Elektron Analog Rytm Refraction Preset Pack Released

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Attack Magazine Launches Techno Preset Pack

Attack Magazine has entered the Elektron soundware market with Refraction, a 136-patch library delivered as a single SysEx file for both Analog Rytm MKI and MKII. London-based composer Eraldo Bernocchi—whose prior Elektron work includes the official Double Voltage, Hidden, and Revealed packs—built the entire collection using the Rytm's synthesis engine, bypassing samples entirely. (Original source)

The distribution skews heavily toward synth basses and lead material: 64 of the 136 slots are dedicated to synth and bass patches, with the remainder split across 14 kicks, 14 snares, 17 hi-hats and cymbals, and 27 percussive toms. (Refraction: Elektron Analog Rytm Preset Pack - YouTube) Four complete kits and four demo patterns ship with the download for immediate context. Purchase includes a free Korg MS-20 sample library—163 files spanning tuned waveforms in C, cymbals, and percussion—positioning the pack as both a Rytm workflow accelerator and a standalone sampling resource. (Attack Magazine Refraction - Elektron Analog Rytm Preset Pack)

Eraldo Bernocchi Designs 136 Analog Synth Patches

Bernocchi brings three decades of experimental production—spanning collaborations with Harold Budd, Bill Laswell, Robin Guthrie, and Nils Petter Molvær—to a machine known for its steep learning curve. His design philosophy leans techno-forward but avoids genre lock-in; Attack Magazine positions the pack as "designed mainly with techno in mind, [though] the sounds within can however be used across any genre you wish." The absence of sample layers forces users into pure analog-engine programming, exposing Rytm's six-voice architecture without the crutch of pre-recorded hits. For producers accustomed to hybrid workflows, that constraint becomes the point: Refraction functions as a masterclass in subtractive synthesis within the drum-machine paradigm, offering immediate utility while modeling advanced patch-construction techniques.

Bonus MS-20 Samples Sweeten the Deal

Attack adds a curated collection of vintage analog samples alongside the main pack. The Korg MS‑20 library—recorded from a 1979 unit—spans 163 files across seven categories: nine cymbals, nine effects, nineteen hi‑hats, twenty-four kicks, twenty-one percussive hits, fourteen snares, and sixty-seven tuned waveforms. The waveforms arrive pre-tuned to C, streamlining melodic integration into Rytm projects without resampling or pitch correction. While Refraction itself avoids sample layers, the MS‑20 bundle offers a hybrid workflow—users can load the vintage recordings into the Rytm's sample tracks, then layer Bernocchi's analog-engine patches for parallel processing. (Had the analog rytm for two weeks and still not sure how I feel about it) The bonus positions the pack as both a sound-design resource and a practical library for producers already working in pitched, sample-based contexts.

Sources

• Original source
• Refraction: Elektron Analog Rytm Preset Pack - YouTube (2021-01-01)
• Attack Magazine Refraction - Elektron Analog Rytm Preset Pack
• Had the analog rytm for two weeks and still not sure how I feel about it (2023-03-02)
• Elektron Analog Rytm owners - Yay or Nay? - Gearspace (2017-04-09)

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