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Foot Pedals for Analog Keys, Softstep 2, Tutorial.
March 11, 2015 22:13:42
Analog Keys Pedal Solution Softstep 2 - CUCKOO
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Foot Pedals for Analog Keys, Softstep 2, Tutorial.

Hey, I've been thinking about this for a long time, and finally I just went ahead and did it. Foot Pedals for the Analog Keys is just begging to be explored! Many keyboard players, myself included, at least want a sustain pedal sometimes. And one really versatile foot pedal board is the Softstep 2, by Keith McMillen. It can be configured to send all sorts of MIDI. In this tutorial I'm going through how to pair the two, and create a set of foot pedals to do sustain and modulations. The rest is up to you. What I failed to mention in the tutorial is that I boosted the sensitivity of the Softstep, which I found to be much more natural especially when you're sitting down. Perhaps when standing, you want it to be less sensitive? I'm not sure. Anyways. I hope someone will find this helpful! Cheers! /CUCKOO

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March 11, 2015 22:13:42

Octatrack Tutorial #1
March 21, 2015 00:25:33
Octatrack Tutorial #1 - CUCKOO
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If you wanna support me: https://www.patreon.com/cuckoomusic If you wanna follow: Twitter, Facebook, Youtube: cuckoomusic My first Octatrack Tutorial is made with the newcomers in mind. It's a deep...
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Octatrack Tutorial #1

Hello everyone. I had my Octatrack for half a year now, and although I don't know it inside and out, I've been meaning to make a tutorial for a long time. So here it is! This is meant to be a tutorial for newcomers, to help get going. But perhaps there's something for more seasoned users as well? I don't know :) I just hope it'll be helpful for those of you who fear the Octatrack. It's nothing to fear! It's quite fun! Ok cheers for now! CUCKOO

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March 21, 2015 00:25:33

Caleb Coppock This is gonna be super handy when I finally get my octatrack. Thanks man!!

March 24, 2015 21:21:47 · Reply

Grady Nickel This helped me tremendously. Thanks!

September 10, 2015 07:20:15 · Reply

david goodman not sure if this is useful and there may be errors but i made notes from this tutorial and wanted to share them so here you go: CUCKOO OCTATRACK NOTES [ + ] denotes button press New project press [function] and [project] [change] Create empty project name project [function] + [no] = backspace For live recordings set up the 8 tracks Select track then [playback] Change all 8 tracks to FLEX Now assign each track to a recording file by double tapping the track button and selecting R1-R8 Press [mixer] and adjust DIR level with knob (B) Gain it if level is low Tip- press [function] and turn rotary will snap to max and min or 0 values Recording press [T1-8] and [record] either A-B or C-D depending on input play instrument then press T1-8 and [stop] to edit sample [T1-8] and [edit] all the rotaries control sample start end zoom scroll etc Select track then [playback] and turn on slice mode loop on off etc Create playable slices across 16 trigs, press [function] and [v] select slices option metronome on [cue] [tempo] need to turn volume of metronome up [function] [Project] control metronome main volume up pre roll 1 bar? Messing with SCENES press [scene a] shows T1 red press [scene b] select T2 red keep scene a clean hold [scene b] and make changes to effects swap scenes by Holding [Scene a or b] and then a trig, active scene is Red Make 8th track master track select audio change to master SAVING [T1-8] and [Bank] [file] save and assign sample [yes] name or use assigned name assign to free flex

September 25, 2015 09:46:53 · Reply

CUCKOO Wow! I'm sure it'll be useful to a lot of people. Thanks for taking your time and sharing, David!

September 25, 2015 09:52:55 · Reply

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April 1, 2015 06:59:00

Meep Should have signed up ages ago. But I'm here now, thanks so much for your videos!

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Dave More birds, plz

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BASTL Instruments Modular "Rumburak" is a beauty!
April 17, 2015 11:11:12
BASTL instruments MODULAR "Rumburak" Demo at Messe 2015
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BASTL INSTRUMENTS showed me their new modular system "RUMBURAK", with a collection of nice sound generating modules. It's all Eurorack compatible, so feel free combine it with your favourite module...
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BASTL Instruments Modular "Rumburak" is a beauty!

BASTL Instruments have been really busy this year, creating a lot of modular synthesizer modules. This setup they're calling "Rumburak", a Check Republic folklore magician :) In this video Vatslav from BASTL is telling us about Rumburak and the different modules, what's digital, what's analog, how their assemblyline is more like a collective than a traditional factory amongst other things. BASTL is a really interesting symthesizer developer, with a voice of their own, always crafting things that are truly unique. Just look at the way they solved sub-notes in their step sequencer. Brilliant yet super simple. Once seen, you gotta wonder why this isn't a standard seen in all step sequencers. I hope you enjoy this video! More coming! PS. I'm having wifi trouble here at Musikmesse. It just doesn't work.. I'll try to find a more reliable wifi somewhere and upload the rest of the videos.

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April 17, 2015 11:11:12

Lance Gingell I'd seen a few videos of Bastl @ Messe, but this was the best. They look like fun people. Fantastic to see that wood look (even the booth itself!).

