If you just want the demos: 1:26 Example 1 4:09 Example 2 5:47 Example 3 8:15 Example 4 10:40 Example 5 13:10 Example 6 14:43 Example 7 17:58 Example 8 [EDIT] I referred to USB MSC mode as "machine mode" when I meant mass storage class. I also muddled a few other bits of technical information which is what happens when I speak off the cuff without a script. Apologies.
I saw an interview where Noah ’40’ Shebib explains how he Creates Drake’s ‘Underwater Sound’, but he basically hasn't got a clue and just lowers the sample rate on his Machine - the stuff you do in ex 5 is just way cooler ✨
This looks like an absolute beast. It's refreshing to see a company put out things we actually want. No gimmicks, plenty of 1/4 inch outs and solid features.
The best thing about Alex's videos is you can always get some bangers alongside the information of the hardware. Keep up the good work, love your content. :)
Awesome content. And it’s a pleasure to witness the musicality you can always extract from all this gear! Genius! I’m always waiting for your next video - keep them coming!
I can’t justify getting one with my workflow so invested in software but I have to admit the craftsmanship and design is marvelous... legit impressed with the feature set too. Side note: for those hankering for that crunchy bit reduced percussion stuff look up the PulseCode VST by Psychic Modulation!
This is the only one drum machine that was dropped straight to the floor, then Brad turned it on again and it kept working 👌 a strong tank made to last, an advanced high end piece build and inspired to bring back the organic sound through the simplest workflow ever known, thanks to drum machines like sp-12 and the sp 1200 but including a bunch of new features that makes it greater. However... Is not what we have, is about what we do with it. I'm still awaiting for mine, when I get it I will take some time to post a good review about the S2400. Much love for Isla Instruments and its hard working team ¡ 🍻🇨🇴🧡 Dope tutorial ...by the way 🍻
Those old mixers (they were branded as 'Realistic' here in the UK) were built like tanks too, I had a four channel one that had a master graphic EQ and I would route the headphone output back into a channel and you'd get tuneable feedback by tweaking the graphic EQ and some proper grunge with a drum machine running through another channel. Been trying to get hold of another for years!
I must say, you keep delivering beyond par, buddy. Excellent demo showcasing it in the best way possible AND doing so in a multitude of genres. I M P R E S S E D !! 🤩😎
Excellent Alex. I wonder what happens when the pandemic is over? No more extensive well researched and executed videos? This is the best Sales Pitch for this. Isla should use you for their PR as you make a compelling case, for sure! I have seen all the pre-launch videos, but this is a great demo. Your music and examples are as excellent as usual. Thanks so much! I want one.
Thanks Kevin. This was a video I wanted to do using material from the video manual as a lot of people were asking. I'm glad it's come across well as I'm very enthusiastic about it! There will be more videos this year as and when I can. Thanks again for the support.
Funky and spunky production capabilities. Plus you demonstrate a highly efficient and talented skill set while employing these instruments. Thanks for this very well put together presentation.
Great video showing this. Really love how it's been designed with ergonomics and playability in mind, nice and spacious opposed to tiny, cramped and fiddly like so many designs these days.
I've never been so excited for anything as I am for this. This is how you do a reissue. All of the good parts of the OG, and all of the smart improvements for today. I have an entire interface set up and dedicated just waiting for the day. Supposedly March. eee
Thank you so much for the Don Muro recommendation, @Alex. I’m listening into to Anthology now, and it is a tour de force. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of this guy, and didn’t have anything by him in my record collection.
Great video Alex ! Loving the example 4 personally . Gives me the Philippe Zdar (hope he is in a good place) and the 90's french disco vibes. Keep up your good work mate .
you have been a great addition to the launch of this mate, i simply cannot wait to get mine, they seem to be working the bugs out which is noice while we wait for this bleedin' boat to dock
Thanks for the support! Yes, bugsplatting is going on as are updates which then create new issues to be found, but it's coming together beautifully. I'm several firmware updates ahead of the public, but those will be coming to everyone else soon.
There is actually *no piece of gear I want more* , and I had no clue that was the case before clicking this. Great demos, Alex! At least til I see the price tag 😟
This is very similar to the Yamaha SU700 I used to have in the 90's. Same idea. Back in the day they called these phrase samplers. This looks like it carries the same type of frustrations when it comes to versatility. I use an MPC live 2 now and AKAI are leading the way with hardware products like this. It still is not perfect but can do most things, just has a steeper learning curve.
I am feeling more and more like this sort of retro-fied gear is , in the end, just a (space-hoggin' in this case) replacement for gear that had to use a zip or disk drive. If any of these companies were half as 'enviro-conscious' as they'd like us to believe, then they'd be offering to retrofit and recap their existing products instead of planned-obsolescence-ing 90% of them into eventual landfill.
@@shaft9000 quite true. The fact that they keep bring out new soundcards that do exactly what they did 15 years ago except have a new connection(usb/FireWire/usb C) is a great example. Hardware is addictive though and can be a really creative tool. I got bored shitless with computer sequencers years ago. I still use them but they are really boring.
