The majority of sonic tweaking is spread across six directly accessible pages, but several edit functions must be hunted down in the 'Sound' menu. The operating system is mostly fast and logical, at least if you're familiar with Elektron's slant on user interfaces and multi-functionality. The pads light up in a variety of pleasing hues to convey track selection and the current mode, but colour isn't so integral to operations as on, for example, Native Instruments' Maschine, and no user assignment of colour is possible within a kit. It's a pity because both pressure and velocity are valuable modulation sources in every drum voice, each able to control as many as five parameters. The pads transmit polyphonic aftertouch, but the response is stiff and has little 'give', which is all a bit sucky on a flagship machine. My own strikes varied between very low values and the maximum, with precious little subtlety in between, and there's no way to adjust the sensitivity. However, even the smugly ambidextrous could struggle to achieve much expression. If you're right-handed, they also feel like they're on the wrong side. They're velocity and aftertouch sensitive and spaced for finger drumming, but are much smaller than those of an Akai MPC or DSI Tempest. Vividly proclaiming its percussive identity, the Rytm is fitted with 12 rubber pads, rather than the more commonly seen 16. Physically, the Analog Rytm is a black metal box in the Octatrack/Analog Four mould. Quite why the cool Swedes dropped their aitches in the naming ceremony is not made clear, but there's no mystery in the appeal of pad-based drum sequencing, coupled with analogue-voiced percussion and samples - especially when effects, individual outputs and a substantial storage capacity are part of the package. After all, their previous percussive powerhouse, the Machinedrum, is widely regarded as a digital classic and now, borrowing extensively from the Analog Four and Keys, Elektron have unleashed the Analog Rytm, a pumped-up hybrid drum machine awash with ambition and flashing lights. Is it the ultimate beatbox?Ī new drum machine from Elektron is an exciting prospect, made even more so by the current policy of 'analogue with everything'. The Analog Rytm combines analogue drum synthesis with sample playback.
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