Swedish synth pioneers Elektron have just announced the Tonverk, a feature-rich polyphonic sampler with highly versatile routing features. The new instrument has been the subject of much online speculation for the better part of a year, with its release signaling exciting new territory for the manufacturer. Elektron describe the Tonverk as a ‘revelatory pathfinder’ and ‘a machine primed for adventure: an instrument to propel the user towards extraordinary music-making and boundless sound exploration.’
Tonverk has eight audio tracks that can be utilized in different ways depending on where the user wants to take their sounds. There are a further four tracks for buses, three for sends, and one for mix – all primed for relentless routing, offering a wealth of fresh FX flavors for use across the box.
Tonverk includes a broad list of FX with many new additions to the Elektron blueprint. Loads of modulation, extensive routing possibilities (both internally and externally) and two ways to sample:
Recorder – For straightforward audio sampling, externally or internally
Auto Sampler – Using MIDI to automatically multisample your favorite instrument
Machines
(loadable per audio track)
SINGLE PLAYER
Play single WAV files (mono or stereo) polyphonically. Change playback behavior of your sample, set loop points, and smooth it out with the crossfade parameter for seamless looping.
MULTI PLAYER
Load a multisampled instrument from Tonverk’s library and play it polyphonically. Using Auto Sampler you can also create your own multisampled instruments
SUBTRACKS
Add 8 monophonic, multi-timbral Subtracks to one track, each with its own sample, sequencer, and individual parameter controls.
MIDI
Turn the selected track into a MIDI track
Offering a diverse set of solutions to capture, process, and route sound, Tonverk can be a versatile polyphonic sampler, a routing playground, an FX blender, a sequencer with tracks within tracks, and a whole lot more.
Key features
• 8 × stereo audio tracks
• 4 × bus tracks
• 3 × send effect tracks
• 1 × mix track
• 4 × selectable machines per audio track: Single Player, Multi Player, Subtracks, MIDI (also selectable on bus tracks)
• 1 × digital base-width filter per track/subtrack
• 2 × assignable LFOs per audio track
• 2 × assignable FX LFOs per audio track
• 1 × assignable modulation envelope per audio track
• 2 × assignable LFOs per effect bus, send effects, and mix
• Modulation setup per track for pitch bend, mod wheel, breath control, aftertouch
• Step Edit
• Extensive routing options
• Diverse sound library (single samples, drum sets, multi-sampled instruments, and presets)
MIDI Track Features
• 16 note polyphony per step
• 16 × assignable CC controls
• 2 × assignable LFOs per track
Performance Features
• 2 × Trig modes: Tracks, Velocity
• Keyboard mode with 36 different scales
• Song mode
• Chord mode
Sequencer Features
• Up to 256 steps per pattern and track
• Arpeggiator per audio & MIDI track
• Polyphonic sequencing
• Individual pattern length per track
• Individual time scale multiplier per track
• Parameter locks
• Trig conditions & trig chance
• Retrig (audio & MIDI tracks only)
• Micro timing
• Sequencer lanes
Effects (dependent on track type)
• Comb +/- Filter
• Filterbank
• Low-pass Filter
• Multimode Filter
• Infinite Flanger
• Panoramic Chorus
• Phase 98
• Warble
• Chrono Pitch
• Frequency Warper
• Compressor
• Degrader
• Dirtshaper
• Daisy Delay
• Saturator Delay
• Rumsklang Reverb
• Supervoid Reverb
Hardware
• 128 × 64 pixel OLED screen
• 4 × ¼” impedance balanced audio out jacks
• 2 × ¼” balanced audio in jacks
• 1 × ¼” stereo headphone jack
• 48 kHz, 24-bit D/A and A/D converters
• 2 × USB-C port
• MIDI In/Out/Thru with DIN Sync out
• SD Card slot
Physical Specifications
• Sturdy steel casing
• Dimensions: W 286 × D 176 × H 63 mm (including knobs and feet)
• Weight: approximately 1.85 kg
• 100 × 100 mm VESA mounting holes. Use M4 screws with a max length of 7 mm
Miscellaneous
• Class Compliant USB Audio
• External Input mixer with routable outputs
• 64 GB SD card
• Power Supply PSU-5
• Elektron USB-C cable