I’m so glad that this was brought out to us by a ‘boutique’ sort of small operation, and not some gargantuan behemoth corporation such as Behringer. Although big corporations can bring this sort of gear to us at really great prices, i wouldn’t want to think that ‘throwbacks to the classics’ of hardware could only be made by a few privileged companies. This instrument’s designer really put his all into this one, and the labors of his endeavors really show. The look and aesthetic of the Emu sp-12 / 1200 are well preserved with the cheeks and all, and it looks hardy and rugged. I’m not expecting to see very many of these, but I think it’s more likely that this is gonna find its way next to my turntables quicker than an old Emu SP would. Paying quite so much for a sampling groove box that only yields like ten seconds of sampling 12 bits @ 26 kHz, and then waiting for an antique mechanical floppy drive to save my work onto a handful of floppies seems a bit like self torture, no offense intended Alex. Wait?! OMG, does this thing have the old hinged front panel, like my old Ensoniq KS32?! It’s been awhile since I’ve needed to change it’s battery so I nearly forgot the ease of access of those hinged hoods. Dammit! The more I’m thinking about this, the angrier the look I’m getting from my MV8800. Thanks again Alex! Good to see a piece of BOTH lesser known AND NEW gear make it’s way under your radar!!
Thanks for introducing me to an instrument that I have been waiting for my whole life. I had to stop watching, every feature you mention is making me drool and I can't afford it! Love what you do.
This was great and the video series sets a whole new standard for the industry. It would be nice to have a demonstration - step by step - of both the down-sampling recording process and the clocking with Eurorack for those of us who truly are green behind the ears and eager to learn. 👍
Cheers. The down-sampling was covered in the last tutorial video (video 7 / tutorial #6). The steps are: 1) Use line inputs 1&2 or phono 1 2) Sample at 26KHz 3) Pitch down after sampling 4) Use the classic audio engine 5) Engage the output filters Clocking will covered in tutorial #8 with all the midi and USB stuff. Tutorial #7 should be going live any moment, it covers outputs, output filters and panning.
@Alex Ball Thanks... I've just been working through the videos taking notes, but this helps a lot too, I think I missed the input 1 & 2 bit, thanks! Can't wait for your next videos, they've been great so far, cheers... ✌️😝
It is indeed the mutts nuts! Have used many a sampler and sequencer from Electron, Akai, Roland, PolyEnd, Square, 1010! Love the SOUND, the hands on usability, no wonder the EMU SP2400 was so legendary! ♥
@ hiya it’s really difficult to compare the 2 because their workflow is so different; if you’re new to sequencing and samples digitakt2 is great place to start, can’t go wrong; I just found the s2400 made me think and compose differently. If you’re a veteran samplist then having both will suit different writing styles, if I was to generalise, I’d use digitakt for EDM/pop, and S2400 for RnB, rap stuff, but that’s just my opinion! Cheers
Was this endorsed or licensed by Dave Rossum (E-Mu)? I've had long chats with him about the relaunch of the SP12 over the past few years. The last time we spoke he was undecided whether he would make a mini version, or a full size with a hoarde of extra new features. That was at Superbooth '19, I was hoping to see him at Superbooth 20 with the view to discussing a modular drum kit for his updated machine using my hand built gear. Sadly Superbooth 20 never went ahead. Seems he either sold the idea on to ISLA or they used the out of copyright designs & kits. Rossum did mention quietly in my ear that he didn't want the Behringer boys getting word of this, so it's odd that it surfaced under another company.
Cheers Alex. Must admit I've avoided this overview for a few days on account of being skint and miserable, it's great ... sigh. Looking on the bright side, Don Muro !!! Thanks for the heads up, just astonishing stuff that's put a huge smile on me mush. Part musical marvel, part human octopus. I get the same feeling of awe as watching Marco Minnemann drumming, who started on organ with foot pedals interestingly. I shall be keeping this in mind for inspiration when I'm struggling to stomp on my looper pedal in time. Best wishes. :)
Yeah Don is fantastic. Some of the videos of him playing live back in the day with umpteen synths with hands and feet everyone are amazing. He's like Don Lewis in that regard, another synth hero. His music is eclectic and really well composed and arranged. I listen to him a lot. Nice guy to boot and was part of ARP and Korg back in the day too. Some of the factory stuff in the M1 was him.
It's all well & good until you need tech support, I remember buying their first product the "Kordbot" & tried to get support on it & it was a nightmare they seemed too busy working on new gear to respond, now they're trying to sell a premium product, better hope it doesn't run into any glitches & then you end up with a $2000 dead box like I did with mine. One thing about buying gear from smaller companies is its a risk but the good ones always have great support, Even back in the early days of Dave Smith Instruments when they first released the Evolver is they had great support from day one. HARD pass on any ISLA products bc if you're not an influencer their support sucks, keep up the great videos Alex.
I was 99% convinced and then the record player earth swung it! As far as I can see, taken as a whole there's nothing to touch this anywhere, I knew it was gonna be an expensive day.
WOW I thought you had an old 80s mixer at the beginning of your video there Alex but That sounds and looks great with a lot of interesting features. I have too much gear already but I could make room for one of these. Thanks Alex.
