload by umonox

"Hello my Friends o/ In today's umoTalk i wanna have a look at whether the Elektron Tonverk can replace the Elektron Digitakt 2 with it's Subtracks when it comes to Drums - or not. I will show you some issues that the Tonverk has in comparison to the Digitakt 2 and will also talk about Ideas i have for Elektron to fix them."

00:00 - Intro
01:55 - Editing the Drums on the Subtracks
13:08 - Workaround for proper Drum Editing
18:32 - The missing LFO-Trig Parameter
19:34 - Outro

umoTalk playlist


Use the player controls to skip around.

Tonverk - FX Presentation

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"The effects on Tonverk are both varied and awesome on the ears. And they can be tweaked, routed and sequenced to the max. Risa T expertly takes us through some of the delicious-sounding newcomers, and hints at what you can do with them."

Additional Tonverk posts

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Tonverk + Aho Ssan

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"The mighty Aho Ssan twists Tonverk into a spellbinding spiral of pads, textures, effects, and beats. One of a number of fantastic pieces of music he put together for Tonverk’s At A Glance. Thank you for all the phenomenal work, Désiré."

Tonverk Tutorial: Exploring Tonverk's Tracks and Routing

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"Risa T walks us down Tonverk's 16 tracks, and how your tracks (and sounds) can connect in a plethora of ways for massive routing flexibility and audio processing playtime."

convergence ... Elektron Tonverk & Ventris ... ambient

video upload by substan

"I can't wait for Tonverk to grow up and no longer be overshadowed by its own shortcomings.

A performance on the Elektron Tonverk.
Recorded in one take.
Mastered in post.

The project file, music and a temporary sample pack on Patreon.
The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !! / substan

Substan Bandcamp Page: https://substan.bandcamp.com"

Making a Tonverk Techno Rumble + other things

video upload by Abre Ojos

"The first thing I like to do on a new box is make a techno rumble. I learn a lot about a machine like this as I have a goal in mind and I can explore all the options. Here is one way to do it. I also live route the Pulsar 23 Bass channel through the TOnverk and apply a bunch of effects. And then sample the Pulsar and feed the Grainer. Finally add a Pulsar snare sample and make some weird hi hats. The video starts with the final result and then the making journey. And yeah yeah, OS 1.30 but in Australia I woke up to that so this is the final video that will ever be on OS 1.21.

00:00 Intro is the final track sketch
01:08 Intro ramble - oops I bought a Tonverk
05:02 Making the rumble
14:48 Sidechaining options
20:49 Testing at a faster BPM
22:26 Routing an external synth (Pulsar 23) MIDI control and using effects
26:20 Quick techno drone test
28:41 Sampling the Pulsar and feeding the Grainer Machine
42:02 Subtracks & adding some percussion
44:33 Weird hi-hats and a random sequence
46:24 Bringing it all together - the start is the end"

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net

Dub Techno with Elektron Tonverk (Music and track walkthrough)

video upload by Martin Stürtzer

"This is my first Dub Techno track with the Elektron Tonverk. All sounds, samples and effects are from the machine. After I play through the track I explain how I created the different elements of the pattern and tell you what I think about the Tonverk.

I bought this instrument from my own money, this video is not sponsored by Elektron.

All music was created by a (cat assisted) human. No AI tools were involved in the production of the music and artwork.

🔔 For exclusive music releases, production walkthroughs and more please consider visiting my Patreon page. Your support is very much appreciated. / martinstuertzer

My latest Dub Techno releases:
➽ https://phelios.bandcamp.com"