Elektron Analog Four MKI vs MKII Side-by-Side Sound Comparison (no talking)

A straightforward side-by-side audio comparison of the Elektron Analog Four MKI and Analog Four MKII. Having debated the question myself for months, I thought this might be helpful to folks wondering whether the redesigned sound engine and overdrive in the MKII version is worth an update.

I think the takeaway here is that the MKI holds up very well. To my ear, there are some differences in tone (and obviously the overdrive circuits are quite different in character), but to me it's not a clear case of the MKII being superior sound-wise. (Ultimately I decided to go for the MKII primarily because I prefer its ergonomics.)

[fraserhawkins]

A lot of people won't "get" this song, but I do because I am very smart at music listening.

[sebastianesquivelv]

Nice comparision. A4 black looks slick af

[Niibetek]

Very interesting demonstration. The slight improvements on bass and overdrive departments can be easily appreciated here. Besides that, the mk2 has OLED and better ergonomics. However, from my perspective, having a mk1 since 5 years as central piece of my set up, I would upgrade to mk2 only for the individual outputs of the four tracks, which on the mk1 is a very big miss in my opinion.

[Oljekrisen]

I would be interesting to hear the analog keys in the middle

[VJFranzK]

Thanks! The bass does seem to be slightly richer on some of these patches with MK 2

[vadjuse]

What do you expect to hear then apply overdrive to harmonically rich sound?

[ernestbuckstarr]

Did the comparison myself a couple years ago. The differences were very subtle. But, I did not know that the filter overdrive on the mark two is bipolar meaning, turning to the left pushes the low end to the right emphasizes The higher frequencies. Affecting filter number two. So, I need to do the test again.

Considering you can pick up the Mark one Used in excellent condition for less than $700?

[daflux]

hallo great viedo, i can get a mk1 for 500 euro or should i buy the mk2, i only need it for techno kickdrums and some perc for my daw. Is the drum sound of both the same ? thnak u

[danraiche]

overdrive and low end seems way better!!! i have mk1 ... thinking mayby of upgrading for that black mk2 looks so good, not surr if its worth the price tag though since i have mk1

[dxtrs_mnpltr]

I much prefer the form factor of the OG boxes. Pitty the mk1 has no individual outs though, that was a huge miss from Elektron

[jeansebtremblay]

I did the comparaison too (i had both) and presets need to be tweaked sometime otherwise it sounds kinda boomy and less punchy on the MK2 (IMO)

[smguy]

Could one synch them up and use them together to get a really amazing sound? I have an Analog 4 MKI and thinking of buy a MKII.

[AlekseiDroganov]

Hello, I'm very interested to buy Elektron Analog Four mk2 or Rytm mk2. I want to know how much sounds and samples onboard I'll get with buying these devices? Could you help me please

[funkymogli]

the difference is so sublte.. a little eq on the mk1 and thats it. other than that its mainly a difference in volume-

[marcusfreeweb]

Sound levels are off, sometimes. Hard to tell.

[alexwestconsulting]

yup, mk2 analog 4 is worth the extra price. rytm, on the other hand, not so sure, considering that the price discrepancy margin is wider. octatrack mk 1 is a good deal.

[raysubject]

to ccompare dist o mk2 hou need to turn knib actually anti-clockwise on mk2.. from middle to left it's mk1 overdive, from middle to riht it's new distortion

[markus]

The mk2 bass boost sounds artificial if you compare it to the higher notes. I reallly would like to know what they have done. It is like eqing.
On the mk1 you hear from the high to theblow notes that this it how it is. The bass feels natural from the bass amount, comparing it to the high notes.
None the less the bass boos is very usefull. I often miss low end on the 4. it is just lacking.

[Jeremy-suxy]

Are the knobs on mk2 as fragile as mk1?

[audiolego]

I have mk1, so that mk2 is bigger didn't know that