THIS is how I will use mine. Sampling old drum machines and then throw in a few ambient samples which I grab from my synths or the real world.. Most of what I hear from other users is Boom Bap, Hip Hop, and sampling other peoples loops or vinyl. WHICH IS GREAT, but not my personal goal.. I plan on it being a bit more Portishead. I'll throw in some jazz acoustic kits and some ambient keys. But also filling it up with every vintage DMX, LINN, CR78, etc...Thanks Alex. I learned so much....2400 arrival still pending.
It has a song mode! Digitakt tries pretty hard not to be compatible with a song-mode approach to making music, so it's a pain to make things on it when doing horizontal-first composition (sequence a single part for the length of a song, then go back to add other parts, then adjust mixing and voicing and such).
@@ShroomJesus A couple of A/B comparisons with the original for you. Samples: ua-cam.com/video/ELIn9ffFXlo/v-deo.html Drum loops: ua-cam.com/video/gpIzUvABxHI/v-deo.html
@@ShroomJesus Or maybe you're rationalizing it because you spent 5k for a 12 bit sampler because it introduces artifacts when you slow samples down and has analog filters. If I'd spent that kind of money for an sp, I'd want to believe you couldn't reproduce its sound too lol
@@ShroomJesus _"I know what this machine sounds like"._ So you didn't listen to the A/B comparisons then? The plot thins. _"it is click bate for kids who never touched a real sp"_ The word is "clickbait" and I'm not sure how a machine can be clickbait, but I assume you're saying that the nod to the SP is deliberate, which nobody is questioning. _"your just another steamer chasing the clout"_ "Your" refers to possession like "your cat, your dog, your house". If you want to say "you are" then the contraction of "you" and "are" is "you're". That'll help you avoid undermining your own points in future. You're welcome. _"Sorry I could Careless"_ The saying is "I couldn't care less". Careless is a separate word that means "not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors" which is actually beautifully ironic here. Also, if you _could_ care less then that means that you care, but then judging by your comments and attitude, perhaps that is actually more fitting. ;) _"F isla instruments"_ Such poetry. Have a nice day George.
I just subbed & hit the bell, b/c of your Utterly Spiffing Guide to Music. Amazing. Thanks so much for that. Found your channel b/c of your demo of pasttofuture's drums. Your channel is awesome.
Interesting machine. Build to last. Liked the Idea of combining old twist with modern technology. Hope they'll add traditional dsp effects like delay or reverb
Been following the progression of this from Flux with it, to see it now fleshed out though, I am floored! Not that I’ll sell my octatrack for it but it is pretty sweet!
@@AlexBallMusicDefinitely! I'm looking forward to see what people do with it, especially those who love the original. Really enjoyed your demo tracks too by the way.
Still need a proper Boom Bap demo of this machine. Classic old break that we've all heard before, sampled the way they used to do it. But your jazz hands made up for it
never been a fan of tiny screens and outboard step sequencers but i am slowly coming round to the idea of having a break from the monitor screens and feeling a bit more hands on. not sure if im 1500 interested but yeah
OVer 60 percent price increase is crazy right after launch. I donlt know if I've heard of that before. For that they should have put in a larger touch screen
whoa bummer, doesn't even make sense to save up for it. 2000 after taxes is way outta my ballpark. I watched your video nonetheless, it's always great entertainment.
It's a serious piece of kit that's had a long lead-in with public input, price went up from $909 to $1,499 late last year as more and more was added following suggestions. Those who were early got a steal. :)
@@couchcamperTM It's a tough time for a lot of us to be spending that kind of coin. As a fellow budget-limited musician, If you're looking for something more affordable, and that is also a polyphonic sampler (you can sample your VSTs or classic synths note-by-note, and with some searching you can find many synths multi-sampled online for free in community groups), also with some decent plugins built-in, check out the Akai Force. It is arguably the best "standalone" sequencer/sampler on the market, even if it isn't perfect yet, and it is much more affordable. It even has a large touch screen interface and an 8x8 pad grid with a "note" mode so an extra keyboard isn't a necessity. I'm sure this ISLA machine can beat it in many regards, but for the price the Force can't be beat right now. It is one of the most under-appreciated pieces of gear on the market because until the recent 3.0.5 and 3.0.6 updates, it was really lacking. But now it has come into it's own, and hopefully the next updates will improve on some of the minor missing feature implementations.
@@inthefade For some crazy sampler/looper stuff Reaktor has some great ensembles that can get you covered in just about every imaginable way. There as a guy who had a couple of BCR2000 and BCF2000'.´:S hooked to a custom built ensemble that he did just about anything looping with!
Great video and a really cool machine, your giving people with GAS a head ache 😆. I'd really love to see you with a synthstrom deluge to see your magic touch with that. Maybe soon?.......ish 🙏
I used to have an SP1200. It was just so cool and creative and intuitive. It was also glitchy and buggy and annoying. This looks à fantastic way to get back into the booming and a bapping.
I've got an SP1200 in the studio at the moment, yes it's got a thing about it even though it's so rudimentary and limited. The S2400 takes that spirit and just opens it up massively. But the basic stuff is all there if you want it.