April 17, 2015 15:51:07 · Reply

CUCKOO I really like them. They're genuine artists, expressing their love for the arts.. And it's so lovely what they're doing.

April 17, 2015 19:59:18 · Reply

why sign Nice. Where's the one without the patch cables?

April 17, 2015 19:33:35 · Reply

CUCKOO He he.. I've been thinking a lot about a cable free modular.... But then it's kinda locked, and extremely complex circuit design.. and more digital stuff involved. As long as it's module based, and eurorack compatible.. I think there needs to be cables.

April 17, 2015 20:01:37 · Reply

why sign thanks for this one. great video, great synth, and 2 awesome doods

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Elektron Overbridge Demo!
April 17, 2015 21:59:52
Elektron Overbridge Demo Musikmesse 2015 - CUCKOO
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Elektron is gearing up for a releasing their much talked about VSTi OVERBRIDGE as a public beta in May -15. Followed closely by a release in the summer. OVERBRIDGE is a software to control and sync...
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Elektron Overbridge Demo!

Elektron finally showed us their Overbridge VSTi plugin! It's coming out as a public beta in May - followed closely in early summer with a sharp release. And there are even more functions lined up for later this year. Overbridge is a VSTi plugin for your computer (OSX and Windows) that can control, edit and sync your Elektron Analog machines, such as the Analog Four, Analog Keys and the Analog Rytm. I'm sure they're very nervous about releasing it into the wild. As Cenk is mentioning in the demonstration, there are so many different configurations out there.. and they wanna make sure it works great on as many setups as they can think of. What do you guys think? How would you make use of this?

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April 17, 2015 21:59:52

why sign Basically, its not ready. But that sync is fantastic, and the visuals are going to be exciting. Do you think Live is going to be one of the DAW's of choice for Overbridge ?

April 17, 2015 23:42:24 · Reply

CUCKOO I think Live is where most of their user base is at. But it'll work in a more traditional DAW too, like Logic and Cubase.

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Patchblocks Miniature Digital Modulars!
April 18, 2015 10:34:29
Patchblocks Demo + Interview MUSIKMESSE 2015
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Patchblocks is a nice little synth platform with 10-bit audio, that you set up through a digital modular environment much like a simple version of MAX MSP. Charming, and brilliant. Totally affordab...
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Patchblocks Miniature Digital Modulars!

Patchblocks is a miniature, portable, low power, battery driven digital modular platform. You patch it through an environment much like MAX MSP, and then you can take it with you and jam with it as is, or even plug in a midi keyboard and play it with midi input, like a keyboard. It sounds really cool, and since it's a modular the possibilities are sort of endless. It's cheap too! Check it out! More on patchblocks: http://patchblocks.com

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Meep Great content! Happy to help :P

May 1, 2015 22:01:51 · Reply

Gilberto Just keep doing the awesome work that you are already doing. ;-)

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Analog Keys Patch Collection 1
May 20, 2015 07:06:13
CUCKOO Analog Keys Patch Collection 1
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Jamming out a tune on the fly
June 9, 2015 22:04:12
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Jamming out a tune on the fly

Hello Patron friends!

Thank you all newcomers for joining in the last couple of weeks! Deeply thankful! All the small donations add up, you know! It's really helpful. So thank you!


Here's a little jam using the Analog Keys and the Analog Rytm to jam out a tune, and make a live performance. I'm gonna play on a sort of conference tomorrow. I'm afraid it's not gonna be covered by any media, so I thought I'd share some of my preparations, at least :)


My thought with live improvs is to prepare a few great kits in advance. Kits that I know really well. Full of Performance Mode changes and Joystick action. Since I'm very much a melody guy, I need to focus a lot on the keyboard, not making full potential of the Rytm. But just muting and unmuting the Rytm tracks is very helpful in making things move a bit :)


If there are any questions about how i set this up, or anything, don't hesitate to ask right here, ok.


Cheers for now.

CUCKOO

CUCKOO

June 9, 2015 22:04:12

Josh Murray A great jam!! I love the synth sound along with the rhythm from about 6:20 - REALLY got my toes tapping!

June 9, 2015 23:33:44 · Reply

CUCKOO Thank YOU Josh! As always with melodic improvs, it's a bit difficult to always stay on top, but I think it gradually got better and better, and I think from 6:20 and on I was finally getting there :)

June 10, 2015 20:43:20 · Reply

Rob PT Cant say it enough, but I love these jam sessions!

June 12, 2015 05:55:05 · Reply

Christina Alley 🎹🎼🎶😎

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Cupcake Love!
July 12, 2015 22:33:30
Cupcake love ❤ #2
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Cupcake Love!

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OP-1 Mega Patch Release
July 22, 2015 09:46:29
CUCKOO OP 1 Mega Patch Pack
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About 50 Mixed CUCKOO patches for OP-1, including a new DBOX pool of kicks, metallic, snares and tuned sounds - aimed to be used for building up your own drum kits by copying and pasting individual...
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In a Nutshell – Kurzgesagt

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D. Magnus Kuchen?