Is it possible to use the looper without recording to a pre specified tempo? Meaning, if I was to beatbox at my own tempo without a click and record it would the s2400 be able to loop it and work out what the tempo is even if it's something strange like 93.6 etc?
thanks for your videos! so,ehow, i’m not totally sold on the dsp filters. they sound harsh and cheap to my ears. i wish he would offer an analog filter option, as he once announced...
Sound good to me, but depends what you're running through them and how hard you're pushing them I guess. The big plus is being able to sequence the filter cutoff and resonance.
If you just want the demos:
1:26 Example 1
4:09 Example 2
5:47 Example 3
8:15 Example 4
10:40 Example 5
13:10 Example 6
14:43 Example 7
17:58 Example 8
[EDIT] I referred to USB MSC mode as "machine mode" when I meant mass storage class. I also muddled a few other bits of technical information which is what happens when I speak off the cuff without a script. Apologies.
8 demos? You are spoiling us rotten.
@@BlaBla-pf8mf One for each of the S2400 channels. :)
The last one has a good Aphex Twin feeling.
please give it to Pete Rock so he can make some flame beats with it.....
I saw an interview where Noah ’40’ Shebib explains how he Creates Drake’s ‘Underwater Sound’, but he basically hasn't got a clue and just lowers the sample rate on his Machine - the stuff you do in ex 5 is just way cooler ✨
This looks like an absolute beast. It's refreshing to see a company put out things we actually want. No gimmicks, plenty of 1/4 inch outs and solid features.
This is way better than just cloning old gear. In 2021 gear has to have modern functions as well.
Yes. It can do _that_ sound, but it's anything but a copy. They basically asked what you'd want an instrument like this to do and then made it.
mee eens
Wel door de deur de goedkope Behringers doen ook meer dan het origineel .
@@uvoikimovundutrauerblume3302which Beringhrr?
The best thing about Alex's videos is you can always get some bangers alongside the information of the hardware. Keep up the good work, love your content. :)
Thanks!
And generally a couple of belly laughs for good measure. Maybe my favorite thing on YT! Thank you Alex!
bangers? cmon
Awesome content. And it’s a pleasure to witness the musicality you can always extract from all this gear! Genius! I’m always waiting for your next video - keep them coming!
Thank you Luis.
S2400 & a Prophet 10 is all I need. Can't wait till this beauty arrives!
If I was on a desert island, these two would be on the list.
How about a Prophet 6 and a Korg Drumlogue for the price of the P10? Still need some drums.
@@zdravkodimitrov that's a nice combo as well!
@stupidamericanpig That's a minor detail. You just need a "can do" attitude. 😉
love that this thing looks vintage but has modern features. as always great demo. cheers
Looks great doesn't it! Always a bonus.
I can’t justify getting one with my workflow so invested in software but I have to admit the craftsmanship and design is marvelous... legit impressed with the feature set too.
Side note: for those hankering for that crunchy bit reduced percussion stuff look up the PulseCode VST by Psychic Modulation!
This is the only one drum machine that was dropped straight to the floor, then Brad turned it on again and it kept working 👌 a strong tank made to last, an advanced high end piece build and inspired to bring back the organic sound through the simplest workflow ever known, thanks to drum machines like sp-12 and the sp 1200 but including a bunch of new features that makes it greater.
However...
Is not what we have, is about what we do with it.
I'm still awaiting for mine, when I get it I will take some time to post a good review about the S2400.
Much love for Isla Instruments and its hard working team ¡ 🍻🇨🇴🧡
Dope tutorial ...by the way 🍻
that totally looks like a realistic Radioshack mixer.
Just googled that and that's pretty funny!
I used one of those to demo songs with my old synth band in the 80s.
As a former RadioShack employee, I can confirm this!
I used to do an internet radio show and one of the other guys on the station went by the name Tandy Ramraid
Those old mixers (they were branded as 'Realistic' here in the UK) were built like tanks too, I had a four channel one that had a master graphic EQ and I would route the headphone output back into a channel and you'd get tuneable feedback by tweaking the graphic EQ and some proper grunge with a drum machine running through another channel. Been trying to get hold of another for years!
I must say, you keep delivering beyond par, buddy. Excellent demo showcasing it in the best way possible AND doing so in a multitude of genres. I M P R E S S E D !! 🤩😎
Thank you sir.
Excellent Alex. I wonder what happens when the pandemic is over? No more extensive well researched and executed videos? This is the best Sales Pitch for this. Isla should use you for their PR as you make a compelling case, for sure! I have seen all the pre-launch videos, but this is a great demo. Your music and examples are as excellent as usual. Thanks so much! I want one.
Thanks Kevin. This was a video I wanted to do using material from the video manual as a lot of people were asking. I'm glad it's come across well as I'm very enthusiastic about it!
There will be more videos this year as and when I can. Thanks again for the support.
Funky and spunky production capabilities. Plus you demonstrate a highly efficient and talented skill set while employing these instruments. Thanks for this very well put together presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video showing this. Really love how it's been designed with ergonomics and playability in mind, nice and spacious opposed to tiny, cramped and fiddly like so many designs these days.
I've never been so excited for anything as I am for this. This is how you do a reissue. All of the good parts of the OG, and all of the smart improvements for today. I have an entire interface set up and dedicated just waiting for the day. Supposedly March. eee
Exactly this, yes! You'll be grooving in the spring, not long!
Thank you so much for the Don Muro recommendation, @Alex. I’m listening into to Anthology now, and it is a tour de force. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of this guy, and didn’t have anything by him in my record collection.
Don is awesome, yeah. Nice guy too.
Simple thing but finally: a song mode on a sequencer!! Why is this such a rare thing in 2021?
You are right many new products/sequencers these days don't even have a song mode. I think its incredibly useful for arranging so its always a plus!
I have other gear that does pattern chaining, but not a simple list of various events like this. Agree, it seems a no-brainer!
Synthstrom Deluge has one too. Major pro when I see a song mode
@@Shapeplusform squarp pyramid !! song mode
Will switch from song to Song on the dancefloor?
Every track you make is a hit. Dude that mix with the modular, so sick!
The magic hands that wring jaw-dropping music from every kind of machinery.
Thanks Karl!
Awesome overview of an awesome machine 👍
Loving the Boards of Canada esque beat at the end 👌
Thanks very much. Yes, it is awesome.
Saturday can’t come fast enough! Thank you for all your videos. Very much helpful and entertaining.
Ooooo! Waiting on the doorstep looking for the van? :)
You are really one of the very few serious keyboard testers and presenters on YT.
Great video Alex ! Loving the example 4 personally . Gives me the Philippe Zdar (hope he is in a good place) and the 90's french disco vibes. Keep up your good work mate .
great, thanks Alex, now i really want one too
i loved the demos as usual, especially the one where you sampled Don's vinyl
Thanks for dropping by.
I would literally buy every single example track in this vid. You are very talented. Holy snap.
Great work as always! Its a deep box at this point. You've really shown all it can do with some tasty bits. Example 8 is my jam ! yes
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, it's got plenty of features but it's easy to use.
Good coverage Alex. I can hardly wait for mines to ship in two more weeks.
Ah great, good times!
I think having this and a DSI Tempest would be all you'd need for years of productivity.
Both will be in my setup once my order is shipped
I was thinking the same thing when I clicked this video! I have a Tempest and now I kind of want one of these
@@EverettDudgeon138Same here.
you have been a great addition to the launch of this mate, i simply cannot wait to get mine, they seem to be working the bugs out which is noice while we wait for this bleedin' boat to dock
Thanks for the support! Yes, bugsplatting is going on as are updates which then create new issues to be found, but it's coming together beautifully. I'm several firmware updates ahead of the public, but those will be coming to everyone else soon.
Man I wish I had your talent. Love you dude! x
..and I certainly wish I had your talent for making stuff like this!
So much talent and the ISLA S2400 ain't bad either great work Alex.
Wow! Really strong demo! You really showed how to appreciate the 2400 as a versatile instrument!
Thanks very much. Yes, it can really do whatever you want it to.
There is actually *no piece of gear I want more* , and I had no clue that was the case before clicking this. Great demos, Alex! At least til I see the price tag 😟
Cool isn't it!
$1499(us)
A totally fair price!
This is very similar to the Yamaha SU700 I used to have in the 90's. Same idea. Back in the day they called these phrase samplers. This looks like it carries the same type of frustrations when it comes to versatility.
I use an MPC live 2 now and AKAI are leading the way with hardware products like this. It still is not perfect but can do most things, just has a steeper learning curve.
I am feeling more and more like this sort of retro-fied gear is , in the end, just a (space-hoggin' in this case) replacement for gear that had to use a zip or disk drive.
If any of these companies were half as 'enviro-conscious' as they'd like us to believe, then they'd be offering to retrofit and recap their existing products instead of planned-obsolescence-ing 90% of them into eventual landfill.
@@shaft9000 quite true. The fact that they keep bring out new soundcards that do exactly what they did 15 years ago except have a new connection(usb/FireWire/usb C) is a great example.
Hardware is addictive though and can be a really creative tool. I got bored shitless with computer sequencers years ago. I still use them but they are really boring.
I’m so glad that this was brought out to us by a ‘boutique’ sort of small operation, and not some gargantuan behemoth corporation such as Behringer. Although big corporations can bring this sort of gear to us at really great prices, i wouldn’t want to think that ‘throwbacks to the classics’ of hardware could only be made by a few privileged companies. This instrument’s designer really put his all into this one, and the labors of his endeavors really show. The look and aesthetic of the Emu sp-12 / 1200 are well preserved with the cheeks and all, and it looks hardy and rugged. I’m not expecting to see very many of these, but I think it’s more likely that this is gonna find its way next to my turntables quicker than an old Emu SP would. Paying quite so much for a sampling groove box that only yields like ten seconds of sampling 12 bits @ 26 kHz, and then waiting for an antique mechanical floppy drive to save my work onto a handful of floppies seems a bit like self torture, no offense intended Alex. Wait?! OMG, does this thing have the old hinged front panel, like my old Ensoniq KS32?! It’s been awhile since I’ve needed to change it’s battery so I nearly forgot the ease of access of those hinged hoods. Dammit! The more I’m thinking about this, the angrier the look I’m getting from my MV8800. Thanks again Alex! Good to see a piece of BOTH lesser known AND NEW gear make it’s way under your radar!!