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Analog Keys Multi Map Tutorial
August 16, 2015 16:57:59
Analog Keys Multi Map Tutorial - CUCKOO
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Support CUCKOO here: https://www.patreon.com/cuckoomusic The Elektron Analog Keys can do Multi Map. You can play different patches on each key if you want - or different zones with different sounds...
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Analog Keys Multi Map Tutorial

The Analog Keys' keyboard can be split up into zones where you can play different sounds in each zones. One zone can be used for an internal sound, another zone could be playing an external synth, and a third zone could be playing an internal drum kit etc. A lot of people have asked how to set this up, so here, finally, I'm trying to break it down into (hopefully) easy to grasp steps.


I'm sure you can use it more creatively than what I'm doing here. But these are the basics. I hope you'll make use of it, if you've got an Analog Keys, or an Analog Four. It is possible on the Analog Four as well. You just have to find the menu in there first ;-)


OK, cheers for now!

CUCKOO

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August 16, 2015 16:57:59

Rozzle Brilliant Cuckoo! Multi Map works perfectly on the AnalogFOUR with an external MIDI keyboard as well. For those with A4 and external controller, simply set the Performance Channel to match the channel of your external keyboard, and it works like a charm (Global > MIDI CONFIG > MIDI Channels > Perf Channel). Since the A4 doesn't have the AK's dedicated "MultiMap" on/off button, the best way to turn off multi map on the A4 is to change the Perf Channel setting back to a MIDI channel you're not using (e.g. 8).

August 16, 2015 20:20:42 · Reply

CUCKOO Yes, thanks mate! Great! This is very useful info for Analog Four users!

August 16, 2015 21:47:58 · Reply

Olle Andersson Thanks Cuckoo! I am an AK user and I find it somewhat confusing with all the concepts of kits, projects, sounds, patterns etc. I guess it has its own logic but I dont see it yet :) So I would love a video on how you simply go about making a song from scratch and how you think about things like sounds, kits, projects and where to save this and that, where to start and so on. Of course this can be done in a dozen of ways but I think you know what I mean. Would be much appreciated. Thanx again!

August 19, 2015 00:02:33 · Reply

CUCKOO Thank Olle! I know, it can be a bit overwhelming, and confusing at times how it's all glued together. I'll keep it in mind for future videos!

August 19, 2015 09:36:50 · Reply

Studio jam with drummer Hans Hulbækmo!
September 1, 2015 12:38:11
CUCKOO + Hulbækmo - Analog Keys Continuum Drums
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Finally I had the chance to play with one of my absolute favourite drummers, Hans Hulbækmo! I booked a day in Propeller Music Division here in Oslo, and Hans agreed to come jam with me. Here's a sn...
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Studio jam with drummer Hans Hulbækmo!

This weekend I booked a day in Propeller Music Division here in Oslo, together with incredible drummer Hans Hulbækmo. I've always had this feeling that there's some interesting ground in synthesizers and acoustic drums yet to explore.


I was playing on the Analog Keys as a master, and I set up an Analog Rytm to act as an always in sync click track, and then the Continuum Fingerboard, with its unusually rich sound palette.


Mostly I set the tone first with a sound, perhaps a bass. Sometimes Hulbækmo started grooving before me, and then it was easy to tap sync the Analog Keys and jump right in. It was a truly interesting, and less chaotic than expected, experience. Definitely something I want to explore further.


I just recorded this one little peace on video. I think it's a nice example of what we were doing. For the next time though I think I'll try to prepare a little more, and perhaps rehearse a few times, and explore dynamics a little more. It's easy to end up in high energy land when jamming, but sometimes keeping it sparse and quiet can be really powerful.


I hope this can serve as inspiration for some of you. It was a really kick ass experience for me!


cheers

CUCKOO

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PS. I have absolutely no experience in mixing drums, so this is more or less the levels straight from the raw recordings, with some minor adjustments. Mixing multi track recorded drums I think I have to give to a professional mixing engineer for now :)

CUCKOO

September 1, 2015 12:38:11

Josh Murray The Continuum sounds so groovy!

September 1, 2015 12:48:49 · Reply

CUCKOO He he, thanks! Yeah it's an all different synthesizer than everything else on the planet, and this is just one tiny patch of its big, rich sound palette.

September 1, 2015 12:50:12 · Reply

Christina Alley Funkiest video yet, Cuckoo!

September 1, 2015 14:14:29 · Reply

CUCKOO Wow, thanks Chris! Then I'm on the right track :)

September 1, 2015 14:22:49 · Reply

Phorsicht Awesome multirythm funky stuff! There is the Haken Keyboard as well ;) Is ther more to listen to of you both together?

September 28, 2015 12:05:39 · Reply

CUCKOO Thanks man! I've got 1:50 hours of audio recordings ;-) I might release something to listen to. It's all improv. And I think editing it a little bit will make it nicer to listen to. But the main reason I recorded it was both to try playing with Hans, and to record lots of drums that I can chop up, and use for future Cuckoo music. But the jams turned out so nice so I might consider releasing some tracks as well.

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Jeff Sanders I've watched most of your videos at this point. You're all just awesome. Love what you do. Thank you, and keep it up!

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Da Hee Jeon just amazing videos.. Thank you for making them ! Helps me a lot to learn

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