I like how this man makes good music. Can't wait for the upcoming album.
a very rare thing in the synth scene
Thanks very much. :)
@@lucasc5622 But the synth scene has synths, which is also very good.
Thanks for introducing me to an instrument that I have been waiting for my whole life. I had to stop watching, every feature you mention is making me drool and I can't afford it! Love what you do.
Damn, I was digging example 5, that was smooth!
This thing is a beast.
Cheers!
Could you please not call him a "thing"
This is really what we need, more true spiritual successors to the gear of old that bring them into a new age
"Spiritual successor" is a good term for this, yeah.
This was great and the video series sets a whole new standard for the industry. It would be nice to have a demonstration - step by step - of both the down-sampling recording process and the clocking with Eurorack for those of us who truly are green behind the ears and eager to learn. 👍
Cheers. The down-sampling was covered in the last tutorial video (video 7 / tutorial #6). The steps are:
1) Use line inputs 1&2 or phono 1
2) Sample at 26KHz
3) Pitch down after sampling
4) Use the classic audio engine
5) Engage the output filters
Clocking will covered in tutorial #8 with all the midi and USB stuff.
Tutorial #7 should be going live any moment, it covers outputs, output filters and panning.
@Alex Ball Thanks... I've just been working through the videos taking notes, but this helps a lot too, I think I missed the input 1 & 2 bit, thanks! Can't wait for your next videos, they've been great so far, cheers... ✌️😝
It is indeed the mutts nuts! Have used many a sampler and sequencer from Electron, Akai, Roland, PolyEnd, Square, 1010! Love the SOUND, the hands on usability, no wonder the EMU SP2400 was so legendary! ♥
how different / better it is compare to the Digitakt 2 and is it relevant?
@ hiya it’s really difficult to compare the 2 because their workflow is so different; if you’re new to sequencing and samples digitakt2 is great place to start, can’t go wrong; I just found the s2400 made me think and compose differently. If you’re a veteran samplist then having both will suit different writing styles, if I was to generalise, I’d use digitakt for EDM/pop, and S2400 for RnB, rap stuff, but that’s just my opinion! Cheers
Great examples and the amount of features packed in for its release is astonishing.
its a joke featurewise compared to new mpcs or mc 707 tho
I adore example 5, just got his album now. Very tempted by the Isla, right up my street
I'd be more inclined to buy it if it was the badger's nadgers.
Lol what?
Or Spock's Rocks
Badger's Nadgers are in a future firmware updgrade.
The ducks guts! That's an Australian one.
But is it the turtle’s squirtle?
Was this endorsed or licensed by Dave Rossum (E-Mu)? I've had long chats with him about the relaunch of the SP12 over the past few years. The last time we spoke he was undecided whether he would make a mini version, or a full size with a hoarde of extra new features. That was at Superbooth '19, I was hoping to see him at Superbooth 20 with the view to discussing a modular drum kit for his updated machine using my hand built gear. Sadly Superbooth 20 never went ahead.
Seems he either sold the idea on to ISLA or they used the out of copyright designs & kits. Rossum did mention quietly in my ear that he didn't want the Behringer boys getting word of this, so it's odd that it surfaced under another company.
I had a long discussion with my hero Dave on Skype. I changed the name to s2400 out of respect. He gave me his blessing.
I've never seen your channel before but I'm very impressed. Great work.
Cheers Alex. Must admit I've avoided this overview for a few days on account of being skint and miserable, it's great ... sigh. Looking on the bright side, Don Muro !!! Thanks for the heads up, just astonishing stuff that's put a huge smile on me mush. Part musical marvel, part human octopus. I get the same feeling of awe as watching Marco Minnemann drumming, who started on organ with foot pedals interestingly. I shall be keeping this in mind for inspiration when I'm struggling to stomp on my looper pedal in time. Best wishes. :)
Yeah Don is fantastic. Some of the videos of him playing live back in the day with umpteen synths with hands and feet everyone are amazing. He's like Don Lewis in that regard, another synth hero.
His music is eclectic and really well composed and arranged. I listen to him a lot.
Nice guy to boot and was part of ARP and Korg back in the day too. Some of the factory stuff in the M1 was him.
@@AlexBallMusic Someone else to checkout. Thanks!
It's all well & good until you need tech support, I remember buying their first product the "Kordbot" & tried to get support on it & it was a nightmare they seemed too busy working on new gear to respond, now they're trying to sell a premium product, better hope it doesn't run into any glitches & then you end up with a $2000 dead box like I did with mine. One thing about buying gear from smaller companies is its a risk but the good ones always have great support, Even back in the early days of Dave Smith Instruments when they first released the Evolver is they had great support from day one. HARD pass on any ISLA products bc if you're not an influencer their support sucks, keep up the great videos Alex.
your examples are so serene
Yet another great and very informative video, great job dude!
Thanks Andy.
The demo around 11.10 mark was awesome mate, thanks
Those jazz hands are killing me 😂.. Great video by the way.
I was 99% convinced and then the record player earth swung it! As far as I can see, taken as a whole there's nothing to touch this anywhere, I knew it was gonna be an expensive day.
WOW I thought you had an old 80s mixer at the beginning of your video there Alex but That sounds and looks great with a lot of interesting features. I have too much gear already but I could make room for one of these. Thanks Alex.
A few people have pointed out the resemblance to RadioShack mixers from back in the day. I laughed when I Googled them. 🙂
excellent demos and very informative, can't wait 'til my S2400 shows up
Thanks. Hope you get yours soon!
@@AlexBallMusic nice appearance on ProSynth Network today, say hi to Geert for me :-P
The pitched 12 bit sample jam sounds AMAZING on my barefoots.
Good to know!
THIS is how I will use mine. Sampling old drum machines and then throw in a few ambient samples which I grab from my synths or the real world.. Most of what I hear from other users is Boom Bap, Hip Hop, and sampling other peoples loops or vinyl. WHICH IS GREAT, but not my personal goal.. I plan on it being a bit more Portishead. I'll throw in some jazz acoustic kits and some ambient keys. But also filling it up with every vintage DMX, LINN, CR78, etc...Thanks Alex. I learned so much....2400 arrival still pending.
Exactly, the machine has no genre. You use it for whatever you want.
And here I thought that my Digitakt and I would live happy ever after, seems like it just got some serious competition!
It has a song mode! Digitakt tries pretty hard not to be compatible with a song-mode approach to making music, so it's a pain to make things on it when doing horizontal-first composition (sequence a single part for the length of a song, then go back to add other parts, then adjust mixing and voicing and such).
I think this will shoulder its way into the market nicely, yeah.
This thing sounds really warm and even vintage at times like an old worn out sweater.
@@ShroomJesus Your music sucks.
@@ShroomJesus A couple of A/B comparisons with the original for you.
Samples:
ua-cam.com/video/ELIn9ffFXlo/v-deo.html
Drum loops:
ua-cam.com/video/gpIzUvABxHI/v-deo.html
...and a nice example in the hands of Chaz Emphatic is my music isn't your thing: instagram.com/p/CGLvM3fgAEk/?
@@ShroomJesus Or maybe you're rationalizing it because you spent 5k for a 12 bit sampler because it introduces artifacts when you slow samples down and has analog filters. If I'd spent that kind of money for an sp, I'd want to believe you couldn't reproduce its sound too lol
@@ShroomJesus
_"I know what this machine sounds like"._
So you didn't listen to the A/B comparisons then? The plot thins.
_"it is click bate for kids who never touched a real sp"_
The word is "clickbait" and I'm not sure how a machine can be clickbait, but I assume you're saying that the nod to the SP is deliberate, which nobody is questioning.
_"your just another steamer chasing the clout"_
"Your" refers to possession like "your cat, your dog, your house". If you want to say "you are" then the contraction of "you" and "are" is "you're". That'll help you avoid undermining your own points in future. You're welcome.
_"Sorry I could Careless"_
The saying is "I couldn't care less". Careless is a separate word that means "not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors" which is actually beautifully ironic here. Also, if you _could_ care less then that means that you care, but then judging by your comments and attitude, perhaps that is actually more fitting. ;)
_"F isla instruments"_
Such poetry.
Have a nice day George.
I just subbed & hit the bell, b/c of your Utterly Spiffing Guide to Music. Amazing. Thanks so much for that. Found your channel b/c of your demo of pasttofuture's drums. Your channel is awesome.
Thanks very much. It's been a long time since I did the 50s stuff, but it still lingers on my channel from the early days.
You are absolutte treasure. Those beats were totally awesome without exception.
Glad you like them!
Totally agree. This man is a unicorn. Damn magical.
Interesting machine. Build to last. Liked the Idea of combining old twist with modern technology. Hope they'll add traditional dsp effects like delay or reverb
There's scope for more things to be added I believe, I imagine delay and reverb are first on the list.
What a great review ! Thanks for your time !
Is that an Orange OB-1 in the rack under the computer monitor? Lovely.
The BEST video out there on the S2400 - grrrrrrrreat!
Thanks Kate, much appreciated.
I like how u have different demos of uses, nice one!
Been following the progression of this from Flux with it, to see it now fleshed out though, I am floored! Not that I’ll sell my octatrack for it but it is pretty sweet!
Yeah, they've really developed the concept nicely. It's come out great.
@@AlexBallMusicDefinitely! I'm looking forward to see what people do with it, especially those who love the original. Really enjoyed your demo tracks too by the way.
I’ve been waiting for this video! I hope they paid you AND gave you the drum machine free!
They did and they did, because they're good guys.
Thanks for a great upload, I’d love one of these beasts.
Is this some kind of new fax machine?
Faxing is in the next update.
It will fax you ( brain delivery ) instant, quality features for sampling.
*his hand movements alone made me want this machine .*
Still need a proper Boom Bap demo of this machine. Classic old break that we've all heard before, sampled the way they used to do it. But your jazz hands made up for it
never been a fan of tiny screens and outboard step sequencers but i am slowly coming round to the idea of having a break from the monitor screens and feeling a bit more hands on. not sure if im 1500 interested but yeah
OVer 60 percent price increase is crazy right after launch. I donlt know if I've heard of that before. For that they should have put in a larger touch screen
The thing that really makes it for me is the jazz hands that you do. 🤣😂
mine arrived yesterday and it’s a solid bit of kit 👌
Congratulations, welcome to the club.
whoa bummer, doesn't even make sense to save up for it. 2000 after taxes is way outta my ballpark. I watched your video nonetheless, it's always great entertainment.
It's a serious piece of kit that's had a long lead-in with public input, price went up from $909 to $1,499 late last year as more and more was added following suggestions. Those who were early got a steal. :)
@@AlexBallMusic it's great, it's just totally unaffordable in my case. I don't think it's to expensive for what it is, just for my bank account xD
@@couchcamperTM That's fair enough!
@@couchcamperTM It's a tough time for a lot of us to be spending that kind of coin.
As a fellow budget-limited musician, If you're looking for something more affordable, and that is also a polyphonic sampler (you can sample your VSTs or classic synths note-by-note, and with some searching you can find many synths multi-sampled online for free in community groups), also with some decent plugins built-in, check out the Akai Force. It is arguably the best "standalone" sequencer/sampler on the market, even if it isn't perfect yet, and it is much more affordable. It even has a large touch screen interface and an 8x8 pad grid with a "note" mode so an extra keyboard isn't a necessity.
I'm sure this ISLA machine can beat it in many regards, but for the price the Force can't be beat right now. It is one of the most under-appreciated pieces of gear on the market because until the recent 3.0.5 and 3.0.6 updates, it was really lacking. But now it has come into it's own, and hopefully the next updates will improve on some of the minor missing feature implementations.
@@inthefade For some crazy sampler/looper stuff Reaktor has some great ensembles that can get you covered in just about every imaginable way.
There as a guy who had a couple of BCR2000 and BCF2000'.´:S hooked to a custom built ensemble that he did just about anything looping with!
Excellent review, thank you!
nicely done Alex! and those demos 👌
Cheers Nik!
Going thru an existential crisis regarding this vs an MPC. Deciding at the end of the week regardless. Thx for all the info.
What did you choose?
Great video and a really cool machine, your giving people with GAS a head ache 😆. I'd really love to see you with a synthstrom deluge to see your magic touch with that. Maybe soon?.......ish 🙏
This vid was the Mutts Nuts...thx. Get my S2400 this week....so psyched.
That was a really cool sound you got outta that sampled 303! I always loved a funky tb303 line not too much overdone...
Pete Rock and all thos 90's Hip-Hop Producers getting nervous over this one... great Video as allways Alex. Cheers
One for the future. Great vid as always 👍
Great, something else I "need"!
😉
What a great demo. I want one of these.
I am soo glad you didn't do a demo of the 808 or 909 sounds with that said now I really want one now!!!
I haven't put 808 or 909 sounds on it yet funnily enough. Probably because it's too obvious. :)
@@AlexBallMusic please don't the 808 and 909 are highly overrated put Simmons,Linn drum and DMX,Yamaha's RX series also
@@andregodfrey559 I've got the sounds you've listed in there. 😃
Awesome demo song bits! :D
Thanks!
That outro was stellar Alex 👏👏👏
Cheers Kory.
Your jazz hands are the best alex
Would you ever be willing to do a breakdown of how you put down one of these modular mixes like example 6, I love it. So good!
Excellent demo! Great video. Thanks
Cheers!
I used to have an SP1200. It was just so cool and creative and intuitive. It was also glitchy and buggy and annoying. This looks à fantastic way to get back into the booming and a bapping.
I've got an SP1200 in the studio at the moment, yes it's got a thing about it even though it's so rudimentary and limited.
The S2400 takes that spirit and just opens it up massively. But the basic stuff is all there if you want it.
@@AlexBallMusic Bibio is the master.
Is it possible to use the looper without recording to a pre specified tempo? Meaning, if I was to beatbox at my own tempo without a click and record it would the s2400 be able to loop it and work out what the tempo is even if it's something strange like 93.6 etc?
i guess if they call it a looper, it should...
same question
Descendant of the Iconic SP-1200, well done...
Digging this box! Would love to hear "Example 2" on streaming services.
this video feels like a really great movie
thanks for your videos! so,ehow, i’m not totally sold on the dsp filters. they sound harsh and cheap to my ears. i wish he would offer an analog filter option, as he once announced...
Sound good to me, but depends what you're running through them and how hard you're pushing them I guess. The big plus is being able to sequence the filter cutoff and resonance.
Wow, the machine is perfect! A lot more fun than an MPC Live or Maschine for sure.
Not sure how easy the chopping would be here… 🤔